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From: smustain@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mike Mustaine)
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Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 is here! READ THIS, you'll be impressed
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Date: 9 May 91 19:13:54 GMT
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In article <1991May8.190947.12194@watson.ibm.com> larrys@yktvmv writes:
>In <1991May6.230021.24665@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, smustain@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mike Mustaine) writes:
>>
[my original post cut]
>>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

Note that I did NOT say that I had a complete environment for $95.  I got DOS 
for free with my PC, and I spent $135 on Windows (but I got the MS mouse with
it).  I _did_ spend only $95 for my complete development, and I didn't upgrade.
The $95 is Borland's educational price for BC++, available from any university.

To start developing for OS/2, I'll have to but OS/2 2.0 SE for what, $150?  Ok.
Now, I don't need to buy PM, so we're at about the same price for DOS+Windows 
as we are for OS/2.  Fine.  Execpt the OS/2 SDK, plus MSC 6.0a is gonna add a 
few hundred (thousand?) onto that.  I don't have that kinda money, sorry.

To spend that money for what, an installed user base of 300,000 or so?  I'd
rather write for the Amiga and the Atari ST, they've both got a bigger 
userbase.  Until OS/2 PROVES itself, by selling like hotcakes, and some 
_affordable_ development tools come out for it, I'll "just say no."

Of course, this is all moot, as I'm running a 12MHz '286.  And no, I don't have
$400 for a 386sx-16, either. :-)

Mike

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