Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!think.com!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!kth.se!cyklop.nada.kth.se!news From: d88-pfo@dront.nada.kth.se (Peter Forsberg) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: OS/2 benefits. Message-ID: Date: 7 May 91 19:37:54 GMT References: <13565.28258a0e@ecs.umass.edu> Sender: news@nada.kth.se (Mr News) Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 36 In-reply-to: duggan@ecs.umass.edu's message of 6 May 91 16:53:34 GMT In article <13565.28258a0e@ecs.umass.edu> duggan@ecs.umass.edu writes: Hello, I have a question. Being a relatively new user into the world of OS/2 by virtue of the fact that these are the systems I am performing some research on. I was wondering about the expected longevity of the OS/2 operating system and if it is possible to place it on a IBM-CLONE. Would a Compaq work well under OS/2? Or is this operating system mainly PS/2 based? I believe that Compaq sells their own version of OS/2 licensed from MS. IBM OS/2 is also known to run on several clones, although it is (I think) only officially supported for the IBM platforms (PS/2 and the old AT). I am considering purchasing a machine, but must first consider the operating system. Also, is there any other system that can take advantage of the 32-bit processors? Does IBM PS/2 fully take advantage of them? I don't quite get what you're after here. The 386-based PS/2's exploit the 32 bit processor because the system bus (Microchannel) supports 32 bit adapters. This is also true for the various (ugh) EISA-based system units. As for 32-bit *operating systems* I know of OS/2 2.0 (of course!), various **IX-implementations and maybe some others (DOS-extenders ?). Thanks, John F. Duggan internet: DUGGAN@ECS.UMASS.EDU bitnet: DUGGAN@UMAECS -- Peter A. Forsberg Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. IBM Sweden. E-mail: d88-pfo@nada.kth.se #include