Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By namotu Wed May 13, 2009 10:55 pm
i just picked up an mpc2000xl of a member of the forums here, im comin from a 500.
he's got 1.14 installed on here, and im tryin to get 1.2 so i can install the compact flash card reader i just got from a few threads down.

he's got the standard floppy drive installed right now, and im wondering how i would go about gettin 1.2 on there, seein as i dont have the SCSI reader or anything thing that would read a floppy.

any info would be great, thanks
By namotu Thu May 14, 2009 12:54 am
yeah i understand that, im trying to get the actual OS .bin file from my computer onto a floppy disk. i dunno how to go about doin that, floppys seem to outdated to use in anything except an MPC.
By namotu Thu May 14, 2009 1:15 am
i have a real old school PC that i never use anymore, not sure if it even works. i have a mac mini that i use regularly. ill try and fire up the PC, its got a floppy drive in it. we'll see if that works
By namotu Fri May 15, 2009 10:56 pm
yeah but i need it to install this new compact flash card reader i picked up
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By mr_debauch Sat May 16, 2009 7:14 am
I have a feeling that OS 1.20 is required for IDE card readers (atapi) but I believe that the people who have card readers running 1.14 are using scsi card readers...


ths is just a hunch.
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By J2kxl Sat May 16, 2009 11:07 pm
I got 1.14. Installed card reader no problems.
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By J2kxl Sun May 17, 2009 12:06 am
IDE/ATAPI

It works for me.

Are there any upgrades or features that 1.20 has over 1.14?
By namotu Sun May 17, 2009 2:34 am
well that guy who started the MPC2000xl CF card reader thread thats on the front page sold it to me, off ebay. he said i MUST have 1.2, i havent even tried it with 1.14 cas i thought i needed it.

if i dont need 1.2 then i ill install it, but the guy said needed it