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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Should I use OS/2
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.214115.5779@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1993Jan20.214832.15185@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:41:15 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan20.214832.15185@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> arhodge@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
- >I have a 486sx25 with a 124 meg HD and 5 megs of ram. I plan to get up to 8
- >megs soon. I OS/2 worth trying? I run Windows 3.1 now in enhanced mode.
- >Will it be slower or faster? Does OS/2 support 1024x768 at 256 colors yet?
- >Can I use the HPFS and still run my windows apps? Thanks for any help..
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- Yes, it is worth trying, particularly since you can get ahold of the
- OS/2 2.1 beta at no charge. It is available via anonymous ftp from
- ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, software.watson.ibm.com, and other sites.
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- Please see the OS/2 FAQ List -- it should provide a good introduction.
-
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- Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0i, available from
- sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
- Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
- of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
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