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From: marki@tahoe.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Reactions to IBM PC2 graphics
Message-ID: <441@tahoe.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 21:04:06 EST
Article-I.D.: tahoe.441
Posted: Fri Apr 10 21:04:06 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 12-Apr-87 03:20:04 EST
References: <10726@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <1583@husc6.UUCP>
Reply-To: marki@tahoe.UUCP
Distribution: na
Organization: Univ. of Nev., Reno-Mathematics
Lines: 56
Keywords: OS/2, Vaporware
Summary: OS/2 = Vaporware


[ ...here the one about the line eater that got away? ]

In article <1583@husc6.UUCP> hadeishi@husc7.UUCP (Mitsuharu Hadeishi) writes:
>
>	Something kinda strange I just realized.  Microsoft's new OS/2
>is designed to be compatible with ALL 80286/386 based PC systems.  IBM
>  ...
>                  ... If OS/2 is a real operating system, ...
                                    ^^^^ 
     should have been... 'If OS/2 is real...'
>                                                             ... OS/2
>is apparently 500K of executable.  ...
    ^^^^^^^^^^
     getting warmer! :-)
>
>				-Mitsu


(  AVID reader, FIRST posting... have MERCY!)

A prof told me today that OS/2 is NOT finished yet (i.e. VAPORWARE ) and
that the ads for these (new) computers are simply PREVIEWS. I haven't seen
the commercials yet, but I understand that there is NO windowing; the
various screens are quickly scrolled.  Is this true?

Enough of that...

I would really like to THANK all the contributors to this newsgroup.
The amount and quality of PUBLIC DOMAIN S/W for the Amiga is amazing.
The Information gained by simply reading the articles is VERY helpful.

The Math dept. here has an A1000 but not too much support for it.
Two friends and I are currently working on a project (H/W and S/W)
for the Amiga and we have learned plenty from this newsgroup.  This
is a very unique machine, both H/W-wise and S/W-wise.  Nothing out
there today comes even close for the price.  The project is progressing
slowly (most of my time is devoted to class and thesis) however, it
wouldn't even be this far without the INFO obtained from this newsgroup.

Just want to reiterate my THANKS,

sincerely,
mark iverson
marki@tahoe.UUCP

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