Subj : Thin client PC to run MS-DOS
To   : Denn
From : Lordwoodoo
Date : Mon Nov 24 2025 21:52:02

  Re: Thin client PC to run MS-DOS
  By: Denn to Lordwoodoo on Mon Nov 24 2025 01:03 pm

 De> Yes I realize that :) not sure if I'm going to install MS-DOS 6.22 or
 De> windows 95.

Well, I would suggest to install both, and even Windows 3.1 on the MSDOS partition is a cool thing. I will explain why later. It is always good to have a pure MSDOS. In that case, you need to part the hard drive in 2 partitions. One for MSDOS, 2 gb max, and the second to install Windows 95. See the max capacity limit for Windows 95, and if the hard drive have more space after that, you will have more space to create one more partition for data for exemple: games or software, etc.. for Windows 95. A very important thing is: you need to create 2 primary partitions to be able to boot both!! Before doing the installs. FDISK or Partition Manager will do the trick using a floppy drive or a CDRom device.  

Installing Win 3.1 on the MSDOS partition does not affect the previous MSDOS installed, and its cool if you want to boot Win 3.1 and use MSDOS in windowed mode over it. You can take notes with notepad, for exemple playing Zork..  have multiple MSDOS windows opened, etc.. Really cool!

I made a machine like that and its my fav for retro things. I installed  Windows XP instead of Windows 95.

Note: Windows 95 will read the MSDOS partition but MSDOS will not read the Windows 95 one. Depending of what format used: fat16 or fat32 and MSDOS size limit. See online for more details about it. 

Well, do your own experiments!! :)
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