diff --git a/disks/pc/README.md b/disks/pc/README.md index 8ad7c55cd6..82edea0b77 100644 --- a/disks/pc/README.md +++ b/disks/pc/README.md @@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ permalink: /disks/pc/ IBM PC Disk Library --- -These disks are available to any [IBM PC Machine](/devices/pc/machine/) that uses the -PCjs [Disk Library](/disks/pc/library.xml), which references all the [Disk Manifests](#disk-manifests) -in the PCjs Project. +This [Disk Library](/disks/pc/library.xml) collects all the [Disk Manifests](#disk-manifests) in the +[PCjs Project](/docs/about/pcjs/). These disks are available to any [IBM PC Machine](/devices/pc/machine/) +in the project that uses the library. However, most machines use the *[compiled](/disks/pc/compiled/library.xml)* +form of the library in order to reduce machine load time. -The list below is *not* a complete list of everything in the [Disk Library](/disks/pc/library.xml), -just highlights. For some of the disks, we have provided more information about the software, -and in some cases, machines that automatically run the software. Ideally, everything in the -[Disk Library](/disks/pc/library.xml) would also be listed below, and linked to a page that describes -the software in more detail, along with a live demonstration of the software. But there's just -too much to do. +The list below is *not* a complete list of everything in the library, just highlights. For some of the disks, +we have provided more information about the software, and in some cases, machines that automatically run the software. +Ideally, everything in the library would also be listed below, and linked to a page that describes the software in +more detail, along with a live demonstration of the software, but that is not yet a reality. -For more demos, see the [IBM PC Application Archive](/apps/pc/). There again, the Application Archive -merely provides some highlights from the Disk Library. +For application demos, see the [IBM PC Application Archive](/apps/pc/), which focuses excusively on applications. +The [Disk Library](/disks/pc/library.xml) is a superset, including operating systems, application software, diagnostics, +and more. ### PC-DOS (IBM) @@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ Disk Manifests --- Typically, all the distribution disks for a single version of a piece of software are placed in a single -folder, along with a **manifest.xml** file that contains *metadata* about the software, including a list of -the individual disks. This is generally referred to as a [Software Manifest](/apps/), but when we're only -interested in the disks, we may also refer to it as a Disk Manifest. +folder, along with a **manifest.xml** file containing *metadata* about the software and a list of the individual +disks. This is generally referred to as a [Software Manifest](/apps/), but in the context of disk management, +it is also known as a Disk Manifest. A Disk Manifest can then be added to a *[Floppy Disk Controller (FDC)](/docs/pcjs/fdc/)* configuration file, making all its disks available to any machine loading that particular configuration file. diff --git a/disks/pc/dos/microsoft/4.0M/README.md b/disks/pc/dos/microsoft/4.0M/README.md index 47ff6bf127..1dc5e027dd 100644 --- a/disks/pc/dos/microsoft/4.0M/README.md +++ b/disks/pc/dos/microsoft/4.0M/README.md @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ redirect_from: Multitasking MS-DOS 4.00 --- -These disk images contain the first unearthed copy of Microsoft's "multitasking" version of MS-DOS. -They were were discovered by the [PCjs Project](/docs/about/) in March 2013. -More information is available at +These disk images contain the first unearthed copy of Microsoft's "multitasking" version of MS-DOS +since its *extremely* limited release around late 1985 or early 1986. They were were discovered by the +[PCjs Project](/docs/about/) in March 2013. More information is available at [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-tasking_MS-DOS_4.0), [OS/2 Museum](http://www.os2museum.com/wp/?p=1769), and [MSDN Blogs](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/larryosterman/archive/2004/03/22/94209.aspx). diff --git a/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/README.md b/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/README.md index 78458bcc05..5970cb4c40 100644 --- a/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/README.md +++ b/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/README.md @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ digits are the day of the year (294 or October 21). Directory listings of the four 1.44Mb distribution diskettes are provided below. IBM OS/2 1.0 has been pre-installed on this machine's 20Mb hard disk, along with a copy of the -[Microsoft OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/), as discussed in this -[blog post](/blog/2015/12/27/). +[Microsoft OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/), as discussed in the +[PCjs Blog](/blog/2015/12/27/). {% include machine.html id="ibm5170" %} diff --git a/disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.499/README.md b/disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.499/README.md index 05593bed31..a202c92706 100644 --- a/disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.499/README.md +++ b/disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.499/README.md @@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ machines: Microsoft Windows 95 (Build 499) --- -The PCjs Project was first to unearth this pre-release version of Windows 95. It was one of the last -(if not *the* last) test versions produced before the [final retail version](/disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.950/) -was released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995 and went on sale at midnight on August 24, 1995. +The PCjs Project was first to unearth this pre-release version of Windows 95 since its *extremely* limited +test release back in June 1995. It was one of the last (if not *the* last) test versions produced before +[Windows 95](/disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.950/) was released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995 and went on sale +at midnight on August 24, 1995. This pre-release is an upgrade version consisting of 13 1.44Mb diskettes. You can use the machine below to test the installation process. Start with "Windows 95 (Build 499 Disk 1)" in Drive A.