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From: kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: MS-OS2 ?
Message-ID: <2994@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
Date: 6 Mar 90 21:36:49 GMT
References: <37555@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> <2536@legs.UUCP> <745@banyan.UUCP>
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In article <745@banyan.UUCP> tim@banyan.UUCP (Tim Henrion@Eng@Banyan) writes:
>In message <2536@legs.UUCP>, dash@legs.UUCP (Darrell Shively) writes:
>> 	By the way; since your machine is a 386 based system, do NOT use
>> IBM OS/2 1.1 (either EE or SE).   The IBM versions of OS/2 1.1 for the AT 
>> does not support the 386.  After all, IBM does not make a 386 equipped AT
>> machine.  Starting with version 1.2 however, both IBM and Microsoft has 
>> been/will be using the enhanced kernel that supports all 80x86 CPU's.  
>	This sounds like baloney to me. I have been running IBM 1.1 SE
>	on a Compaq 386s for quite a while now with _NO_ problems. We
>	have OS/2 from a couple of different vendors and use it on
>	various 386 machines (both straight 386 and 386sx) and have
>	had _NO_ problems, especially no 'Brand X won't run on a 386'
>	problems. In fact, the only problems we have seen at all are
>	mouse drivers incompatibilities.




I'll second that, I run IBM 1.1 SE on a generic Taiwan 386SX; I use a Logitech
HiRez bus mouse, using the Microsoft Bus mouse xxx/199 selection in the setup.


kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov            Jet Propeller Labs
Kaleb Keithley

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