Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!gatech!prism!hh2 From: hh2@prism.gatech.EDU (HAAS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 soon? Message-ID: <21512@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 8 Feb 91 03:58:49 GMT References: <19770001@hpctdpa.HP.COM> <1991Feb1.222609.6564@val.com> <1991Feb7.220816.13113@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute Lines: 33 In article <1991Feb7.220816.13113@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@atropa (Dire Wolf) writes: >jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) writes: >>seeing (or likely to see) the problems they fix. Considering the number >>of customers in the field the costs of distributing so many updates would >>run up the price of the product to mainframe levels. Comments? >*---- >Yes - they could distribute fixes and patches on a BBS like Western >Digital, Central Point Systems, etc. and make it very cheap. >-- > Mike Berger > Department of Statistics, University of Illinois Something that I foind interesting, is that IBM DOES have a BBS, and yes, DOS Patches ARE available on it. It's mainly for PC user group administrators, but is also open to the public. Since it is (or was once called) the IBM PC Regional Support Center BBS, then I suppose that there may be other BBS similar to this one in other parts of the country. It's here in Atlanta. The local number is 404-835-6600, and the Sysop is Wyn Easton. The board has turned almost exclusively OS/2, but DOS questions WILL be answered (as will AIX questions - but don't wait for one!). One of the better features is that is has a database of both IBM and non- IBM products for the PS/2 (some AT bus add-ons get through as well). If you call - be sure to join conference 13 and ask an AIX question, before they drop the support!! hh --- Harry Haas GTRI/RIDL/EB | Georgia Tech Research Institute Research Engineer II | Georgia Institute of Technology 404-528-7679 | Atlanta Georgia, 30332 ---------------------------------------------------------------- hh2@prism.gatech.edu "What makes it DO that?!" - Bones