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- From: travlbug@kaiwan.com (Richard Arellano)
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- Subject: Re: OS/2 for free
- Date: 2 Feb 1996 08:21:48 GMT
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- In article <4eptf2$l9q@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, davemw@unixg.ubc.ca says...
- >
- >References: <4eots1$iuk@pip.shsu.edu>
- >Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- >Distribution:
- >
- >vis_cah@shsu.edu wrote:
- >: In, murphree@vvm.com (Gonzo) writes:
- >: >Subject: Re: I will NEVER buy Windows 95 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(
- >: >Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 00:59:43 GMT
- >: >Message-ID: <N.013096.165943.31@DeathStar.vvm.com>
- >: >References: <4d9iri$7n0@news.mcn.net>
- <17718110C7S86.TPICCIAN@mu3.millersv.edu>
- >: >
- >: >
- >: > > In article <4e9t74$c2h@thor.pla-net.net>,
- >: > > TR Nevins <trnevins@pla-net.net> wrote:
- >: > > >Windows 95 has proven to be the operating system for the
- >: > > >future. I was one of the testers for the early beta versions
- >: > > >and I would of been the first to agree at that time, but the
- >: > > >released version has sold me. I run 16 and 32 bit apps.
- >: > > >Of course.. the 32 bit apps perform better then the 16 bit,
- but
- >: > > >I feel the 16 bit programs also gain a performance boost from
- >: > > >this system. Good Bye DOS Hello Windows 95.
- >: > >
- >: > > Bzzzzz. Sorry, wrong. Micsosoft itself has stated that the OS
- of
- >: > > the future will be some descendent of NT.
- >: > >
- >: > > Windows 95 is little more than Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with
- a new
- >: > > GUI and PnP support.
- >: > >
- >: > > Steve
- >: > > --
- >: > > Steve Ward, Jr., Advanced Systems Specialist
- >: > > School of Engineering, University of Portland
- >: > > Portland OR
- >: > > steve@up.edu
- >: >
- >: >Bzzzzzzt
- >: >Wrong yourself, Win95 is a 32 OS in every way. And, Microsoft said
- that the OS
- >: >of the future will be a meld of both NT AND WIN95. Do your homework
- before you
- >: >knock something you know nothing about.
- >
- >: Bzzzzzzzzzt!!!!!
- >: Totally wrong! If Win95 was a 32 bit OS in every way then it wouldn't
- SLOW
- >: DOWN on a fully 32bit only processor like the P6!! You can check the
- slow
- >: down fact with PC magazine (Feb 96), Pc Computing (Jan 96 & Feb 96),
- and
- >: Computer Shopper (Jan 96). Win95 slowd down on the 32bit P6 while
- OS/2,
- >: NT and Unix get up to a 245% increase in speed. You need to do YOUR
- >: homework!
- >
- >Bingo. "A 180 Mhz P6 will operate at the equivalent of a 133 Mhz
- similarily
- >configured Pentium when running 16 bit applications ....at the system
- level
- >the P6 runs approximately 1.4 times faster on a NT system while only
- 1.07
- >times faster on the Windows 95 OS...includes Windows 95, which Microsoft
- >has revealed contains more 16-bit code than the company first let on."
- >-The Computer Paper, January 96.
- >Wait for Win96?, or get Cairo(next version of NT).
-
- Hi. Help! I'm interested in trying out OS/2 Warp. I've used
- Win95 and am generally satisfied w/it. However, my main computer is an
- old 486DX2 50MH w/8RAM. That low amount makes me hesitant to
- purchase/use Win95. However, OS/2 Warp supposively will work. Also, it
- comes w/great features like the customizable desktop and VDF. Any advice
- would be welcome. Please e-mail. Thank you :)
-
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