Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!blister!micasa!jzl From: jzl@micasa.UUCP (Jack Z. Lupic) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 Keywords: DOS Message-ID: Date: Mon, 28 Jan 91 20:17:29 EST References: <2401@beguine.UUCP> Aamir.Zakaria@samba.acs.unc.edu (Aamir Zakaria) writes: > 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 wit > 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. Then DOS 5.0 will dissapoint most of us since what you are describing is already available on the market. Speaking of the tail wagging the dog. ----- Jack Z. Lupic - Scarborough, Ont., Canada {aimed,becker,blister,torag,utdoe}!micasa!jzl