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- From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
- Subject: Re: Thanx about fortran question
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.235137.9079@usl.edu>
- Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
- References: <23AUG199212163729@elroy.uh.edu>
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 23:51:37 GMT
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- In article <23AUG199212163729@elroy.uh.edu> elee969@elroy.uh.edu (Brown, William J.) writes:
- >Thanks to all who responded to my query about fortran under os2. Apparently
- >most like watcom. Some suggested using an f2c converter then compiling with
- >a public domain c compiler. Since my advisor is a die hard fortranner I doubt
- >he would go in for that. I also have a few more questions. Forgive me if these
- >are FAQs (perhaps somenone could direct me towards a FAQ list).
- >
- >1. Since the only reason we might consider getting os2 would be for the fortran,
- >I assume it's possible to partition my hd into dos and os2 sections?
-
- Sure. Check out page 83 of your INstallation guide. Example 2. It
- works great. Don't forget to make the bott manager startable again.
-
- >2. If one is possible, can os2 run applications located on the dos partition?
-
- No problem.. That is how I have my system set up. I have a C: drive with
- DOS, and a D: drive with OS/2. OS/2 can access C: and D:, but botting
- pure DOS means only using the C: partition.
-
- >3. Since we have a registered copy of win 3.1, are we eligible for a special
- >upgrade price to os2?
-
- I think there is a Windows upgrade price of $80. Call 18003IBMOS2 (I think that
- is the number). Make sure you tell them what size your A: floppy
- drive is.
-
- >again, thanks
-
- No prob.
-
- >William Brown
- >Applied Electromagnetics Group
- >Univ. of Houston
-
-
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