To: Kurt Weiske
  Re: Re: backup for windows pc?
  By: Kurt Weiske to T.J. Mcmillen on Thu Sep 21 2023 09:54 am

 > From Newsgroup: micronet.comp
 >
 > -=> T.J. Mcmillen wrote to Nick Andre <=-
 >
 >  NA> Unless you enjoy reinstalling your OS and all your programs 
 >
 >  TM> I LOVE installing DOS 6.22 ..... Brings back some many memories. 
 >
 > Installing DOS, then finding the right floppy disk with the Sony CD-ROM
 > driver on it, and getting MSCDEX to work. Weird proprietary interface
 > CD-ROMs, Bus Mice - all those things remind me of supporting DOS
 > machines.
 >

having a virus bork my computer and then eventually finding, downloading and
figuring out how to get mscdex to run my cdrom was one of my hurdles back in the
day that got me into bbses and becoming a computer enthusiast again in the early
90s.

I always loved computers, though. i used to type up basic programs and modify
them with my atari computer.
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