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- From: AV@vnet.ibm.com (Anton Versteeg)
- Message-ID: <19920827.093324.50@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 18:32:02 CET
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: OS/2 Win3.1 support *better* than MS!
- Reply-To: AV@vnet.ibm.com
- Organization: IBM Uithoorn - Netherlands
- Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
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- References: <1992Aug27.122649.21603@actrix.gen.nz>
- <1992Aug27.141834.18096@ludd.luth.se>
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- In <1992Aug27.141834.18096@ludd.luth.se> Bjorn Fahller writes:
- >In <1992Aug27.122649.21603@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- >
- >>At an IBM OS/2 seminar this evening, one of the presenters told us that the
- >>news in IBM's internal forums today was that the Win3.1 support in the CSD is
- >>going to also include support for those Win3.x programs that will not run
- >>under Win3.1.......
- >>
- >>So, Win-OS/2 is more compatible with Windows than Microsoft! Don't forget
- >>WinOS/2 also runs Windows 2.x apps as well, which MS doesn't run.
- >>
- >>Sounds like a better Windows than Windows, to me.
- >>
- >>Also, the CSD will be shipping "real soon now"..........:-)
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >My only problem with this is that in my experience, "real soon now" doesn't
- >mean the same in the computer industry as it does elsewhere. One can easily
- >be mislead to think it's a matter of days or weeks, but something between
- >months and never at all is what my expereince says it means. Can only hope
- >it means months, and preferably in singularis.
- >
- Well I cannot tell you when it is.
- It certainly isn't "never at all" and it surely will be before NT ships.
-
- >>
- >>Steve
- > _
- >/Bjorn.
- >--
- >Bjorn Fahller Phone: |The opinions above are not necessarily
- >Trollnasvagen 3A Intl:+46 920 226870 |those of... Hey! Wait a minute. Do you
- >S-951 61 Lulea Natl:0920-22 68 70 |seriously expect Me, a student, to carry
- >Sweden << space for rent >>|the official voice of the University?
- >
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- Anton Versteeg - IBM - Uithoorn Netherlands - TEAMOS2 NL
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