There was also a DOS 1.05 released between 1.00 and 1.10 that fixed a math bug in BASIC,
if I recall correctly. It was available from retailers but it was never sold as a
packaged item.
I've got a copy of it, obtained from ComputerLand, in my DOS 1.0 box. I'm pretty
sure it boots as DOS 1.0 but contains new BASIC and BASICA programs.
Erik Klein
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Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
Kevin wrote:
> Can anyone advise what OS shipped with the IBM XT 5160 - I can't seem to
> find a definitive answer on the net.
On Wed, 4 May 2005, Eric Smith wrote:
None. IBM-DOS was available for separate purchase, as
were several
other operating systems.
Eric is right, of course, but IBM (and particularly some third party
IBM dealers, such as Computerland) also liked to bundle a few products
together.
Since low level format of hard drives was only available in the
"Advanced Diagnostics", if you bought a machine and OS at the same
time, IBM would gladly "install" it.
PC-DOS 1.00 was released simultaneously with the 5150. (8/11/1981)
PC-DOS 1.10 added support for double sided drives.
PC-DOS 2.00 was released simultaneously with the availability of the XT,
and added support for 9 sectors per track (v 8), subdirectories, and hard
drives.
PC-DOS 2.10 was released simultaneously with the PCJr and "portable PC",
and slowed down disk access for the lousy Qume 142 drives
PC-DOS 3.00 was released simultaneously with the AT, and added support for
1.2M floppies.
PC-DOS 3.10 added the network redirector and a few other items.
PC-DOS 3.20 added support for 720K 3.5" drives.
PC-DOS 3.30 was released simultaneously with the PS/2s, and added support
for 1.4M drives.
PC-DOS 4.00 added support for hard drives > 32M
PC-DOS 5.00 add some bundled software
PC-DOS 6.10 added bundled Compression.
PC-DOS 7.00 is too new to worry about.
NOTE: 1.25, 2.11, and 3.31 were only available as MS-DOS, NOT PC-DOS.
--
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