Post B0mkVpPR1tPZOBAuxs by rgo@masto.pt
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 (DIR) Post #B0mgttfKSMUlitpZ9k by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-11-30T21:59:52Z
       
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       Random 1.44 MB diskette found in a drawer. I tell ya, get one of those Vaio USB floppy drives, they're a bargain. Here it's plugged into a debian 13 box. I'd forgotten how slow floppies are.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0mgzOpO1W9loq9ufw by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-11-30T22:00:50Z
       
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       Contents of the READMEManaging and Updating Your BIOS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.1Upon First Use of the Computer SystemIt is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file.1. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk.    DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS to the disk.2. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy    AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk.    NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will          not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard          drive. It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy.3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk.    NOTE: BIOS setup must specify floppy� as the first item in the boot sequence.4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>.    The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears.6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.2Updating BIOS Procedures 1.  Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP)     (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on User Ma for details) and save to the disk you created eTRUNCATED DUE TO BOREDOM
       
 (DIR) Post #B0mkVpPR1tPZOBAuxs by rgo@masto.pt
       2025-11-30T22:40:19Z
       
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       @tomjennings dd if=/dev/fd0 of=image.img to dump it before it dies.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0myz1QUpOFwPpUDRY by LoneLocust@mastodon.social
       2025-12-01T01:22:27Z
       
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       @tomjennings I distinctly remember the first time I ever touched a PC with an HDD. Typed “DIR” and watched the contents scroll by so fast I almost couldn’t read it. I can’t remember how slow floppies were, but if I remember being amazed at that, then they must have been glacial.