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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: DOS and Windows programs under OS/2
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.202145.15468@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Aug31.134319.17615@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:21:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug31.134319.17615@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> riehm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Carl Riehm) writes:
- >Under Windows, I can represent a DOS program by an icon, and fire it up
- >directly by double-clicking the icon. Is the same thing possible for DOS
- >and Windows programs under OS/2? In other words, can one have a Windows
- >program, e.g., on the Desktop itself and start it by double clicking, or does
- >one have to fire up Win-OS/2 first (or access it through a folder on the
- >Desktop)? Carl Riehm.
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- Absolutely yes -- the same thing is possible.
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