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From: larrys@watson.ibm.com (Larry Salomon, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.windows.ms,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 is here! READ THIS, you'll be impressed
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Date: 6 May 91 16:58:41 GMT
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In <1991May3.171742.9966@serval.net.wsu.edu>, wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner) writes:
>One thing to think about here, not really to say one way or another, but
>definitely think about, is that people who run OS/2 will be "using" os/2.  How
>many people Using windows are just using it as a task switcher, or glorified
>DOS Shell, to continiue using DOS?

I don't think anyone could hope to avoid this.  However, the point that
OS/2 2.0 is trying to make is that you don't HAVE to give up your
(sometimes quite large) DOS investment to switch to the new system.  As
more and more OS/2-only applications come out, more people will start
using them.

Okay, so Mr. G.I. Luvwindows says, "But no one is going to develop
strictly for OS/2."  My reply is that if the internal IBM response is any
indication, watch out Bill Gates...

...Now, I don't want to hear anyone start whining about this  ;) , but
(internally) there are 688 packages for OS/2 (a package can be anything:
application, toolkit, etc.) which do various things.  This is from a
company that has traditionally been mainframe oriented.  I strongly
suspect that companies are going to look harder at OS/2 than before when
2.0 is released (if for no other reason) for the advanced capabilities
that it provides over DOS and Windows.

Cheers,
Larry Salomon, Jr. (aka 'Q')            LARRYS@YKTVMV.BITNET
OS/2 Applications and Tools             larrys@ibmman.watson.ibm.com
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center         larrys@eng.clemson.edu
Yorktown Heights, NY

Disclaimer:  The statements and/or opinions stated above are strictly my
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