Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!usc!apple!vsi1!octopus!stever From: stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2 Subject: Re: OS/2 platforms Message-ID: <1990Jul4.163051.21060@Octopus.COM> Date: 4 Jul 90 16:30:51 GMT References: <1489@abvax.UUCP> Reply-To: stever@octopus.UUCP (Steve Resnick ) Organization: Octopus Enterprises, Cupertino CA Lines: 24 In article <1489@abvax.UUCP> reh@icd.ab.com (Robert E. Hodge) writes: > > I've recently heard two rumors on this subject: first, that >OS/2 2.0 will be the last version of OS/2 that will support >machines based on the 80286 processor. > The second rumor was that OS/2 2.0 will be the first version >that WILL NOT support the 80286. > Which is true? Neither? Anyone know? > According to what I have been reading, (Here, trade rags, etc) OS/2 2.0 will not support the 80286, but will support apps written for OS/2 1.x & the 286. This information mainly came from Byte where they allegedly have a pre-release version of 2.0 .... (Just passing info along... (-8) Steve -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Resnick - 408/241-1533 Process Scientific, Inc. "0x2B|~0x2B THAT is the question!"