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by bhtooefr
Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:08 am
Forum: PCjr Software
Topic: Writing img files to 360K disks with no other PC
Replies: 16
Views: 11612

Re: Writing img files to 360K disks with no other PC

Might be worth modeling this off of what ADTPro does. The Apple II benefits from having console redirection in ROM, so there's no actual type-in program - essentially, you redirect I/O to serial, and then the ADTPro server types its stage 1 loader in automatically. That loader then locates the seria...
by bhtooefr
Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:47 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: PCjr 64kb RAM only - software
Replies: 12
Views: 5242

Re: PCjr 64kb RAM only - software

I mean, cassette held on for longer in many parts of Europe, as I understand, so if they thought they could expand the PCjr into European markets, that may have been a factor, too? The C64 cartridge space overlapping the 64k RAM space wouldn't have been that big of a problem, though, in that machine...
by bhtooefr
Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:54 am
Forum: General Computer Discussions
Topic: Win 3.1 misbehaving
Replies: 4
Views: 7222

Re: Win 3.1 misbehaving

That sounds like it could be heat-related, or potentially bad capacitors.

What are the weird errors, though?

Also, being a 486, it's likely new enough to run Memtest86+.
by bhtooefr
Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:41 pm
Forum: PCjr General Discussion
Topic: EMS memory on a Jr?
Replies: 9
Views: 5874

Re: EMS memory on a Jr?

What about EMS 4.0 with a large page frame?

Those cards usually recommended starting the page frame after 40000 (256k), anyway...

Granted, I don't think there's exactly much demand for running Desqview on a jr, but...