4DOS any good to lower memory usage over command.com?

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From: Glenn Sisson
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1991 02:34

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I read that 4DOS is a command.com replacement and only occupies 5K of
conventional memory when you load other applications over it.  Sounds
too good to be true.

What I want to do is replace command.com which I load before I run
DesqView.  Will 4DOS do this and save me memory, yet still support dos
system calls for applications?

I tried to obtain 4DOS from SIMTEL20 via a mail message to
listserv@vm.ecs.rpi.edu (to answer these questions for myself), but
the package was not found (although it is listing in the latet
SIMTEL20 directory).  Any other locations for picking up 4DOS?

Thanks,
--- glenn

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