Re: MSDOS 5.0 compatible with 4DOS?

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From: Ron Dippold
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1991 18:22

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In article <1568@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> dwebster@cs.arizona.edu (Dave E. Webster, Jr.) writes:
>
>   Since:
>
>   - 4DOS is a command shell replacement replacement for command.com that 
>     is superior in size (when not at the command prompt), online help,
>     Un*x-style wildcard expansion, aliases, and in providing a complete 
>     and sane selection of commands (move, tee, inkey, pushd, popd, etc) ...
>
>   - QEMM-386 provides superior EMS/XMS/Loadhi and directly supports
>     Desqview for true multitasking ...
>
>   I have one question:  Why did you upgrade to DOS 5.0?  What do you gain
>   over DOS 3.3 (I refuse to consider DOS 4.x as an intermediate version ;-})?

Large volume support without funny partitioning.  And I don't like 4dos.

-- 
Standard disclaimer applies, you legalistic hacks.     |     Ron Dippold

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