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From: roth@pdntg1.paradyne.com (Mike Rothman)
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Subject: Re: Windowing environments
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Date: 22 Apr 91 21:17:14 GMT
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In article <3108@travis.csd.harris.com> leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds) writes:
>In article <1991Apr16.172725.11743@athena.mit.edu> mondomon@athena.mit.edu (Allan S. MacKinnon) writes:
>>	Specifically: SE from $340 -> $150
>>		      EE from $830 -> $690
>
>I am assuming that SE=Standard Edition & EE=Extended Edition (or something 
>along those lines, but to the non os/2 person (i.e me) that means absolutely 
>nothing ... can someone highlight the differences? ... thanks.
>
>P.S. $150 list (similar to DOS) is ok ... but $690 .... argh!
>
>
>
SE - Standard Edition.   This comes with GENERAL utilities, and some limited
     text-editing features, and for the most part, has the same functionality
     as DOS except you can multi-task, and use a new partition system called,
     HPFS (High Performance File System).  [I personally use FAT vs HPFS]

EE - Extended Edition.   This comes with everything SE came with but much more.
     It has a database manager, query manager, communications manager, and all
     sorts of other goodies that are "Essential" to a person who wants to TRY
     to fully utilize his computer.   Is it worth the price differential....
     If you have the money, then yes.  If you have to scrape it together and
     save for it....probably not....

Hope this sheds a smidgen of light on your question.  Having eye-strain from
working all day, I have not posted a dissertation on the fundamentals and
theoretical inadequacies between the varying versions 1.0-2.0, so if you need
any more information, E-mail me.

Have fun
Mike