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From: dailma@microsoft.UUCP (Dail Magee, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: MS-DOS vs. IBM DOS, help wanted
Keywords: Problem
Message-ID: <56395@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 8 Aug 90 00:51:44 GMT
References: <1132@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu>
Reply-To: dailma@microsoft.UUCP (Dail Magee, Jr.)
Organization: Microsoft Press, Redmond, Washington, USA
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In article <1132@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu> ghuang@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu (Guyang Huang) writes:
>                                             . . . Is there any way to
> upgrade a Ms-dos with an IBm Dos without re-formatting my hard drive
> first? . . .

Although I have not checked IBM's PC-DOS 4.01 specifically, I know
that MS-DOS 4.01 can be installed _without_ reformatting the hard
disk--a nice and most welcome touch.  (Just the same, backup your
entire hard disk before updating your system.  I love computers,
but I trust 'em as far as I can throw 'em.)

(Note:  I work for Microsoft, but I do not speak for Microsoft.
'Nother words, blame me, not my employer.  On second thought, don't
blame me, either.  :-)

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