On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Apptech <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> > Every other MS OS upgrade (except ME) that I've
>  > experienced has produced
>  > a TANGIBLE benefit.
>
>  DOS 4 ? :-)

DOS 4 provided some improvement over DOS 3.3 along with some
bugs. For example, DOSSHELL "GUI". But DOS 4.01 fixed those bugs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_x86_DOS_operating_systems

But I admit I only used DOS 3.3 extensively last time. And then
I used Windows 95, skipping Windows 3.x.

>  And, while I hated ME at the time, in retrospect it does
>  some useful things better than its predecessor.

For example, USB mass storage support.

Xiaofan
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