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From: ash@mlacus.oz (Ash Nallawalla)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Multitasking version of MS-DOS?
Summary: MS-DOS 4.0
Message-ID: <363@mlacus.oz>
Date: 28 Feb 90 02:02:06 GMT
References: <1990Feb14.225742.20401@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Organization: Australian Centre for Unisys Software, Melbourne
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In article <1990Feb14.225742.20401@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes:
> 
> I have heard rumour several times, which people claim to be fact,
> that a while ago, Microsoft released a multitasking version of MS-DOS
> to the European market, in reponse to market competition there.  

I recall seeing something in Australia under the name MS-DOS 4.0 (when 3.3
was the released version). It was a beta release only. I don't think it was
anything like the present 4.0. Hopefully others in oz may know more.

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