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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Upgrading from DOS to OS/2...
Message-ID: <322.27c52c25@mbcl.rutgers.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 91 18:35:17 GMT
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In article <5108@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>, chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu (Chuck Rickard) writes:
> 
> Having just obtained OS/2 version, I feel that I am need of upgrading my
> DOS software packages to whatever OS/2 versions might be available.
> 
> I am pretty sure the following packages have OS/2 versions...
.. well here's my 2 c.
> 
> 	Corel Draw 2.0 (11/90)		
   No Corel Draw 2.0.  There is a Corel Draw (1.2, I think).  It's based on
the Windows 1.x version.  Corel claims it be a true PM program (unlike, eg
Micrografx Designer, which is a piece of s....  IMHO.)  People on this
newsgroup have said that Corel Draw for PM is also based on a Windows 
translation and so is also s...  I've bought it, and so will have my own 
opinion in the near future.  Corel also claims to be coming out with a
2.0 version for os/2 in a few months.  
> 	MS Word for Windows 1.10
> 	Aldus Pagemaker 3.0
This is supposed to be the best version of Pagemaker around.  I don't use
Pagemaker, so I don't know.
> 
> I have no idea about these titles...
> 
> 	Borland Turbo C++ Professional
> 	Borland Turbo Pascal 5.5
> 	Norton Utilities 5.0
There is a freeware, non-PM utility that is the equivalent of ncd.  It works
great in a text window, and is (I think) faster than NCD.  If you're 
interested, I can put it up here for anonymous ftp.
> 	PC Tools 6.0 & PC Tools Backup
I bought Sytos plus tape & diskette backup software.  There is a ?shareware,
?freeware diskette backup package around, which looked complicated.  IMHO, one
needs tape backup software with OS/2 (& accompanying tape drive) because
otherwise one can't cope with the backups.  (At least I can't.  I refuse
to be chained to a machine for 2+ hours shoving floppies in and out!)
> 	Microsoft Bookshelf
> 	TOPS Network Bundle for DOS
Ferrrgit it.  I asked tops about this some time ago, and they indicated
ZERO interest.   I suppose it won't matter under OS2 2.0, because the
dos boxes will be multitasked, so ?you'll be able to run tops in a dos
box & use it as a means of getting to the appletalk network.  

		Adrian
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