pfcouvares@amherst.bitnet (06/20/91)
With the new release of MSDOS 5.0, it seems that a corresponding update to MS Windows would be due. Does anyone know if or when this update is scheduled for release? I was considering buying MSDOS 5.0, but I am inclined to wait for version 5.1 and the next version of Windows so all the bugs can be worked out between them. Does anyone have any info or advice? Please email me if you can help. Thanks! -Peter Couvares pfcouvares@amh.amherst.edu
reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim Reisert) (06/21/91)
Last I heard, Windows 3.1 would be released around the end of the year. - Jim =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "The opinions expressed here in no way represent the views of Digital Equipment Corporation." James J. Reisert Internet: reisert@mast.enet.dec.com Digital Equipment Corp. UUCP: ...decwrl!mast.enet!reisert 146 Main Street Voice: 508-493-5747 Maynard, MA 01754 FAX: 508-493-0395
hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) (06/21/91)
I received two flyers about windows 3.1 this week. One was for a free
"seminar" explaining the benefits of 3.1. The other was for a real
seminar for developers (about $500). At the latter a copy of the beta
release of 3.1 will be available.
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-- jwheonu24@castle.ed.ac.uk (I Reid) (06/21/91)
pfcouvares@amherst.bitnet writes: > With the new release of MSDOS 5.0, it seems that a corresponding update >to MS Windows would be due. Does anyone know if or when this update is >scheduled for release? I was considering buying MSDOS 5.0, but I am inclined to >wait for version 5.1 and the next version of Windows so all the bugs can be >worked out between them. Does anyone have any info or advice? Please email me >if you can help. Thanks! Don't know about Windows 4 but win32 is supposed to be arriving in November. Iain
jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu (Jason Merrill) (06/26/91)
>>>>> On 20 Jun 91 05:05:33 GMT, pfcouvares@amherst.bitnet said: > With the new release of MSDOS 5.0, it seems that a corresponding > update to MS Windows would be due. Does anyone know if or when this > update is scheduled for release? I was considering buying MSDOS 5.0, but > I am inclined to wait for version 5.1 and the next version of Windows so > all the bugs can be worked out between them. Does anyone have any info or > advice? Please email me if you can help. Thanks! I strongly doubt there are any significant bugs between Windows 3 and DOS 5.0; after all, they are both MS products, and DOS 5 had the largest beta testing program MS (or anyone else?) has ever used. Problems are starting to crop up with DOS 5, but these are obscure incompatibilities like Plus Hardcards not working properly on 6Mhz IBM AT's (and only 6Mhz IBM AT's) under DOS 5. Anything Joe Average User, or even Joe Average Power User, is likely to do will work. I've used DOS 5 with Windows ever since the December '90 beta release, and have had no problems. Jason Merrill jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu