Sqwertz wrote:
>
> So you scoured eBay (twice) for a POS 75mhz 80486 computer that would
> run Windows 95 instead of upgrading?

No, I bought a floppy disc for loading the microcode
from the console. The first one was for a later model
of the 3033, not mine. I cannot express how wonderful
it is to see a successful boot of VM.
>
> What exactly failed? You 20mb ESDI drive need to fail, and soon.

There were multiple failures over the years, but the
DASD wasn't one of them. I only backed up the files
I need for work, and now God has given me a second
chance to back up stuff like my e-mail.