Text file encoding question

[omega2]

When I select save as in MS office, and I want to save in text format (yes, i know i loose all those formatting), it prompts me with an option to save in "Windows (Default)", "MS-DOS", and "Other encoding" with a list to choose from. My question in saving text documents is what is the difference between saving in windows encoded and in MS-DOS encoded format?

 

[notfred]

no idea.
Had you asked about the difference between windows, mac, and unix text file encoding, I would have known.