From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: PC Mag Tech Excellence Awards - OS/2 wins
Date: 18 Nov 92 10:04:03 GMT
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

Well, perhaps the tide is changing, or then again, perhaps they knew
what would happen if they gave it to an unreleased OS...  :-) :-)
Here is the announcement on Compuserve:
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PC MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

A year marked by technological breakthroughs was celebrated here last night at
PC Magazine's Ninth Annual Awards for Technical Excellence.

"This year's technically excellent products reflect a commitment by their
creators to balance technical advancements with the concerns of their users,"
said editor-in-chief, Michael Miller. "These products show that there are
really two winners -- those leaving with awards, and those who get to use and
enjoy these new technologies and products."

"The pace of innovation never ceases to amaze us -- this is an industry of
incomparable creativity and energy on the engineering side and on the business
side," Miller added.

In the Operating Systems and Software Standards category, the honors went to
IBM's OS/2 2.0. By naming OS/2 2.0, PC Magazine recognizes the technical
achievements of an operating system that can run 32-bit applications,
multitask, run OS/2,Windows, and DOS applications, and share information among
the three via the clipboard or Dynamic Data Exchange.
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Plus, they like Borland C++ 3.1, as you may see:
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Borland took two awards for Technical Excellence. In the category of
Development Tools, the Borland's C ++ version 3.1 was the winner. Called "the
best programming environment on the market today," C++ 3.1 was the first fully
Windows-hosted integrated development environment for C++. For the Applications
award, Borland's Quattro Pro for Windows was cited. Quattro Pro is filled with
new ideas that enhance usability. It greatly cuts down on keystrokes and menu
selections through: Its notebook metaphor organization, which greatly
simplifies consolidation; its Database Desktop which uses a graphical query by
example; and its Object Inspectors, which open up worksheet information with
the click of a button.
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They did give MS a bone - for WWG (Windows for WorkGroups):
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Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups won the award in the Network/Communications
category. Windows for Workgroups combines peer-to-peer networking, electronic
mail, network calendar management, and Windows in a single product. Innovative
features include: Automatic detection and set-up for most network cards, 32-bit
protected mode network drivers, the Network Dynamic Data Exchange, and an
ability to smoothly attach to multiple servers and multiple networks
simultaneously.
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So, now let's hope that next year we see an OS/2 app get an award. I'm
certain WinNT will be taking the OS category, presuming release before
the end of summer, but it's time for the OS/2 apps to hit the charts.
 
Recognition, from PC Mag. Nice to see.
 
Tom

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