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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Who?You?Me?WHAT? on 10 December 2002, 13:03
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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
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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?
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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/freedos/software/lsmtable.cgi?dir=edit)
http://www.freedos.org/ (http://www.freedos.org/)
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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?
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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.
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Ok tnks for you help...
TARA...
YOU?WHO?ME?what?
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i must recommend basiclinux.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux (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.