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Article #16735Re: OS/2 2.1 release reminders
From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:07
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:07
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In article <1993Jan27.183637.17319@cci632.cci.com> rom@cci632.cci.com (Rudynell S. Millian) writes: > Last Spring, when OS/2 2.0 was released, IBM made two grave mistakes; >The general public couldn't get a hold of OS/2 2.0 through stores for weeks >after the official release date, and IBM did NOT include proper documentation >with the product. > When OS/2 2.1 is released this Spring, I hope the general public will >be able to go to their local software store and buy it, and I hope that when >these buyers open their OS/2 2.1 box, they will find, along with the disks or >CD, a single comprehensive document/user's guide for what they purchased. > G E T T H E I D E A I B M?! Yes, they do. A draft copy of the manual is contained on the 2.1 beta CD-ROM. THERE WILL BE A REAL MANUAL IN 2.1 SHRINKWRAP. As for distribution, I'm sure they want to get it done right. We'll only know about it when it happens. -- Timothy F. Sipples | READ the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0i, available from sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP") of Chicago, 60637 | [Post to ONE newsgroup only AFTER reading the List.]
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!amdahl!rtech!sgiblab!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.oc.com!spssig.spss.com!uchinews!ellis!sip1 From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1 release reminders Message-ID: <1993Jan28.000706.27545@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago References: <1993Jan27.183637.17319@cci632.cci.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:07:06 GMT Lines: 22