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IPC Starnote SoftwareHere you can find useful utilities, drivers and misc programs. I use a lot of them on my IPC Laptop and it should be no problem to use the files on other machines. Please read the included information and take care of the copyright! |
These files are for setting up the machine to a dual boot system with Windows98 IDE and pure DOS. The used drivers have reduced memory requirements (compared to the original Microsoft files) and provide much free memory in the first MB for DOS programs. The boot-files are working for my IPC starnote. Use them as an example, customization may be required. |
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| DOS/Windows boot | |
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msdos.sys (zip) |
msdos.sys for Windows98 installation, location c:\ |
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autoexec.bat (zip) |
autoexec.bat for Windows98 installation, location c:\ |
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config.sys (zip) |
config.sys for Windows98 installation, location c:\ |
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dosstart.bat (zip) |
dosstart.bat for Windows98 installation, location c:\windows |
| Drivers, put into search path
(i.e. c:\windows\command\) | |
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tastatur.sys (zip) |
very small (494 bytes) german keyboard driver, substitute for
keyboard drivers from Microsoft |
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kbdfast.com (zip) |
faster repeat rate for keyboard (if not already supported from BIOS) |
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mouse.com (zip) |
old, but small DOS mouse driver, v6.26 |
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umbpci.zip |
very small and fast upper memory driver, replaces EMM386, v3.05
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For Windows there are special drivers and notebook specific programs. |
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows drivers | |
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vgas3vmx.zip |
S3 ViRGE/MX Display driver for Windows9x, v4.10.01.3007-5.01.17 |
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yam_SAx.zip |
YAMAHA OPL3SAx Sound Driver for Windows9x, v4.05.2339 |
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ps2mouse.zip |
Driver for Touchpad (Logitech) |
| (not only) Notebook specific programs | |
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wfp.zip |
Waterfall Pro v2.1a, control of CPU load and temperature, reduced power consumption |
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rain.zip |
Rain, control of CPU temperature, "little brother" of Waterfall |
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fmempro.zip |
FreeMem Professional v4, Memory Management Tool, useful for systems with less memory |
If you prefer Linux or want to run a multi-OS system, here are files needed for your setup and for managing the boot-sequence. Please read also Linux on IPC. |
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Linux files | |
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www.xfree86.org |
Please use this link to get the latest version of the X Window SVGA server (XF86_SVGA).
This one should support almost all actual laptop display adapters.
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| Booting your system... | |
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xfd1083b.zip |
great bootmanager with look-and-feel of the OS/2 bootmanager plus FDISK functionality, v0.8.3b |
To hold the system up-to-date, here is the latest BIOS version. |
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| BIOS | |
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40106.zip |
PhoenixBIOS v4r6 for IPC Starnote (NORMA Laptop) , v4.01.06 M5+, date: 01-06-99 |