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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 05:09:31 +0600 (LKT)
From: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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Subject: Re: MS DOS 6.22 UPGRADE
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, The awesome and feared Damian Yerrick commented thusly,

> On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 19:31:09 +0200, "Martin Meyer"
> <carit AT gardenet DOT co DOT za> wrote:
> 
> >I need an upgrade of DOS 6.22.  Try to install DO 6.22, but the install
> >program tells me that I should get an Upgrade, because DOS is already
> >installed.
> 
> That's Microsoft licensing protection for you.  You're trying to
> install an OEM Not For Resale version of MS-DOS on top of another
> version of DOS. If you want a DOS to run your DJGPP stuff on, try
> Lineo's shareware DR DOS 7.03:

Is DR DOS (better) ie more stable than M$'s dos..?

Grendel

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