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- From: pjdm@chmeee.enet.dec.com (Peter Mayne)
- Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1 specifications, release date.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.025551.2131@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1992Dec22.213657.23840@mercury.ncat.edu> <1992Dec22.223446.16888@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 02:55:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.223446.16888@a.cs.okstate.edu>, teague@a.cs.okstate.edu (Keith Teague) writes:
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- >> Ted, a recent unoffical report said that OS/2 2.1 is presently in
- >> internal beta, and a cd-rom beta will be available for those willing to
- >> invest $15 and call 1-800-IBM-3040 after 12/28/92 for more details. It
- >> does have a select button for enhanced mode apps.
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- Oh oh, this is a mistake. Judging by the flames that Microsoft copped, this
- means that the OS/2 beta will be at least 3 months late, and everbody will
- be extremely annoyed that they have to go out and buy a CD drive just to
- run OS/2.
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- >This beta can be order today. It became available this morning (12/22/92).
- >
- >Keith Teague
- >
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- What, 10 months late? My calendar only has 12 months, not 22. :-)
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- PJDM (non-American-date literate)
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