RE: DOS Versions (Was: IBM PC-DOS 2.10 explorations

[Ali via cctalk]

>MS-DOS 5.00    first version sold RETAILFred,I have to respectfully disagree 
>here. 3.20 was sold in retail. It was packaged in the dark blue packaging 
>which was the norm for MS at that time (after the green packaging of earlier 
>products).  I have a copy sitting up on my shelf (in fact I have both 3.20 and 
>3.21). 4.00 seems to be in the grey oem package but not necessarily branded 
>(i.e. a generic rey box included with new system purchase) . I have not seen 
>anything MS retail before 3.20.-Ali