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FYI
(Note: The origin of this information may be internal or external
to Novell. Novell makes every effort within its means to verify
this information. However, the information provided in this
document is FOR YOUR INFORMATION only. Novell makes no explicit or
implied claims to the validity of this information.)
TITLE: A Comparison of DR Multiuser DOS 5.0 & 5.1
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI-M-1913
DATE: 26OCT92
PRODUCT: DR Multiuser DOS
PRODUCT VERSION: 5.0 & 5.1
Feature DR Multiuser DOS 5.0 DR Multiuser DOS 5.1
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Security Hardware security key No hardware security key
required for instal- required in US and UK
lation and operation. versions. Security features
of DR DOS 6.0 are compatible
with DR Multiuser DOS 5.1
KEYB supplied Not supplied in US
version
NetWare One session at a time Fully integrated support for
can load standard IPX client access to a NetWare
and NETX (or NET3) server. Separate logins
drivers. allowed for up to 16 DOS
sessions, using unique DR
Multiuser DOS IPX drivers.
Pre-built IPX drivers are
included with v.5.1 for
the most commonly available
network hardware. An IPX
protocol handler is
included, for use in
generating IPX.COM if one of
the pre-built drivers does
not support the existing
hardware.
Memory New commands allowed in
CCONFIG.SYS include HIDEVICE
and HIINSTALL. These allow
drivers and TSRs to be
loaded into upper memory,
thereby increasing the
amount of conventional
memory available to
applications.
New CCONFIG.SYS commands:
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CHAIN allows transfer of control to another configuration file
LOCKS allows alteration of the maximum number of locked records
per process. The default is 32; this allows the number to
be in the range of 0-255.
SLICE allows alteration of the time slice ratio between
foreground and background processes.
TIMEOUT sets a time limit for response to a ? prompt; default
response is No.
Additional utilities:
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MOVE allows for moving of a file or group of files to another
location on the same disk or another disk.
RENDIR allows for changing the name of a subdirectory.
SCRIPT provides PostScript (r) support for DR Multiuser DOS and
programs running under it.
Enhancements to existing utilities:
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DISKCOMP includes switches to allow for multiple disk comparisons,
and for a beep to sound when the comparison is complete
or the diskette needs to be changed.
DISKCOPY includes switches to allow for multiple disk copies, and
for a beep to sound when the copy is complete or the
diskette needs to be changed.
PRINTMAP allows a timeout period so that an application that
accesses a serial port directly will release that port
after a specified amount of time.