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Re: Does IBM DOS 5.0 work on Clones?

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From: Russ Poffenberger
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 20:50
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In article <1991Jun20.141510.8844@javelin.sim.es.com> bgeer%javelin@dsd.es.com writes:
>hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes:
>>I bought the 5.0 upgrade from Egghead. One of the questions they ask
>>is, "Do you want the IBM version or the MS-DOS version?" If you have a
>>clone, get the MS-DOS version.
>
>The question was, since from information other postings Egghead is
>selling PC-DOS 5 for $40, some $20 cheaper than MS-DOS 5:
>

Funny, I bought MS-DOS 5 from egghead for $39.

Russ Poffenberger               DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
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From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
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Subject: Re: Does IBM DOS 5.0 work on Clones?
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Date: 21 Jun 91 20:50:11 GMT
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