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From: ginsburg@cme.nist.gov (Dylan Ginsburg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Does IBM DOS 5.0 work on Clones?
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Date: 19 Jun 91 18:55:59 GMT
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In-reply-to: timmons@atccad.enet.dec.com's message of 19 Jun 91 15:22:55 GMT

In article <1991Jun19.152255.5940@e2big.mko.dec.com> timmons@atccad.enet.dec.com writes:
>   cheaper than dealers pay for MS-DOS 5.0.  But, the ad says for IBM
>   PC's only!  Is that true?  Has anybody actually tried installing it
>   on a clone?

I installed 5.0 on my DTK 1630 (386sx) with no problems whatsoever.

>   DOS, maybe even may look for "IBM" in ROM.  To get the extra $20 off
>   they ask you questions - could one of the questions be "What is your
>   IBM-PC Serial Number?)

The questions Egghead asks to get the rebate are very innocent. They
ask about 15 questions  about your configuration, which
applications you use, etc.

-Dylan