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From: sitze@nmsu.edu (Richard Sitze)
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Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 is here!  READ THIS, you'll be impressed
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Date: 22 Apr 91 17:26:27 GMT
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In-reply-to: bcw@rti.rti.org's message of 22 Apr 91 13:54:39 GMT

>The other major problem with OS/2 (besides its dismal perception in
>the marketplace).  The high end is already owned by things like NeXT,
>and Unix with Xwindows and Motif.  OS/2 V2.0 won't run on anything
>less than a 386 SX, so it will be in the unhappy position of having
>to fight off MS-DOS and Windows on the smaller 386's (and not even
>being able to touch the majority of Windows machines which are still
>nrunning on fast 286's), and having to fight of Unix and Motif on the
>high end machines (big 386's and 486's).  The other systems have
>their problems too, but they're already _there_, and a new & much
>improved Motif is due out just about the time that OS/2 V2.0 becomes
>commercially available.
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>
>						Bruce C. Wright

Yes, but on the OTHER hand I bought into a DOS machine in the
first place strictly for developing software products targeted
towards the small business...  And I'd DO ALMOST ANYTHING for
a decent DOS development platform.  I'm sorry, single DOS windows
under earlier versions of OS/2 (and UNIX flavors) just don't do
it for me.  Windows 3.0 is 'close' but to slow for most things.

I think any system that can provide the developement environment
will (sooner or later) find it's place in almost any market, take
a look at UNIX from that viewpoint...

I'm still going to look real close before I really invest in any OS.


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