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The latest and greatest Upgrade, replace, or stall Part II Software

The latest and greatest Upgrade, replace, or stall Part II Software IBM owners who upgraded to PCDOS 4.0 may rightly whimper when confronted with software upgradesand this time, thanks to System 7, Macintosh owners don't get to nod smugly either. Whether at the system level or in applications, software upgrades can reduce the most expert techie to tears of frustration. At least with hardware, the manufacturers don't send you notices that it's time to change to a new version for a modest additional fee. Software involves more frequent upgrades than hardware, but the choices are no less difficult. The author recounts some personal experiences and offers some guidelines that may or may not do you any good. The author also provides notes from JulySeptember 1991 PC literature. Other than the drumbeating for DOS 5.0 not cited here, it's been a mixed period some interesting material with few breakthroughs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Hi Tech Emerald Publishing

The latest and greatest Upgrade, replace, or stall Part II Software

Crawford, Walt
Library Hi Tech , Volume 9 (4): 15 – Apr 1, 1991
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Emerald Publishing
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0737-8831
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IBM owners who upgraded to PCDOS 4.0 may rightly whimper when confronted with software upgradesand this time, thanks to System 7, Macintosh owners don't get to nod smugly either. Whether at the system level or in applications, software upgrades can reduce the most expert techie to tears of frustration. At least with hardware, the manufacturers don't send you notices that it's time to change to a new version for a modest additional fee. Software involves more frequent upgrades than hardware, but the choices are no less difficult. The author recounts some personal experiences and offers some guidelines that may or may not do you any good. The author also provides notes from JulySeptember 1991 PC literature. Other than the drumbeating for DOS 5.0 not cited here, it's been a mixed period some interesting material with few breakthroughs.

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Library Hi Tech – Emerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 1991

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