Hello Raymond,
    On Saturday May 09 1998 21:39, Raymond Beriau wrote to Gerald Miller:
 GM>> I guess this is MicroSoft's revenge to Rex Conn for turning down
 GM>> Bill Gates when he offered to purchase 4DOS.... ???  :-))
 RB> I don't know if it's Microsoft revenge or that they design something
 RB> new without even thinking of backward compatibility...
It could be the latter...  It is my opinion, that there is an unwritten 
policy within Microsoft to constantly change their products to ensure that 
third party software reaches a point of incompatibility, thereby forcing the 
consumer to replace that software with a Microsoft product.  I think their 
eventual goal is to saturate the market place with enough products that the 
day will come when a computer will not operate unless it is 100 percent 
Microsoft compatible.
 GM>> Or, you could always go back to using MS-DOS v6.22.  (ROTFL)
 RB> I am not sure if I can use MS-DOS 6.22 with Windows 95 - with 7.00,
 RB> lost of things have been changed (I think) with the bois.
I don't think Windows 95 will work with any other OS other than version 7.00. 
 After some very frustrating attempts to retain MS-DOS 6.22 with Win95, I 
finally trashed Win95 and returned to Windows for WorkGroup.
I am not a big fan of Windows (any version) and I will certainly not become a 
trained seal just because it is part of Bill's vision of the future for 
Microsoft and the computer world!  (again, my opinion!)
 RB>>> Well, to me, it is a 4DOS problem because the help file still
 RB>>> indicate that using a different name for a startup file
 RB>>> (AUTOEXEC.BAT).
 GM>> Maybe now, JP Software will include an "Exception" notation in
 GM>> the help file OR fix the problem.
 RB> A notation would be good, unless they can create a way around the
 RB> problem without having to write a new DOS.
In this day of Mega Mergers, can you envision a "marriage" between two 
companies such as Caldera and JP Software?
 RB>>> ... When all else fails, read the instructions.
 GM>> What a novel idea.  Why didn't I think of that?  :-}
 RB> It's a nice quote. Too many people prefer to contact the support
 RB> departments rather than reading the information that are found in help
 RB> files...
For me, the support department is only the avenue of last resort...  I read 
all the information I can and if I don't understand it, or what I am seeking 
is not there, I call upon my good friends and users within FidoNet. :-))
              G'Day ... Gerald
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