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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Will it work?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.222820.22979@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
- Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Dec9.132230.1@sara.cc.utu.fi>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:28:20 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- In article <1992Dec9.132230.1@sara.cc.utu.fi> tuokoivu@sara.cc.utu.fi writes:
- > I am planning to purchase an OS/2 operating system, but
- > I'm not quite sure if it works with my configuration.
- > I have heard that if the computer has an AMI BIOS, it
- > should be dated after May 9th 1991. Mine is 5.5.1991.
- > An article (file called OS2FAQ.S0C) says:
- > "Contrary to rumor, an AMI BIOS update does not seem
- > to be necessary"
- > Which is right? Will my BIOS cause trouble?
-
- No. Sometimes the keyboard BIOS does, but even that is inconsistent.
- (To check the keyboard BIOS, make sure the last part of your BIOS
- version readout says xxxxx-KF. If it does -- or if there is a letter
- beyond F -- you should have no problems.)
-
- > The same article says : "Older Quantum IDE hard disks
- > require a free ROM update from the manufacturer to work
- > with OS/2"
- > Does anybody know how new the drive should be to work
- > without any trouble with OS/2? I currently have two
- > 52MB Quantum ProDrives equipped with Plus Impulse caches.
- > Is it possible that these drives won't work?
-
- The bug only affected certain early 105 MB Quantums. I list the
- details in FAQ List 2.0h, I believe.
-
- > I have 4MB's of RAM. Is that enough to run OS/2 properly?
-
- Without the Workplace Shell, yes. With the Workplace Shell, you'll
- need 2 MB more. More RAM is better, of course.
-
- > How much will OS/2 need disk space for swap file?
-
- It depends on how you use it (and how much real RAM you have). It is
- hard to be more specific than that.
-
- > Sorry for my bad English and thank you.
-
- Your English is far better than my Norweigan. :-)
-
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- Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
- sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
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- of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
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