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In <1993Jan1.120522.28801@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:


>OS/2 v2.x is an excellent platform for what Kevin is trying to do. There is an
>OS/2 version of Maximus that does the job very well.
> 
>You would need at least 6 megs with OS/2 v2.0.......though the upcoming V2.1
>runs better in less memory. I have the beta for OS/2 2.1 running pretty well
>on a 386DX/25 with 4 meg of RAM on a PC at work. 
> 
>There are several BBS's here in Wellington running Maximus on OS/2. The nice
>part about is the vastly superior multi-tasking of OS/2 over Windows. This
>shows especially when dealing with modems and comms programs. DOS comms run OK
>under OS/2 but native OS/2 programs are definitly superior to anything around
>for smooth multi-tasking - like Maximus for OS/2. 

Note that this does, however, have the problem of not allowing the use
of most 'doors' (which are written to run on DOS) or of a lot of the
Opus-compatible utilities that Maximus on DOS should be able to run.

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