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From: derek@coco2.albany.edu (Cinderella Man)
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Subject: Re: give me solid facts: why is the mac better than MeSsy DOS/WINDOWS
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Date: 28 Feb 91 16:35:14 GMT
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In article <91058.234938CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu> CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu (Christopher
Tate) writes:
>(* Wolfgang Strobl says some non-trivial things about Windows for the PC
>   being able to do the things that have been touted as major Macintosh
>   strengths, such as the Clipboard metaphor. *)
> [thangs deleted]
>Also:  granted that Windows can do these things; what about OS/2?  Or
>is Windows supposed to be the new standard OS/GUI for MS-DOS machines?
>I don't believe IBM would be very happy about that...

     The latest IBM rumour I've heard says that the next version, OS/3(?),
will combine support for BOTH Windows- and OS/2-based programs.  As I say
this is a rumour, I heard it from a DOShead down the hall, so I can't
vouch for its validity.

     Imagine how big the software will be, though... they'll have to
distribute it like Apple does AU/X:  CD-ROM or hard drive.  And the
minimum system requirements, too!  Whew!

>Christopher Tate                  | "Living in a fisheye lens, caught
>                                  |  in the camera eye; I have no
>cxt105@psuvm.psu.edu              |  heart to lie:  I can't pretend a
>{...}!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!cxt105 |  stranger is a long-awaited friend."
>cxt105@psuvm.bitnet               |              -- Rush, "Limelight"
>

                                               Derek L.
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