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rolan@ibm.net.nospam (Rolan) wrote:

>In article a says...
>>
>>On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 01:04:44, rolan@ibm.net.nospam (Rolan) wrote:
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>>> I'm getting desperate for an update to OS/2 Warp.  I'm
>>> currently on Warp 4.0 FP 10 with the latest available
>>> MPTS and TCP/IP fixes...I think.  It's a real hassle
>>> keeping up with all the different fixes and was wondering
>>> whether it would be worth it to get Aurora and use it
>>> as a client.
>>
>>What do you think Aurora will do that Warp4 can't do?
>>What do you find desparately inadequate about Warp4?
>>
>>
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>
>I'm looking to start from a base where I know I have the
>latest fixes for all components.  At the moment, the multimedia
>apps that came with Warp seems to be broken, I'm not really sure
>why but I think a fixpack broke them.  I am also looking to using
>USB devices, in particular a video conference camera, and I am
>hoping that USB support has been integrated into the Aurora release,
>instead of the ones currently provided in the online DDPK.
>I've also updated my OpenGL to try to fix a problem with EscapeGL
>with some of modules.  I just want to be sure that I've applied the
>correct updates and I have done them correctly.  I wish a one Fixpack
>would be released the encompasses all fixes including MPTS, TCP/IP, OpenGL
>etc.
>
>I guess the other reason why I am looking at Aurora as a client 
>is that I am finding more and more reasons to not use OS/2.  
>I've been using it since 1992 and would like to prolong it, since
>its still better than the alternative.
>
>Cheers,
>Randy
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>rolan@ibm.net
>

Hear, hear.  Warp's multimedia, which has never been real
strong, is in need of some serious reconstitution, although
if we're still not sure about an Aurora client there isn't
much reason to hope IBM will do much to improve sound
performance.  And whatever happened to GRADD?  The last
version didn't work on this Matrox at least.  And it would
be nice to be able to install Java or a fixpack without
having to worry about which version of IF you've got or
whether your version of unzip will work.  For that matter,
I'm still seeing enough reports of broken winos2 to put me
off fixpack 10.  And how about doing something about video
performance?  At this point I'm doing a significant amount
of browsing using the Win3.1 version of Communicator --
apart from the fact it doesn't give me these hangs or
diskthrashing stalls, it just renders pages much more
nicely.  And quickly -- but of course let's not blame IBM
for the defects of Communicator/2.  Well, ok, until they get
another version out.

-- 
Ray Tennenbaum
readme@ http://www.ray-field.com