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From: adamsd@crash.cts.com (Adams Douglas)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: New DOS(s) Yes, but WHY upgrade?
Keywords: MS-DOS, DR-DOS, 5.0
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.175133.13190@crash.cts.com>
Date: 14 Jun 91 17:51:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: crash.1991Jun14.175133.13190
References: <1991Jun12.170655.7003@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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In <1991Jun12.170655.7003@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> smsmith@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M Smith) writes:

[point by point analysis of why everything MSDOS 5.0 does his system
 already does]

>Can anybody give me a good reason why I should upgrade to DOS 5.0
>from DOS 4.01???  Getting a measly 5k or 10k more base memory is
>NOT worth $60!!!

Then don't buy it. I don't get the impression someone is saying you
_must_ buy it.