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- From: hayesb@yvax.byu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1b
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.170854.1333@yvax.byu.edu>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:08:53 -0700
- References: <1993Jan22.221958.26657@wam.umd.edu>
- Organization: Brigham Young University
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- In article <1993Jan22.221958.26657@wam.umd.edu>, adhir@wam.umd.edu (Al Dhir) writes:
- >
- >
- > I have found the 2.1b to be extremely unstable. <deleted>
- >
- > All of the above works perfectly in OS/2 2.0+SP. I recommend staying as
- > far away from 2.1b as possible, unless you have the need for running some
- > particular enhanced mode app in Windows (which isn't even guaranteed to
- > work...the only thing I wanted was for my Gravis Ultrasound drivers for
- > Windows (they require enhanced mode) to work but they don't). 2.0+SP
- > is MUCH more stable.
-
- C'mon, this is a BETA version. It isn't necessarily supposed to be rock solid.
- That's why they call it OS/2 2.1 BETA. And that is why there are people out
- there to test it, give their buggy feedback to IBM, so IBM can fix it before
- 2.1 GA. :-)
-
- Bryan
-