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- Path: sparky!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Steve.Withers
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Subject: Re: A neat idea for speeding up seamless WIN-OS2
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:00:45 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.010045.1161@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <1992Nov15.211334.146@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <1992Nov15.211334.146@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
- > Like most others, I can't stand waiting for seamless WIN-OS2 to start
- > up an application. So I tried the following with much success:
- >
- > Migrate the WIN-OS2 program manager (C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\PROGMAN.EXE)
- > to a WPS icon. Run it. Program manager pops up. From there, you can
- > launch Windows apps seamlessly and they load quickly, since WIN-OS2
- > never terminates. Program Manager can be minimized (as always) if you
- > want to get it off the screen.
- >
- > I didn't expect this to work for some reason, but it does.
-
- I'll second this.
-
- I have learned that this is a very good way to demo Win-os2 for customers. I
- use it myself.
-
- Steve
-
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- Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | On Sept. 19th, 88% of NZ voters opted
- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | for proportional representation. It
- withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz | looks like we may get a more
- **** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | democratic system "real soon now".
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