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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: OK - I've bought it...
- Message-ID: <1992Jul25.010844.4778@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Jul23.152522.4142@cos.com>
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- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 01:08:44 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul23.152522.4142@cos.com> cooper@cos.com (Gary Cooper) writes:
- >I broke down last night and bought OS/2 2.0, and the first thing
- >I did today was to subscribe to the OS/2 groups.
- >(I've got the OS/2 FAQ list and Que's "Using OS/2 2.0")
- >My question is:
- >Before I even start to delve into the system (or even install it)
- >what do I need to know about OS/2 in relation to my specific
- >system setup?
- >386/40
- >100 Meg IDE Conner HD
- >AMI BIOS
-
- Some people have reported keyboard problems with an AMI _keyboard_
- BIOS lower than Revision F. Take a look at the file amibios.txt,
- available via anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.
-
- >4 Meg RAM (I know I need probably 4 Meg more)
-
- Operative word is "need." You stated it correctly.
-
- >Soundblaster (basic)
-
- Make sure this is not using the printer interrupt (IRQ 7) -- I assume
- you have a printer. Set it to, say, IRQ 5.
-
- >Modem on COM 4 (Compudyne)
-
- Close up the holes in your system. Put it on COM1 or COM2, if
- possible.
-
- >Orchid Prodesigner IIs VGA (1 meg)
- >MS-DOS 5.0
- >Windows 3.1
-
- Do not migrate your Windows desktop when prompted by the system.
-
- Otherwise you shouldn't have a problem.
-
- --
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