CompuServe Messages

Kelly, Great! You got it up and running. Terrific! Knew it should work. Yes, DOS 3.3 has that limit. DOS 4 and up expand the limit significantly. So does DRDOS. I would recommend the upgrade. If you have ordered the 386 BB it will come with DOS 5. I would recommend not loading too much on the drive if the new BB is due shortly, since you will want to change the partitioning under DOS 5. Under DOS 5 you can create a partition as large as the drive if you want. You will like the 386 BB. Not only is it faster, but the new Janus software is more reliable and flexible. However, the mechanical setup can be a bit frustrating. The new Janus has a program called Flipper which will allow you to share an Amiga internal drive between the Amiga and the bridgeboard. However, if you use AMAX you cannot have both Flipper and AMAX sharing the same drive. Given that most windows software now comes on 1.2 meg 5 1/4" disks or 1.44 meg 3 1/2" disks, you might want to consider buying one of these new combo drives. It has the 3.5 and 5.25 drives in one package the size of a 5.25 drive. Cost runs around $150. You can hook it up either to the bridgeboard or to the floppy controller on the multi-i/o board.