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From: lwilliam@asc.slb.com (Laird Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Building a PC that can run OS/2
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.190422.18526@asc.slb.com>
Date: 28 Jun 91 19:04:22 GMT
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In-Reply-To: wayne@csri.toronto.edu's message of 28 Jun 91 05:54:17 GMT
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>This shouldn't be too difficult.  OS/2 2.0 and even OS/2 1.x should run
>on most clones.  Why bother building one when you can buy them ready
>made from clone dealers for excellent prices?  Just find a clone dealership
>that'll guarantee their clone will run OS/2 (it's not that hard, most
>dealers I've dealt with said they'll guarantee it'll run OS/2), and buy
>from them.

I'll second that. I built mine as much for fun as for $$$. We bought
Northgates and Gateways at my old job and had no problems doing 
IBM (with the Big Blue Letters, not OEM MS) OS/2 on them.  -Laird