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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
Message-ID: <1991May8.190947.12194@watson.ibm.com>
Date: 8 May 91 19:08:41 GMT
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In <1991May6.230021.24665@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, smustain@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mike Mustaine) writes:
>
>I dunno, IBM's always been hot on OS/2.  Last summer, when I co-oped for them
>the rage was OS/2 1.3, which was gonna come in and sweep away all the
>unbelievers.  IBMers have always had a very pro-IBM point of view.  There's
>nothing wrong with this (in fact, I think it's one of the reasons why the
>company can do such great things), but, at the same time, I don't trust 'em.
>
>I'll start believing in the magic of OS/2 2.0 if it's as hot as Windows 3.0
>a year after its release.  I'll develop for it when I can get a C++ compiler
>for it, with complete libraries, Petzold's "Programming OS/2", and another
>few inches of documentation for $95+plus tax, which is what I've got invested
>in Windows development tools.

Yeah, right.  I suppose that you think I'll believe that you got Dos,
Windows 3.0, the compilers, and all of the books you have for $95+tax.
Oh...I didn't think so.

Borland C++ for Windows by itself costs that much, AND only if you're
upgrading.

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

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