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From: cur022%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Bob Eager)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Flames on UNIX/OS/2/Microsoft
Message-ID: <21787.27b47dd7@cluster@ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 9 Feb 91 22:55:19 GMT
References: <451@nec-gw.nec.com> <23245@netcom.COM>
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
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In article <23245@netcom.COM>, resnicks@netcom.COM (Steve Resnick) writes:
> In article <451@nec-gw.nec.com> brahms@NECAM.tdd.sj.nec.com (George Skillman) writes:
>>2) OS/2 doesn't provide core files when your program crashes.

Core files are history. Interactive debuggers are here to stay!

> 	HPFS is nice, and OS/2 will magicly check it if it wasn't shut down.
> 	There are a lot of DOS utilities which will deal with the FAT system
> 	and to some extent, it's a must the DOS be used to do this. For 
> 	example, if drive C: is a FAT system, you cannot run chkdsk becuase
> 	the system has the drive locked. I think a maintenance mode like
> 	with UNIX would be handy.

By maintenance mode I assume you mean single user mode (in UNIX terms). The
OS/2 installation disk makes a good maintenance disk. Use ESC at the IBM
logo to escape back to an OS/2 prompt with drive C unlocked. You can make
your own maintenance disk using this as a basis, tailoring it to your system.
I changed the PMSHELL= in CONFIG.SYS to be CMD.EXE (instead of the installation
program), and added the HPFS stuff. I also deleted unwanted drivers (the
installation disk needs to boot anywhere and has all of them) and added
things like CHKDSK. Magic!

>>5) Lastly, as everyone knows, OS/2 is currently written in assembly

Is it? Do you have proof? I am sure it is mostly C. Anyway, UNIX has *some*
assembler too....I speak as a UNIX user of 16 years.

> 	Turbo C for OS/2 ...

I have Zortech C++ for OS/2.....
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