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From: eagle@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Daniel L'Hommedieu)
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Subject: Re: Windowing environments
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Date: 16 Apr 91 00:47:56 GMT
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daneman@czech.sw.mcc.com (Michael Daneman) writes:
>MS-Windows is a pretty good windowing environment.  On a 386 it allows
>you to multitask DOS sessions and you can even put them in a window
>in many cases.  Plus you can run all the Windows applications that are
>coming out now a days.  It it similar, though not identical, to X.  
>MS-Windows is easier to use that X, however it is not as powerfull as X
>(it still runs on top of DOS and also it's not as customizable).

How is MS-Windows easier to use than X?  Now, I understand MS Windows is
easier to program for than X, but I'd much rather USE X than Windows.
No, I have no programming experience in either of those environments.
Well, I'd rather use OS/2 than X (yeah, I've used OS/2 and LOVE it), too.

> However, the problem with OS/2 is that it's 1) Expensive,

OS/2 is cheaper for students than the DOS 4.01/Windows 3.0 combination
(that's educational discounts); I don't know about regular prices.  Here
are some numbers: OS/2 1.2 Standard Edition $153.00.  DOS 4.0 $115,
Windows 3.0 $100.  Add the $115 and $100 and get $215.  OS/2 is much
cheaper than Windows 3.0/DOS 4.0 combination.

> 2) Not very well supported right now.  

OS/2 has gained the support of most of the magazines such as PC since
the announcement of 32-bit v2.0.

>            There is talk about a merge between OS/2 and Windows in
>the future.  Hopefully this will happen soon.

Should happen with version 2.0.  If OS/2 v2.0 is as good as it is
supposed to be, I see a dwindling market for Windows.  This is because
OS/2 will then be 100% Windows 3.0 compatible, and pretty-much 100% DOS
compatible, even able to multitask DOS sessions (16, I believe), and
will be able to multitask its own 32-bit programs, all at the same
time.

>-Mike.-- 

Daniel
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