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From: Aamir.Zakaria@samba.acs.unc.edu (Aamir Zakaria)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: DOS 5.0
Keywords: DOS
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Date: 26 Jan 91 03:51:39 GMT
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To add to some of the previous comments, the new version of DOS should be out
soon, and it also loads most of itself into extended memory, freeing up about
45k.  This won't help XT users, but will help most everyone else equipped with
extended memory.  The user-interface is said to be more like Windows 3.0 than
DOS 4.0.  Some new features include a help system, a task switcher to allow
switching between programs, utilities for restoring accidentally deleted
files and for rebuilding disks, and a full-screen editor in lieu of EDLIN.
Also, it will support upcoming 2.8 MB floppies.