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From: spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky)
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Subject: Re: Query:  Which would you recommend?  Windows?  or OS2 w/ PM?
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Date: 22 Sep 90 15:38:48 GMT
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In article <15114@rouge.usl.edu> pcb@cacs.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs) writes:
>... I can never reproduce the errors.  Just suddenly a stupid
>unrecoverable error appears and boom!  I don't recall this problem in
>win386.

That's because win386 didn't run in trap memory writes out of bounds,
so buggy applications weren't caught when they did nasty things. I
consider this to be a benefit of Win3, not a bug. Most of those
"Unrecoverable Application Errors" are programs referencing pointers
that point to lalaland. Serves 'em right!

>What really interesting with a whimsical tone is seeing a non-computer
>scientist buy a machine and try to configure windows. HA! now way.
>Especially with some of the less popular hardware manufactures.

What is extremely funny is watching a computer scientist trying to set
up OS/2! At work this summer most people (real live computer
programmers) had enormous problems just trying to set up OS/2. Windows
is much easier.

>I guess what I am trying to say is that my tires are loosing air on
>the window 3 ride.  I have paid + $1500 for msc 6.0, SDK, win3, QuickC,
>winword and others per machine.  

Ha, if you think OS/2 is going to be cheaper, have I got news for you.

>... Plus $250 for a video card and debugging monitor.  

huh? you are being duped. I bought a debugging monitor AND card for
windows last week for $100. Oh, you are using Microchannel, you say?
ha ha ha ha ha. Didn't everybody tell you when that came out that it
would be non standard and in the long run much more expensive?

Joel Spolsky
spolsky@cs.yale.edu                                     Silence = Death