From: jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy)
Subject: Re: To brian and other interested parties
Organization: Hamilton College - Clinton, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:16:52 GMT

In article <1g8jenINN87o@cae.cad.gatech.edu> chris@cad.gatech.edu (Chris McClellen) writes:
>In <1992Dec10.212947.21846@netcom.com> timbol@netcom.com (Mike Timbol) writes:
>
>>In article <94822@rphroy.ph.gmr.com> rbotimer@max.ct.gmr.com (R Douglas Botimer) writes:
>
>]One of the many reasons Brian and the other non-OS/2 advocates are here is
>]to supply information and, perhaps more importantly, to correct mis-
>]information.  Without him and others, what's going to happen when 
>]someone shows up with a question?
>
>Thats a load.  They seem to be here to sell it.  I think they should
>take their ranting to the mswindows group, and get out of here.
>I don't think anyone who would be considering NT would be stupid
>enough to ask an OS2 user if he/she should buy NT.  That said
>person might as well ask a UNIX fan the same question........ is
>sturgill sitting in the unix groups ranting?  I think not...
>
>]	"Hi, I'm thinking about switching to OS/2 or waiting for
>]	 Windows NT.  What should I do?"
>
>]	"Don't switch to NT!  It *requires* 16 MB+"
>]	"It doesn't include networking!"
>]	"It won't have Novell support!"
>]	"It won't run your programs unless they're in the top 100!"
>]	"It costs $500!"
>]	"No one's developing for it!"
>]	"There won't be any multiprocessing programs!"
>]	"NT will never be released!"
>]	"OS/2 runs *ALL* DOS and Windows programs!"
>]	"There are 1000 applications for OS/2 2.0!"
>]	"OS/2 supports Win32s!"
>]	"OS/2 doesn't crash!"
>
>
>As I said, you would be a fool to ask someoe what OS to buy.  Of COURSE
>they will usually try to sell you what they use.  The same guy could

Well, not all of us are zealots for whatever OS/GUI we use.  I use
Windows, but was very curious about OS/2 and tried it (though I was
disappointed in it).  I nonetheless have suggested to some people that
they might want to consider it. Indeed, I even recommend the Mac to some
even though I personally rather use a quill than a Mac.  Not all of us
are bigots; some of us read this group (and similar groups elsewhere)
for the sake of the not inconsiderable amount of information (along with
even more heat, alas) that comes by. 

>I wish the NT advocates would leave this group.  I like to read this
>group and hear about OS/2.  I do NOT care about NT, and I do NOT care
>if someone wants to keep us informed.  Strugil & Co can go bother
>the Unix types, or someone who actually cares.  this is NOT an NT
>group, and by no means should it be thought of as comp.os.nt.info.
>This is comp.os.os2.advocacy, NOT comp.os.os2.advocacy.and.NTdrivel

Well, fortunately, many (I hope most) of us are willing to listen to all
sides of an argument.  (You do have a KILL file, right?  And the 'n' key
works wonders, too.)  Ignoring the opposition means only that you'll
leave yourself open to possible blindsiding.  That's smart?  (PS: I have
the NT CD-ROM; as a win 3.1 beta tester, Microsoft offered to me for
$29, so who wouldn't get it?  But I have no CD-ROM drive, so I haven't
tried it, yet I like to hear about its birthing pains...).

>
>Like I said, this isn't nt.advocacy.  I don't care what info they provide --
>hell, the prosespective NT user can ask MSoft for nt info.
>Or, they can get a salespitch from Strugil, like he has been doing
>for the past few months.  Get 'em outta here!
>
>
Wow, what an enlightened view!

jmalloy@hamilton.edu