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Article #40Re: OS/2 Warp 5
From: jpedone_no_spam
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 00:00
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 00:00
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In <MPG.eef428ab9404ec298968a@troll.apana.org.au>, terry@gargoyle.apana.org.au (Terry ) writes: >In article <slrn6873j9.5o.chums2@bart.azaccess.com>, chums2@azaccess.com >says... >> On Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:17:37 +1100, Terry <terry@gargoyle.apana.org.au> wrote: >> > >> >According to my latest pricing list it has.... >> >Windows 95 + MS PLUS! + MS Press CD (OEM) >> >Windows 95 + MS Press CD (OEM) >> >Now where is OS/2 on this list??...it isn't there. Once again, I am going >> >> What? Your pricing list has MS products but not OS/2 and that means... > >This is going on the fact that I was told in this discussion that you >cannot purchase Win95 (OEM) except with a new computer, and you can get >OS/2 anywhere. I was merely pointing out that maybe shooving OS/2 in >front of everyone isn't going to work because no one really knows what it >is, why, because they have never seen it before, but MS stuff they have. >Oh, and I am not saying I couldn't get OS/2 if I wanted it, the >difference with OS/2 is that you would have to "ask" to get it. > Unfortunately due to ignorance this is to true - Heck I've even had surprised looks when I mention OS/2 has a GUI. J. Pedone jpedone@no_spam.flash.net http://www.geocities.com/~jpedone Windows: The Gates of hell. Breakthrough: It nearly booted on the first try.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1044c2,9fd28a015d9dc2f3 X-Google-Attributes: gid1044c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10a752,9fd28a015d9dc2f3 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 10ca75,9fd28a015d9dc2f3 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ca75,public From: jpedone_no_spam@flash.net Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp 5 Date: 1997/12/04 Message-ID: <c1.2b5.2JW5C1$01T@geocities.com> X-Deja-AN: 295849323 Sender: jpedone_no_spam@geocities.com References: <MPG.ee3803a406ba35d989681@troll.apana.org.au> <pEje0oHpvOQW092yn@skypoint.com> <MPG.ee61f556d675bd8989684@troll.apana.org.au> <65hvvs$e7k$2@usenet48.supernews.com> <65jgkg$8p1$1@osfa.aber.ac.uk> <MPG.eeadeff18c24c40989686@troll.apana.org.au> <34804d77$1$woehfu$mr2ice@news.aros.net> <MPG.eea89c53af3891398975c@news1.mnsinc.com> <65sc6s$9kb@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <3481EB5C.320E@usa.net> <34825dd3$18$qnivqjrv$mr2ice@news.mdi.ca> <MPG.eedfeb0fe85607b989688@troll.apana.org.au> <slrn6873j9.5o.chums2@bart.azaccess.com> <MPG.eef428ab9404ec298968a@troll.apana.org.au> Followup-To: comp.os.os2.advocacy Organization: Flashnet Communications, http://www.flash.net Reply-To: jpedone_no_spam@flash.net Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.beta,comp.os.os2.misc,aus.computers.os2