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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Comparing Apple and IBM: Same fate?
Message-ID: <819@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 17:58:47 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  6 17:58:47 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Dec-87 07:11:12 EST
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Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Keywords: DOS 3.3, IBM, Apple
Summary: Not according to the latest "PC Week"
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.ibm.pc:10889 comp.sys.apple:3629


I think it was in the latest "PC Week"* there was an article that
IBM / Microsoft announced plans for DOS 3.4.  Supposedly bigger
partitions and files will be possible anlong with other minor fine
tunings and bug fixes.

Rumors have it that this move (to DOS 3.4) is required due to
problems associated with the OS/2 "DOS Compatibility Box" (what a
ycuky name).  Supposedly MIS directors want to see some more life
in DOS to get payback on their "investment" in current DOS based
software.  Obviously, there is a very large base of XT level
hardware that taint gunna run OS/2 and people aren't phsychologically
ready yet to chuck those machines.

--Bill


*perhaps, it was "Infoworld"; they seem so similar.