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- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 11:12:00 PDT
- Sender: Nota Bene List <NOTABENE@TAUNIVM>
- From: "William Bodiford 310/825-6971" <IBENAYM@UCLAMVS>
- Subject: Re: OS/2
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- Please post responses concerning NB on OS/2 on the list.
- --William Bodiford ibenaym@uclamvs
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- > From: CAMPBELL@ACUSD.BITNET
- > Subject: OS/2
- > To: "Mark J. Pisaro" <IABOSPI@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>,
- > william bodiford <IBENAYM@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>,
- > Mark Infusino <IJA4MHI@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
- >
- >
- > Hello everyone. I've got the new machine, a 486/33 with 8MB RAM and
- > a 200MB hard drive, all primed and ready for OS/2, which according
- > to what I've read in the popular press (and around town on several
- > BBS's) is just what I need for DOS multitasking and a ticket to the
- > Brave New World of 32-bit processing (when I need and can get 32-bit
- > applications). Yet I read on and on and discover many complaints
- > about OS/2: bugs, clumsy and frustrating installation process, and
- > (worst of all) the occasional trashing of the hard disk's FAT, etc.
- >
- > My question: anyone here using OS/2 with NB? What wisdom can you offer?
- > Should I be a pioneer (albeit one of the one million, if IBM's figures
- > are correct), or should I play it safe and stick with MS-DOS 5.0?
- >
- > I'd ask more specific questions, but I'm not there yet....
- >
- > E-mail me personally or post to the net if you think it's worthwhile.
- >
- > Gardner Campbell
- > Campbell@acusd.bitnet
- > Campbell@usdcsv.acusd.edu (Internet)
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