IBM PC-DOS 6.30 Final Beta

IBM PC-DOS 6.30 Final Beta
Version of IBM PC-DOS
IBM PC-DOS 6.3 DOS.png
Version6.30
Release date1993-12-20

The IBM PC-DOS 6.30 Final Beta build is a beta build of PC-DOS 6.30. It was shared on 30 June 2024. It is mostly similar to the final build but has some differences.

NFO file[edit | edit source]

NFO contents

This is the final beta of IBM PC-DOS 6.3 that includes SuperStor disk
compression and Central Point Anti-Virus and Backup.

The realease version is not due out until Apirl 1, 1994....
If you like this version of DOS, Buy it...support IBM's efforts to shit on
Bill Gate's parade!

File differences[edit | edit source]

Some of the files differ between this build and the final build.

List of differing files

CPB3.OVL
CPB4.OVL
CPB5.OVL
DEFRAG.EXE
EHELP.HL_
EJECT.EXE
IBMDOS.COM
QCONFIG.EXE
RAMSETUP.EXE
README.TXT
SETUP1.OVL
SETUP2.OVL
SMARTDRV.EX_
SSTOR.EXE
XCOPY.EXE

README.TXT differences[edit | edit source]

Mentions of the POWER command, IBM tape device support, and the Backup Confidence Test have been added to the CPBACKUP section of the README file. Mentions of MS-DOS 6.2 disk compression and Norton Disk Doctor have been added to the compression section of the README.