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

2020-10-05 Thread Cindy Croxton via cctalk
https://elecshopper.com/en/software/242-dos-6-22-and-windows-3-1-on-3-5-inch-floppy-diskettes.html This is the only OS I have listed right now. My computer crashed, and after YEARS of MS, I now am learning to use Linux. Very steep curve for me! As soon as I get photo editors and other stuff ins

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

2020-10-05 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 5 Oct 2020, Cindy Croxton via cctalk wrote: The picture referenced is for an aftermarket version of DOS. The retail versions came in fancy white boxes with hologram logos. I can probably take a picture of one in my warehouse, if you need it. Do you happen to have any boxed copies of 3

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

2020-10-05 Thread Ali via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Cindy > Croxton via cctalk > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2020 1:50 PM > To: Ali via cctalk > Subject: Re: DOS Versions (Was: IBM PC-DOS 2.10 explorations > > The picture referenc

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

2020-10-05 Thread Cindy Croxton via cctalk
The picture referenced is for an aftermarket version of DOS. The retail versions came in fancy white boxes with hologram logos. I can probably take a picture of one in my warehouse, if you need it. Cindy On 10/5/20 3:04 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: We need to differentiate between Retail Sales

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

2020-10-05 Thread Ali via cctalk
> We need to differentiate between Retail Sales BY MICROSOFT, V > manufacture > and WHOLESALE sales by Microsoft to OEMs for them to retail. With a > WIDE > variety of different packagings, ranging from personalized to the OEM > (Compaq, Zenith, Morrow, etc.), very generic, and even packaging that

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

2020-10-04 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
> MS-DOS 5.00 first version sold RETAIL On Sun, 4 Oct 2020, Ali wrote: Fred,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

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

2020-10-04 Thread Ali via cctalk
>MS-DOS 5.00first 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 ha

DOS Versions (Was: IBM PC-DOS 2.10 explorations

2020-10-04 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Sun, 4 Oct 2020, Richard Cini wrote: I would only emphasize that 3.5? support didn?t exist before DOS 3 (I forget if it was 3 or 3.1; it was when the PS/2 came out). So you have to watch the image sizes. PS/2 came out with PC-DOS 3.30 But also an IBM push for OS/2 DOS versions according