http://steptail.com/ 2026-04-18T09:41:11+0000 http://steptail.com/ http://steptail.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2020-12-01T02:10:09+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:cd-rom_emulation_files?rev=1606788609&do=diff List of CD Emulation Software For DOS File Name Size Description Buldozer's CD faker v1.386 9KB This handy utility for DOS/Win3/Win95 will allow you to create up to 9 different virtual CD-ROM drives. To use, first copy files off the CD-ROM to a folder on the computer. Then use text/html 2025-02-10T22:51:01+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:connecting_windows_3.1_to_the_internet?rev=1739227861&do=diff Connect Windows 3.1 to the Internet using Virtual Modem This step-by-step guide will show you how to get a Windows 3.1 computer connected to the Internet using Virtual Modem and PPP. If you have not already, please follow the instructions how to set up Virtual Modem. Make sure the serial cable is connected to the Raspberry and the vmodem.sh script is running on it before attempting this part of the guide. text/html 2025-12-25T19:10:43+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet?rev=1766689843&do=diff Connect Windows 95/98/Me to the Internet with Virtual Modem This tutorial will get a Windows 95/98/Me computer (the client computer) connected on the network using only it's serial port and a Virtual Modem PPP interface software running on the Raspberry Pi (the host computer text/html 2025-02-10T22:49:45+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:connecting_windows_2000_to_the_internet?rev=1739227785&do=diff Connect Windows 2000 to the Internet using Virtual Modem This tutorial will get a Windows 2000 computer (the client computer) connected on the network using only it's serial port and a Virtual Modem PPP interface software running on the Raspberry Pi (the host computer text/html 2020-05-03T07:26:10+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:dos_cd-rom_emulation?rev=1588490770&do=diff CD-ROM Home CD-ROM Emulation Files Contact CD-ROM emulation in MS-DOS This short document will guide you through the steps needed to configure a virtual CD-ROM drive on your DOS computer. This will let you run games that normally require a CD-ROM, even on computers that do not have a physical CD-ROM drive installed. text/html 2018-09-01T01:21:57+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:dos_utilities?rev=1535764917&do=diff Useful DOS utilities ---------- Hard disk utilities ANYDRIVE Anydrive reprograms the BIOS to allow using any hard disk up to 512 MB size, even if the BIOS does not support it. 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This document will guide you how to flash the OLPC text/html 2024-09-25T04:45:45+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:how_to_install_debian_on_olpc_xo-1?rev=1727239545&do=diff How to install Debian GNU/Linux on OLPC XO-1 This guide (updated 2024) will guide you through the steps of installing Debian GNU/Linux “etch” on an OLPC XO-1 in a dual-boot configuration, and get it online with functioning apt package system. text/html 2020-12-23T01:26:18+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:list_of_compatible_websites?rev=1608686778&do=diff Using the Internet with classic web browsers This is a list of websites that work with classic web browsers. Classic is open-ended, but generally mean browsers that were released in the first 5-10 years of World Wide Web's existence. Examples of classic web browsers: text/html 2025-02-10T22:54:26+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:running_classic_web_browsers?rev=1739228066&do=diff Classic Web Browsers on Modern Hardware This document details the steps needed to make older web browsers run on modern computers. Classic browsers on Windows 10 Windows 10 will run surprisingly old software as long as you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the application. There are some quirks that need to be taken into account to make old web browsers run or install properly on Windows 10. This becomes sometimes apparent when trying to run 16-bit Windows software designed for Window… text/html 2018-09-23T03:33:03+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:stub?rev=1537673583&do=diff Stub: Guides and Tutorials ---------- I will be writing documentation on how to work with old PC hardware, and upgrading retro computing devices. Some guides have several parts. ---------- Upcoming topics Retro Computing Hardware Hardware * text/html 2020-08-28T23:13:30+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:text_mode?rev=1598656410&do=diff Perfect Text Mode in VGA Ever wondered why VGA text mode had at times, ugly looking text mode graphics? Most all VGA boards by default displayed text at a glyph size of 9×16 pixels, while remaining compatible with the earlier font size of EGA graphics at text/html 2025-02-10T22:53:33+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://steptail.com/guides:virtual_modem?rev=1739228013&do=diff The Raspberry Pi Virtual Modem Dial-Up Internet-Service-Provider-in-a-box ! Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Serial Dial-up Modem to connect to the Internet ---------- ---------- Do you remember the early days of Internet and dial-up connectivity? We used to be connected to the Internet using a modem connected to a telephone network, and the only thing computers needed was a serial port for communication, which virtually every computer had. Nowadays every computer sold has some sort of…