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BootAble – FreeDOS boot testing freeware
To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.
GRC's “BootAble” freeware allows anyone to easily create BIOS-bootable media in order to workout and confirm the details of getting a machine to boot FreeDOS through a BIOS. Once the means of doing that has been determined, the media created by SpinRite can be booted and run in the same way.
The participants here, who have taken the time to share their knowledge and experience, their successes and some frustrations with booting their computers into FreeDOS, have created a valuable knowledgebase which will benefit everyone who follows.
You may click on the image to the right to obtain your own copy of BootAble. Then use the knowledge and experience documented here to boot your computer(s) into FreeDOS. And please do not hesitate to ask questions – nowhere else can better answers be found.
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Update: In case anyone is interested it Box One is now available (via shipping only). I guess it wasn't quite ready on the web site yesterday. I expect my copy by Monday.
Will they mail it to the UK? Could not see overseas shipping on the Target website
Update: Box One was scheduled to arrive on Monday but by some twist of fate (the shipping location was 60 miles away from my house), it arrived today. When my wife joins me, I will open it up and start playing (I want to give her the choice of looking over my shoulder or playing on her own when I'm done).
Nifty! I'd like to hear more about Box One and your first experience playing it.
Watching the unboxing video that @PHolder posted earlier is the better than any explanantion I could provide. I am up to card 22 and only needed help once (it was a sports-related question, and I was born without the sports gene). I asked my Facebook friends for help and had the answer in literally one minute. So far it's fun. Be aware you can only play it through once, but it can be reset for someone else to play (I have a friend I will be giving it to when I'm done).
One can trust Paul to have already answered the question one is about to ask. [probable source: forums.grc.com general rules list ]
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