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From: acrosby@uafhp.uark.edu (Albert Crosby)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: MS DOS 5.0 Press Release
Summary: Similiar in APPEARANCE to Multitasking!!
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Date: 13 Jun 91 16:55:07 GMT
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> REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1991 JUN 11 (NB) -- Microsoft has 
> rolled out the latest version of its MS-DOS operating system. 
> MS-DOS 5 makes more memory available for DOS applications and data 
> files, including those running under the Microsoft Windows 
> environment, offers a new shell, online help, a task swapper that 
> is similar in appearance to multitasking, and an undelete utility.
  
Gee, similiar in APPEARANCE to multitasking!  Does that mean that my
Lotus Spreadsheet will APPEAR to recalculate when I have it swapped?

I expect not.

Whoever wrote this press release at Microsoft needs to get a grip on reality.

Too bad noone holds a 'look-and-feel' patent on multitasking! :-)