Re: [Freedos-user] usb stick for bios upgrade

2018-04-14 Thread Kevin McCormick
> Honestly, I don't understand the need for Win98SE (MS-DOS 7.1) here. I did not mean to imply that Win98SE was definitely required, just that I used it in the attempt that ultimately was successful.  I likely had this problem solved a few times without realizing it, since I made numerous bootable

Re: [Freedos-user] usb stick for bios upgrade

2018-04-14 Thread Rugxulo
Hi yet again, This kind of thing is a bit overwhelming to think about. I just don't have enough experience to understand or remember every detail. But I did vaguely remember two old freedos-user messages by Christian Imhorst that may help even further: On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 3:23 PM, Rugxulo

Re: [Freedos-user] usb stick for bios upgrade

2018-04-14 Thread Rugxulo
Hi again, On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 7:44 PM, Kevin McCormick wrote: > > Upgrade bios for MSI 7677 H61i-e35 (B3) mini-itx motherboard > > Here are the steps as best I can recall: > ... > > In conclusion, a working DOS usb boot stick seems to be the key, and it was > recommended to use the Windows 9

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

2018-04-14 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi, >> I will look into Net-Tamer and Procom. Telix was the software I had >> found the defunct website for. I'm not sure if I want to trust a mirror. > > Try looking here: > > * http://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/comm1.htm There also are UniCom (and Teleservice) at