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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: MS-DOS 5.0 and PC/OS2
Message-ID: <1534@megatest.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 11-Jun-87 17:30:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: megatest.1534
Posted: Thu Jun 11 17:30:25 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jun-87 19:38:59 EDT
Organization: Megatest Corporation, San Jose, Ca
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I trying to sort out the rumors pertaining to the capabilities of the
next release of MS-DOS, and the first release of PC/OS2.

Could anyone please comment/confirm/deny the following:

	1) PC/OS2 will not be compatible with the current applications
	   written for MS-DOS. I.e., if you have a copy of Lotus 123 and
	   wish to use the multitasking/enhanced memory capabilities of
	   PC/OS2, you will need a new copy.

	2) The next release of MS-DOS will reportedly unlock the extended
	   memory inherent in the AT and 386 machines, but will it have
	   multitasking? a windowing environment? both?

	3) To what extent will the next release of MS-DOS use the extended
	   or (in the case of the 386) virtual PC modes built into the
	   processors?