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- From: "stephen dawson" <stephen.dawson@canrem.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: pc week and nt
- Message-ID: <199229.2712.3006@dosgate>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 21:53:55 EST
- Reply-To: "stephen dawson" <stephen.dawson@canrem.com>
- Distribution: comp
- Organization: Canada Remote Systems
- Lines: 39
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- In the 27 July issue of PC Week a few 'problems' with NT are
- reported. It seems that as NT gets closer and closer to delivery,
- the warts are being revealed and, by comparison, OS/2's teething
- pains look rather trivial.
-
- Graphics based DOS apps will not run full screen, even on Intel
- based PC's.
-
- Enhanced mode Windows apps won't run on RISC based NT.
-
- DOS apps that try to access the hardware will not run.
-
- Microsoft now suggests that NT will support "major" DOS and Windows
- apps.
-
- Unlike OS/2, existing device drivers will NOT be supported in
- virtual DOS sessions. 3270 emulators are the major apps shutout from
- NT without new drivers being written. Fax and scanner apps are also
- affected.
-
- PC Week acknowledged that OS/2 does not share most of these
- limitations!
-
- In addition to Will Zackmann, Jim Louderback and Jamie Lewis throw
- up big cautions about NT and suggest that delivery is due, at best,
- in 2Q 1993. Given that Microsoft has committed to a 1992 delivery,
- this will be very embarrassing.
-
- OS/2 sales have reached the 1 ,illion mark; 80 thousand in Canada.
-
- STEPHEN Look through the Windows and you will see OS/2!
- ^^^^^^^ :-) Walking and chewing gum at the same time.
-
- Entered 07-29-92 at 9:35pm in Downsview, Ontario
-
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