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How do I create startup floppy disk for W3X

SketSket
edited August 2017 in Software
Hello, I aim to install windows 3.x on an old computer that only reads/writes on 3'' floppy disks.
I have access to an external floppy disk drive, I intend to create a bootable floppy disk, but have no idea how to do it.

I have access to the following:

Old PC:
MS-DOS 5.0
Windows NT (though I don't have the password)

Laptop:
Linux Mint 18.2 sonya
Windows 10

Comments

  • calvinbcalvinb
    On Windows, you can use WinImage to write images to floppies. On Unices, you can use dd (or rawwrite?) to write images to the floppy device, as long as they're raw images or can be converted to raw.
  • buriccoburicco
    MS-DOS 5: "format a: /s"
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    buricco wrote:
    MS-DOS 5: "format a: /s"

    That will also work for MS-DOS 6.x, 7.x(Win9x), and 8(WinME). The FORMAT.COM executable must be present though (for all mentioned versions including MS-DOS 5), and a minimal startup disk created with the "format a: /s" command will not be able to format other disks unless you copy FORMAT.COM to said disk.
  • buriccoburicco
    All the way back to 1.1, I think.
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