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Re: ibm-compadible vs the Mac

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From: Kerry
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 00:00
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On Mon, 22 Sep 1997 02:12:27 GMT, ltogar@msn.com (Lance Togar) wrote:

Try this...
Go out to a DOS prompt type command. Hmmm no message saying this
program requires Microsft Windows. Must be a DOS program.

Since we don't need to worry about DOS any more delete command.com
Notice now that your PC will not boot, must have needed that DOS
program.




>I'm not sure why this seems to be such a difficult concept to grasp,
>but... windows *doesn't* run on top of DOS.
>..
>..
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From: kerryb@ptd.net (Kerry)
Subject: Re: ibm-compadible vs the Mac
Date: 1997/09/26
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