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In article <724113082.F00003@misgate.gmi.org> Chuck.Johnston@f886.n2000.z12.misgate.gmi.org (Chuck Johnston) writes:
>PD>IMHO, there are 2 ways to go with DOS right now -- either DR-DOS 6.0
>PD>or MS-DOS 3.30. A few hassles I've had with DR's offering have
>PD>annoyed me: "slow" floppy drives [why, BTW?]; problems with TaskMax
>PD>and my keyboard; others I forget now. For the rest, it's great,
>
>Just curious: I have DOS 6.0 on my 386sx (40meg drive doubled to near-80
>with SuperStor, 4meg RAM--mostly configured as EMS). I use TaskMAX constantly
>to enable me to switch between WP51, Ventura, QuickVerse, PC Paintbrush,
>ProComm, PCTools Desktop, et.al. I've never had trouble with "my keyboard,"
>though. I find it very quick and trouble free. Maybe there's something
>oneof us is missing...?
>
>I do no what you mean abut S-L-O-W floppy access, but never connected it with
>switching to DRDOS 6.0. Do YOU know the reason?

Well, I know exactly what he means!  I've been using DR-DOS 6.0 at home
for over a year, and I have yet to hear a satisfactory explanation from
DRI/Novel about why floppy disk access is so slow.  The MS-DOS system at
work is MUCH faster, as is my home system when I boot it under MS-DOS.

That said, I'll take slow floppies any day if it means I don't have to
go back to MS-DOS!

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