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- From: bangell@cs.utah.edu (bob angell)
- Subject: Re: DOS 6 Beta Looks for OS/2!!!!!!!!
- Date: 3 Jan 93 23:44:25 MST
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.234426.17540@hellgate.utah.edu>
- References: <1993Jan1.133731.2312@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> <1993Jan02.025323.15888@microsoft.com> <1993Jan02.094926.14462@donau.et.tudelft.nl> <1993Jan2.110040.19175@hellgate.utah.edu> <1993Jan2.232815.7083@gw.wmich.edu>
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- >> I think this message and all the hoopla surrounding this is [warning,
- >> about to read a possible assumption not based on actual tinkering, so
- >> your mileage may vary] as follows:
- >>
- >> DOS 6.0 has some compression schema built-in, therefore, if
- >> OS/2 **FAT** partitions were present, it would render the
- >> data-sharing useless (as would DRDOS and other compression
- >> schemes). Notice that another installed the program on a
- >> FAT partition with all HPFS drives as the viable partitions
- >> and may have trouble reading compressed data off of the
- >> DOS 6.0 partition once he evaluates and plays with it
- >> awhile. Why the warning was not given in the latter is a
- >> mystery to me ....
- >>
- >> So, folks [Anal-retentives should also include themselves with this
- >> group if they can get a clue - just this time! 8-0], even though we
- >> may not necessarily like one company or another (couldn't resist this
- >> one ... "Can't we all just get along" - Rodney King after the LA
- >> Riots last spring :-) :-) ) lets not jump to conclusions before the
- >> verdict is in!! Haven't the OS/2 people learned yet about true FUD
- >> and false-alarm FUD's??
- >
- > Let's get real for a moment, if that were the case, then would
- >it be SOOOO difficult for MS to write the following message:
- > "OS/2 detected on hard disk, the compression program included
- >with DOS 6.0 is not compatible with OS/2, you might consider deleting OS.2
- >before proceeding."
- >
- > The disk space message is fairly blunt. I don't think anyone
- >but someone pretty darn biased for MS would call it ambiguous.
- >
- So, just because I tend to wait for the verdict while the jury is out
- that I am "pretty darn biased" towards MS? This logic doesn't seem to
- really pan out. Part of the problem here with this discussion/thread
- is that there are alot of fingers being pointed at MS without just
- cause. Fact1: Warning message vague as to the possible problem ...
- just that it mentions OS/2. Fact2: We (meaning third parties) don't
- know whats been done with the new DOS 6.0 - FAT change, compression,
- etc. etc. etc. Fact3: If you are happy with OS/2 ... why get your
- panties in a wad about a new MS-DOG??
-
- > -Brad
- -Bob-
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