On 2002-07-01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Gerald Edenyard> said:
>Here's a history question!! Please can anyone tell me what the
>equivalent to MS-DOS 5.0 was in IBM PC-DOS or DR-DOS version
>numbers? I have an old 486 that ran well on MS-DOS 5.0 but seems
>noticeably slower on IBM PC-DOS 7, so I'd like to find an old(er)
>IBM PC-DOS that would run on the machine in a similar way.
If memory serves me properly, the IBM DOS versions were (roughly) about
one number higher in comparison to the MS-DOS equivalents. In any case,
having used both MS-DOS 5.0 and PC DOS 5.02, I'd say that the latter
would approximate what you experienced with Microsoft's DOS -- and perhaps
even exceed your expectations. In my own practice, though, I haven't
had any problems with the performance of PC DOS 7 on 486-class machines;
I usually install PC DOS 5.02 or 3.3 on 386 or lower systems.
Jerry -- using his IBM PS/ValuePoint 433DX/Si | 16MB RAM; 504MB HDD
and his internal 56 kbps V.90 ITU Award Technology modem
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