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From: woan@exeter.austin.ibm.com (Ronald S Woan)
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Subject: Install MS-DOS 5.0 on PS/2 w/PC-DOS 4.01??
Summary: why bother?
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Date: 13 Jun 91 04:51:20 GMT
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In article <1991Jun12.194847.28839@mips.mitek.com> matt@convex.mitek.com (Matthew Lyle) writes:
>Has anybody out there heard of a reason *not* to install the MS-DOS 5.0 
>upgrade on an IBM PS/2 running the true blue version of PC-DOS??

Here are a few, though I don't believe them to be that strong. Is
there a reason for not going with PCDOS?  Anyway, the Egghead $39
(1-800-EGGHEAD for mail order) price is good for either, so cost
shouldn't be a factor:

1. Evidently PCDOS is required for RIPL from OS/2 Lan Server, if you
use this feature due to the naming of the hidden files.

2. OS/2 2.0 special upgrade is from PCDOS only. Well then again, you
still have the old PCDOS license for the version you are currently
running.

3. PCDOS upgrade makes UNINSTALL capability optional for those of you
tight on disk space and trusting in nature :-)

4. BASIC as with PCDOS versions before is smaller than that of MSDOS
due to use of ROM stubs in IBM machines, i.e. casette basic.

5. guaranteed compatibility testing with IBM hardware and direct
support from IBM including through IBMLink system.

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