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- From: jburns@pdxgp1 (John Justin Burns Jr.)
- Subject: Re: NT won't co-exist with OS/2?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.223658.6592@ichips.intel.com>
- Sender: jburns@ichips.intel.com
- Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, Oregon
- References: <1992Dec12.192416.9499@ichips.intel.com> <sal8.246.724201910@po.cwru.edu> <1992Dec13.013647.18178@cdf.toronto.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 22:36:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec13.013647.18178@cdf.toronto.edu> g1nickut@cdf.toronto.edu (Nick Zahariadis) writes:
- >In article <sal8.246.724201910@po.cwru.edu> sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:
- >>In article <1992Dec12.192416.9499@ichips.intel.com> jburns@pdxgp1 (John Justin Burns Jr.) writes:
- >>>From: jburns@pdxgp1 (John Justin Burns Jr.)
- >>>Subject: Boot Manager: Does any one have a compatibility list?
- >>>Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 19:24:16 GMT
- >
- > [stuff deleted] ...
- >>>Windows NT (beta), Lan Manager, DOS 6.0, and earlier versions of DOS.
- >>
- >>The NT beta has code included that makes it absolutely refuse to install if
- >>it detects the OS/2 boot manager on your hard drive. Pretty rude of MS if
- >>you ask me (OS/2 does no such check for NT).
- >
- > Hmm, that just gave me a hell of an idea! Why not write a little utility
- > that will disable the OS/2 Boot Manager bit from the Master Boot Record?
- >
- > And make it available for ftp! Who knows I might get a chance over X-mas
- > to do this myself. Don't hold your breath though.
- >
- > Nick.
- >
- Nick, I would truly appreciate getting a copy of this if you do decide to
- write it.
-
- John Burns
- jburns@ichips.intel.com
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