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          TITLE: A Comparison of DR Multiuser DOS 5.0 & 5.1
   DOCUMENT ID#: FYI-M-1913
           DATE: 26OCT92
        PRODUCT: DR Multiuser DOS
PRODUCT VERSION: 5.0 & 5.1


Feature   DR Multiuser DOS 5.0   DR Multiuser DOS 5.1
-------   --------------------   --------------------

Security  Hardware security key  No hardware security key
          required for instal-   required in US and UK
          lation and operation.  versions.  Security features
                                 of DR DOS 6.0 are compatible
                                 with DR Multiuser DOS 5.1

KEYB      supplied               Not supplied in US
                                 version

NetWare   One session at a time  Fully integrated support for
          can load standard IPX  client access to a NetWare
          and NETX (or NET3)     server.  Separate logins
          drivers.               allowed for up to 16 DOS
                                 sessions, using unique DR
                                 Multiuser DOS IPX drivers.
                                 Pre-built IPX drivers are
                                 included with v.5.1 for
                                 the most commonly available
                                 network hardware.  An IPX
                                 protocol handler is
                                 included, for use in
                                 generating IPX.COM if one of
                                 the pre-built drivers does
                                 not support the existing
                                 hardware.

Memory                           New commands allowed in
                                 CCONFIG.SYS include HIDEVICE
                                 and HIINSTALL.  These allow
                                 drivers and TSRs to be
                                 loaded into upper memory,
                                 thereby increasing the
                                 amount of conventional
                                 memory available to
                                 applications.


New CCONFIG.SYS commands:
-------------------------

CHAIN     allows transfer of control to another configuration file

LOCKS     allows alteration of the maximum number of locked records
          per process. The default is 32; this allows the number to
          be in the range of 0-255.

SLICE     allows alteration of the time slice ratio between
          foreground and background processes.

TIMEOUT   sets a time limit for response to a ? prompt; default
          response is No.


Additional utilities:
---------------------

MOVE      allows for moving of a file or group of files to another
          location on the same disk or another disk.

RENDIR    allows for changing the name of a subdirectory.

SCRIPT    provides PostScript (r) support for DR Multiuser DOS and
          programs running under it.


Enhancements to existing utilities:
-----------------------------------

DISKCOMP  includes switches to allow for multiple disk comparisons,
          and for a beep to sound when the comparison is complete
          or the diskette needs to be changed.

DISKCOPY  includes switches to allow for multiple disk copies, and
          for a beep to sound when the copy is complete or the
          diskette needs to be changed.

PRINTMAP  allows a timeout period so that an application that
          accesses a serial port directly will release that port
          after a specified amount of time.
