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From: roe@sobmips.UUCP (r.peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Sun PC-NFS problem with MS-DOS v 4.0
Message-ID: <1989Dec6.032259.25906@sobmips.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 89 03:22:59 GMT
References: <13284@garnet.BBN.COM>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Sobeco Group - Montreal, Canada
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From article <13284@garnet.BBN.COM>, by hlison@bbn.com (Herb Lison):
> We just recently upgraded a PC system to MS-DOS v 4.0 and
> discovered a variety of problems, such as, a DIR on a
> remote volume producing an "Invalid Function" message;
> inability to examine or copy any files (we get Drive not Ready
> messages), and other wonderful such things.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this?

Yup.

> Is there a fix other than going back to DOS 3.3?

Nope.

General commentary on the current state of MSDOS4.0 - its' shot full of
bugs in many places, and should be avoided.
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