Hi John:
Thanks for the help. There is an option to boot from a network and I may have to go that route if I can't figure out something else. I don't know if it will boot from a floppy. The only floppy I have is a USB device and the system won't recognize the USB. The floppy it accepts and considers drive "A" is one with an older style connection. I may have to pick up a used one. There are a couple on ebay. Other than that...I'm at a loss.
I have absolutuly no idea whey they removed the Operating system. The computer has an OEM licence
sticker and identification number on it so the whole this is quite legal.
Take care