Xref: utzoo comp.emacs:10590 comp.os.os2.misc:1064 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!msi.umn.edu!noc.MR.NET!gacvx2.gac.edu!vax1.mankato.msus.edu!tshea From: tshea@vax1.mankato.msus.edu Newsgroups: comp.emacs,comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 is here!!! READ THIS, you'll be impressed. Message-ID: <1991Apr22.162531.483@vax1.mankato.msus.edu> Date: 22 Apr 91 22:25:31 GMT References: <1991Apr21.121436.27064@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <932@slammer.UUCP> Organization: Mankato State University Lines: 44 In article <932@slammer.UUCP>, tok@slammer.UUCP (Terry Kane) writes: > > Absolutely! > > The announcement/demo was might impressive according to people who saw it. > I'm reporting what I've seen on IBM's NSC user group bbs: > Running three DOS apps, each requiring oddball devices/drivers > (MIDI, hand scanner, SatisFAXtion boards/devices) concurrently, > with NO Problem d00d! > > A "bad program" written for DOS to crash under Windows 3.0 and OS/2 2.0. > Windows had to reboot. OS/2 2.00 allowed termination of the failing ap > and you went on your merry way as if nothing had happened. > > The DOS version of Microsoft Flight Simulator running under OS/2 2.0! > > Windows apps scrolling much smoother due to preemptive multitasking! > > Windows apps getting a head start under dos on the same app under OS/2 > and the OS/2 instance finishing 25-30 seconds faster than the dos. > > > Well, *I* didn't see the tape, but these reports have got me fired up! > > But wait, there's more! > > The folks at the NSC are going to set up an add'l bbs to - get this - > allow commoners to download Beta versions and CSDs of version 2.00 > for the cost of the phone call! It will (reportedly) take 5 hours > at 9600 baud, and will be a toll call to Atlanta, but I'm waiting > with bated breath! This might be a bit much to post, if the terms > of the download allow redistribution, but we'll see what happens. > I'm going to snarf it... it's a local call for me. Perhaps someone > with an FTP site will send me diskettes... > > > So long Windows!!! when I start playing with the RELEASE version and not a beta version then I will believe it... tim international IS&DP 3M, Inc.