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From: "Matthias Paul" <Matthias DOT Paul AT post DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Combining DR-DOS 7.03 with OEM DR-DOS 7.05 to gain LBA capabilities
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:19:21 +0200
Organization: Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Germany
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On 2002-09-26, John Ross wrote:

>> What do you mean by DR-DOS 7.03B or 7.03C? Since you still
>> use the 7.03 IBMDOS.COM file, the DOS kernel (BDOS) would
>> not change in any way.
> 
> When I installed DR-DOS 7.03 on my laptop, and typed VER at the
> command prompt, the OS reports it's DR-DOS 7.03b. I don't recall
> anymore about the verbage. Whether it stated Caldera, Lineo, or
> Digital Research.

Has someone else noticed this as well? Well, there were several
upgrades for DR-DOS 7.02 and they were sometimes referred to
as Beta versions of DR-DOS 7.03, but I cannot remember having
seen an issue of DR-DOS reporting 7.03b on VER. Someone else?

> We discussed this once before in private e-mail wherein you asked
> me for the dates of certain files in the program. I believe you
> told me I had the latest version of those files installed.

Yes, thank's for reminding me. I have re-read our private thread
now. According to the kernel file dates, you seem to have the
"normal" latest DR-DOS 7.03 issue files, but there also was one
strange 2000 date you mentioned...

> It appears the next step would be Caldera's OpenDOS 7.02. In simple
> layman's terms what does it do that DR-DOS 7.03 doesn't?

Nothing. OpenDOS 7.02 only existed in Beta versions, the latter
product was named DR-DOS 7.02 and was the predecessor of DR-DOS 7.03.
Please note, that the OpenDOS contents on my web-page is outdated
and - as I state in the liner notes to these pages - was left
there by me simply for historical reference (and to be there already
in case the situation would change again)...

Greetings,

 Matthias

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