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Article #6635Re: ***4DOS vs DRDOS 6.0***
From: 00clcoffing
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:05
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:05
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I figure I should put on my $.02 about DRDOS 6.0....
I was drawn to DRDOS 6.0 because of the compress program, Super Stor.
I have heard before that DRDOS is not totally compatible, now I believe it.
While compressing my hard drive, DRDOS locked up tight. In the end I had
to reset my computer, no other way out. My data was the electronic equiv-
alent of scrambled eggs. Let my make a point that my system is a completely
compatible 386, AMI BIOS, and DRDOS still locked up.
My friend down the hall also used (note past tense) DRDOS and SSTOR.
Somehow part of SSTOR's data file became corrupt. When SSTOR loaded, it
displayed a message to the effect of "...file corrupt, mounting device as
read only." The DRDOS manual advised us to run CHKDSK to correct the problem
then reboot. How is it possible to correct the problem when SSTOR has the
drive write protected? We backed up all data which wasn't corrupted, and
removed DRDOS for good!
DRDOS may have its good points, but I data integrity and compatibility
problems outweigh the good in my opinion.
AN ALTERNATIVE-- I would suggest using 4DOS instead of DRDOS. 4DOS adds
new commands, enhances the rest, allows the user to define/redefine commands,
adds pop up help, and more. --And I have not had a single compatibility
problem with it.
---
charles
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