Hi there peeps I REALY Need help.

[Who?You?Me?WHAT?]

I have a laptop that has this as its speck....

INSPECT - Version PC10.03
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System :


Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1/3/80
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  07:11:44

Product  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Compaq Contura Aero 4/33c

Machine ID
  From System Board  . . . . . .  20D

Processor  . . . . . . . . . . .  SL Enhanced 486SX at 33 MHz
CPU ID . . . . . . . . . . . . .  042B

Numeric Coprocessor  . . . . . .  Not Installed

Asset Management Number  . . . .  None

CPU Mode . . . . . . . . . . . .  Real Mode

Current System Speed . . . . . .  High


Compaq Contura Aero 4/33c is a trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation.


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ROM :


System ROM
    Revision . . . . . . . . . .  01/19/95
      Family . . . . . . . . . .  486S
    Flashable  . . . . . . . . .  Yes

Video Controller ROM
    Revision . . . . . . . . . .  03/01/94
      Family . . . . . . . . . .  V4

Keyboard Controller ROM
    Revision . . . . . . . . . .  A.4 02/11/94
      Family . . . . . . . . . .  K

Option ROMs  . . . . . . . . . .  C0000 - C5FFF
                                  E0000 - E5FFF


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Keyboard :


Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . .  Enhanced


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System Ports :


LPT Ports  . . . . . . . . . . .  LPT1 (Address 378)

COM Ports  . . . . . . . . . . .  COM1 (Address 3F8)


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System Storage :


Drive Controller 1
  Standard Interface . . . . . .  Primary
  Hard Drive 1 . . . . . . . . .  Type  65 (255.8 Megabyte)
  Serial Number  . . . . . . . .  314431870338
  Firmware Revision 1  . . . . .  ADA51100
  Model Number . . . . . . . . .  QUANTUM DAYTONA256A
  1:1 Interleave Supported . . .  Yes
  Cylinders  . . . . . . . . . .  721
  Heads  . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
  Sectors per Track  . . . . . .  63


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Video :


Video Mode . . . . . . . . . . .  12 (640 x 480 Graphics)

Video ROM Width  . . . . . . . .  8-bit (byte)

Primary Monitor attached to  . .  Compaq Video Graphics Controller


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Memory :

Memory Boards Identified:
  System Board . . . . . . . . .     4 Megabytes
    Expansion Module . . . . . .       Not Installed
Total Compaq Memory  . . . . . .     4 Megabytes

Base Memory
  System Total . . . . . . . . .    639 Kbytes
  Amount Free  . . . . . . . . .    558 Kbytes (572112 Bytes)

Extended Memory
  Amount Free  . . . . . . . . .   3072 Kbytes

Expanded Memory
  LIM Driver Support . . . . . .  LIM driver not loaded

Memory Detected at Power-On
  Base Memory  . . . . . . . . .    640 Kbytes
  Extended Memory  . . . . . . .   3072 Kbytes
  Total Memory . . . . . . . . .   4096 Kbytes


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Operating System :


Operating System . . . . . . . .  MS-DOS version 6.00 (from partition)

Status of file: C:\IO.SYS
  Date and Time  . . . . . . . .  04/23/99  22:22:00
  Size . . . . . . . . . . . . .  222390 Bytes

Status of file: C:\MSDOS.SYS
  Date and Time  . . . . . . . .  01/03/80  00:21:10
  Size . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6 Bytes

Status of file: C:\COMMAND.COM
  Date and Time  . . . . . . . .  04/23/99  22:22:00
  Size . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93890 Bytes

Memory Allocation (including INSPECT)
  PSP   SIZE    NAME          TRAPPED INTERRUPTS
  ----  ------  ------------  --------------------------------------
  0E38  002080  COMMAND.COM   22h
  2D92  179328  INSPECT.EXE   24h  FEh  E9h  3Fh  30h  00h
  1003  016640  MOUSE.COM     74h  33h  2Fh
  1415  104384  <unknown>     FFh  FDh  FCh  48h  10h


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System Files :


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** Dump of C:\CONFIG.SYS
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*** File does not exist

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** Dump of C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
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*** File does not exist


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Now I need help as all I want this laptop for is to edit TXT files easly.
I DO not want to be deleting char 4 char one by one.....

Please can you tell me what o/s or (nix is it?) I can use that will do this quite happly and where I can get it from...

Cheers

who?you?me?WHAT?

[voidmain]

If all you want to do is edit text you don't need *NIX. Throw a copy of FREEDOS on there with a simple text editor. In fact get VIM or emacs to run on it:


http://www.freedos.org/freedos/software/lsmtable.cgi?dir=edit
http://www.freedos.org/

[Who?You?Me?WHAT?]

so bacicly its a dos program that works like notepad????

Is this correct...

if so I will be on top of the world...

Cheers

who?you?me?WHAT?

[voidmain]

Well there is an editor there called notepad but I don't know if it is like the windows notepad. VIM and emacs are 10,000 times more powerful when it comes to text editing than notepad. But they are a little harder to learn. Well worth the effort though.

[Who?You?Me?WHAT?]

Ok tnks for you help...

TARA...


YOU?WHO?ME?what?

[Calum]

i must recommend basiclinux.

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux

it is perfect for your computer. You will be able to edit text files using pico and w3, and any other editors you choose to put on there as well. You will also be able to do other things too, which is always a bonus i think. Plus it supports long filenames and is case sensitive, unlike freeDOS, plus the bash shell is nicer to use and is friendlier than the COMMAND.COM shell.

I recommend putting freedos on there and then following the instructions for making a hard drive installation of basiclinux.