cms2839@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.M. Stuntz) (04/08/90)
In article <1J37g2w161w@cattie.UUCP> cattie!marks@hutch.UUCP (Mark Schaffer) writes: >What exactly are advantages that DOS 4.0 has over DOS 3.3? I know that >DOS 4.0 can handle partitions larger than 32MB, but is there anything >else? > well , it has a shell ( from what i've heard it's not very good ) and it makes better use of expanded memory , but the biggest advantage that i've heard of so far is that it uses 2KB clusters instead of 4K with previous versions . this frees up hard drive space , if you have lots of small files , but you must re-fromat ( high level ) your hard drive . i've not switched yet , though ... -a.stranger -- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ "Imagination keeps the shadows away - Xymox @ @~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@ @ a.stranger - CMS2839%RITVAX.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu @
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) (04/09/90)
In article <1J37g2w161w@cattie.UUCP> cattie!marks@hutch.UUCP (Mark Schaffer) writes: >What exactly are advantages that DOS 4.0 has over DOS 3.3? I know that >DOS 4.0 can handle partitions larger than 32MB, but is there anything >else? Isn't that enough? 4.01 also includes a visual shell, *sort of* a windowing based front end to DOS. It also comes with SMARTDRV.SYS, which is a disk cache. kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propeller Labs Kaleb Keithley spelling and grammar flames > /dev/null
gbastin@x102c.harris-atd.com (Gary Bastin 60293) (04/12/90)
In article <3334@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> kaleb@mars.UUCP (Kaleb Keithley) writes: >In article <1J37g2w161w@cattie.UUCP> cattie!marks@hutch.UUCP (Mark Schaffer) writes: >>What exactly are advantages that DOS 4.0 has over DOS 3.3? I know that >>DOS 4.0 can handle partitions larger than 32MB, but is there anything >>else? > >Isn't that enough? 4.01 also includes a visual shell, *sort of* a windowing >based front end to DOS. It also comes with SMARTDRV.SYS, which is a disk >cache. > Although it might not matter to most, there is a fundamental reason why some users might not _want_ to go to DOS 4.01 in spite of the shell and larger partitions. Namely, the amount of RAM that DOS4.01 has to take as its own. With programs that need around 585K to 592K of free RAM to run, DOS4.01 just simply doesn't leave enough room! DOS 3.3 is not nearly so memory hungry. I got burned on this one trying to set up Touchstone RF by EESOF. It would not run under DOS4.01, but ran fine under DOS 3.3. A call to the factory revealed that the statement of DOS3.X and later was in error, you really could only run under DOS 3.3! I managed to swap a copy of DOS4.01 for DOS 3.3, but felt that I was getting taken by the fact that DOS 4.01 cost more than 3.3, and I could not even use it! It was embarassing since I had made the recommendation for my company to get DOS 4.01 in the first place to run with the Touchstone RF package! Just my $.02... Gary Bastin /-/-/ arpa: gbastin@x102c.ess.harris.com Mail Stop 102-4853 | phone: (407) 729-3304 Harris Corporation GASD | packet: WB4YAF @ N4JLR.FL.USA.NA P.O.B. 94000, Melbourne FL 32902 Speaking from, but not for, Harris!
fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) (04/14/90)
[discussion of why DOS 4.01 is great and/or a dog deleted]
This brings up the question: is there a way to work with bigger partitions
under DOS 3.3?
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Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX
uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyl (206)527-3385srg@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu (Steven R Gerber) (04/15/90)
In article <650@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: >[discussion of why DOS 4.01 is great and/or a dog deleted] > >This brings up the question: is there a way to work with bigger partitions >under DOS 3.3? > >-- >Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX > uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyl (206)527-3385 Use OnTrack's DiskManager software. It's great. **************************************************************** * Steven R. Gerber - PAL (Programmer At Large) * srg@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu * Tel: 212-794-8721 * UUCP: ...rutgers!columbia!cunixd!srg * FAX: 212-794-8722 ****************************************************************
hinton@netcom.UUCP (Greg Hinton) (04/15/90)
In article <650@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: >This brings up the question: is there a way to work with bigger partitions >under DOS 3.3? Get your hands on a copy of Compaq DOS 3.31. That was the first version with the so-called "Bigfoot" partition.