From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 8:17:25 AM UTC+10, muta...@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > So I just need to purchase a PC based on its ability to   
   > be able to flash that. To get back an IBM-compatible PC.   
      
   BTW, the 2011 Macbook Pro that I have has done something   
   unusual, preventing it from booting PDOS/386 from USB   
   stick, despite the fact that it supposedly supports CSM.   
      
   If I find out what it is doing, I would be happy to have a   
   program that zaps my pdos.img to make it boot on   
   non-standard hardware.   
      
   I would also be happy to provide instructions on how to   
   add a BOOTX64.EFI to the image to make it work on   
   non-standard modern equipment.   
      
   But for now I'm going to hold out for a traditional BIOS   
   and see how far I get.   
      
   Actually, another thing with the bluetooth to my wife's   
   iphone. My understanding is that Apple restricts the   
   availability of software. But Bochs is one of the things   
   that is available. Could I have a COM1 on Bochs that   
   accesses the bluetooth connection?   
      
   Also, what is the situation with Chinese-made phones?   
   Do any of them bypass the Apple restrictions by having   
   their own OS that allows you to install any software   
   you want? I'm happy to replace my dumb phone with a   
   smart phone if it opens up a connection to my PC via   
   INT 14H. I guess I can get it all working under Bochs on   
   my PC first though. Just like my virtual modem. It would   
   be nice to move back to real hardware though.   
      
   In fact, one thing I could do is take my PDOS/386 hard   
   disk image on USB stick to other PCs and zap the BIOS   
   with software on that USB stick so that I can get INT 14H   
   back.   
      
   It sounds like I'm going to get some strange looks in the   
   future as I start asking people what BIOS/motherboard   
   they have.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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