What is better for the PS/2, MSDOS or PCDOS?
I would have to say it is a toss-up. In one hand, PC-DOS supplies special programs that are optimized for/unique to the PS/2 and may be helpful, but then you have the problem that something may not be compatible with the MS-DOS standard. By purchasing MS-DOS, you may not get the special programs you need to run certain diagnostics, and procedures on your PS/2, but you do get a 100% compatible DOS. Buy whichever you think you will need, PC-DOS should be more than 98% compatible with anything MS-DOS has, but if you have something in that 2% incompatible area the decision is practically made for you. Another note is that DOS is on its way out in the form we know it today. The routines and procedures are being incorporated into GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) like Windows, OS/2, and of course as always UNIX. If you are still one holding out on running Windows or OS/2 you really should start as soon as you get far behind in the realm of OS’s and it will be hard to catch up. Actually DOS is
