MS-DOS/BASIC version 2.11

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MS-DOS/BASIC version 2.11, Changing the password on a Tandy 1000

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diabetic201 View Member Profile	Dec 14 2004, 12:07 AM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 13-December 04 Member No.: 7,061	I have a Tandy 1000, with MS-DOS and haven't been on the computer in years. I found it and tried to boot the system, and I can't remember the password. It anyone can help me on changing the password so that I can play some of the old games, that would be great. Thanks Steve

rexifelis View Member Profile	Dec 16 2004, 04:52 PM Post #2
Member Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 15-November 04 From: sewanee, tennessee Member No.: 5,169	wow... this password, is it the one that you need to enter so the machine would boot? or is it in DOS? tandy 1000, is this the dos box, based on 386sx 20mhz? i had the same machine... never set the password on it though... if it is the one needed to boot the machine, you can just pull the CMOS battery from the machine and it will forget the password. (the battery is one or two 3 volt lithium batteries directly on the motherboard, held there with a very fragile clip). otherwise you might have to try booting from a dos floppy and editing your config.sys or autoexec.bat to remove the reference to the program that is asking for the password. hope this helps --rex -------------------- "Any technology, no matter how primitive, is magic to those who don't understand it." --Florence Ambrose Freefall (gooood webcomic) reference to the specific strip that my quote came from.

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