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From: cgf@ednor.bbc.com (Chris Faylor)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: MD-DOS 5.0 Release Date
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.205431.2047@ednor.bbc.com>
Date: 27 Mar 91 20:54:31 GMT
References: <1991Mar22.084259.29905@agora.rain.com>
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Organization: Boston Business Computing, Ltd.; Andover, MA, USA
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In article <1991Mar22.084259.29905@agora.rain.com> tedm@agora.rain.com (Ted Mittelstaedt) writes:
>
>
>Ah, didn't you know how to get a copy of DOS 5.0?  Simply call up Microsoft
>and say that you are a software developer, and need a Beta copy so your
>program will be doss-compatible when you release it.
>  Evidently, Microsoft has made the decision not to release DOS 5.0 until
>every developer in the country has had a copy on their shelves with an inch
>thick coating of dust on it.
>   
>   MS-DOS 5.0 : The first operating system manufactured in permanent Beta 

Ok.  Maybe this was tongue-in-cheek, but I tried calling Microsoft.  They
instructed me to write a letter to their corporate headquarters if I want
to be a beta tester.  Is there actually a number I can call to get an
advance copy?  I am a software developer and I do have concerns as to whether
my product will run correctly.

Can anyone help out here?
-- 
Chris Faylor		Boston Business Computing, Ltd.
cgf@ednor.bbc.com	"I am not here."