Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!umd5!mimsy!oddjob!gargoyle!ihnp4!ihlpl!figlik From: figlik@ihlpl.ATT.COM (55234-Figlik) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: DOS 3.3 Message-ID: <3373@ihlpl.ATT.COM> Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 12:58:25 EST Article-I.D.: ihlpl.3373 Posted: Tue Dec 8 12:58:25 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Dec-87 15:47:30 EST References: <164300022@uiucdcsb> <1094@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> <1189@homxb.UUCP> <1098@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> Reply-To: figlik@ihlpl.UUCP (55234-Figlik,J.R.) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 24 article <1098@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> simrin@mis.ucsf.edu.UUCP (Steve Simrin) writes: >In article <1189@homxb.UUCP> mr@homxb.UUCP (mark) writes: >> >>I suspect that DOS 3.4 will fix the 640K [screwup]. (not 3.3) >> > >I don't think so. Breaking the 640k barrier is one of the 2 big >features of OS/2 (multitasking being the other). If they fix DOS, it will >cut the sales of OS/2 significantly. In the documentation that accompanied the IBM DOS Technical Reference v3.3 was a note that stated that this was the last update that we would receive. I take that to mean that IBM is not planning to come out with any further DOS versions (although Microsoft may). /=============================================================================\ | Jim Figlik | | Physically at: | | Electronically yours at: AT&T Bell Laboratories | | Compuserve: 70047,3144 6R222 Indian Hill Main | | ATT&T BL: ihnp4!ihlpl!figlik Naperville and Warrenvill Rds | | (312) 979-3478 Naperville, IL 60566-7033 | \=============================================================================/ The usual disclaimers about not representing corporate/company views apply.