woan@exeter.austin.ibm.com (Ronald S Woan) (06/18/91)
In article <1991Jun19.152255.5940@e2big.mko.dec.com> Timmons@atccad.enet.dec.com writes: >Thru July 10, Egghead has IBM PC-DOS 5.0 for only $39.99. That is >cheaper than dealers pay for MS-DOS 5.0. But, the ad says for IBM >PC's only! Is that true? It is an upgrade that installs over a preinstalled IBM PC-DOS only. The fully licensed version is $99 at Egghead, I believe. The generic MSDOS 5.0 upgrade is also $39.99 anyway. >To get the extra $20 off they ask you questions - could one of the >questions be "What is your IBM-PC Serial Number?) No, what speadsheet and wordprocessor do you use are the types of questions they ask, along with do you want to buy the additional book from Queue. >Is this just a statment to be sure IBM does not have to respond to >problems with clone? I can speculate, but has anybody actually done >the install? It may only be warranted for IBM machines... The full version should work fine, except for BASICA which expects part of it in ROM. -- +-----All Views Expressed Are My Own And Are Not Necessarily Shared By------+ +------------------------------My Employer----------------------------------+ + Ronald S. Woan woan@cactus.org or woan@austin.vnet.ibm.com + + other email addresses Prodigy: XTCR74A Compuserve: 73530,2537 +
timmons@atccad.enet.dec.com (06/19/91)
Thru July 10, Egghead has IBM PC-DOS 5.0 for only $39.99. That is cheaper than dealers pay for MS-DOS 5.0. But, the ad says for IBM PC's only! Is that true? Has anybody actually tried installing it on a clone? (Since it is an upgrade, it may look for an IBM version DOS, maybe even may look for "IBM" in ROM. To get the extra $20 off they ask you questions - could one of the questions be "What is your IBM-PC Serial Number?) Is this just a statment to be sure IBM does not have to respond to problems with clone? I can speculate, but has anybody actually done the install? Ray T.
ginsburg@cme.nist.gov (Dylan Ginsburg) (06/20/91)
In article <1991Jun19.152255.5940@e2big.mko.dec.com> timmons@atccad.enet.dec.com writes: > cheaper than dealers pay for MS-DOS 5.0. But, the ad says for IBM > PC's only! Is that true? Has anybody actually tried installing it > on a clone? I installed 5.0 on my DTK 1630 (386sx) with no problems whatsoever. > DOS, maybe even may look for "IBM" in ROM. To get the extra $20 off > they ask you questions - could one of the questions be "What is your > IBM-PC Serial Number?) The questions Egghead asks to get the rebate are very innocent. They ask about 15 questions about your configuration, which applications you use, etc. -Dylan
hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) (06/20/91)
I bought the 5.0 upgrade from Egghead. One of the questions they ask
is, "Do you want the IBM version or the MS-DOS version?" If you have a
clone, get the MS-DOS version.
I have successfully installed 5.0 on my Dell 386. I did have one
problem with himem.sys which is covered in an earlier post. Everything
seems to work fine now.
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-- jwhbgeer@javelin.sim.es.com (Bob Geer) (06/20/91)
hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes: >I bought the 5.0 upgrade from Egghead. One of the questions they ask >is, "Do you want the IBM version or the MS-DOS version?" If you have a >clone, get the MS-DOS version. The question was, since from information other postings Egghead is selling PC-DOS 5 for $40, some $20 cheaper than MS-DOS 5: DOES PC-DOS 5 WORK ON CLONES? The point is, can we clone owners expect to run PC-DOS 5 on our clones & save the $20? I've followed this thread as best I could & haven't seen anyone say specifically they were running PC-DOS 5 (the cheaper version) on their clone, & which clone they had. I would appreciate precise info... Thanks, Bob -- <> Bob `Bear' Geer <> bgeer%javelin.sim.es.com (this *should* work) <> <> cola-zombie <> speaking only for myself, one of my many tricks <> <> Salt Lake City, <> "We must strive to be more than we are, Lal." <> <> Ootah <> -- Cmdr. Data, learning schmaltz <>
wilcox@wucs1.wustl.edu (Don Wilcox) (06/20/91)
In article <1991Jun20.141510.8844@javelin.sim.es.com> bgeer%javelin@dsd.es.com writes: >hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes: >>I bought the 5.0 upgrade from Egghead. One of the questions they ask >>is, "Do you want the IBM version or the MS-DOS version?" If you have a >>clone, get the MS-DOS version. > >The question was, since from information other postings Egghead is >selling PC-DOS 5 for $40, some $20 cheaper than MS-DOS 5: The answer is, on another page of this very same Egghead flyer, there is an offer for MS-DOS 5.0 for $39.99. This makes the compatibility question moot. If you have a clone, buy MS-DOS, if you have a Blue machine, buy PC-DOS. > >Thanks, Bob Don Don Wilcox | "Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God, the Washington University in St. Louis | Lord is One." email: wilcox@cs.wustl.edu |
henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) (06/21/91)
wilcox@wucs1.wustl.edu (Don Wilcox) wrote: ->The answer is, on another page of this very same Egghead flyer, there is an ->offer for MS-DOS 5.0 for $39.99. This makes the compatibility question moot. ->If you have a clone, buy MS-DOS, if you have a Blue machine, buy PC-DOS. i didn't see such a thing ... i just picked up a MS-DOS 5.0 upgrade with 5.25" floppies and ran. the software upgrade process asks you what sort (brand name, not version) you are running now, and acts accordingly. -- # Henry Mensch / Advanced Decision Systems / <henry@ads.com>
ginsburg@cme.nist.gov (Dylan Ginsburg) (06/21/91)
In article <1991Jun20.141510.8844@javelin.sim.es.com> bgeer@javelin.sim.es.com (Bob Geer) writes:
The question was, since from information other postings Egghead is
selling PC-DOS 5 for $40, some $20 cheaper than MS-DOS 5:
DOES PC-DOS 5 WORK ON CLONES?
The point is, can we clone owners expect to run PC-DOS 5 on our clones
& save the $20? I've followed this thread as best I could & haven't
seen anyone say specifically they were running PC-DOS 5 (the cheaper
version) on their clone, & which clone they had.
I would appreciate precise info...
No, Egghead is offering the $20 rebate on MS-DOS 5 (perhaps PC as well,
I don't know). And there seems to be no restrictions on whether your
computer has to be a true blue IBM.
-Dylanvictor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Victor Menayang) (06/21/91)
In article <GINSBURG.91Jun19145559@rio.cme.nist.gov> ginsburg@cme.nist.gov (Dylan Ginsburg) writes: >In article <1991Jun19.152255.5940@e2big.mko.dec.com> timmons@atccad.enet.dec.com writes: >> cheaper than dealers pay for MS-DOS 5.0. But, the ad says for IBM >> PC's only! Is that true? Has anybody actually tried installing it >> on a clone? > >I installed 5.0 on my DTK 1630 (386sx) with no problems whatsoever. > But, why should you install IBM-DOS on a clone? Why don't just go with MS-DOS? -- Victor Menayang victor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Internet) vm@UTXVM (BITNET) ...!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!rtf1000 (UUCP) -------------------------------------------------------------
hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) (06/21/91)
>>>>> bgeer@javelin.sim.es.com (Bob Geer) writes: B> hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes: >I bought the 5.0 upgrade from Egghead. One of the questions they ask >is, "Do you want the IBM version or the MS-DOS version?" If you have a >clone, get the MS-DOS version. B> The question was, since from information other postings Egghead is B> selling PC-DOS 5 for $40, some $20 cheaper than MS-DOS 5: B> DOES PC-DOS 5 WORK ON CLONES? B> The point is, can we clone owners expect to run PC-DOS 5 on our clones B> & save the $20? I've followed this thread as best I could & haven't B> seen anyone say specifically they were running PC-DOS 5 (the cheaper B> version) on their clone, & which clone they had. B> I would appreciate precise info... The price for MS-DOS 5.0 is $39.95 + Shipping and handling, the same as PC-DOS. Why didn't you call EggHead and ask them? -- -- jwh
ralphs@seattleu.edu (06/21/91)
victor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Victor Menayang) writes: > But, why should you install IBM-DOS on a clone? > Why don't just go with MS-DOS? It may be interesting to note that the 5.0 _upgrade_ from CompuAdd costs ~$69.00 (or is it ~$59? Anyway...). If you buy their MS-DOS 5.0 full-blown kit (which is a COMPLETE operating system, not just the upgrade), it will cost $49.00. Curiouser and curiouser... Perhaps other vendors have a comparable arangement. DISCALIMER (of sorts): We buy a lot of stuff from CompuAdd and have always been satisfied. The only connection we have is that they get a bunch of money from us, from time to time.
nelson@desktop.nsc.com (Taed Nelson) (06/21/91)
In article <ugbzmwgpea@ads.com>, henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) writes: > i didn't see such a thing ... i just picked up a MS-DOS 5.0 upgrade > with 5.25" floppies and ran. the software upgrade process asks you > what sort (brand name, not version) you are running now, and acts > accordingly. That's odd -- I have a JDR 386 with MS-DOS 4.1 from Phoenix, and it never asked me anything about my current DOS when I installed it. Perhaps it can detect certain types of DOS?
pfcouvares@amherst.bitnet (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun21.141856.13246@asc.slb.com>, hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes: > as PC-DOS. Why didn't you call EggHead and ask them? I can answer this one: Because it's impossible! It took me two days and a *few hundred* calls to Egghead just to get through. (when I finally did get through, the operator told me that they're getting so many calls the phone system can't handle it and about every fifth call has such a bad connection they have to hang up!) ======================================================================= _______ | | | PETER F. COUVARES | | | | | | Internet: pfcouvares@amh.amherst.edu |---+---| | |\ "...I'm the one who's got to die when it's time | | \ for me to die, so let me live my life the | | \ way I want to..." |___|___\ - Jimi Hendrix ======================================================================= --- insert standard disclaimer here ---
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun20.141510.8844@javelin.sim.es.com> bgeer%javelin@dsd.es.com writes: >hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes: >>I bought the 5.0 upgrade from Egghead. One of the questions they ask >>is, "Do you want the IBM version or the MS-DOS version?" If you have a >>clone, get the MS-DOS version. > >The question was, since from information other postings Egghead is >selling PC-DOS 5 for $40, some $20 cheaper than MS-DOS 5: > Funny, I bought MS-DOS 5 from egghead for $39. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254
bgeer@javelin.sim.es.com (Bob Geer) (06/24/91)
pfcouvares@amherst.bitnet writes: >In article <1991Jun21.141856.13246@asc.slb.com>, hargrove@asc.slb.com (Jim Hargrove) writes: >> as PC-DOS. Why didn't you call EggHead and ask them? > I can answer this one: Because it's impossible! It took me two days >and a *few hundred* calls to Egghead just to get through. I succeeded getting thru to Egghead Saturday afternoon while Star Trek:TNG was being broadcast locally. Hmmmm....;-) -- <> Bob `Bear' Geer <> bgeer%javelin.sim.es.com (this *should* work) <> <> cola-zombie <> speaking only for myself, one of my many tricks <> <> Salt Lake City, <> "We must strive to be more than we are, Lal." <> <> Ootah <> -- Cmdr. Data, learning schmaltz <>