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From: seg@ingres.com (scott e garfinkle)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Running OS/2 on 486 clone ATs
Message-ID: <1991Feb26.222006.21306@ingres.Ingres.COM>
Date: 26 Feb 91 22:20:06 GMT
References: <1991Feb22.085318.9129@praxis.co.uk>
Organization: Ask Computer Systems, Ingres Products Division
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In article <1991Feb22.085318.9129@praxis.co.uk> graeme@praxis.co.uk (Graeme Cutler) writes:
>I am currently investigating buying a 486 based machine in the UK.  The
>spec would be something like:
>
>486 at 25Mhz
>8MB of RAM
>388 MB Hard disk
>5.25 floppy
>3.5  floppy
>Super VGA
>
>I intend running OS/2 1.2 EE on the machine.  Unfortunately the people
>who can sell me this beast don't sell a version of OS/2.  But they say
>that IBMs version will run with no problems.  Is this true?  Can I buy
>1.2EE or even 1.3EE from IBM and expect it to work on the clone with no
>problems??  

We are running 1.3SE on a Northgate 486, which uses a pretty generic
clone motherboard.  We have no problems with it.  I would urge you, though,
to spend the extra money for more memory -- try 16mb.  You'll appreciate the
reqults.  Also, make sure that you get a Super VGA card that has drivers for
1.3 (or 1.21 -- I think they're the same drivers); many cards do not have them.

	-scott e. garfinkle