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- From: mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com (Maxwell Daymon)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: IBM Drops support for OS2 does this mean the ppc chip is an orphan
- Date: 30 Jan 1996 07:47:41 GMT
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- whurc (whurc@shore.net) wrote:
- : Mac is in serious trouble and IBM is dropping OS2 its ppc os so
- : me thinks the ppc chip may not have a bright future after all.
- : Me thinks the nerds who wanted the HP chip were right now.
- : PPc is the road to amiga Oblivion. help I'm drowning.....
-
- If you didn't believe bullshit propogated by a Microsoft-centric media you
- wouldn't be so concerned with fantasies.
-
- IBM is concentrating on the 80x86 version *this* *year* - the PowerPC
- upgrades will come *next* *year*. They aren't going to just dump 12
- million 80x86 OS/2 users because they found a new chip to use.
-
- Go to IBM's Power home page and their OS/2 home page - I see a lot of
- commitment.
-