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- From: dlcogswe@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dan Cogswell)
- Subject: Re: How to make OS/2 look bad ...
- Message-ID: <dlcogswe.721163792@vela>
- Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
- References: <92311.172110RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> <1992Nov07.131316.20096@donau.et.tudelft.nl> <1992Nov7.173054.6379@wam.umd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 19:16:32 GMT
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- rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Robert Stephen Rodgers) writes:
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- >In article <1992Nov07.131316.20096@donau.et.tudelft.nl> linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee) writes:
- >>1. Try OS/2 one a 486/33 with 4Mb of memory.
-
-
- > Note that this is still significantly more machine than the
- > recommendation from IBM
-
- In terms of CPU, it is significantly more. But, this machine will be
- I/O bound; no amount of CPU increase will make this a significantly
- faster machine under OS/2.
-
- >--they recommend a "minimum" of
- > a 386SX-16 (that being the lowest 386 chip) with 4 megs.
-
- > If IBM wanted to get rid of this type of crap, they'd
- > be smart enough to change the label on the box from four
- > to eight (although even six would be satisfactory)..
-
- That would be false. Period. They claim it WORKS. They also claim
- that this is the smallest machine on which it works. People shouldn't
- expect it to work as well as on a machine with 40 MIPS and 16M of RAM.
-
- I think they're working on trimming down the product, anyhow. I don't
- see the point, considering the low cost of RAM. IBM has always been a
- little short-sighted when it comes to PC hardware, though.
-
-
- >>3. Mention that everything is very slow, opening a window takes
- >>about 5 seconds, but add, this is due to memory problems because
- >>of the 4Mb being a minimum and 16Mb would be much better.
-
-
- > See above. This is a legitimate complain against
- > IBM's corporate IQ. Claiming 4 megs as the minimum
- > for OS/2 is like claiming that the minimum for
- > Windows 3.0 was an 8088 and CGA.
-
- The minimum requirements are meant to indicate the smallest
- configuration on which the code will _run_. Obviously, IBM wants to
- sell as many copies as possible and stating that 6 megs is the minimum
- is false and narrows their market. Now, I think they should indicate a
- RECCOMENDED configuration (maybe they do). But, I have no trouble with
- what IBM claims as the minimum.
-
-
- --
- Dan Cogswell Or as we say in Michigan: "Dee-troit"
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