Re: DOS (new versions)

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From: Ed Tankus
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1987 13:03

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> Does anyone know if the newer versions of DOS (4.0 due at the end of '86 and
> 5.0 due early '87) are out yet and any information about them?  4.0 is
> supposed to be multitasking while 5.0 is supposed to support multiple users as
> well as multitask.
> 
> -eli
> Eli Liang (temporarily at tk@cvl.umd.edu)
> -- 
>  Tharakesh Siddalingaiah ---
>       University of Maryland Computer Vision Lab,     (301) 454-5858
>       ARPA:tk@cvl.umd.ed UUCP:{seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!cvl!tk

DOS 4.0 will only be available to OEM's and the like. DOS 5.0 (IBM or MS) is
supposed to be out in the latter half of the 2nd quarter or the 1st half of
the 3rd quarter of this year. Double-speak does have its moments!

Cheers!

-- 

-- Ed.
    
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