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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 02:05:28 EST
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- From: Michael Davis <75046.1627@COMPUSERVE.COM>
- Subject: Re: Windows vs OS/2, all things being equal
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- CONTENT: Answer to Question about SAS for Windows vs OS/2
- SUMMARY: If all things are equal, OS/2; However ...
- REL/PLTF: 6.08/OS/2, 6.08/Windows
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- Ted Greenstein <ted_greenstein@ncsu.edu> asks:
-
- > Has anybody done or seen a comparison of SAS for Windows running
- > under Windows 3.1 as compared to SAS for OS/2 running under OS/2 2?
- > I'd be curious to hear anyone's reactions as to which platform would
- > be preferable, all things being equal.
-
- If all things are equal, there aren't too many souls outside Redmond, WA
- who would tell you to run SAS under Windows if SAS under OS/2 was available
- (and none of those folks work in Cary). It runs much, much faster and a
- task gone bad is less likely to take down the rest of your system.
-
- However, all things are almost never equal. If you:
-
- - are already heavily into Windows 3.1 applications
- - if you do not have the disk space and memory to run OS/2
- - the drivers you need are not available for OS/2
- - like getting your support from Microsoft
- - SAS is just one of many things you run ...
-
- then you might prefer SAS for Windows. I am running the Developer's
- Release 6.08 of SAS for Windows now but when OS/2 handles my Windows 3.1,
- applications satisfactorily, I'll be looking to switch.
-
- BTW, so sorry about that B-Ball game last night.
-