From: dwl@watson.ibm.com (David W. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Some OS/2 2.0 Questions:
Date: 8 Apr 92 22:32:06 GMT
Reply-To: dwl@watson.ibm.com
Organization: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM

In article <dano.702770542@srl06.cacs.usl.edu>, dano@usl.edu (Dan
Stephenson) writes:
|> 1) I have several BIG MSDOS games, such as Wing Commander II and Falcon
|> 3.0.
|>    How well will these work under the MSDOS for OS/2 2.0?
Pretty much just work. You'll want to run them full screen, tho, to get
the performance you expect.

|> 
|> 2) If I plan to get Stacker, willl it work with OS/2 2.0, or does OS/2
|> 2.0 come
|> with a hard disk compression utility.
|> 

Stacker's announced a release of Stacker for OS/2 2.0, which is under
development, Betas expected early this summer

|> 3) CAN I run full-up VGA MSDOS (games) in an OS/2 2.0 MSDOS window? Of
|> course,
|>    some will surely be obscured,...but still,...
|> 

Yes, but... Performance may dictate running them full screen. Other stuff
will run in the background without trouble, tho.

|> 4) Will the OS/2 2.0 I get be absolutely, postively, in *every* single
|> facet be
|> 32-bit- ALL THE WAY??
|> 

Nope. That's an ongoing process. You won't be able to tell tho. There are large
chunks which are 32 bit, some which are 16 bit. More 32 bit stuff (The graphics
engine is 16/32 right now) will show up over the next several month as updates.
(Free, available via BBS, CompuServe, other channels)
|> 5) Windows applications will run _relly_ well on the OS/2 2.0 desktop??
|> 

Yes. 3.1 in the near future.

|> 6) I just read the OS/2 FAQ, and the Applets for OS/2 2.0 do not
|> obviously conta
|> in a Word Processor.  An 'enhanced text editor' is mentioned, though.
|> But,
|> if Windows applications are supported 'seamlessly' , then I guess I can
|> keep usi
|> ng Write, right?
|> 

Yes.

|> 7) Is there a 800 help line for OS/2 (2.0) ??
|> 

Yes. 

|> 8) If I eventually get a SoundBlaster Pro (etc) for my 386, will MSDOS
|> games
|> using it (under OS/2 2.0) use the sound card just fine?
|> 

In general, yes.

|> [BTW, thanks again- I know a ot of these are MSDOS/Window and not OS/2
|> related-
|> but that's inportant to me right now]
|> 
|> 9) What in the hell is with all these fonts?  I gather it's
|> important--for somet
|> hing?  Scalable fonts? huh?
|> 

Make things look the way the print. 
|> 10) Can I have a bitmap (.bmp, like from Windows) as a 'wallpaper'?
|> 

Yes.
|> 11) With this HPFS thing, I can files called:
|> my.term.paperduenextfriday.01
|> 
Yes. No problem at all. Up to 254 characters. Any numner of periods.
|> 
|> Whee!!
|> 
|> Thanks zillions !
|> 

You welcome.
|> --
|> Daniel Anthony Stephenson dano@nasa15.usl.edu das9674@usl.edu 
|> "I'm a staunch Independant.  Every time I think I am a Republican, they
|>  do something greedy, and every time I think I am a Democrat, to go and
|> do someting stupid." - Jay Leno from _60 Minutes_ interview 3/15/1992
|> 


David W. Levine      -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
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