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Re: Mac-OS/2 in Merlin (was Re: Suggestions For Merlin.
In article <4oibgb$7ms@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca>, schow@bnr.ca says...
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>cross-posted to executor group.
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>In article <Pine.Sola.3.91.960529143205.11705A-100000@ux5.cso.uiuc.edu>,
>sintes anthony rene <sintes@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
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>>I would take it a step further and say that IBM should make a mac-os/2
>>much like win-os/2. I've seen a couple nice mac emulators so it can be done.
>>If they did this, I know a few people who would invest heavily in OS/2.
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>Oh, yes. Please. With HPFS for long file names.
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>Think of all the companies that are fighting the Mac vs Win95 wars!
>Many Mac shops will convert to OS/2.
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>License Executor (or ARDI should work with IBM to make an add-on) and
>allow "seamless Mac-OS/2" launching. IBM already has a license to
>MacOS, so it could even run the finder.
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>Way cool.
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>Let me see, I will should be able to run an OS/2 native Netscape,
>a seamless Windows Netscape, a seamless Mac Netscape, a seamless
>X Netscape (off an Unix host); and of course WebEx; yep, that will
>do me fine.
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>I know, I am babbling, but the concept is so exciting!
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>--
>Stanley Chow; schow@bnr.ca, stanley.chow-ott@nt.com; (613) 763-2831
>Bell Northern Research Ltd., PO Box 3511 Station C, Ottawa, Ontario
>Me? Represent other people? Don't make them laugh so hard.
If they did add it, I know I'd swich my main OS from win to os/2!
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_-_-Nate_-_-
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