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- From: miket@exucom.com (Michael Teper)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Why I switched to Windows
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.062007.10014@exucom.com>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 06:20:07 GMT
- Organization: ExuCom Multimedia Inc.
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- I have been a Windows supporter all along up until OS/2 Came out. When it
- did, I installed it and tried it and LOVED it (even though I was only
- running with 4Mb RAM). Unfortunately, I had to switch back to DOS/Windows.
-
- The reason: lack of software !!!
-
- WinOS/2 was painully slow on my 386-33 and to date none of the
- applications I use daily are released for the OS/2...
-
- Here's a list:
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- WordPerfect (I know it's coming out soon, but how about NOW)
- (I mean the GRAPHICAL version, not text based)
-
- Page Maker or Quark Express
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- Excel or 1-2-3
-
- Corel Draw
-
- Also, there are no drivers for my video card out for OS/2 (Diamond Stealth
- VRAM)
-
- Now, give me a good reason to load up an OS that will eat up 25% of my HD
- space and give me nothing more than SLOOOOWW but protected (not even that
- at 100%) multitasking of the software I already multitask under DOS/Windows.
-
- Now, I do realize all the advantages of OS/2 but while there is no
- software that is written for it, I have to (with great sorrow) conclude
- that for me it is dead...
-
-
- Win NT is already promises lots of Apps, but it is WAY too much of a hog
- (and who knows if they come through on those promises). So whats left out
- there OS-wise to chose from ? Can you say "DOS/Windows" ???? Sad, isnt it?
-
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