Re: Is OS/2 a dead end?

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From: benezra_a
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 03:24

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> Average computer users will not be willing to or may not be able to copy with
> these "minor" glitches.  When Windows or dos crashed and average computer user
> does a reboot, he's generally back at the dos command line within a minute
> or two (depending on his config/autoexec), or back at windows in another min
> or so.  With OS/2, when it reboots, particularly after a crash or unexpected
> shutdown, it takes upwards of 5 to 30 minutes depending on your hard drive
> size and configuration.  

Are you kidding? 5 to 30 minutes?! Are you sure your computer is plugged in?
If that were true, there wouldn't be anyone here to talk to. Where did you
get this gem from? Redmond?

Alan Benezra

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From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
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Subject: Re: Is OS/2 a dead end?
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Date: 23 Jan 93 03:24:21 GMT
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