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Article #2770Re: MS-DOS 4.01 vs. 3.3
From: Danny Low
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 1990 20:57
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 1990 20:57
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>Should I be wary of MS-DOS 4.01?
>
4.01 is okay.
>As far as I am currently aware, the only real reason one might prefer
>4.01 over 3.3 is that 4.01 can use a disk larger than 32 meg without
>having to partition it. Are there any other reasons?
Not really. 4.01 on my system takes up about 17KB more low RAM for
the same configuration. I'd wait for 5.0 (or better yet 5.01 :-) which is
expected out shortly. Otherwise stay with 3.3.
Danny Low
"Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
HP SPCD dlow%hpspcoi@hplabs.hp.com ...!hplabs!hpspcoi!dlow
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