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From: schwalbe@pinocchio.Encore.COM (Jim Schwalbe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: MS-DOS 3.3 or 4.01?
Message-ID: <13227@encore.Encore.COM>
Date: 12 Nov 90 18:20:09 GMT
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In article <4260@ruuinf.cs.ruu.nl> hrbaan@praxis.cs.ruu.nl (Hayo Baan) writes:
>In <71077@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> beckman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu 
(Peter Beckman) writes:
>
>> I'm building a 386 system.  Do I want to buy MS-DOS 3.3 or 4.01?
>> Thanks for your help.  -Pete
>>
>As I am using a 386 + VGA system my self, I have the following to say :
>You'll probably want the 4.01 for the extra features such as :
>- > 32MEG partitions,

OK, I tried this once before and got no replies.  Let me try again.  The
concenses I`ve heard from most people is that they prefer DOS 3.3 over 4.01
but that they wish they weren`t restricted to 32 M partitions on their hard
drive.  Well I pointed out some time ago that DAK (I've seen several people
reference the 386SX system they are selling so I know at least some of you have
seen the ad) advertises that they package DOS 3.31 (not 3.30) with their system
and they state very clearly that it breaks the 32 M partition barrier.  Now, my
question is, can anyone confirm this?  If so, where can I buy a copy of DOS
3.31?  It seems like all I can find is 3.30.

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