km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken Mandelberg) (01/19/90)
I would like to configure my T1000 to boot DOS from
the ROM, but execute the autoexec.bat off the floppy
on power up. I don't see how to do this.
The documentation only gives you there options:
1) Boot from Rom and use the built in default autoxec.bat in ROM.
2) Boot from floppy, wasting vaulable space on the floppy for
an extra copy of the OS.
3) Buy extended non-volitile ram. This allows a "permanent"
D drive in ram. The ROM autoexec is fixed to execute the
D drive autoexec if its there, which could in turn be set to
exec the floppy autoexec.
None of these seem attractive.
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Another question: Is there a way to select the monitor output
from a bat file, instead of manually hitting "FN-END".
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In article <4893@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken Mandelberg) writes: > . . . <discussion of boot possibilities> . . . > > 3) Buy extended non-volitile ram. This allows a "permanent" > D drive in ram. The ROM autoexec is fixed to execute the > D drive autoexec if its there, which could in turn be set to > exec the floppy autoexec. > > None of these seem attractive. > I would consider (3) to be attractive. It was this option that convinced me to buy the T1000 in the first place. I can't imagine the machine without the hard-RAM. On the other hand, someone buying now might find a better deal in one of the newer machines. -- --R. T. Bumby ** Math ** Rutgers ** New Brunswick ** NJ08903 ** USA -- above postal address abbreviated by internet to bumby@math.rutgers.edu voice communication unreliable -- telephone ignored -- please use Email