Re: Win95 a TRUE OS? Help a newbie!

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From: pout... Matti S Poutanen
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 00:00

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In article <3v8lra$9...@mark.ucdavis.edu> szsc...@dale.ucdavis.edu (Charles Schaffer) writes:

>In article <3v8g64$n...@news.ameritel.net>,
>Farlander <mi...@atc.ameritel.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Actually Dos is not necessary for os/2 I can install os/2 without dos
>>>(note: os/2 command line is not the same as dos). I can boot to os/2.
>>>Have you ever tried installing win95 without dos on your computer already.
>>>You can't but you can with os2. 
>>
>>Actually,your wrong.A DOS (Disk Operating System) is required for
>>everything!Including,OS/2.Also,you CAN install Win' 95 without any
>>version of a DOS on your system.DOS doesnt neccesarily mean
>>MS-DOS.There's MANY types of OS's out there right now.AND,the OS/2
>>command line IS A DOS!You really should make sure you have your facts
>>straight before you post something like that.
>>

>The os/2 command line is not dos.

Interesting. But is it DOS-compatible? What I mean is can you install
DOS-programs and run the in OS/2 DOS-sessions without having to install
a version of MS-DOS. If you can, can you install windoze and run windows
sessions without having a real MS-DOS installed?









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