Old 486 computer & external CD reader advice needed

[Thomas Taylor]

On Tuesday 31 January 2006 16:17, Thomas Taylor wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> I've got an old 486 computer (Dolch PAC).  It's what was called a
> semi-portable computer - requires AC power.  It's housed in a ruggedized
> case and the only media it can use is a built-in floppy drive.  It has two
> serial ports (mouse is on one) and a parallel port.  It also has a network
> port, supposedly 10 MHz, but I haven't been able to get it working.  The
> bus structure is ISA with room for two cards.
>
> It currently has Windbloze 95 on it.  I would like to replace that with FC4
> but don't have a way to do it currently.  I was thinking of getting one of
> the CD-ROM external devices that uses the parallel port for communication
> (called a backpack originally).  There are a couple of these on ebay but
> I'm not sure if it would work as the BIOS doesn't allow booting from
> anything except the floppy or hard drive.
>
> Anyone got a suggestion?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>

Hmm, think I'll put on my asbestos underwear while Mike & Les continue their 
flame war.  He,he,he.

Tom

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Tom Taylor
Linux user #263467
Federal Way, WA