MS-DOS 5 Beta
The MS-DOS 5.0 project started in December 1989. MS-DOS 5.0 Codename is "Lifeboat" based on MS-DOS 4.00 Code. MS-DOS 5.00 is first version MS-DOS to use betas builds.
Several MS-DOS 5.00 betas were released before the final launch:
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Build 70 |
Build 70 is MS-DOS 5.00 Pre-Beta 1 Build. |
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Build 112 |
Build 112 is MS-DOS 5.00 Pre-Beta 1 Build. |
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Build 223 |
Build 223 is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 1 Build. |
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Build 224 |
Build 224 is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 1 Build dated to 06-07-1990. Dosshell is split in to 3 parts: Color Manager, File Manager and Program Manager. |
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Build 225 |
Build 225 is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 1 Build. |
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Build 226 |
Build 226 is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 1 Build. |
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Build 227 |
Build 227 is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 1 Build. |
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Build 333 |
Build 333 is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 2 Build dated to 08-15-1990. Is the first MS-DOS 5.00 Builds to have Task Swapper |
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Build 392b |
Build 392b is MS-DOS 5.00 Beta 2 Build. |
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Build 409c |
Build 409c is December 1990 build of MS-DOS 5.00. |
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Build 432 |
Build 432 is January 1991 build of MS-DOS 5.00. |
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Build 460 |
Build 460 is late January 1991 build of MS-DOS 5.00 dated January 30, 1991 |
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Build 490 |
Build 490 is early February 1991 build of MS-DOS 5.00 dated February 7, 1991 |
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Build RC1 |
Build RC1 is first Release Candidate Builds dated on Feb 28, 1991. |
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Build RC3 |
Build RC3 is the first third Release Candidate builds. |
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Build RC3A |
Build RC3A is the Release Candidate dated on March 8, 1991. |
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Build RC10 |
Build RC10 is dated at March 22, 1991. It seems to be the final Release Candidate. |