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Chris Wenham [OS/2 e-Zine!] -> comp.os.os2.misc:

� > Apart from the well documented technical enhancements to
� > Aurora such as JFS, has there been any enhancements to 
� > multimedia, video, USB device support and the like?
� 
�  I've recently had the chance to work with a Gamma of Aurora that IBM 
� sent me a few days ago. The CD is dated March 8th.
� 
�  In the time I've had with it so far, I'd say Aurora could be used in 
� a workstation/client setting just as easily as Warp 4 could. Using 
� some discretion during install, you could select features that would 
� give it about the same hard drive footprint.
� 
�  But there's also stuff missing from Aurora. This is meant to be a 
� server OS, after all.
�  Gone are: BonusPak, Warp Tutorial, OpenDoc, WarpGuide, VoiceType, 
� Hibernate (Trap Door), Dual Boot, "Easy Path" installation, Mobile 
� File Sync, PCCOMM Lite, HP JetAdmin and a couple other network related
� utilities such as the Netware client, Remote client installation and 
� Network Signon Coordinator. 
�  Some components have also been replaced with "better" alternatives. 
� For example, FDISK is gone, replaced with the Logical Volume Manager, 
� Pulse is replaced by CPU Monitor, and Java 1.0 is, of course, replaced
� with Java 1.1.7.
� 
�  This copy of Aurora came with what I think is the latest build of 
� Communicator too. Its numbered 990212, same as the refresh that I 
� installed from Software Choice. 
� 
�  As for Multimedia, it's still there (unusual for an OS that's meant 
� to be a server), but does not seem to be any different from what's in 
� Warp 4. OpenGL is still there too, I've not tried it out yet since 
� OpenGL is kind of a waste on servers too. (Ever seen some schmuck run 
� the OpenGL screensaver on Windows NT Server and wonder why the network
� suddenly slows down? Dumb da-dumb dumb dummmmmb!)
� 
�  It'd be an expensive "client upgrade", and you probably wouldn't gain
� much. JFS doesn't seem to be that good for everyday workstation needs 
� (I'm still looking for a benchmark that doesn't show JFS to be 
� glacially slow). You can't install HPFS386 unless you already have a 
� licence for it that the installation program can find, and the SMP 
� support is still probably meaningless to most users.

Thanks for the "preview" (even if I don't fully agree as I think SMP would be
a very good thing to have for some OS/2 clients)!
 
�  I'll be writing up more about my first looks at this Gamma for the 
� next issue of OS/2 e-Zine!

Also just wants to take the time to personally thank you for the IMHO
absolutely best OS/2 source and magazine on the web (it also competes very
well for #1 spot in quality with any of the www-magazines for other systems).

Best regards,

m a r t i n | n

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