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From: rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: PM  from SDK
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Date: 10 Oct 90 13:16:17 GMT
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In article <16134@rouge.usl.edu> pcb@cacs.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs) writes:
>I am totally disgusted with windows 3.0 and sdk programming?
>Why, because my cost for hardware (speed and memory and extra
>monitor) has gone up!  
I think the machine is still cheaper (even with 8MB and debug screen ..)
than a machine that can satifyingly run X11.

>I can say that after 4 years of serious SDK windows programming, I still
>like X (Interviews and Motif) much better because of the feel.
>What is development in the OS2/PM environment like?
Not easier :-), but more fun and more efficiently because you can run
all your tools, editor, compiler simultaneously. To work seriously, you
need 8MB (without LanManager, otherwise 12-16MB) ~100MB disk, 386/25MHz
or better, SuperVGA or 8514 or TIGA.

>Does OS2/PM do preemptive scheduling?  
Yes, dynamic scheduling.

>What is debugging like?
>Do I need a dual display?   
Secondary display is not required but strongly recommended. CodeView.

>How is the OO PM environments like
>Smalltalk, stable?
I don't use them, only plain C at the moment.

>Now that I have the horsepower for doing windows stuff, it occurs to 
>me that I can and may switch to OS2.
If you have the time (and money) you can try it. I like it much better
than DOS/Windows 3.0.

Kai Uwe Rommel

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