In a message dated 9/15/99 11:35:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, marvin_at_rain.org
writes:
> One of the things I picked up (at TRW!) a few years ago was a shrink-wrapped
> copy of IBM PC-DOS 1.1 w/ Graphics. I have had the urge to open it up, but
I
> haven't yet and really don't plan to open it. The main reason for opening
it
> is curiousity as to what was included in the package. I have no intentions
> of using it, and somewhere I have another DOS 1.1 system disk that I can
> play with if so inclined.
>
> My general rule of thumb is leave it shrinkwrapped until a *compelling*
> reason comes along to actually open the package.
I agree. i actually found wrapped packages of OS/2 versions 1.1 and 1.3
cheap. I opened the 1.3 version only to install it on an old 286to see what
it was like.
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Received on Wed Sep 15 1999 - 10:45:51 BST