Re: PC Transporter uses

[dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <1993May17.013340.1001@nuscc.nus.sg> ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:
> dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
> 
> 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?

I'm not sure, since I've never run DOS 5 on an XT.  As a rough guess,
I'd say something in the region of 10k of RAM.

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

Lots of new options for built-in and disk-based commands, such as
sorting options for DIR; includes disk caching software; has a "quick
format" option and undelete/unformat support; much better version of
BASIC included; much better editor, etc.

> : 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? 

... which I prefer to call "Dos Hell".  A major waste of time and
memory, if you are happy enough using the command line.  Its switching
feature may come in handy on some machines, but would be slow enough
to be unbearable on the PC Transporter.
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