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by geoffdaddy
Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:47 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: XT-IDE on PCjr
Replies: 615
Views: 417167

Re: XT-IDE on PCjr

Are there any more bare boards available? I'm looking for one.
by geoffdaddy
Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:34 am
Forum: PCjr Software
Topic: BIOS Mods
Replies: 2
Views: 3715

Re: BIOS Mods

When you dig into it, neither of these is just a simple BIOS modification. The machine recognizes up to 640KB RAM if it is installed - just watch as the machine starts and you can see it counting. But on a 128K or larger machine the BIOS only reports 112KB. 16KB is deducted to support the CGA video...
by geoffdaddy
Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:42 am
Forum: PCjr Software
Topic: Best DOS to use on the Pcjr?
Replies: 33
Views: 20268

Re: Best DOS to use on the Pcjr?

I know this is an old topic and all, but I figured I'd throw in my two cents and a followup to see what people think. AFAIK, it's pretty much common knowledge to avoid any PC/MS-DOS 4.x due to the bugs in it (what, I'm not sure since I never personally had trouble with it), so that leaves <4 and >5....