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- Subject: Re: MS Access does not run on OS/2 2.0
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.071835.1@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
- From: withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- Date: 11 Jan 93 07:18:35 NZST
- References: <1993Jan10.045541.18890@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> <9301103976@ritz.mordor.com>
- Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.
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- In article <9301103976@ritz.mordor.com>, ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz) writes:
- > Mohammed Mannan (mmannan@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu) wrote:
- > OS/2> I have recently bought the MS Access package (couldn't help it so cheap).
- > OS/2> During installation, it replaced some of the dlls, citing, I may have some
- > OS/2> outdated ones. Now, whenver I run Access, OS/2 goes crazy and I have to
- > OS/2> reboot.
- > OS/2>
- > OS/2> MS Access is supposed to run on windows 3.0 (it says so on the packaging) and
- > OS/2> OS/2 runs windows 3.0 applications. What happened?
- > OS/2>
- > OS/2> Anyone know if win 3.1 will run on top of OS/2, instead of running on
- > OS/2> top of DOS?
- >
- > Are you surprised? In light of Microsoft's previous antics to derail users
- > who try to use OS/2 (or Lotus products) I have decided not to purchase any
- > more of their software. Why should I patronize a company who goes that
- > "extra mile" to break something just because I am not using their OS or
- > their applications?
- >
- > Chris
- >
- > --
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- I would be very wary of applications that replace "operating system" :-) files
- when you install them! Imagine installing DisplayWrite 291 for OS/2 and getting
- a new kernel!
-
- Steve
- 30ish lines of emptyness follow to fool the NNTP server into letting me post
- this. Does anyone know ho0w to delete lines using the EVE editor on a VAX?
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