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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Misc. questions on OS/2 1.3 and OEMs
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Date: 1 May 91 16:59:30 GMT
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In article <20873.281c58ee@oregon.uoregon.edu>, michelbi@oregon.uoregon.edu writes:
> Is OS/2 1.3 compatible with ISA clones?  
At least some of them: it's compatible with 2 AMI bios machines I have.
> Does it offer the possibility of
> displaying the gorgeous wallpapers that Windows 3.0 can display?  
No
> Does
> Microsoft offer OS/2 1.3 at all, or MUST I go through an OEM to get it?
No, they don't; yes you must.
> OEM only have version 1.21 so far.  If I have an OEM's version of OS/2,
> will I be able to upgrade to IBM's 2.0?
I doubt it very much.  If you get IBM's 1.3, you will be able to upgrade.
>  
> Inquiring minds want to know.
> 
> Michel Biedermann		michelbi@oregon.uoregon.edu
> Hop Suisse!
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