Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers.rutgers.edu!sri-spam!mordor!lll-tis!ptsfa!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pre1 From: pre1@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Grant Prellwitz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: DOS 3.3 upgrade Message-ID: <2090@sphinx.uchicago.edu> Date: Sun, 19-Jul-87 21:39:37 EDT Article-I.D.: sphinx.2090 Posted: Sun Jul 19 21:39:37 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Jul-87 03:55:18 EDT Reply-To: pre1@sphinx.UUCP (Grant Prellwitz) Distribution: na Organization: U Chicago Computation Center Lines: 24 Summary: can't have 3.2 and 3.3 I just finished reading the form that came over the net a while ago to upgrade to DOS 3.3. The last paragraph says in part: "Within 30 days of receipt of the IBM DOS Program Version 3.30 Upgrade Kit, I agree to destroy the programs on the original IBM DOS Program diskettes and all copies of the program." In other words, Once you buy DOS 3.30, you have to use it and no other version of DOS (unless you pay the full price for another version) EVEN IF YOU ARE STRUCK BY THE HARD DISK INCOMPATABILITY PROBLEM. It appears to me that this is another instance of IBM saying "you'll go where we want you to go with our products or you don't count." Witness the following: 1) the above restrictions on upgrading. 2) their stating that 3.30 is the only official 3.x version. 3) discontinuing the PC/XT and AT lines, thereby forcing potential IBM customers to go with the PS/2. I used to think that the IBM bashing that went on here was a little excessive at times. Now I'm not so sure. customers -- =====================Grant Prellwitz========================== !ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pre1 pre1@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP 76474,2121 (CIS) pre1 (BIX) The DOCTOR didn't need a funny line, why do I?