From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: WARNING: DOS is about to die.
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:50:16 +0200
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On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Rez wrote:

> > Don't believe in rumors, particularly in this one.  This rumor, or its
> > many varieties, has been around for at least 10 years, since we heard
> > that DOS 4.0 will be the last DOS version.
> 
> This time it isn't exactly a rumour. "There will no longer be any DOS of
> any description, including the DOS box" or words to that direct effect
> were part of the M$ rep's promotional spiel

I have heard these rumors for too long to believe to yet another MS 
ad.  I will believe it when I see it.

 on WinBalls^H^H^H^H^H 2000
> at a M$ Technet seminar I attended back about April or so.
> 
> ~REZ~
> 
>