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- From: brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill)
- Subject: Re: Over 1,100 OS/2 2.0 apps ship in 92'
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.072403.4639@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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- Organization: University of Utah Computer Science
- References: <1993Jan14.030607.2424@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> <1993Jan14.192615.10875@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <1993Jan16.180309.24466@zooid.guild.org>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 07:24:03 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan16.180309.24466@zooid.guild.org> Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:
- >>>already supported by the operating system.
- >>
- >>I would like to see the list of these 1,100 applications.
- >>As MicroWarehouse and friends are still selling mainly OS/2 1.X apps,
- >>I remain EXTEMELY skeptical.
- >>
- >>Brian
- >>--
- >>C. Brian Sturgill NeXTStep 486 is for _YOU_!!!!
- >>University of Utah Microsoft needs competition, but I want
- >>Center for Software Science to be one of the many running Windows NT!
- >>brian@cs.utah.edu; CIS: 70363,1373 :-) :-) :-) NT SDK: $69; (800) 227-4679
- >
- >
- >At the time I posted the list, over 500 were shipping (2.0 specific).
- >
- >I would like to see a list of the thousands of NT specific applications as
- >well as the hundreds of Windows 3.1 apps that are shipping. Otherwise, I
- >remain EXTREMELY skeptical.
- >
- >Best Regards,
- >Mark K.
-
- I assume you meant thousands of 3.1 and hundreds of NT. I don't have a
- list for 3.1, though I would think it's obvious that there are thousands
- (perhaps not obvious that then number is over 5,000 like MS claims, but
- none the less obviouse that there are thousands).
-
- As to the hundreds for NT, you can get a partial list via anonymous ftp
- to the address in my .signature. I believe there are currently 542,
- and unlike IBM, Microsoft was not out to scrap the bottom of the barrel
- to get this list... in fact there are several apps that I know will be
- out for NT that are not yet in this list.
-
- Also unlike IBM, Microsoft managed to get the entry for our product right...
- Sigh, I forsee yet another long bout of trying to track down the right
- person at IBM.
-
- Happy now?
-
- Brian
-
- BTW, as a note to IBM.. next time do what Microsoft did... just ask
- the ISVs for the information and put down what they give you... quit
- trying to guess it on your own.
- --
- C. Brian Sturgill NeXTStep 486 is for _YOU_!!!!
- University of Utah Microsoft needs competition, but I want
- Center for Software Science to be one of the many running Windows NT!
- brian@cs.utah.edu; CIS: 70363,1373 :-) :-) :-) NT SDK: $69; (800) 227-4679
-