Subj : Re: Todays Classic Ad
To   : Ed Vance
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 17 2025 12:22:24

 EV> That was a nice idea to boot from a floppy so he could read and
 EV> write posts on your BBS

  It was the only way he could do it. Plus, with the setup to the
landline BBS, one didn't have to worry about hard drive viruses.

 EV> One of those Files Ithought wasn't needed was CONFIG.SYS .
 EV> Luckily I had the sense to put the 5.25" disk in the A: drive
 EV> and turned the power off and back on to get the PC running so I
 EV> could Copy CONFIG.SYS from the floppy tothe HDD.

 EV> Next, I called the builder on the L/L and told him what I did
 EV> He laughed.

  I knew a former Sysop who had no idea what the AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files were for!! Now, they're AUTOEXEC.NT and CONFIG.NT
but I don't think much goes in them...yet, I'd have to look to be
sure.

Daryl

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