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From: goodearl@world.std.com (Robert Goodearl)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Problems installing OS/2 1.3 SE on a Clone....
Message-ID: <1991Jun8.164728.19320@world.std.com>
Date: 8 Jun 91 16:47:28 GMT
References: <1991Jun05.004604.13421@comp.vuw.ac.nz> <ppth6cn@rpi.edu> <skxhb2k@rpi.edu>
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In article <skxhb2k@rpi.edu> yee@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Crimson Avenger) writes:
>I think the problem is with my AMI BIOS, it's dated 09/15/89, and AMI 
>said only a version dated after 4/90 would run OS/2.  So, I need to 
>
...  (stuff deleted)
>
>Oh well, keep you posted!  Anybody got an OS/2 running with an AMI BIOS?
>Got a version number?  

Here's the info from Norton 5.0 SI.  I'm booted to DOS at the moment, but I've
got OS/2 1.3 loaded and have run other versions successfully as well.

                              Norton Utilities 5.0
                             System Information 5.00
                                  System Report
                        Saturday, June  8, 1991 12:42 pm

                             **********************
                             *   System Summary   *
                             **********************

              --------------------- Computer ---------------------
                Computer Name: IBM AT
                Built-in BIOS: AMI, Monday, April  9, 1990
               Main Processor: Intel 80386, 25 MHz
            Math Co-Processor: None
                Video Adapter: Video Graphics Array (VGA)
                   Mouse Type: Serial mouse, Version 7.04

                --------------------- Disks ---------------------
              Hard disks: 320M
            Floppy disks: 1.44M, 1.2M

               --------------------- Memory ---------------------
                  DOS Memory:    636K
             Extended Memory:  7,168K
             Expanded Memory:  1,072K

             --------------------- Other Info ---------------------
                    Bus Type: ISA (PC/AT)
                Serial Ports: 2
              Parallel Ports: 1
               Keyboard Type: 101-key
            Operating System: DOS x.xx
-- 
Bob Goodearl -- goodearl@world.std.com
Principal Software Engineer, Easel Corporation