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- From: v053qpgh@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Eric W Sarjeant)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: Should I use OS/2
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- Date: 23 Jan 93 18:06:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.191359.25199@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, djs6015@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Don Smith) writes...
- >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..
- >}
- >}
- >Yes, with a 486 and 8 Mb RAM... OS/2 is definitly worth trying. Windows
- >3.1 may be faster at some things, but when you are running more than app
- >at once.. OS/2 should perform more reliably and faster. OS/2 does
- >support 1024x768x256 and you can run your windows software on the OS/2
- >desktop. About HPFS... it makes no difference for DOS/Win stuff, they
- >dont really know the difference.
-
- I might approach an OS/2 upgrade a little more cautiously. It certainly
- provides a level of reliability far above and beyond what DOS + Win is
- currently offering; however, it only supports a limited scope of PC hardware
- peripherals. This includes SVGA boards, digital scanners, CD-ROM drives,
- sound boards, and a whole host of other goodies.
-
- If you're currently using a favorite Windows accessory (Win/TV for example),
- you might want to check with the manufacturer regarding how it will run
- under OS/2 and perhaps find out how they plan to support OS/2 users in
- the future.
-
- As far as Windows goes, OS/2 2.1 runs Windows at least as fast as Windows
- runs under DOS (maybe even just a little faster with disk intensive
- applications). It seems IBM might have caught up in the speed department,
- which means an OS/2 purchase is primarily based on your current hardware
- (386SX or higher), memory (at least 8 megs, perferably 10+), hard drive
- (100+ megs), and your desire to step into a futuristic operating system!
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