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- From: mjharris@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike Harris)
- Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1 Beta is OUT!!!!!!!!!!! Wide Release!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.050100.18263@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
- References: <1992Dec27.132647.1@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu> <1992Dec27.234503.11468@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 05:01:00 GMT
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- parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
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- >cvetp036@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu writes:
- >// In article <725427584.0@ttlg.ttlg.UUCP>, Eric.Chan@ttlg.UUCP (Eric Chan) writes:
- >// > Where can I get a copy? Can you give me the name of the FTP site?
- >// >
- >// >
- >// > * Origin: Mach2 Vulcan OS/2 Systems 1-403-489-4250 (42:100/20)
- >//
- >// It's on CD-ROM for $15 from 1 800 3IBMOS2.
- >//
- >// Now, my question is, can you install it WITHOUT a CD-ROM? As in copying
- >// the files over to floppies first?
- >//
- >//
-
- >I think you'll find that it will be the same story as the PDK - you'll run the
- >install package from the CD-Rom, which will prompt you to throw in a LOT of
- >diskettes, and from these you'll install the OS. Pity - I rather hoped that we'd
- >be able to install straight from the CD. Oh well...
-
-
- >--
- >Tom J Parry.
- >Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
-
- Of course since this *is* a wide release beta if some kind soul was to put
- the files in 1.2M disk image files and then made it available at say
- Hobbs. Well that sure would make some of us happy and just think what wide
- beta testing it would have with all the net OS/2 guru's. Just a thought.
-
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