Re: ATM 386 Notebook Virus Alert "Empire Monkey.b" virus

[George Anderson <georgea@CAM.ORG>]

Microsoft now allows you to download dos 6.22 for free. Had to do it at
work a few months back for an update to a project from 1990. It may take
some searching but it is in their download area.

George Anderson
Fiddler of bits with wires

Clear skies and good health

The Silent Observer wrote:
> 
> Joseph O'Neil wrote:
> >
> > At 14:01 14/04/00 -0400, Shane_Lapierre@AICI.COM wrote:
> > >The only issue I have with reformatting is where do you get a DOS disk from
> > >these days?
> >
> >          I still ahve original Dos disks, and I even have an old machine i
> > keep on dos for a few old programs.  I can eaisly grab the format program
> > off the disk, but how is best to get it out there?
> >          suggestions?
> 
> Worthy of note, since we're this far off topic -- the licensing
> agreement from Microsoft prohibits distributing DOS or its components.
> The only legal way to obtain a DOS installation set is to get it from
> someone who is taking a computer out of service, or otherwise retiring a
> copy (NOT upgrading from it -- check your license agreements).  Or you
> could buy it from Microsoft, but they don't sell any version of DOS any
> more.
> 
> Further discussion of this topic on the list could, later, be seen as
> evidence of conspiracy and could even implicate Mel for allowing
> discussion of how to distribute pirated copies of the software.  At the
> very least, please take all such discussions off list.
> 
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