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- From: knepley@CS.ColoState.EDU (Ranseus (Jim Knepley))
- Subject: Re: MSDOS 5.0 vs DRDOS 6.0
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- Message-ID: <Nov16.204339.15821@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:43:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.064011.28416@ericsson.se> etxlli@eos.ericsson.se writes:
- > I'm thinking of buying a machine with preinstalled DRDOS 6.0 and
- > my question is:
- >
- > * What is the difference between MSDOS and DRDOS?
- DRDOS has better memory management (you'll still want to use QEMM,
- though), more commands (more _useful_ commands), and some utilities like
- SSTOR that are invaluable.
- > * Is DRDOS fully compatible with MSDOS?
- 100%? No. 99.98%? Yes. There are 2 or 3 programs out there that
- don't like DR DOS. They are Wiardry 7, the Unreal Demo, and one other that
- I can't remember the name of. Windows, DesqView, Xtree, Lotus, WordPerfect,
- dBase, etc all work fine.
-
- > * Are there any advantages/disadvantage with DRDOS compared to MSDOS?
- DRDOS isn't made by Microshaft. That's really enough in my view.
- There are many capabilities of DR DOS that MS doesn't have yet, look at just
- about any ad for DR and it'll give you a verbatim list.
-
- > I would appreciate some answers to these question since i'm doubtful
- > aboute this DRDOS thing.
-
- By all means, go out and get DR DOS. A small fraction of users
- experience some trouble. Talk to _any_ DR DOS user and they'll probably
- tell you that they'll never go back.
-
- Jim
-
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