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From: Makey@LOGICON.ARPA.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: DOS 2.5 vs. DOS 3.0
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Date: Thu, 12-Mar-87 17:11:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 12 17:11:00 1987
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I am getting ready to buy a 1050 disk drive for my 800XL.  One the
mail-order ads in ANALOG Computing says that they include DOS 2.5 with
the drive, another says they include DOS 3.0, and the rest are silent
on the topic.  Some questions:

1.  Does DOS always come with the 1050 or are those two firms actually
    providing something special?

2.  If I have a choice (and it seems that I do), which DOS should I get
    and why?  (I know that newer does not necessarily mean "better".)

3.  Are there any other versions of DOS that I might want to use?

4.  If I buy the drive that comes with DOS 2.5 (because it's cheaper),
    can I *legally* make a copy of someone else's DOS 3.0 and use it?

Thanks for the info.

                               :: Jeff Makey
                                  Makey@LOGICON.ARPA