Drive mappings. A frequent problem where I work. When a users machine fails completely, IT is pretty quick to replace it. But the user says they are still incapable of doing their job because he or she has lost all the file-shares they had mapped as drives. And these drive mappings [...]

This tutorial isn’t going to be as in depth as my previous ones.  The problem is this procedure can vary greatly from computer to computer.  It also requires a basic knowledge of how a bootdisk works and the use of some DOS commands.
As the IT department for the most of my family, I’m always looking [...]

Sharp PC-7000

CPU:
Intel 8086, 7.37 or 4.77 Mhz
RAM:
320k (704k max.)
Display:
80 x 24 Text
640 x 200 Mono Graphics
Sound:
Beeper
Available Peripherals:
Serial port
Parallel port
Color CRT video output (optional)
2 x Internal 360K Floppy Drives (5 1/4″)
OS:
MS-DOS
Year:
1985
Original Price:
???
The Sharp PC-7000 was an early portable machine from the mid-80’s.  Early in a style of computer that we call a “Lunchbox PC”.  Obviously named [...]