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- From: Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org>
- Subject: Re: End of the year -- where're the applications ...
- Organization: ZOOiD BBS
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 05:52:16 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.055216.9107@zooid.guild.org>
- References: <1992Dec9.144509.3051@hubcap.clemson.edu>> <OLAVT.92Dec9233452@ulrik.uio.no> <1992Dec10.152853.10646@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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- grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) writes:
- >olavt@ulrik.uio.no (Olav Torvund) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Dec9.144509.3051@hubcap.clemson.edu> grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) writes:
- >
- >> The Dec. 1 Datamation magazine carried a 4 page article "The OS/2 Apps
- >> Are Here At Last" which listes ship dates for apps like: Rumba, R:BASE,
- >> WordPerfect, Ami Pro, cc:Mail, Lotus Notes, 1-2-3, Corel Draw,
- >> ObjectVision, and SuperProject. It also carried the interesting quote:
- >> "OS/2 2.0 is justified even for just running DOS and Windows apps."
- >
- >>Please give us the ship dates that was given, and tell us if they were
- >>official, planned or just speculation.
- >
- >Well, it's kind of a biggish table (actually small with very small
- >print), but I'll lay out a few items and suggest you seek out the issue
- >for more info. The shipping date column had no further explanation, so
- >I assume it was provided by the companies (there is also a number to
- >circle on an ifo request card for each item).
- >
- >Company Product Description Ship Date
- >Borland ObjectVision forms/db query now shipping
- >CA CA-Unicenter mainframe style data center mgt 1993
- > Compete! management decision tool 1993
- > dBFast GUI xBase language & db 1993
- > SuperProject project & resource mgt. 1993
- > Textor wordprocessing 1993
- >Corel Corel Draw drawing package now shipping
- >DeScribe DeScribe word processing now shipping
- >Hilgraeve HyperAcces/PM communications now shipping
- >IBM Extended Services db and comm managers now shipping
- >Lotus Ami Pro word processor Early 1993
- > cc:Mail e-mail Late 1992
- > Notes groupware desktop 1993
- > Freelance graphics Late 1992
- > 123 spreadsheet Late 1992
- >Maynard Irwin EzTape backup now shipping
- >Micrografx Designer grpahics now shipping
- > Draw! drawing shipping
- >Microrim R:BASE character mode RDBMS shipping
- >Software Corp. TalkThru mainframe comm. shipping
- >Spinnaker PFS:Works entry-level productivity shipping
- >Sundial Relish calender/scheduling shipping
- >Sterling DMS/IB backup 1993
- >Wall Data Rumba mainframe comm. Late 1992
- >WordPerfect WordPerfect word processing 1993
- >
- >Well, I put it all in! An note says that CA products will combine OS/2
- >and Windows versions in one box.
- >
- >Mike Percy | grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu | I don't know about
- >Sr. Systems Analyst | mspercy@clemson.clemson.edu | your brain, but mine
- >Info. Sys. Development | mspercy@clemson.BITNET | is really...bossy.
- >Clemson University | (803) 656-3780 | (Laurie Anderson)
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- For the complete list of shipping OS/2 2.0 apps check the advocacy group.
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- Best Regards,
- Mark K.
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