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- From: kraemer@rzri6f.gsi.de (Michael Kraemer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: IBM Drops support for OS2 does this mean the ppc chip is an orphan
- Date: 1 Feb 1996 17:08:44 GMT
- Organization: Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
- Message-ID: <4eqs2s$gb6@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
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- In article <4eq9n5$egs@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>, heitkamp@ibm.net (Frederick V. Heitkamp) writes:
- >
- > It appears that IBM is positioning OS/2 to compete more directly with NT,
- > probably for the servr market. The OS/2 version for PPC supposedly uses
- > the new IBM microkernel. The microkernel is portable to
- > many processors; MIPS , INTEL, PPC, ALPHA, etc.
-
- DEC has already licensed the OS/2 microkernel for real time purposes.
- I think it's for their ARM stuff. Not bad for a "dead" OS.
-
- > : the truth is that IBM is shipping a version of OS/2 for PPC now, admittedly
- > : on a low profile. Why they don't shout it out is beyond me. However, they
- >
- > I think IBM are going to market to the pro/business market as a solution.
- > It will be there if you need it, but they are not going to market it to
- > the consumer like Windows 95 for example.
- >
- > Fred Heitkamp
- >
-
- I posted an article that I picked up in a business newspaper yesterday.
- An IBM executive said that they will not give up against WindowsNT/95.
- They'll target larger companies and the Internet users.
-