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- From: terryfry@access.digex.com (Terry Fry)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: OS/2 bigot meets NT....
- Date: 25 Dec 1992 04:21:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec24.033418.28702@wam.umd.edu> rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- >>the 125 meg drive. I have 8 megs of 70ns RAM and the system runs very much
- >>like OS/2 on 4 megs with no HPFS.
- >
- > As it should. 8 megs is the NT minimum.
-
- He said LIKE OS/2 on 4 megs, he's running 8.
-
-
- > Plus, you *should expect crashes*. Installing any OS,
- > NT or OS/2, is not the same as just plugging in an HD
- > with the os installed. It must be configured for your hardware
- > and your motherboard.
-
- No. You should expect crashes because its Beta, not because OS's
- are going to crash.
-
- >>I don't hink I am in any danger whatever of becoming an NT bigot based on what
- >>I have seen so far. Having gone from the OS/2 2.1 beta to the NT
- >>beta.....there is no real comparison.
-
- > Add 8 more megs and reinstall the system from scratch, then
- > repost. As it stands, you're FUDding.
-
- Its beta code, I don't think anything from it should be a permanent
- part of its benchmark.
-
- When its released and it still doesn't work.... then we can all flame
- on it <g>
-