bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (RAMontante) (12/25/90)
Hello DOS-heads, I want some advice about a DOS upgrade. I currently run v3.21 on an xt clone, but I'm getting a 386 with an 80Meg HD. I have some hopes for the soon-to-be-hoped-for version 5.01 :-), so I'm wondering whether I can get away with v3.21 until it appears. I can live with multiple partitions on the disk; I may put on a Minix partition anyway. On the other hand, if my Zenith release of v3.21 won't work with a generic 386, should I go with v3.3 or v4.01? The only 4.01 advantages I know of are big-disk support and network support, neither of which is important to me; but perhaps one will provide an easier conversion to v5 when that shows up? If it matters, I plan to run DesqView, so I want compatibility there... So, what should I do until MSDOS v5.01 comes out? Ride with v3.21, go to v3.3, or go to v4.0? thanks in advance. If I get enough email answers I'll post a summary. bob,mon.
Greg.Smith@p11.f477.n104.z1.METRONET.ORG (Greg Smith) (12/31/90)
To: bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
Ra> On the other hand, if my Zenith release of v3.21 won't work with a
Ra> generic 386, should I go with v3.3 or v4.01? The only 4.01 advantages
Ra> I know of are big-disk support and network support, neither of which
Ra> is important to me; but perhaps one will provide an easier conversion
Ra> to v5 when that shows up?
If you plan on using version 5.0, why not go ahead and get Dr-Dos 5.0. I am running it on my 20Mhz 286 and it works great. I highly recommend it. If not, go with 4.01, as you won't have to re-partition the disk when 5.0 comes.
Greg
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