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- From: ching@angelo.amd.com (Mike Ching)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: MS Access does not run on OS/2 2.0
- Message-ID: <C0nsy0.FCn@amd.com>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 22:25:11 GMT
- References: <1993Jan10.045541.18890@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan10.045541.18890@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> mmannan@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Mohammed Mannan) writes:
- >I have recently bought the MS Access package (couldn't help it so cheap).
- >During installation, it replaced some of the dlls, citing, I may have some
- >outdated ones. Now, whenver I run Access, OS/2 goes crazy and I have to
- >reboot.
- >
- >MS Access is supposed to run on windows 3.0 (it says so on the packaging) and
- >OS/2 runs windows 3.0 applications. What happened?
- >
- >Anyone know if win 3.1 will run on top of OS/2, instead of running on
- >top of DOS?
- >
- >
- >Thank you,
- >
- >M. Mannan
-
-
- There's a review of Access in today's San Jose Mercury in which half the
- column is devoted to warning people about buying new programs. Access got
- 1/4 for performance, 2/4 for ease of use, and 1/4 for value. The reviewer
- hadn't experienced problems but repeated reports found in the trade press
- and bulletin boards. I don't think much of reviews based on someone else's
- experience but it would appear that Access doesn't work any better under
- Windows than OS/2. It'll be interesting to see if anyone will pay $695 for
- it after Jan. 31.
-
- Mike Ching
-