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Article #3080Obscure MS-DOS 5.0 problems (was Re: Are Windows 4.0/DOS 5.1 in sight?)
From: Nina Yuan
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1991 17:51
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1991 17:51
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In article <JMERRILL.91Jun25144452@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu (Jason Merrill) writes: >I strongly doubt there are any significant bugs between Windows 3 and DOS >5.0; after all, they are both MS products, and DOS 5 had the largest beta >testing program MS (or anyone else?) has ever used. Problems are starting >to crop up with DOS 5, but these are obscure incompatibilities like Plus >Hardcards not working properly on 6Mhz IBM AT's (and only 6Mhz IBM AT's) >under DOS 5. Anything Joe Average User, or even Joe Average Power User, is Anyone have any further comments on this? I have a 6MHz IBM AT and a Plus Hardcard (52 meg Hardcard II XL) and am about to go to my friendly Egghead to get a copy of DOS 5.0. I've been following all the threads here on DOS 5, and this is the first time I've heard of this problem. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nina H. Yuan Harvard College PANIX -- Public Access Unix of NY yuan1@husc.harvard.edu nina@panix.com
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!yale.edu!cmcl2!panix!nina From: nina@panix.uucp (Nina Yuan) Subject: Obscure MS-DOS 5.0 problems (was Re: Are Windows 4.0/DOS 5.1 in sight?) Message-ID: <1991Jun26.175117.3054@panix.uucp> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 91 17:51:17 GMT References: <13457.2860379d@amherst.bitnet> <JMERRILL.91Jun25144452@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Organization: PANIX - Public Access Unix Systems of NY