Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!husc6!rutgers!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!hao!noao!hsi!tankus From: tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: DOS (new versions) Message-ID: <466@hsi.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 08:03:20 EST Article-I.D.: hsi.466 Posted: Wed Jan 14 08:03:20 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Jan-87 22:31:54 EST References: <1956@cvl.umd.edu> Organization: Health Systems Int., New Haven, CT. Lines: 26 > > Does anyone know if the newer versions of DOS (4.0 due at the end of '86 and > 5.0 due early '87) are out yet and any information about them? 4.0 is > supposed to be multitasking while 5.0 is supposed to support multiple users as > well as multitask. > > -eli > Eli Liang (temporarily at tk@cvl.umd.edu) > -- > Tharakesh Siddalingaiah --- > University of Maryland Computer Vision Lab, (301) 454-5858 > ARPA:tk@cvl.umd.ed UUCP:{seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!cvl!tk DOS 4.0 will only be available to OEM's and the like. DOS 5.0 (IBM or MS) is supposed to be out in the latter half of the 2nd quarter or the 1st half of the 3rd quarter of this year. Double-speak does have its moments! Cheers! -- -- Ed. Net : {noao!ihnp4!yale!}!hsi!tankus Snail: Health Systems Int'l, 100 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511 Bell : (203) 562-2101