From: joe@user.com
"Mark Whitlock" wrote in message
news:1184790373.744207.146910@o11g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 15, 2:17 pm, JBlaser wrote:
> >
> > And, yes, everyone who mentioned the low-level formatting particulars
are
> > correct. The DEBUG command 'G=C800:0005' is correct. It kicks off the
WD
> > BIOS formatting process. As mentioned in my first post, though, I have
> > confirmed that this drive/controller combination work just fine in a
> > Leading Edge Model D. The drive is formatted, and DOS 3.3 is installed,
> > ready to go. It will boot my LE Model D without any difficulties at
all.
> > So I know the drive and controller are working (at IRQ 5, at least) and
> > that the HD is bootable.
> >
> This may be the problem,
> The Tandy 1000 series had different BIOS tables that are over-
> ridden
> By DOS. Do you have the Tandy version of DOS installed on the hard
> drive ? The standard version of DOS will most likley conflict with at
> least the sound vectors. It seems like you have MS-DOS installed.
> The IRQ should be fine as the jumper redirects the *LINES* and the
> controller couldn't give a hoot about the actual vector, it just sends
> the
> pulse. The Tandy specific version of dos should be available on the
> web.
> Please keep us enlightened,
> Mark Whitlock.
>
>
I put generic MS-DOS 5.0 on my Tandy 1000 with no problems. Well,
other than the fact that I lost some Tandy 'enhancements' like the CGAjr
modes from BASIC, but programs that used them and had it 'built in' were
fine. In fact, with just a little bit of fudging, I even got the light pen
to work
and had a program that would bring up a 'big text' list of kids games that
my kids could use the light pen to pick and choose from.
I never saw any problems with sound. Same thing as with the 'jr' graphics.
If the programs supported it, it worked, but it was missing from the generic
GWBASIC.
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