Re: Does IBM DOS 5.0 work on Clones?

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From: pfcouvares
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 17:29

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In article <1991Jun21.141856.13246@asc.slb.com>, hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes:

>   as PC-DOS. Why didn't you call EggHead and ask them?

	I can answer this one: Because it's impossible! It took me two days
and a *few hundred* calls to Egghead just to get through.

	(when I finally did
get through, the operator told me that they're getting so many calls the phone
system can't handle it and about every fifth call has such a bad connection
they have to hang up!)

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Subject: Re: Does IBM DOS 5.0 work on Clones?
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