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- DOS 6.2 UPDATE
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- by Steven Woas
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- On November 1, 1993 Microsoft released MS-DOS 6.2. The
- work below was produced as a supplement to my book,
- Learning DOS for the Complete Novice, 2nd Edition, 336
- pages, published by Celestial Press. This work titled
- DOS 6.2 UPDATE is being offered as shareware.
-
- Shareware is a method of marketing software for the
- program's author. Shareware programs are copyrighted.
- The manuals for these programs are usually found on the
- disk in the form of a text file. You can obtain these
- programs for trial use from shareware distributors for a
- copying fee of just a few dollars per disk. Other
- sources for shareware are online services, BBSs, and
- friends. Shareware programs require a separate payment
- to the author if found useful. With shareware, you get to
- "Try before you buy."
-
- If you use this DOS 6.2 UPDATE, please register by
- sending $5.00 to:
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- Celestial Press
- 4424 Dohrcrest Dr.
- New Port Richey, FL 34652
- Phone 813-845-8522
- Fax 813-842-5636
- Toll-Free Orders only 800-330-3311
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- Telephone support is available for 90 days at 813-845-
- 8522 for registered users. Please do not call the
- Orders only number if you want telephone support. Those
- who purchase Learning DOS for the Complete Novice, 2nd
- Edition ($15.95 plus $2.00 for shipping) will be considered
- registered for this product.
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- The main reason Microsoft released DOS 6.2 was to correct
- potential problems with their DOS 6.0 compression program
- called DoubleSpace. However, there are some other nice
- features in DOS 6.2. The reason Microsoft did not call
- their new operating system DOS 6.1 is that IBM released
- a version of DOS called PC-DOS 6.1.
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- Microsoft has two versions of DOS 6.2. If you are
- already running DOS 6.0 they have an upgrade product that
- they call MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up. This can be found in
- computer stores for around $10.00. You can also download
- MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up for FREE from a Microsoft BBS. See
- the next section for details.
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- For those who are using an earlier version of DOS,
- Microsoft has the full MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade product. The
- MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade must be purchased. If you shop, you
- can find it for around $45.00.
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