Q79250: IBM PCJr Incompatible with MS-DOS 5.0 and Later

Article: Q79250
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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IBM has confirmed that the PCJr will not operate properly with Microsoft MS- DOS
5.0 or later.

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A symptom of above incompatibility is the following error message that may be
displayed during the MS-DOS 5.00 setup routine:

  Runtime Error R6003 - Integer Divide By Zero

Due to the architecture of the IBM PCjr, only MS-DOS versions 2.1 through MS-DOS
3.3 are considered compatible with the IBM PCjr series of computers.

Note: The IBM PCjr can only access a maximum of 640K. To use as much of the 640K
as possible, IBM suggests you not use any version of MS-DOS later than 3.3.

The product included here, the IBM PCjr, is manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 PC Jr Junior 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 3rdparty

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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