http://www.phystechsoft.com/ptsdos/... PTS-DOS Trial Version includes Arachne Web Browser, if connect to internet could download other software....

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thanks for all the replies. I will look at that but this laptop doesnt have a ethernet or usb ports so is not on the net. I would doownload the floppies from a different computer. Thanks Columbo1977 Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers and nobody thinks of complaining. -Jeff Raskin-

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Do you have DOS 6.22? If you do, interlnk is your friend. Boot up 2 systems on DOS6.22, one as a slave and move anything you like across the parallel port. Only caveat is that whatever you move across must have 8.3 filenames.

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Have a look at Doscore (FreeDos + Ozone GUI) at http://www.phoenixos.net.tf/ I think it's worth it!

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You can probably hook up an old parallel port zip drive to the laptop. From another computer copy the contents of the win98 folder on the 98 cd to a zip disk. Then copy that disk to the laptop hard drive and run the 98 setup. You'd need to add the zip dos drivers to a 98 bootdisk in order to get things going.

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This is a forum not related to Windows or Linux, any discussion about actually installing those O/Ses belongs elsewhere.....

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>>>Any ideas, or does anyone know of a usb to parallel converter?<<< Those do exist, but only to connect a parallel-port printer to a USB port on a computer; never seen one to connect a parallel port to a USB-device... >>>to be honest I was wanting a gui type os? Can I get one on disks other than Win 3.1?<< There's several options for Win9x (though I have to agree, this is a DOS forum---and some of this is mentioned above): 1. Find a copy of Win95/98 on floppy. Quite difficult, hard to obtain (legally), and Win98 would be a drag on a 486-anything. Almost as difficult (1a): finding a PCMCIA CD-Rom Drive... 2. Copy CD-based install files (Win95/98 folder on CD) via parallel-port (Interlink-LPT Zip/CD) and install from HDD. Somewhat difficult, especially if you can't find drivers/devices or aren't familiar with interlink. 3. Create a spanned disk set of the CD install files zipped across several floppies and unzip to a empty directory on the laptop and (again) install from HDD. Less difficult, but tedeous and involves having many good-formatted floppies (around 24 for Win95A; >50 for Win95B and tons of them for Win95C/Win98) and knowledge of a DOS-based zip program (i.e.-PKZip). Some versions of the CD had the .cab files at 1.72MB (DMF Format) so if you had those available, you could essentially create a floppy-install set using a utility like WinImage. 4. Remove the HDD and attach to a working machine (using a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter) and copy CD install files to the laptop's HDD. Least difficult only if the drive is easily removed from the laptop and you're familiar with setting a drive up in another machine. I urge using CD-based installation files for a HDD-style installation since using floppy-based files will cause the installation to fail (at least in Win95); the setup program is designed to look to the floppy for the files. Besides, if you had the floppy installation available, you wouldn't need to go to all the trouble... Also, if you use an "9x Upgrade" CD, you'll have to have Win3.1 on floppy (first disk or "fake files" to upgrade to Win95; entire set for Win98). One final note---you would likely want to keep the .cab files available on the HDD even after the installation, (i.e.--to setup internet access) since some programs (particularly Internet Explorers' connection wizard) call for them.

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This is still an inappropriate thread for the MS-DOS forum, and yes I am boring but please can you all go and play in the Windows forum, thankyou....

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I did that once. I used interlnk/intersrv to use a type of parallel cable as access to a fully stocked machine. It is also called direct access or direct cable something like that in Win95 and up. You could in fact use the serial cable. The only floppy that I know of is Netbsd anymore. I guess you could put Zipslax on it too. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

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