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- Subject: OS/2 2.1 beta - some first-hand info
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.095217.8646@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 09:52:17 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
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- I've had the opportunity to have a good look at the OS/2 2.1 beta.
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- Notables:
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- - good SVGA support. I had to do the install, then run the Selective install
- for SVGA only and it prompted me to choose between 640x480x256, 800x600x256,
- 1024x768x256 and a couple of others for my Trident 8900c.
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- - C-ROM support: Toshiba, Sony, Hitachi, Panasonic, Texel(never heard of
- them), CD Technologies, IBM and NEC.
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- - SCSI support. Adaptec - looks like everything from 1510 - 1744, IBM PS/2
- SCSI, DPT PM2011 and 2012, and a whole pack of Future Domain adaptors: 1660,
- 1670,1680, msc700, 850IBM, 860, 870, 880, 700EX.
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- - Printers. Lots of them. The HP DJ500, 500C, 550C, LJ4 and LJ4 PS standout.
- There is also a Panasonic KXP-2123 in Epson LQ860 mode driver.....was this a
- problem before?
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- The WPS is noticeably faster.
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- The FAX/PM applet is nice - though limited. Haven't got it to work with my
- Supra yet, but I have only tried one driver of the several on offer.
- It will send one page for you.
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- Win-OS/2 3.1 runs in stabdard or enhanced mode. I have not been able to change
- the full screen one in the command prompts - it lacks the Win-OS/2 Settings
- button and has the DOS Settings button instead - but any migrated Win-OS/2 app
- will have the Win-OS/2 settings button and you can change it there. When you
- check out Help, About Progam Manager, it say that Win-OS/2 is running in 386
- Enhanced Mode.
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- When I tried to run an OS/2 command.com in a DOS window under a Program Manger
- runnig seamless on the WPS....my system locked up solid. I thought I might be
- pushing my luck a bit there. Seamless DOS under seamless Windows might be
- asking a bit much. Especially since it is completely unnecessary.
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- That's all for tonight.
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- Steve
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