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- From: steve@cstat.aztec.co.za (Stephen Davies)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???
- Message-ID: <R7ZTqB1w164w@cstat.aztec.co.za>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 00:42:52 GMT
- References: <714913121.20822@minster.york.ac.uk>
- Organization: Compustat (Pty) Ltd
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- george@minster.york.ac.uk writes:
-
- > After much frustration and strife, I have decided to drop OS/2 and return
- > to Win3.1/DOS and await the arrival of Windows NT. A lesson in patience
- > which I should have kept earlier!
- >
- > Why? Since installing OS/2 I have had constant problems running Windows
- > software and lack of decent driver support. Worse, IBM UK do not provide
- > a sensible and useful technical support group. Below is a copy of a letter I
- > sent IBM UK about various problems I've had running AmiPro under Win-OS/2.
- > I must emphasise that I had previously used AmiPro under Microsoft Windows
- > 3.0 earlier and had NO problems at all. The only new difference was OS/2.
-
- > p.p.s. I phoned Microsoft yesterday afternoon to ask about Windows NT,
- > and asked for a copy of their white paper on it. Guess what arrived
- > in this morning's post?? Only one guess allowed!
-
- I must say that I would have also been insulted by the letter that you
- received. That being said, I hope you are going to keep us informed
- about your experiences trying to run Ami under NT.
-
- The main similarity between Windows and Windows/NT is the name.
- They will have to perform much the same magic that IBM did in order to
- run Windows programs under NT. It is not clear why they should be more
- successful than IBM? The only thing in their favour is that they will
- (probably) be able to "thunk" the old Windows GDI calls into the new
- 32bit GDI interface, and thereby gain a performance advantage over OS/2.
-
- Regards,
- Steve Davies
-
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- Stephen Davies, Compustat (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town
- steve@cstat.aztec.co.za
-