Subj : Re: MS-DOS HDDs and partitions
To   : paulie420
From : hollowone
Date : Fri Apr 14 2023 05:02:16

 pa> I used a DDO software called OnTrack and that was able to quickly and
 pa> easily see all 2GB on the CFCard, and partition it into 4 500MB
 pa> partitions; but only one bootable. 

One bootable is OK until you install a boot manager that can handle multiple. DOS itself can't do that. you need LILO, GRUB or something similar, I'd assume.

Regarding size. Yeah. I found it on 86box that many BIOSes are limited to small HDD presets and then you need to accurately know the sector/cylinder/heads setup to unlock it completely.

Perhaps you can try some different numbers from known 2GB disks of the era?

-h1

.... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere copy.

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