Hi.
> At 17:55 05-02-98 -0500, you wrote:
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > I've tried to boot from an ide Zip, on a PC with Award bios.
> > For this, I did SYS from DOS over a Zip, and there appeared IO.SYS,
> > MSDOS.SYS and COMMAND.COM. But when booting from the Zip, the message
> > "Starting MS-DOS" appears, and stays for ever. The PC responds to
> > Ctrl+Alt+Del, so isn't lost. This method is on the believe that the
> > ide Zip is just like a floppy....
>
>
>
> Hi Javier
>
> What is in the beginning of your MSDOS.SYS?
>
> Is it:
>
> WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
> WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
> HostWinBootDrv=C
>
> [Options]
> BootMulti=0
> BootGUI=1
>
> Is the Zip drive thinking it is C:?
> (Boot from the ZIP and see what drive ZIP thinks it is.)
>
> Maybe you must change the drive letters. (Either in MSDOS.SYS
> or "somewhere else" (??).)
>
> Regards,
> Bill

        No W95. The machine has just a floppy and the ide Zip. I booted
from floppy to "sys" the Zip; if booting from floppy, and running
GUEST as usual for Zip units, the Zip appears as C: as supposed.
        When booting from Zip, just the message "Starting MS-DOS..."
appears and stays forever; pressing F8 or F5 doesn't help (I forgot to
mention this in my previous post. The PC is not lost: Ctrl+Alt+Del
works.
        It seems that DOS just keeps guessing what to do with the Zip,
but then, what is booting from Zip supposed to be for? I think I'm
missing something obvious, or there is a trick.
        Recall that I am doing with the Zip what would be done with
a floppy.

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Javier Vizcaino. Ability Electronics. [log in to unmask]

Starting point:        (-1)^(-1) = -1
Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1)
Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing:  -1 = 1
     (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)


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