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- From: Don.Johnson@f107.n207.z1.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: What is a "CSD"?
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
- Message-ID: <n0995t@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 13 Sep 92 00:33:00
- Lines: 54
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- IS>> >I've been reading this newsgroup for a couple of weeks now
- IS>> >but I still haven't figured out what CSD means. What is the
- IS>> >June (November?) CSD?
- IS>>
- IS>> i'm beginning to think that CSD==Coming Some Day !
- IS>>
- IS>> actually its Corrective Service Diskette i think. also someone
- IS>> has said that IBM are calling it something different from a
- IS>> CSD anyway this time!
- IS>>
-
- IS>I believe it will have a name similar to Service Pack, but
- IS>until it actual appears
- IS>we will never know.
-
- Here's some info posted on the Internet, supposedly written by an
- IBM employee. They'll call the CSD a "Performance and Service Pack."
- =Don Johnson=
- ___---------------------------------------------------------------
- There will be a lot happening in the OS/2 product line through the
- remainder of 1992.
-
- ENHANCEMENTS TO THE BASE PRODUCT
- In the fall: 32-bit graphics engine; Windows 3.1; device drivers to
- support XGA, SVGA, and 8514 displays in seamless mode.
-
- PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
- We're continually working to improve performance. In the fall, we're
- planning to improve performance for all systems, but especially those
- with the minimum configuration of 4MB RAM.
-
- NEW PACKAGING
- In the fall, OS/2 will be available in a package containing 2 diskettes
- and a CD.
-
- PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE PACK
- We'll package up the available fixes to known OS/2 problems together
- with the performance improvements and make them available in the fall in
- a Performance and Service Pack.
-
- APPLETS PACK
- In the fall, we plan to offer a package of approximately 200
- productivity applications, tools, utilities, games, and bitmaps
-
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
-
- ENHANCEMENTS TO THE BASE PRODUCT
- Available to installed customers for a nominal fee (media and handling).
- Free (except for connect time) via electronic download.
-
-
- * OLX 2.1 TD * OS/2: Not just a job, it's an adventure!
-
- --- Maximus/2 2.01wb
-