[Ham-Computers] Command Prompt External Drive Backup

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Duane,

You can outboard a SCSI drive (just don't hot unplug it!).  And NT4 and WIN 
2000 (and for that matter XP) run DOS programs fairly well.  And do support 
USB.  I'm still running a commercial dBase 5 accounting package under XP.

Robert Downs - Houston

In a message dated 02/20/2013 18:57:05 PM Central Standard Time, 
dfischer at usol.com writes: 
> Hi All,
> 
> The blind dude has a problem.  I need to run an external HD on my Compaq 
> Prosario 450 MHZ DOS/Win 98A machine for the purpose of backing up files 
> on 
> the C:\ HD.
> 
> It appears that Windows 98A was the first introduction of USB ports. From 
> what I am told, they did not work very well! The second release of USB 
> ports 
> worked better, but still left a lot to be desired.
> 
> Now there is supposed to be a small card that plugs into the 450 MHZ 
> Compaq 
> machine that allows the user to plug an external drive into it.
> 
> Everything that I seem to have my tech guy try, either fails beautifully 
> or 
> does not work!
> 
> Why do I want to do this?
> 
> I hate Windows word processing programs! I much prefer Professional Write 
> version 2.22 - the last version released of Professional Write for DOS. 
> Unfortunately the only way to save such text files is the Professional 
> Write 
> file extensions! Now I can save everything as an .ASC file, but I lost 
> centering and formating if I do that. Being a published Writer that 
> creates 
> problems for me!
> 
> Any suggestions? Thanks.
> 
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
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