Try the original floppy again.
IF you copied the message incorrectly,
AND the proper message is:
NTLDR is missing
it means you are not "really" trying to boot from the floppy,
or it is so bad it is being ignored.

Please see the following if any of the above is true:
(There are about 9 causes for this.)
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm

                                          Rick Glazier

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john clemence"  lots clipped
I get the following messages:-
Searching for boot record from floppy
CDLR is missing

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