Feature Comparison 

NOVELL DOS 7  DR DOS 6.0  MS-DOS 6.0  PC DOS 6.1 

Novell DOS 7  the first integrated advanced DOS and desktop networking environment.

	Novell DOS 7 offers full compatibility with all your DOS, Microsoft* Windows and networking software.

	Integrated desktop networking provides built-in peer-to-peer resource sharing and access to NetWare servers from a single interface available from both DOS and MS Windows.

	The advanced memory management provided by DOS Protected Mode Services (DPMS) supports protected mode execution of drivers and terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) utilities.  This means you can run networking software, device drivers and resident utilities with more free memory than any other version of DOS.

	Safe and reliable, award-winning Stacker* disk compression doubles the storage capacity of a typical hard disk. The disk compression is fully integrated into the operating system and uses minimal application memory.

	Easy-to-use DOS multitasking allows you to run multiple programs, including MS Windows, in the background while you continue with interactive tasks in the foreground.

	A full range of security and management features protects your system from unauthorized use and lets you manage shared resources.

	A full set of disk utilities improve performance, reliability and safety, including disk cache, defragmentation, and file undelete. Both DOS and MS Windows versions of Fifth Generation Fastback Express backup and Search & Destroy antivirus provide full protection of data.

	The highest level of MS Windows integration of any DOS offers MS Windows network access, administration and utilities for backup, antivirus and security.

	A complete set of full-screen DOS utilities provides easy and consistent access to common DOS functions.

	Full on-line documentation with hypertext links provides fast access to system information, eliminating the need for bulky manuals.

	Fully MSCDEX-compatible CD-ROM redirector included. It uses DPMS to minimize its impact on  application memory.

	Installation and setup are powerful and intelligent.

	Novell DOS 7 is backed by Novell's award-winning support and delivery of the best solutions to customers.


                              Novell  Novell  Microsoft   IBM*
Key Features                  DOS 7   DR DOS  MS-DOS*    PC DOS*
                                       6.0      6.2        6.1

MEMORY MANAGEMENT

DOS high                       Yes     Yes      Yes        Yes
Device drivers high            Yes     Yes      Yes        Yes
286 Protected Mode drivers     Yes     No       No         No
386/486 Protected Mode drivers Yes     No       No         No
DPMI server                    Yes     No       No         Yes

DISK COMPRESSION

Integrated DOS utilities       Yes     Yes      No         Yes
Protected Mode compression
  driver                       Yes     No       No         No 
MS Windows permanent swap
  file support                 Yes     No       No         No
Super compress                 Yes     No       No         No 
Surface scan and checksum
  verification                 Yes     No       Yes        No
Uninstall option               Yes     No       Yes        Yes

DATA MANAGEMENT

Antivirus (DOS & MS Windows)   Yes     No       Yes        Yes
Backup (DOS & MS Windows)      Yes     No       Yes        Yes
Disk defragmenter              Yes     Yes      Yes        Yes
File recovery (undelete)       Yes     Yes      Yes        Yes
Protected mode CD-ROM
  redirector                   Yes     No       No       No
Protected mode disk cache      Yes     No       No         No

MULTITASKING

DOS task switcher              Yes     Yes      Yes        Yes
DOS multitasker                Yes     No       No         No
Background graphics
  applications                 Yes     No       No         No
Multitasking API               Yes     No       No         No
Multiple DOS extended
  applications support         Yes     No       No         No

NETWORKING

NetWare client                 Yes     Yes      No         No
Peer-to-peer server            Yes     No       No         No
Configuration utilities        Yes     No       No         No
Administration utilities       Yes     No       No         No
Workgroup diagnostics          Yes     No       No         No
SNMP network management agent  Yes     No       No         No

SECURITY

Machine access control         Yes     Yes      No         No
Serial port access control     Yes     No       No         No
Removable media access control Yes     No       No         No
Time restricted access         Yes     No       No         No
Screen lock (DOS & MS Windows) Yes     Yes      No         No
Multiple user accounts         Yes     No       No         No

MISCELLANEOUS

Full screen setup utility      Yes     Yes      No         No
Network game (NetWars)         Yes     No       No         No
On-line documentation          Yes     Yes      Yes        Yes
On-line error message
  documentation                Yes     Yes      No         No
Postscript printer support     Yes     Yes      No         No


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Novell, the Novell logo and DR DOS are registered trademarks and Novell DOS is a trademark of Novell, Inc.

*	SuperStor is a trademark of AddStor, Inc.  IBM and PC DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Stacker is a registered trademark of STAC Electronics. 
	At the time of publication of this document, the information was correct to the best of Novell's knowledge
	Conventional memory version supplied.


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