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Is there any way to load MDR/HDR OS without using floppies?

Yes, but it's a bit of a process.

First, you have to have the installed version of the OS, *not* the installer files that go on the floppy disk. I keep a copy of those here in case I need them. No idea whether this is the same for MDR; I can't see why they wouldn't be, but can't confirm it.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b0acbpsqzbsx ... fEx_a?dl=0

Then you just copy those files into the root of the *internal* (ie not the removable) drive of the HDR.

In order to do this, you need to open up the unit, get the drive out, and attach it to a computer you can copy the files from. You'll either need a PC that's old enough to have an IDE connector for the drive, or some kind of adapter.