Re: PC Transporter uses

[ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)]

dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
: Only if you have "upper memory blocks" or extended memory, i.e. a 286
: or 386 processor.  With an XT, MS-DOS 5.0 is better than 4.0, but both
: are worse than 3.3 in terms of memory usage.

So should I get rid of my DOS 5.0, and install DOS 3.3? How much memory will
I retain by switching to DOS 3.3?

What are the benefits of using DOS 5.0 instead of 3.3? 

: There are other benefits of course - MS-DOS 5 is much nicer to use than
: MS-DOS 3.3.  An even better option is to use a third-party replacement
: for COMMAND.COM, such as 4DOS.

What do you mean by "much nicer to use"? The DOS shell? 

Thanks for any info.

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: David Empson                                                               
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