Does anybody know when the next version of DOS will be released?

Will it be called DOS 6.1 or the more conservative DOS 6.01?

Will there also be DOS 6.2 or DOS 6.02? Or just a jump to 7.0?

Does anybody know when the Microsoft support-line wait-time will drop 
below one hour? That does not include the five minutes of time it takes 
to listen to the commercials and get through the menus. 

I appreciated Doug Lowe's discussion in the file DBLSPACE.ZIP. It's 
about 3K. His hammer hits a lot of nails. You otta read it. 

I hope Doug will take a sledge-hammer, or an ax, or an A-bomb to 
MEMMAKER. 

If you ain't moved yet, you might want to wait a while. 

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*** A memo to a an associated person from me reads as follows:  **** 

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There have been press reports that installing DOS 6.0 can cause data 
loss. 

I expect that these reports are overblown, but certain precautions 
should be taken anyway. 

        1. Create a DOS 5.0 bootable floppy

                SYS A:  (enter)  

        2. Copy your DOS directory to the floppy

                COPY C:\DOS\*.*  A:   (enter)

        3. Very important! Copy your autoexec and config files to the 
           floppy 

                COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT  A:     (enter)           
                COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS  A:       (enter)

        4. Reboot from the floppy to make sure it works

                {Ctrl}-{Alt}-{Del}, or better yet, the BIG RED, not
                all reboots are equal!

This should protect against absolute disaster, but you may need a 
little (maybe even a lot) of help to recover. But at least you got the 
crucial files.
              
There are two DOS 6.0 programs that should be used with some caution: 

        MEMMAKER   and   DBLSPACE

        MEMMAKER 

        I haven't been able to make MEMMAKER work! It changes your
        autoexec and config files -- which is why it is essential that
        these files be backed-up.

        DBLSPACE

        DBLSPACE can effectively double or even triple your disk space. 
        I have installed it on two of my five logical disks. It seems 
        to work seemlessly. I plan to do the other drives as well 
        after a satisfactory honeymoon.
                              
        This in contrast to STACKER, a third-party program that claims 
        to do the same thing. I installed STACKER and got rid of it 
        as fast as possible.

DOS 6.0 is a major upgrade and new programs will take advantage of the 
new commands, so it is important to stay current. 

Unless you're in need of more memory or more disk space, you might be well-
advised to let MEMMAKER and DBLSPACE "age" a while, like a good wine.

Installation of the basic DOS 6.0 takes about 20 minutes.

***** Follow-up memos were much simpler: "JUST WAIT".   *****