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From: hollen@eta.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Anybody used 4DOS version 2.21
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Date: 25 Oct 89 20:10:31 GMT
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From article <5706@shlump.nac.dec.com>, by wales@gidday.enet.dec.com (David Wales):
> G'Day,
> 
> 	I recently downloaded 4DOS version 2.21 from a bulletin board and have
> installed it on my PC's at work and home.  It looks to be a VERY good product
> so far with many enhancements over command.com.  Has anybody else used it adn
> if so have you found any problems with it?  I am running it on 286 systems
> under MS-DOS 3.3.  Also, is version 2.21 the latest? 

I got a copy of the DEMO version of 2.0 and after using it for 1 day I sent
my money in to register and got 2.11.  2.11 had a very small number of
well documented bugs which were in features I did not use hardly ever.
About 2 weeks later, they sent me a FREE upgrade to 2.2.  Usually the
registration covers the next upgrade, but since there were bugs, they
did not count 2.2 as my upgrade, so I still have one left.  Yes, as
far as I know, 2.21 would be the latest upgrade.  If 2.3 had come out,
they would have notified me.

I have been using it for about 3-4 months now and it is FANTASTIC!!
The alias capabilities and swap out to EMS really make my working
environment slick.  Their enhancements of batch file handling
are also top notch.  I have not found any problems using this product
as yet.

A colleague of mine who tried it out, did not fare so well, but it
still has not been proven that 4DOS was at fault.  He uses CADKEY,
a gigantic application and his Zenith was locking up now and then
and losing files.  Could not be traced, but my suspicion is that
4DOS is not compatible with ALL clones.

I am running DOS 3.2 on a DTK 286 motherboard.  Try 4DOS, you'll
like it.  I am not associated with JP Software, just a VERY
satisfied customer.
	Dion Hollenbeck             (619) 455-5590 x2814
	Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA  92121

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