I admit I don't get out much, and the first version of it I used after migrating from the Tandy "CoCo" was DOS 3.30 - but I'd never heard of Seequa Computers. Fascinating. https://mcjonestech.com/projects/seequa
The first few I tried would boot but are missing fdisk. I’m basically trying to install VisiON under dos 2 under VMware for Mac. But of course first I need the hd partitioned so I can format it. Any leads on a version here thatll probably play nice and includes fdisk?
@etownAndy I know this is not quite a good option but... Download a different version of MS-DOS 2.11, I recommnd getting the ATT 6300 r2.0 one and then booting off it and doing fdisk on there OR you can copy the fdisk from the ATT to VisiON disk
If you wanna use the 2nd option, you gotta use 86box and PCem, infact you should. Using Virtualization for such old technology is just not reliable, its better to use Emulation for anything from early 2000s or earlier.
Differences between emulation and virtualization
Virtualization Pros: Up to 4x faster Reliable for Windows XP+ Easier to setup Stable Multi-threaded Minimal setting limitations (Up to 64 assigned cores, 256 GB of assigned RAM, 2 TB of assigned Disk space)
Cons: Extremely unreliable for Pre-2000 stuff Only your native PC's architecture Does not have support for pre-2000 stuff May and will break for Pre-1993 stuff
Emulation Pros: Highly reliable for pre-2000s stuff Custom hardware options Your machine can have literally anything Full control over the machine Options between Interpreter and dynamic recompiler (Dynamic Recompiler is only for 486+, it makes your machine go faster.)
Cons: High setting limitations (Only 1 assigned core at 733 MHz maximum, 4GB of assigned RAM, 500 GB of assigned Disk space) Much slower (since the CPU is fully being emulated, it will run much slower) Extremely slow on Windows XP Will not run Longhorn or Vista+ Harder to setup
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https://mcjonestech.com/projects/seequa
It's a mystery, though you can bypass it by deleting CLOCK.COM from the disk.
I know this is not quite a good option but... Download a different version of MS-DOS 2.11, I recommnd getting the ATT 6300 r2.0 one and then booting off it and doing fdisk on there OR you can copy the fdisk from the ATT to VisiON disk
If you wanna use the 2nd option, you gotta use 86box and PCem, infact you should. Using Virtualization for such old technology is just not reliable, its better to use Emulation for anything from early 2000s or earlier.
Differences between emulation and virtualization
Virtualization
Pros:
Up to 4x faster
Reliable for Windows XP+
Easier to setup
Stable
Multi-threaded
Minimal setting limitations (Up to 64 assigned cores, 256 GB of assigned RAM, 2 TB of assigned Disk space)
Cons:
Extremely unreliable for Pre-2000 stuff
Only your native PC's architecture
Does not have support for pre-2000 stuff
May and will break for Pre-1993 stuff
Emulation
Pros:
Highly reliable for pre-2000s stuff
Custom hardware options
Your machine can have literally anything
Full control over the machine
Options between Interpreter and dynamic recompiler (Dynamic Recompiler is only for 486+, it makes your machine go faster.)
Cons:
High setting limitations (Only 1 assigned core at 733 MHz maximum, 4GB of assigned RAM, 500 GB of assigned Disk space)
Much slower (since the CPU is fully being emulated, it will run much slower)
Extremely slow on Windows XP
Will not run Longhorn or Vista+
Harder to setup