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   From: demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu ( Robert DeMillo )
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   Date: 10 Apr 92 18:01:13 GMT
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   In article <1992Apr8.204645.15482@cis.ohio-state.edu> chawdry@cis.ohio-state.edu (rehan nisar chawdry) writes:
   >
   > On a 386, you have to be all but blind not to consider (read CONSIDER)
   > OS/2 2.0.  I'm no fan of IBM and have never bought an IBM product, but for $49
   > I couldn't resist.  Plus, even if I don't want it, Windows 3.1 and its apps
   > will be able to run on the same screen as OS/2 (by June 92, update is free).
   > My all-time favorite program Ami Pro will be converted into a multithreaded,
   > multitasking monster word processing app.  Stacker will be available soon, and
   > so will a 32-bit SVGA graphic engine.  I just hope OS/2 is closer to my
   > expectations than Windows 3.1 was.

   > -- Rehan --

   Well...before you consider...

   According to InfoWorld:

   OS/2 2.0 will *not* be compatable with Windows 3.1
This is true, but will be fixed with a free CSD (Corrective Service Diskette)
which should be available in June, along with the 32-bit graphics engine.

   OS/2 2.0 will *not* support SVGA or XGA graphics modes. (The
	    above poster's comments about OS/2 supporting a 32-bit 
	    SVGA engine, notwithstanding.)
Not true.  OS/2 has XGA support, and SVGA support for DOS sessions.  Trident
already has a SVGA driver for their board for OS/2 2.0.  Others will soon
follow.  Just like Windows 3.0, the board manufacturers must develope
the drivers.

   OS/2 2.0 Windows emulation will support only one Windows application
	    per Window, and they are several orders of magnitude slower
	    than just running in Windows. You can switch OS/2 2.0 to
	    full screen Windows mode, and your Windows performance
	    goes way up.
Not true.  You can start up the Windows program manager and run 
several Windows applications in a Windows window if you want.  This
is shown in the latest issue of PC Magazine.

   OS/2 2.0 will not support full-blown pre-emptive multitasking for
	    another 12-18 months. (Not sure what they meant by this,
	    but it didn't smell right.) At that time, Windows NT
	    will be on the scene.
Not true.  OS/2 2.0 has always supported true pre-emptive multitasking
from the earliest betas.  It will even pre-emtively multitask Windows
applications (something that Windows 3.1 will not do).

   Moral: If you are buying OS/2 for OS/2...great. Do it..multithreading
	  is a good thing, and OS/2 has it. If you are buying OS/2 
	  'cuz you want to run mostly Windows applications in OS/2's
	  PM...you might want to rethink that.





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