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From: osbornk@uther.CS.ORST.EDU (Kasey S. Osborn)
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Subject: Re: what are you doing with OS/2???
Keywords: OS/2 using enjoying
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Date: 19 Oct 89 19:22:24 GMT
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In article <1989Oct19.143604.21001@rpi.edu> ander@pawl.rpi.edu (Michae) writes:
>BTW, has anyone out there gotten 1.2??  How is HPFS??  What other features 
>have been packaged with 1.2??

I'm running MS-OS/2 1.2.  I really like what they've done with the
look and feel.  Task Manager has become "Task List" and is a popup
dialog box.  (Not a standard window any more.)

Start Programs has become "Desktop Manager" and has movable icons.
The buttons have changed.  They are 3D.  

I haven't installed HPFS yet but I understand that you want to think
twice about installing it on a primary partitions.  Other OS's may have
problems booting.  Otherwise, it's a speed improvement and lets you
name files Unix-like (but still case insensitive).

My harp on it is that dual monitor support is broke.  No more MODE MONO
or CVP /2.  Bad news for PM programmers like myself.

-Kasey