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Gulp, Well after reading this news group, talking to an IBM rep, firsthand
experience with OS2 in demonstrations and firsthand experience with IBM
service with our RS6K I'm going to take the plunge and use OS2.

I have had the upgrade release since last summer but critial projects, and
fears of incompatiability have allowed me to postpone this and use windows
until now.  I am really feeling the resource pinch with windoze lateley and
much of my work uses DOS/Win3.1 products so an SCO UNIX or AIX for the PC
was ruled out.  I am intrigued by Deskview/X but after reading that news
group there doesn't seem to be that much of a base for me to be comfortable
asking questions.  Besides, I have yet to read a Sipps-like person on any
other group...

I'll cut to the chase, I have a Gateway 2000 25Mhz 486 DX,Pirahna 200MB
hard drive, 8MB Ram, and the OEM installed Diamond Speedstar Plus video.
I have read the TNT, FAQ and gone over some of the redbooks.  Basically
I am a bit boggled by the amount of info and I have a few questions about
pre-reqs and hints before I spend the week playing with my PC.

(1) DUAL BOOT
Those of you who have a native DOS partition, How much do you use it (native)
as opposed to OS2/DOS (windowed or full screen?)?  I mean how much time do
you spend in native dos as oppsed in the OS2/DOS sessions?  This may allow me
to better gauge how much space to partition to DOS, or if I should bother.
Secondly HOW do you use the NATIVE DOS:as a way to install programs, run DOS
programs that would not / cannot run in OS2/DOS, or as a fallback?

(2) DRIVERS, video, printer...
What video driver should I get for the system mentioned above? How do I apply
the driver and when?
I also have a HPDeskJet 500.What driver should I get from hobbes?

(3) CSD
I have downloaded the CSD from watson.  what do these CSDs have?  How do you
apply these to the system and when?

(4) HARDWARE
Any comments on the aforementioned system?
What about tape drives? That isthe next peice of hardware I'm PLANNING on
purchasing.  I have read, though not fully comprehended the thread on the
Colorado/Sytos system.  Is this a system worth considering?

Whew, I know that is a lot of questions to ask and I realize that easy
installation is a relative word. I'm an AIX neophyte SYSOP and I've been
struggling with it for a while -- I'm prepared for a challenge, not a war
with my confuser.  Any comments would be very helpful, especially to #1.

To keep the bandwidth to a minimum could you please e-mail your thoughts
to : reynaldo@oz.chem.psu.edu as opposed to this address, it is my friend's
address.

Thanks in advance,

Lou Reynaldo
Penn State Chemistry Department    reynaldo@oz.chem.psu.edu

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