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- From: FAGER@gribb.hsr.no (Fagerland, Svein 94/96)
- Subject: Re: Brand new OS/2 2.01 beta information!!!!
- Message-ID: <FAGER.52.722173620@gribb.hsr.no>
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- Organization: Rogaland University Centre
- References: <Bxy94w.Jyr@utdallas.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 11:47:00 GMT
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- In article <Bxy94w.Jyr@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal) writes:
- >From: goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal)
- >Subject: Brand new OS/2 2.01 beta information!!!!
- >Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:10:08 GMT
-
- >PLEASE REMEMBER I DO NOT HAVE THE BETA
-
- >I got this off of FIDOnet. Its interesting.
- >We finally know the answer to whether the next version of OS/2 will be
- >called 2.1 or 2.01! (unless Albert is wrong. :) )
- >---------------------------------------------------------------------
- >From: ALBERT SHAN
- >To: ALL
- >Subject: OS/2 2.01 INTERNAL BETA
-
- >Just got the new 2.01 beta. This release is meant for IBM internal
- >testing only. It consists of 25 diskettes, with most of SP, and WinOS2
- >3.1 only (no WinOS2 3.0). A number of files are post SP, this includes
- >all the .ADD, UHPFS.DLL, and OS2DASD.DMD. System appears to be stable
- >(for me, this is much better than SP, and is almost as good as GA).
- >There are a number of install glitches, both OS/2 side and WinOS2 side.
- >I did manage to get around them and is all installed now. There appears
- >to be generic SVGA drivers (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 all 256-color)
- >for Tseng, ATI, Video 7, Paradise and Trident. Haven't try that out, as
- >I got a hung during SVGA driver install, and the system trashed. Still
- >running 8514/A, and it appears to be faster than SP and probably close
- >to GA speed. 32-bit GRE is here, and WPS folder operations is a *lot*
- >faster. Objects appear almost instantly upon opening folders (I have
- >tried Templates and Productivity, they are fast).
-
- >The install dialogs are also changed so printer, CD-ROM, SCSI
- >adapter, can be setup with the same mouse/display/keyboard dialog.
- >CD-ROM support includes:
-
- >Hitachi CDR-1650S, 1750S, 3650, 3750
- >IBM 3510, CD-ROM II
- >NEC CDR-35, 36, 37, 72, 73, 74, 77, 80, 82, 83, 84
- >Panasonic CR-501, LK-MC501S
- >Sony CDU-541, 561, 6211, 7211, 6111
- >Texel DM-3020, 3021, 3120, 5020, 5021, 5120, 3024, 5024
- >Toshiba 3201, 3301
-
- >There are some major new features in this beta. However, I dont't have
- >any program to verify their functionality. Here is a list:
-
- >o OS/2 support for Windows** 3.1 applications
- >o Pen Presentation Manager* hooks
- >o MSCDEX support
- >o Enhanced Format Utility
- >o DMQS override
- >o Access Control List (ACL) installed
- >o PCMCIA support
- >o Enhanced printer support
- >o DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) client
- >o Security hooks
- >o Enhanced CD-ROM support
- >o Advanced power management (APM) (except
- > mouse support)
- >o Multimedia support (except software motion
- > video)
-
- >Productivity apps appear to be unchanged (for now), and there appears to
- >be one additional applet to be included in 2.01 GA (can't said what
- >it is because a vendor is selling a similar product right now).
-
- >In additional, I can now start a DOS task from within WinOS2! The DOS
- >task will be started from the OS/2 desktop as a background process.
-
- >All in all, I'm quite pleased with this release... Now if they can fix
- >all the damn install bugs...<g>
- >---------------------------------------------------------
- >Please remember that I do NOT have the beta, therefore I have NO more
- >information. Please do not email me.
-
- Any news about release date ?
-
- ░░░▒▒▓▓██ Svein Fagerland * HSR Stavanger Norway * Running OS/2 2.0.1 ██▓▓▒▒▒░░
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