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- Subject: Re: Notice! OS2 will Execute Win3 programs Without having to have Win
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.115612.1@vax1.umkc.edu>
- From: edowdy@vax1.umkc.edu
- Date: 31 Dec 92 11:56:12 CST
- References: <1992Dec29.230354.17542@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <1hr27lINNafq@neuro.usc.edu>
- <1992Dec30.125842.14380@wes.on.ca> <1hsk3rINNbd4@neuro.usc.edu>
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- In article <1hsk3rINNbd4@neuro.usc.edu>, merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:
- >> PROPOSED CHARTER: This group is intended for discussions and questions
- >> about the Windows setup and installation process,
- >> hardware compatability issues as well as general
- >> hardware use and performance issues.
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- >>I don't believe OS/2 (or Mac or Sun) is Windows ...
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- > OS/2 2.1 Windows 3.1 is certainly Windows!!! It runs Windows 3.1 programs
- > and DOS programs just fine. While I can understand there may be some small
- > confusion on this point by people who have been fed on 'Win/DOS ... Win/NT'
- > montras for a long time -- the plain fact of the matter is that IBM has an
- > extraordinary degree of access to Microsoft Windows source code and ability
- > to implement any portion or all of MS Windows fuinctionality in their OS/2
- > product line.
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- Sorry but this sounds suscpiciously (sp) like os/2 2/1 advocacy group
- material to me. Quit arguing about it please. If you want to tout the great
- things about os/2 go to the advocacy group. If not let's get on with the
- discussion please.
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- Happy New year!
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- Eric
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