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From: eric@cs.fau.edu (Eric Thav)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 & 4DOS3.02a
Message-ID: <1991Jan13.184932.16968@cs.fau.edu>
Date: 13 Jan 91 18:49:32 GMT
References: <1991Jan12.023802.11205@cs.uoregon.edu>
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Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
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>I've heard (unsubstantiated) rumors that 4DOS3.02a is in strong
>disagreement with MS-DOS 5.0 (beta-copies).  I'd like to know if 
>anyone out there who has both (beta) MS-DOS 5.0 and 4DOS can elaborate on
>any possible problems they have encountered with inconpatibilities.
>How about with Dr.Dos 5.0?

I think it is for the benefit of the net, so that rumors such as this can be
substantiated before they get out of hand.

4DOS 3.02a (and its successor-in-beta-test 4DOS 4.0) work PERFECTLY fine with
MS-DOS 5.0 beta copies.  I am running both programs and I'd swear they're made
for each other.  Sure, DOS 5.0, when released, will be, IMNSHO, be the cat's
meow, but it still doesn't have (nor should we ever expect) the great wealth
of features that 4DOS has.  

As for DR-DOS 5.0, it will work with DR-DOS 5.0, but they don't get along as 
well.  I don't have any specific information as what is wrong between the two,
but I do know "something" exists between the two that one or the other doesn't
like very much.



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