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In article <Oct27.183910.64363@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> knepley@CS.ColoState.EDU (Ranseus (Jim Knepley)) writes:
>In article <1992Oct27.174247.11260@cs.uwp.edu> yusuf@cs.uwp.edu (Muhammad Yusuf) writes:
>
>I agree with you, but EVERYONE (regardless of DOS brand) should use
>a "real" memory manager like QEMM or 386Max.  OK, if you don't have
>a '386, that'll be a problem, but 386sx seems to be the min these days.

I used QEMM when I was using MS-DOS 5, but once I installed DR DOS 6 I
had more free conventional memory with the built-in EMM386 than with
MS-DOS 5 + QEMM, so I haven't bothered loading QEMM and risk
possible compatibility problems with programs.

>>DR DOS 6.0 is only a temporary legacy of performance, pretty
>>soon MS-DOS 5.0 will check up some of the features of DR DOS and
>>eventually you will see DR DOS 6.0 die off like an old legend of the
>>past.  So DR DOS won't live long - that's my theory.
>
>True enough, DR DOS 6.0 will be replaced with Novell DOS 7.0 (maybe
>they'll keep the DR moniker, who knows), and Microsoft will still
>be chasing their asses down because they've been blown off by
>a superior product.

Here's an excerpt from an article I submitted back in July.
It's from about a 1/4 page article I distilled down to this.

#According to Computer Reseller News April 20, 1992:
#
#Within 12 months ... DR DOS 7.0 will offer true pre-emptive multitasking, 
#allowing appilcations to continue operating in the background until the 
#operating system interrupts them, sources said.  
#...
#Though DR DOS 7.0 will not be a 32-bit operating system, it will
#incorporate some 386-specific instructions, and will provide an option
#permitting certain DOS applications to run in protected mode, providing
#nearly unrestricted memory, sources said.
#
#In addition, the product will include tighter NetWare integration,
#including more instrumentation of the operating system for network
#management, sources said.
#...
#Novell officials declined to comment on unannounced products.
#...


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