Re: Newbie questions

[Ralph Alvy <ralvy@warpmail.net>]

Larry Alkoff wrote:

> John R. Sowden wrote:
>> On Wed November 2 2005 20:12, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> 
>>>Ralph Alvy wrote:
>>>
>>>>Larry Alkoff wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Can I use 4dos as a replacement for command.com?
>>>>
>>>>Yes. I use MS-DOS 6.22 with 4DOS replacing command.com.
>>>>
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>>>Thanks Ralph.  That answers the 4dos question quite satisfactorily.
>>>
>>>Larry
>> 
>> I use 4dos 7.5, the latest version and ms-dos 7.10, which, if I remember
>> correctly is the dos from win98.  I do this so I can access my 32 bit
>> partitions from dos.
> 
> John I presently use
> 4DOS 7.50   (Win98) DOS 7.10
> 
> However I'd like to use IBM dos which perhaps can be purchased to get
> away from any software liability from using Windows 98 dos.
> 
> Any idea which IBM dos version I need and where I could get it?
> Otherwise I'll use freedos.

I imagine IBM-DOS will work, but I haven't tried it. If freedos allowed me
to run the DOS apps I use on a daily basis, I'd use that instead of MS-DOS
6.22, but it doesn't.