Re: Please, no os wars :)

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From: Randal Whittle (whittle_at_chaph.usc.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 10 1994 - 16:00:01 EDT


>
> I must say I appalled to find that PC DOS 6.3 absolutely INSISTS on
> formatting all partitions to install. This means that if you have some
> other OS loaded (e.g. OS/2), PC/DOS insists on completely wiping it out
> if you have HPFS partitions. Does MS/DOS have this same evil behavior?
 
        Are you talking about the upgrade from 6.1 to 6.3? It didn't
insist on doing that to me! I would have to agree that if this is the
case, that is stupid. Did you talk to IBM people and tell 'em what the
problem was?

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