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Install3balls

Install3balls

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Hi all

I've a mate who needs dos discs for his spectrum computer but is drawing blanks so i thought some technical guy here may be able to give some pointers ?

You never know

Thanks
MM
 
DOS disks? Can you elaborate? Spectrum +3 I take it?
 
Ok guys
This isn’t my forte but trying my best to help as he’s a good egg

He sent this to me

DOS Days - IBM PS/2 Model 30

website description
dosdays.co.uk

Means nowt to me

IBM ps2/model 50

Thanks everybody hope it’s not too frowned on being off topic

MM
 
winworldpc.com

MS-DOS 1.x

Originally 86-DOS, written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, DOS was a rough clone of CP/M for 8086 based hardware. Microsoft purchased it and licensed it to IBM for use with Microsoft's IBM PC language products. In 1982, Microsoft began licensing DOS to other OEMs that ported it to...
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All flavours of MS-DOS

winworldpc.com

PC-DOS 1.x

IBM PC-DOS was an IBM branded version of MS-DOS licensed from Microsoft for use on the IBM PC system. Versions of PC-DOS paralleled that of MS-DOS up until version 6.1, where PC-DOS was independently maintained by IBM up until 7.1, the last version. Although not the only OS available for the IBM...
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And PC-DOS
 
Hi again

He keeps saying IBM ps2/model 50

In fairness if I was talking to him about sys11 or Optos he'd be blank and clueless

Don’t concern yourself too much as it’s off Topic

I just know pinball info is loaded with techies that’s why I asked 😁

Thanks
MM
 
I've given you the links for the disks. Get him to download from there.
 
Superstars all of you 🧑‍💻

Yup you guys sorted it out as quickly as I knew you would 🌟

Huge thanks guys he appreciates it

Can he D/L to floppy somehow?

MM
 
Hmmm Dr Google with its vast array of knowledge that conflicts itself

I try to ask people with the knowledge of the subject when a divinity is needed as it works for me because I over analyse everything 👨‍🎓

Took me two weeks and the group advice for me to get my 1st drone….the advice cinched it for me

Trust I haven’t annoyed anyone

MM
 
OK, I am going to summerise what I think is now going to be the next issue with writing these from the image.
They are going to need:
  1. An internet connection to download the images
  2. A floppy disk drive to write the image to disk
  3. Floppy disks
I have not seen floppy disks for ages, I do have a disk drive but in my first PC case which has been stripped of all other componants. And it has no OS and can't connect to the internet.
Do they know someone who could write the images

So as @Fantazia2 says above, the quickest route is to buy disks with DOS on it. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=DOS+disk&_sacat=0
 
Thanks I’ve passed this on to him so it’s his call now methinks

I knew you guys would know I could have wasted hours on T’internet

Thank you

MM
 
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