From:	"Mike Petrie" <mike AT petrie DOT u-net DOT com>
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Date:	Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:10:51 +0900
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Hi Charles,

Any chance of emailing me a copy of the patch. I thought it was Win311, but
I may be wrong.


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Mike Petrie

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> From: Charles Dye <raster AT highfiber DOT com>
> Subject: Re: Various Questions
>
> At 12:29 PM 3/7/00 +0900, "Mike Petrie" <mike AT petrie DOT u-net DOT com> wrote:
>
> >Does anybody have the patch archive for DR-DOS (6?) that was
> >release a couple of week after MS Windows 3.11 hit the streets
> >to overcome the problem where the Windows installation would
> >abort half way through if DR-DOS was found? I think it was
> >DR-DOS 6 and Win3.11 (not 3.1) but it's been quite a while now.
> >I'm particularly interested in the readme that was with the
> >patch and described both the problem and the fix.
>
> I have an April 1992 patch kit for DR DOS 6 which provided
> compatibility with Windows 3.1.  Not certain if this is what you
> want.  Windows 3.0 would install okay on the original DR DOS 6,
> but Windows 3.1 would not -- according to my own memory, which
> may well be incorrect.
>
> I understand that there was also a March 1993 update for
> compatibility with Windows for Workgroups.  I have not been able
> to locate this patch anywhere, however.  Sorry.
>
> raster AT highfiber DOT com
>

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