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From: osbook@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (osbook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DOS 3.2
Message-ID: <2266@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>
Date: Tue, 2-Dec-86 02:29:55 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  2 02:29:55 1986
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Someone about asked the differences between DOS 3.1 and DOS 3.2. 
Here they are:

In general, DOS 3.2 fixed bugs, supports the Token Ring Network
and supports the new 3.2 in diskette drives.

New Commands:
    REPLACE
       allows you to selectively change versions of DOS
       and application programs or replace all occurrences
       of a file on a disk
    XCOPY
       allows you to copy whole directories including lower level
       subdirectories; faster than COPY plus important
       new options
    DRIVER.SYS
       general diskette device driver; in particular
       supports the 3.2 inch diskettes

Enhanced Commands:
    ATTRIB
       can set the archive bit
    COMMAND
       can set the size of the DOS environment
       this can be *very* important for people who use
       long path names; DOS 3.1 can do this but the
       feature is *undocumented* and works slightly
       different
    DISKCOMP
       supports 3.2 in diskettes
    DISKCOPY
       supports 3.2 in diskettes
    FORMAT
       will not let you accidentally format a hard disk
       has two important safety features
       *** important ***
    SHELL
       same as COMMAND above
    SELECT
       does more (Who cares?)

Harley Hahn
osbook@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu

P.S. I am trying to reach "akk2" who was trying to rename the
COPY command. Please send me an ARPA address. I can't get through
to you.

By the way, I am trying to send "akk2" a detailed explanation of what DOS
does to check if a command is an internal command.  If anyone else
is interested, I can post the explanation to the net.