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From: mmac@islenet.UUCP (Michael E. Macmillan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: DOS 3.1
Message-ID: <4042@islenet.UUCP>
Date: 25 May 88 21:37:29 GMT
Organization: Islenet Inc.,  Honolulu
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For those who may not have seen it elsewhere, here is the recent release
from Suitable Solutions regarding MS-DOS 3.1:
   
Announcing MS-DOS 3.1 for the DEC Rainbow           May 16, 1988

Suitable Solutions, Inc. of Santa Clara, California announces the
signing of an exclusive agreement with Digital Equipment Corporation
for MS-DOS version 3.1 for the DEC Rainbow.

MS-DOS version 3.1 was intended to be released by DEC in 1987, along
with MS-WINDOWS and a network integration kit, but was shelved when
DEC discontinued sales and manufacturing of the Rainbow.  Suitable
Solutions, the leading manufacturer of add-on products for the
Rainbow, will now be providing Rainbow users with MS-DOS version
3.1.  There are no plans to provide either MS-Windows or the network
integration kit at this time.  Suitable Solutions will be solely
responsible for sales, distribution, and support of the MS-DOS 3.1
software.

One of the major advantages of MS-DOS 3.1 for the Rainbow is the
ability to make full use of large hard disks.  Previously, Rainbow
users were limited to a maximum of four 8-megabyte partitions under
MS-DOS.  With DOS 3.1, users can create any number of partitions up
to 32 megabytes each.  In addition, version 3.1 of MS-DOS adds a
number of new commands and features, including ASSIGN, ATTIB, JOIN,
SHARE and SUBST.

MS-DOS version 3.1 is expected to ship by August 1, 1988.  For
further details, contact Suitable Solutions' representatives in
Booth 2025, DEXPO South 88.

Contact:       Julie Starr
               Suitable Solutions
               1700 Wyatt Drive #12
               Santa Clara, CA  95054
               (408) 727-9090