From: ahoi@vipunen.hut.fi (Arto J Hoikkala)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.windows.ms
Subject: Windows & OS/2 comparison
Date: 10 Apr 92 01:01:14 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland


 
OK! Here's my comparison of Windows and OS/2.
 
Comparison is partly based on my use of Win 3.0, Win 3.1 beta, OS/2
1.3 and OS/2 2.0 beta (6.177). Other part is based on what I have
seen here on usenet and read from magazines. So these are partly
my opinions and guesses, DON'T FLAME.
 
(Someone may correct those disk space requirements though :-)
 
Would you like to share your opinions about these?
 
You can do it. Just R)eply to form (Subject: Win & OS/2 question
form) that I have posted in this group (comp.os.os2.misc and
comp.windows.ms). I'll then post summary of answers and we will
see what Windows and OS/2 users think about their (and others)
systems.
 
  
			  Windows		     OS/2
 
Availability:		3.0  1990 May		1.3  1991 March?
			3.1  1992 April		2.0  1992 March
			NT   1993		2.x  1992/1993
 
Application avail.	3.0  Good		1.3  Fair
(all apps)		3.1  Good		2.0  Very good
			NT   Good		2.x  Very good
 
Application avail.	3.0  Good		1.3  Fair
(native apps)		3.1  Good (3.0 apps)	2.0  Poor
			NT   No			2.x  Poor (2.0 apps)
 
 
GUI usability:		No / Poor / Fair / Good / Very good / Excellent
 
General			3.0  Fair		1.3  Poor
			3.1  Fair		2.0  Very good
			NT   Fair		2.x  Very good
 
Configurability		3.0  Poor		1.3  Poor
			3.1  Fair		2.0  Very good
			NT   Fair		2.x  Very good
 
File handling		3.0  Fair		1.3  Fair
			3.1  Good		2.0  Good
			NT   Good		2.x  Good
 
Object oriented		3.0  No			1.3  No
features		3.1  Poor		2.0  Excellent
			NT   Poor		2.x  Excellent
 
 
Compability:		No / Poor / Fair / Good / Very good / Excellent
Can run (% of apps)	0% / 80%  / 90%	 / 95%	/ 99%	    / 99.9% 
 
Compability		3.0  Good		1.3  Fair
(DOS apps)		3.1  Good		2.0  Good/Very good
			NT   Good/Very good	2.x  Good/Very good
 
Compability		3.0  Very good		1.3  No
(Win apps)		3.1  Very good		2.0  Very good
			NT   Very good		2.x  Very good
 
Compability		3.0  No			1.3  Excellent
(OS/2 apps)		3.1  No			2.0  Excellent
			NT   Poor		2.x  Excellent
 
 
Performance:		No / Poor / Fair / Good / Very good / Excellent
 
System			3.0  Good		1.3  Very good
			3.1  Very good		2.0  Very good
			NT   Good		2.x  Very good
 
Native applications	3.0  Fair		1.3  Good
			3.1  Good		2.0  Very good
			NT   Very good		2.x  Very good
 
 
Multitasking:		No / Poor / Fair  / Good / Very good / Excellent
Type of multitasking	no / Co-operative /    Pre-emptive   / Real-time
 
Multitasking		3.0  Very good		1.3  No
(DOS apps)		3.1  Very good		2.0  Very good
			NT   Very good		2.1  Very good
 
Multitasking		3.0  Fair		1.3  No
(Win apps)		3.1  Fair		2.0  Very good
			NT   Very good		2.x  Very good
 
Multitasking		3.0  No			1.3  Very good
(OS/2 apps)		3.1  No			2.0  Very good
			NT   Very good		2.x  Very good
 
 
General crash prot.:	No / Poor / Fair / Good / Very good / Excellent
Protects itself/apps	no /  Sometimes	 /     Usually	    / almost always
 
Protection		3.0  Fair		1.3  Fair
(DOS apps)		3.1  Good		2.0  Excellent
			NT   Excellent		2.x  Excellent
 
Protection		3.0  Fair		1.3  --
(Win apps)		3.1  Good		2.0  Excellent
			NT   Excellent		2.x  Excellent
 
Protection		3.0  --			1.3  Excellent
(OS/2 apps)		3.1  --			2.0  Excellent
			NT   Excellent		2.x  Excellent
 
 
File & system protection etc.:
(virus protection?)	No / Poor / Fair / Good / Very good / Excellent
 
			3.0  Poor/Fair		1.3  Fair/Good
			3.1  Poor/Fair		2.0  Good/Very good
			NT   Excellent		2.x  Excellent
 
 
Security:		No / Poor / Fair / Good / Very good / Excellent
			No /	Lockup	 /   Login passwd   / C2+
 
			3.0  No			1.3  No
			3.1  No			2.0  Fair
			NT   Excellent		2.x  Excellent
 
 
Hardware needed:
Average permormance	Poor to Fair / Good to Very good / Excellent
 
Processor		3.0  88/286/386		1.3  --/286/386
			3.1  --/286/386		2.0  --/386/486
			NT   386/486/586 *	2.x  --/386/486
 
*) Excellent performance also with Mips R4000.
 
RAM			3.0  2MB/4MB/6+MB	1.3  2MB/4MB/6+MB
			3.1  2MB/4MB/6+MB	2.0  4MB/6MB/8+MB
			NT   8MB/12MB/16+MB?	2.x  4MB/6MB/8+MB +2MB
 
Disk space needed	3.0  10 MB???		1.3  10 MB???
			3.1  12 MB???		2.0  15-32 MB
			NT   20-40 MB???	2.x  18-36 MB?
 
Multiple processor	3.0  No			1.3  No
support:		3.1  No			2.0  Fair
			NT   Good		2.x  Good
 
Arto

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