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- Subject: RAM or the lack thereof
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- From: cvadr014@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu
- Date: 26 Aug 92 00:28:36 PST
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- In article <BtJqvK.Aw2@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Henderson) writes:
- > usdgog@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Greg Granger) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Aug17.212527.26945@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
- >>>Ah, but you only get one full-screen DOS session <bigger grin>. DOS's
- >>>stability isn't really an issue, since each app is (essentially) its
- >
- >>True, but at least I do get one full screen DOS session, currently under
- >>os\2 I get finger exercise pushing the reset button.
- >
- >>I a bit p*ssed, after all in IBM's docs it clearly states that os\2
- >>works with Tseng based video cards. THIS IS NOT TRUE. It doesn't work
- >>with ET3000 based cards (well) and a seperate patch is required to get
- >>it to work with ET4000 based cards. This certainly suggests that they
- >
- > I've never needed a patch for my Diamond SS+ hicolor.
- >
- >>did not testing on this type of card. Someone, decided that there were
- >>a lot to Tseng based cards out there so ... they 'claimed' it would
- >>work. Normal people call this a lie, car salesmen call it a deal and
- >>corporations consider this SOP (Standard Operating Procedure).
- >
- >>IBM's order takers should have a screening procedure ... something like
- >>this:
- >>Q1) Is any of your equipment over 1 yr old?
- >> Y) You should know that os\2 will probably have difficulty with it.
- >> N) os\2 might work with it, do you feel lucky?
- >> Y) Sell quick
- >> N) Tell them what a pleasant voice they have.
- >><sigh> I'm dreaming ... any corp. who was honest about what they were
- >>doing would proably be out of business in a quater.
- >
- > When I ordered I got screened similiar to this. The lady asked about memory,
- > what brand of system, disk space, and a few other things.
- >
- > She was very frank about needing more than 4 meg(which I had at the time).
- > She also informed me of the money back guarantee, maybe you should take
- > advantage of that.
- I don't see what the big deal about getting another 4 megs - if you use
- Windoze anywhere halfway decently, then you'll need at least 8, and 8 is a
- decent amount for OS/2 - Besides, ram is what? 25 - 27 a meg?
-
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- >
- > Todd
- > tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
- >
- >
- >>Not a particularly happy os\2 camper ...
- >>Greg <usdgog@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
-