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- From: Clifford T. Matthews <ctm@ardi.com>
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- Subject: Re: Mac-OS/2 in Merlin (was Re: Suggestions For Merlin.
- Date: 30 May 1996 10:56:32 -0600
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- >>>>> "Stanley" == Stanley Chow <schow@bnr.ca> writes:
- In article <4oibgb$7ms@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca> schow@bnr.ca (Stanley Chow) writes:
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- Stanley> cross-posted to executor group. In article
- Stanley> <Pine.Sola.3.91.960529143205.11705A-100000@ux5.cso.uiuc.edu>,
- Stanley> sintes anthony rene <sintes@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
- >> I would take it a step further and say that IBM should make a
- >> mac-os/2 much like win-os/2. I've seen a couple nice mac
- >> emulators so it can be done. If they did this, I know a few
-
- I follow this subject closely and I don't think there is another Mac
- emulator for the PC other than Executor.
-
- >> people who would invest heavily in OS/2.
-
- Stanley> Oh, yes. Please. With HPFS for long file names.
-
- There are some other people working on a loadable HFS filesystem. We
- hope that we'll be able to use their work for both Win32 and OS/2. No
- guarantees, but it looks promising.
-
- Stanley> Think of all the companies that are fighting the Mac vs
- Stanley> Win95 wars! Many Mac shops will convert to OS/2.
-
- Stanley> License Executor (or ARDI should work with IBM to make an
- Stanley> add-on) and allow "seamless Mac-OS/2" launching. IBM
- Stanley> already has a license to MacOS, so it could even run the
- Stanley> finder.
-
- We'd love to talk with IBM. We've heard some rumors that they're
- thinking about us already, but so far it's only rumors. Of course
- once we do begin talking with them we'll probably sign a
- non-disclosure agreement and suddenly become quiet.
-
- Stanley> Way cool.
-
- Stanley> Let me see, I will should be able to run an OS/2 native
- Stanley> Netscape, a seamless Windows Netscape, a seamless Mac
- Stanley> Netscape, a seamless X Netscape (off an Unix host); and
- Stanley> of course WebEx; yep, that will do me fine.
-
- Stanley> I know, I am babbling, but the concept is so exciting!
-
- Stanley> -- Stanley Chow; schow@bnr.ca, stanley.chow-ott@nt.com;
- Stanley> (613) 763-2831 Bell Northern Research Ltd., PO Box 3511
- Stanley> Station C, Ottawa, Ontario Me? Represent other people?
- Stanley> Don't make them laugh so hard.
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
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