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From: tmh@uncecs.edu (Toni M. Hutto)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: Can you do graphics in OS/2 without using PM?
Message-ID: <1990Apr13.233803.7005@uncecs.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 90 23:38:03 GMT
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Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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In article <54030@microsoft.UUCP> alistair@microsoft.UUCP (Alistair BANKS) writes:
>Further to this, Microsoft, Intel and many other industry leaders,
>including the well-known DOS extender companies got together recently to
>resolve the problems in current DOS-extender technologies.
>
>Micrsoft has backed the resulting proposed DPMI standard, (Dos 
>Protect Mode Interface) and has stated that DPMI applications
>will be supported under a future version of Windows and a future
>version of OS/2.
>
>As Gordon Letwin stated, VCPI is technically inedaquate to satisfy
>our customer's stated requirements. DPMI enables the same important
>features as VCPI, and will be supported in Microsoft's operating systems.
>
>Alistair Banks
>OS/2 Group
>Microsoft


Hurray!  and hurry!
However, any suggestions for now about how I can handle Lotus 1-2-3
verson 3.0 without having yet another memory manager and yet another
config.sys file---while I wait for apps that run in OS/2, I still
need to run DOS to work with theses apps.  My clients and students
don't always have OS/2 or the latest OS in their boxes.  Don't
misunderstand me, I like MS products.  In fact one of my favorite
things to consult with and teach about is Excel.  However, I'm 
running out of Advil with the Lotus issue...and it is forcing me to
go the route of DESQview.
..unless you have any other suggestions! ANYone!
-toni     (tmh@uncecs.ed)
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Toni M. Hutto, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC