27 Apr
2004
27 Apr
'04
8:40 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Cisin" <cisin(a)xenosoft.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Old software available
The number of disks is NOT a suitable way to
differentiate between "full
install", "upgrade' and "stepup" (although the "stepup"
WAS available as a
single HD diskette, and even as a DOWNLOAD!)
Perhaps, it might be even more accurate, in identifying what it is,
to look at what is marked on the diskettes!
That is good advice EXCEPT companies such as IBM don't put the total number
of disks on each disk. Microsoft does, and since this is ms.dos it applies
but I just bought a Warp version that has 30 floppies or so, none of them
marked 1 of 15 etc. The bloody box doesn't even have the number of disks on
it, neither does the manual. Turned out to be the full version anyway.
Wasn't there a DOS 7 download from a Chinese site listed here a few months
ago?
bm