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Article #43106Re: Multitasking version of MS-DOS?
From: Ash Nallawalla
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1990 02:02
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1990 02:02
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In article <1990Feb14.225742.20401@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes: > > I have heard rumour several times, which people claim to be fact, > that a while ago, Microsoft released a multitasking version of MS-DOS > to the European market, in reponse to market competition there. I recall seeing something in Australia under the name MS-DOS 4.0 (when 3.3 was the released version). It was a beta release only. I don't think it was anything like the present 4.0. Hopefully others in oz may know more. -- ============================================================================= Ash Nallawalla Tel: +61 3 823-1959 Fax: +61 3 820-1434 ZL4LM/VK3CIT Postal: P.O. Box 539, Werribee VIC 3030, Australia.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bruce!mlacus!ash From: ash@mlacus.oz (Ash Nallawalla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Multitasking version of MS-DOS? Summary: MS-DOS 4.0 Message-ID: <363@mlacus.oz> Date: 28 Feb 90 02:02:06 GMT References: <1990Feb14.225742.20401@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Organization: Australian Centre for Unisys Software, Melbourne Lines: 14