Comment by K0balt

5 years ago

So is this audio (cassette) boot method still there in modern pcs? I would love to have a pc that had to be booted by playing a track, then executing a hdd bootloader

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K0balt  5 years ago

I see now it was an original pc, so, no lol

  • jecel  5 years ago

    One of the improvements of the 1983 PC XT (5160) over the 1981 PC (5150) was the removal of the tape port since nobody was using it and it was an extra (and confusing) connector on the back. The other improvements were more on-board memory, more slots (closer together) and HD support.

    • daniellarusso  5 years ago

      Yeah, I never knew this was possible with an XT, and had never ‘seen’ a tape port.

      So, HD support, that required an MFM card?

      Also, do you remember a game called ‘Round 42’ or ‘Janitor Joe’?

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