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From: orenalex@bimacs.BITNET (oren alex)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: DO$ 5.0 features
Message-ID: <3344@bimacs.BITNET>
Date: 5 Jun 91 14:13:41 GMT
References: <1991Jun5.013944.15998@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Reply-To: orenalex@bimacs.UUCP (oren alex)
Organization: Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
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In article <1991Jun5.013944.15998@serval.net.wsu.edu> msmith@proton.tricity.wsu.edu (Mark Smith) writes:
>Ok I've heard all the stuff about 5.0 coming out in June.
>
>The question is "What are the features like?  Does it have any new features
>at all?"
>
>Can I use 8 Meg directly with it?
>
>Can I quit using EMM?
>
>Will it multitask?
>

Jesus, when will the netpeople stop asking those questions???
Read the title, it says "DOS 5.0"
                         ^^^
That means:     640K barrier (but EMS/XMS supported; leaves ~630K free),
                EMM still needed (included in the package),
                No multitasking (maybe DPMI support, not sure...)

What you really want is OS/2 or a UNIX variant.

Version 5.0 is not the answer to the prayers of furstrated DOS users,
but it's an improvement over previous versions.
I have a copy installed, if you like more info - email me (Serious
questions only, please!).

Arivederci,
        Alex