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Article #2898Re: MS DOS 5.0 Press Release
From: Albert Crosby
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 16:55
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 16:55
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> REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1991 JUN 11 (NB) -- Microsoft has > rolled out the latest version of its MS-DOS operating system. > MS-DOS 5 makes more memory available for DOS applications and data > files, including those running under the Microsoft Windows > environment, offers a new shell, online help, a task swapper that > is similar in appearance to multitasking, and an undelete utility. Gee, similiar in APPEARANCE to multitasking! Does that mean that my Lotus Spreadsheet will APPEAR to recalculate when I have it swapped? I expect not. Whoever wrote this press release at Microsoft needs to get a grip on reality. Too bad noone holds a 'look-and-feel' patent on multitasking! :-)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!mp.cs.niu.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!uafhp!acrosby From: acrosby@uafhp.uark.edu (Albert Crosby) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: MS DOS 5.0 Press Release Summary: Similiar in APPEARANCE to Multitasking!! Message-ID: <6718@uafhp.uark.edu> Date: 13 Jun 91 16:55:07 GMT References: <12JUN91215933@misvax.mis.arizona.edu> Distribution: world,local Organization: College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Lines: 16