Message-ID: <39570AE7.6F9A7CA@pysmatic.net> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 00:48:55 -0700 From: Neal X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.08 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Opiniom on Different versins of DOS References: <002301bfde9b$eaf539a0$0abf06d5 AT mad> <3956310C DOT C5EA4DC5 AT pysmatic DOT net> <39564358 DOT AE20BEC6 AT internet1 DOT net> <3956500B DOT C2E3A355 AT pysmatic DOT net> <20000625235454 DOT B800 AT flash DOT net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Now that the discussion has continued, I remember.... I bought MS-DOS 5.00 and installed it.... It promptly started to trash my HD... It was after that experience that I never seriously used MS/PC-DOS... --Sometimes MS-DOS 6.22 can resolve problems in DR-DOS fdisk. It's been DR-DOS every since. MS-DOS 5.00 was a rush effort to try to "match" DR-DOS, because MS-DOS was so deficient in comparison (Bill was getting worried at this point) :-) -- In this time frame is where the "kill DR-DOS at any cost" effort was started, which was a success. Again, my list is "suggestions" NOT gospel. I really like the Apr 93 (final) version of DR-DOS. Neal -------------------------------------------------------- Marc D. Williams wrote: > On Sun, Jun 25, 2000 at 11:31:40AM -0700, Neal wrote: > > > > MS-DOS 5.00 is notoriously bad, I'm not familiar with 5.01 or 5.02. > > > Hmm, I was always figured 5.00 was one of their better offerings. > Never had problems with it and on a couple of old machines I used > it exclusively (wouldn't put any higher versions as they didn't offer > anything worth upgrading for). > I don't remember if there ever was an MS-DOS 5.01 or higher. > > > The list is presented to "suggest" ways to avoid unnecessary problems when > > using an older DOS or even a newer one. Folks that have never used DOS, > > should be kinda steered away from bad versions, so they don't have > > unnecessary problems :-) > > > I haven't been to the page yet but I assume you list what's bad about > various versions? The MS-DOS 5 thing seems not right. > Probably something I'm unaware of. > > > -- > >>ANIME SENSHI<< > > Marc D. Williams > marcdw AT flash DOT net > http://www.oldskool.org/~tvdog/ -- DOS Internet & Tandy 1000 > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Platform/8269/ -- Win3.x Makeover