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- From: discar@nosc.mil (Joe Discar)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: DOS 6 Beta Looks for OS/2!!!!!!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.163646.21222@nosc.mil>
- Date: 4 Jan 93 16:36:46 GMT
- References: <1993Jan1.133731.2312@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> <1i2ajeINN8fu@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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- In article <1i2ajeINN8fu@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> cd617@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stephen M. Brancati) writes:
- >
- >In a previous article, z_kupkams@ccsvax.sfasu.edu () says:
- >>
- >> All this talk about FUD & Misinformation about OS/2 from Microsoft has
- >>some NEW Merit!
- >>
- >> I Recently talked to a Beta Tester of DOS 6.0. He Runs OS/2 with 2 Hard
- >>Drives, One FAT, One HPFS. He decided to Install the DOS 6.0 Beta on the FAT
- >>Partition, and got a Message saying, and I paraphrase:
- >>
- >>- OS/2 Detected! Due to the size of OS/2 you may wish to delete your OS/2
- >>files before installing DOS 6.0 -
- >
- >
- >Hmmmmm. One has to wonder if the DOS 6.0 Beta is kind enough to warn
- >Windows NT users as well. Anyone out there know?
- >--
- > Stephen M. Brancati | The best way to ask for beer is to sing out Ubik.
-
- One has to consider whether the install *aborted* because of OS/2, or if
- the message was simply a warning. Many install programs for Windows
- gives warnings (Windows itself has a warning regarding compatibility with
- Sidekick version 2.0, and Animation Works gives a warning regarding
- compatibility with my current MCI video driver).
-
- Granted, warning about disk space when 150mb are free is stretching it a
- bit... but if it's just a warning, just click on the "Ignore" button and
- continue on your merry way.
-
- And also consider that the DOS 6.0 is a BETA. I would be incredulous if
- that blatant message made it to the real release.
-
- Joe
-
- My opinions.
-