Really Good boot disk archive sites

[JoshT]

Any one know of any that have really old disk images? I think I'm going to need to make a boot disk for a Intel 8088 based PC (IBM PC/XT clone, 5.25" floppy).

[Cander]

try here

http://www.bootdisk.com/

Go figure.

[JoshT]

Originally posted by Cander
try here

http://www.bootdisk.com/

Go figure.

I've looked at that site already and I'm pretty sure everything on it is too new.

DOS 3.3 might work, but 286/386 architecture is most likely too new.

[Cander]

http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/bootdisk.htm

has IBM PC-DOS images. Perhaps try that.

[JoshT]

Originally posted by Cander
http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/bootdisk.htm

has IBM PC-DOS images. Perhaps try that.

Thanks, I will. I wish they explicitly says something like "this is DOS for Intel 8086/8088 CPUs"...

[Cander]

Well I know IBM-PC Dos used to be run on 8088. But I dont know which versions.

[VisionIT]

Originally posted by JoshT
Thanks, I will. I wish they explicitly says something like "this is DOS for Intel 8086/8088 CPUs"...

Google it!

There's bound to be one somewhere M8, and i'll let you know if I find one.

Here's just one I found... although i'm not sure if it's what you need.

http://www.gaby.de/edownl.htm

Regards,

Paul.

[JoshT]

Originally posted by VisionIT
Google it!

There's bound to be one somewhere M8, and i'll let you know if I find one.

Here's just one I found... although i'm not sure if it's what you need.

http://www.gaby.de/edownl.htm

Regards,

Paul.

Not sure either, never used CP/M. Thanks anyway. I'll post again when I get more time to play with the old PC - it boots, and apparently had DOS on its hard drive, but I suspect the hard drive is dead or dying.