baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (10/27/89)
I am taking a poll on MS-DOS 3.3 vs MS-DOS 4.01. If you have used both versions then email to me which one of the two you prefer. I will then post the results here. Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260 Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 |
CMH117@PSUVM.BITNET (Charles Hannum) (10/29/89)
Personally, I use both. I use 3.30 on systems that I must use that don't have a hard disk, and 4.01 on my own machine. I don't see what all the complaining is about; I've never had any major problems with either system. Furthermore, I think such a poll is a ridiculous waste of InterNet resources. If you still want to use 3.30, then use it. If you like 4.01, then use it. I don't really care, and I don't want to read this garbage any more. Until someone can state some *REAL* problems, not just generalizations, everybody SHUT UP!!!! There has been *far* too much said about this already.
ODX@PSUVM.BITNET (Tim Larson) (10/31/89)
In article <89302.005853CMH117@PSUVM.BITNET>, Charles Hannum <CMH117@PSUVM.BITNET> says: > >Personally, I use both. I use 3.30 on systems that I must use that don't have >a hard disk, and 4.01 on my own machine. I don't see what all the complaining >is about; I've never had any major problems with either system. Others, however, have reported problems with some programs (see recent post- ings). If you have not had any problems, then that is good news for the set of programs/utilities that you use, not a proof that others do not have problems. > >Furthermore, I think such a poll is a ridiculous waste of InterNet resources. >If you still want to use 3.30, then use it. If you like 4.01, then use it. I >don't really care, and I don't want to read this garbage any more. Until The questions here are not necessarily user-oriented, but are more programmer- oriented. Questions like "what incompatibilities should I look out for" are of general interest and are appropriate for a group like alt.msdos.programmer. If you do not want to read an article, then don't. I read only a small fraction of the postings on the net, but I don't consider the ones I don't read to be garbage. >someone can state some *REAL* problems, not just generalizations, everybody >SHUT UP!!!! There has been *far* too much said about this already. > Everybody is interested in seeing what specific problems there are, but in the real-world, not everyone is able to identify exactly where their problem springs from. The great diversity of posters to the net from end-users to gurus provides an opportunity for people to learn more than they ever would by themselves or even within their own companies. If every article posted here had to pass a rigid test for importance and specificity, the net would be crippled beyond any usefulness. -Tim Larson Please note: the opinions expressed in this article (except for quoted material) are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent those of any other person or company.