🚀 go-pugleaf

On 22 May 2000 bmarcum@iglou.com wrote:

}On 2000-05-22 bramschnmkrs@softhome.net said:
}   >Hi,
}   >I had to format my harddisk and I'd only a bootdisk (made with w98).
}   >I have to start my computer with my Windows 98 Bootdisk.
}   >I have installed Windows311 from CD.
}   >When I run WIN.COM, the computer says that Windows311 is not
}   >compatible with the dos-version (too high).
}   >Which version (COMMAND.COM?) is compatible with Windows311, and
}   >where can I download it?
}   >Or can I make with Windows311 on my computer, from DOS make a
}   >bootdisk that is compatible.
}   >Now I can't do anything on my computer.
}Microsoft does not allow any version of MSDOS to be distributed via the
}internet.  If you search you might find it anyway, but you would be breaking
}the law, and a bootleg copy of MSDOS might contain viruses or might just
}not work right.  You might find someone selling legal copies of MSDOS in
}the original package (Windows 3.1 should work with any MSDOS version from
}3.1 to 6.22, or IBM DOS 3.1 or higher), or you can download DR-DOS 7.03 from
}ftp://ftp.lineo.com/pub/drdos.

 I suspect you could also buy any version of DOS or Windows direct from
 Microsoft.  Less than 2-years ago I had occasion to buy several copies
 of DOS 6.22, and they supplied them with batting an eye.  Of course they
 still charge full list price...

Dr H