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Re: MS Access does not run on OS/2 2.0

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From: Avi Schwartz
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 22:24
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In article <9301103976@ritz.mordor.com> ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz) writes:
>Mohammed Mannan (mmannan@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu) wrote:
>OS/2> I have recently bought the MS Access package (couldn't help it so cheap).
>OS/2> During installation, it replaced some of the dlls, citing, I may have some
>OS/2> outdated ones. Now, whenver I run Access, OS/2 goes crazy and I have to
>OS/2> reboot.
>OS/2> 
>OS/2> MS Access is supposed to run on windows 3.0 (it says so on the packaging) and
>OS/2> OS/2 runs windows 3.0 applications. What happened?
>OS/2> 
>OS/2> Anyone know if win 3.1 will run on top of OS/2, instead of running on
>OS/2> top of DOS?
>
>Are you surprised?  In light of Microsoft's previous antics to derail users
>who try to use OS/2 (or Lotus products) I have decided not to purchase any
>more of their software.  Why should I patronize a company who goes that
>"extra mile" to break something just because I am not using their OS or
>their applications?
>

Relax. As much as I don't like MS, I don't like to see them bashed for no 
fault of theirs.

MS-Access works just fine under OS/2 2.0 GA+SP and under OS/2 2.1 when 
run in full-screen mode. It doesn't work in seamless mode though. You must
have some other problem that is not related to MS-Access.

-- Avi   (avi@shell.portal.com  or  avi@cup.portal.com)
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