Re: Win95 a TRUE OS? Help a newbie!

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From: M.A.S... Martin Searle
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 00:00

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 ***** WARNING THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS THING TO DO ********
 ***** DO NOT BLAME ME IF IT BREAKS WIN95 *************************

Hi folks,

  To prove DOS is still there rename the file WIN.COM in your WIN95
directory (put a copy on a disk before you do this) to something else. 
Restart your PC and hey presto DOS version 7 !. To get your Windows going
again rename it back to WIN.COM in the WIN95 dir, using DOS's REN command. 

**** END OF DANGER ZONE REST EASY FROM 'ERE ON  ********

WIN95 a better windows, YES !, Multitasking NO!. Martin's definition: only
slightly less of a big virus than Windows 3.1. If you want decent
Multi-tasking then go for OS/2 or Linux, Me I'll stick with 3.1 until a
new fixed version of Windows 95 comes out. 

Martin Searle
Micro Support Group
UKC

I've tried CIV with a pre-release copy of WIN95 and guess what it 
couldn't handle the dazzling graphics of the DOS version without 
blurring them unacceptably !.

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From: M.A.S...@ukc.ac.uk (Martin Searle)
Subject: Re: Win95 a TRUE OS? Help a newbie!
Date: 1995/08/30
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