dos 1.0

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Wed Jul 23 18:52:00 2003

At 04:28 PM 7/23/03 -0700, Fred wrote:
>On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Karl Paul wrote:
>> Joe, Not so.
>
>Ehhh, you're BOTH wrong :-)
>
>> The DOS 1.0 manual has no reference to Microsoft. The first page of the
>> manual of DOS 1.1 states Disk Operation System, by Microsoft. The DOS
>> 1.0 just states Disk Operation System. The part number is not the same
>> either.
>
>Some of the early copies of PC-DOS 1.1 (including the one that I bought
>the day that it first was availabel) were sold in DOS 1.0 binders, with an
>added sticker, but with the old part number.


   Er, that's exactly what I said.

>
>Did they later come out with a new binder?

    I'm not 100% certain but I don't think so. The only ones that I ever
saw that were different had had some change pages added but the manual was
****basicly**** the same. I think they did add a page in the front that had
a second copyright date. I don't remember if they changed the PN on the
binder or not.

   OK I went and got out my DOS 1.1 package. They added two "Read Me First"
pages to the beginning of the manual. Those pages talk about DOS 1.1 and
it's additional memory requirement. Also 320k drive support and the /1
switch for the FORMAT command. I'm not going to go through the entire
manual but IIRC some of the manual pages were also changed. The PN on the
binder is 6024001 and the PN on the disk is 6936669. The binder does has
the paper "DOS 1.1" sticker on it.

    Joe


>
>Some pages WERE different. Was it a whole new printing, or did they go
>through and change just those pages?
Received on Wed Jul 23 2003 - 18:52:00 BST