I have DOS. In fact I have several copies of DOS lying around from Version 2.10 to 6.22. I'll need to buy a floppy, but I can get one formatted for you. You can also use XP to format a floppy (Set it to MAKE SYSTEM DISK) and it'll save a version of DOS 7.1 on there you can boot to.
Why not save yourself a lot of trouble, though, take the 386 off your dad's hands, pop the chassis, and plug the HDD into an IDE port. Drag and drop, baby!
I have DOS. In fact I have several copies of DOS lying around from Version 2.10 to 6.22. I'll need to buy a floppy, but I can get one formatted for you. You can also use XP to format a floppy (Set it to MAKE SYSTEM DISK) and it'll save a version of DOS 7.1 on there you can boot to.
Why not save yourself a lot of trouble, though, take the 386 off your dad's hands, pop the chassis, and plug the HDD into an IDE port. Drag and drop, baby!
Anyways, if you need a 3 1/4 disk, I can do that for you no problem. However, if you need a 5 1/2, no can do. My last 5 1/2 floppy drive bit the dust, and no one makes them anymore.
It should be easy to get a replacement battery for the thing. Is it a button type, or an unusually-shaped battery velcroed to the chassis? If the latter, you can connect some AAs in series with a Radio Shack battery holder to get the required voltage.
You could probably download a program like LapLink (I'm sure there are many clones) and use a serial cable to grab the files.
I do data recovery as a side business, depending on how badly you want that data :)
Gary or Jenn are probably right about the connector. You could try a computer surplus vendor and see if they carry the right sort of controller to hook that sucker up to a newer system.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess any controller you find for that disk is gonna be ISA. Some mainboards up to P-III/AMD K7 sport ISA, but chances are you'll need to find a working P-II, Cyrus or AMD K-6 system.
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Why not save yourself a lot of trouble, though, take the 386 off your dad's hands, pop the chassis, and plug the HDD into an IDE port. Drag and drop, baby!
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Why not save yourself a lot of trouble, though, take the 386 off your dad's hands, pop the chassis, and plug the HDD into an IDE port. Drag and drop, baby!
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Anyways, if you need a 3 1/4 disk, I can do that for you no problem. However, if you need a 5 1/2, no can do. My last 5 1/2 floppy drive bit the dust, and no one makes them anymore.
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It should be easy to get a replacement battery for the thing. Is it a button type, or an unusually-shaped battery velcroed to the chassis? If the latter, you can connect some AAs in series with a Radio Shack battery holder to get the required voltage.
You could probably download a program like LapLink (I'm sure there are many clones) and use a serial cable to grab the files.
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Gary or Jenn are probably right about the connector. You could try a computer surplus vendor and see if they carry the right sort of controller to hook that sucker up to a newer system.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess any controller you find for that disk is gonna be ISA. Some mainboards up to P-III/AMD K7 sport ISA, but chances are you'll need to find a working P-II, Cyrus or AMD K-6 system.
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