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- From: hilmera@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (Andrew Hilmer)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: MS to 'support' OS/2?
- Message-ID: <1hnk8nINNuh@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 19:24:07 GMT
- References: <1hf40bINNbbv@shrike.und.ac.za> <1992Dec27.214359.2111@dmp.csiro.au> <1992Dec28.105039.6803@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk>
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- In article <1992Dec28.105039.6803@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk> ucgadkw@ucl.ac.uk (Dominik Wujastyk) writes:
- >Yes, Microsoft Word 5.5 for DOS also runs under OS/2 2.0 (and under
- >earlier versions, back to 1.0). The only difference I can detect
- >is that the "File" menu choice for dropping down to the operating system
- >says "DOS" and "OS/2" respectively when running under the different
- >systems.
-
- I suppose that it is too much to hope that W5.5 would support HPFS
- filenames. I would rather hunt around and buy a used copy of Word
- than blow two month's rent on Describe... and I am hoping for a
- perfect solution. Rotsa Ruck, eh?
-
- andy
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- Andrew Hilmer -- The Truth is the Truth even if you choose to ignore it
- Solipsism sucks! It's bad, I say, evilevil.
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