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- From: jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov ()
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Beta 2.1 in IBM-BBS
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 22:04:03 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
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- Message-ID: <1id0kjINNqgc@rave.larc.nasa.gov>
- References: <1993Jan1.011337.773@news.columbia.edu> <1993Jan1.233612.24408@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan1.233612.24408@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- [...stuff deleted...]
- >
- >OS/2 2.1 beta is a complete, standalone, functional operating system.
- >It does not require any previous version in order to operate. It
- >contains copyrighted code from IBM, Microsoft, and others. While IBM
- >might feel generous, Microsoft may not be as happy about having freely
- >available Win-OS/2 3.1. They still charge for their version of
- >Windows, after all.
- >
- >On the other hand, you can obtain it for $15 by calling 800-3-IBM-OS2.
- >On CD-ROM, granted. In the U.S., granted. Also, the license
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >accompanying this CD-ROM permits you to use the code for a limited
- >time, and it permits you to distribute up to 10 copies "within your
- >organization." You may interpret the word "organization" broadly, I
- >suppose.
-
- But what about us poor schmucks who have OS/2 2.0 running on our machines,
- want to (*very* willing to!!!) run OS/2 2.1 BETA on our systems, BUT DON'T
- HAVE A CD-ROM DRIVE ???????
-
- John Burton
- jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov
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