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- From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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- Subject: Re: OS/2 Win3.1 support *better* than MS!
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.160726.42605@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 16:07:23 CDT
- References: <1992Aug27.122649.21603@actrix.gen.nz>
- Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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- In article <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.
- >
-
- My my. Maybe that's why it has taken so long...IBM has been bug-fixing
- Windows 3.1. Hmmm... Any of the Micro$oft employees want to comment?
-
- By the way, which applications don't work with Microsoft Windows 3.1?
- I can't remember any, but when I am challenged on this point in the
- future (and I know I will be), I would like to know the specific apps.
-
- Thanks.
-
- > Also, the CSD will be shipping "real soon now"..........:-)
-
- Oh please oh please in September!
-
- >
- > Steve
- >
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