Re: Pentium PRO and OS/2, CALL IT THE

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From: Jeff Salzmann
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 03:41

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In article <30bf2d34.152028032@news.alt.net>, john@mrinc.com (John Matzen) writes:
>On 24 Nov 1995 00:30:27 GMT, Herman VanLanduyt
><hlanduyt@sleepy.ebtech.net> wrote:
>
>>Mike <Mike@fasdd.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> >all of you OS/2 people know who's winning the OS wars....OS/2?  (Big laugh)
>>> >Both OS/2 and Fidonet are lost puppies, lost in the world of
>>> >sophisticated OS's and the Internet.
>>> 
>>If it will not work with os2 it is probably not worth the hardware.
>>
>I guess that's why IBM had such a problem getting OS/2 to work with
>some of their PowerPCs.
>
>  "Hey, Bill, I need 200,000 copies of NT for PPC...PRONTO!
>
>             Love, Lou"
>
>

	Oh yeah. Right. Microsoft knows DOS. Particularly DOS emulation on RISC
systems. You think Digital's problems with Alpha sales had something to do with
Microsoft's blindingly quick DOS emulation in their version of NT for Alpha??
Get a clue.

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From: jks4675@vaxb.isc.rit.edu (Jeff Salzmann)
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Subject: Re: Pentium PRO and OS/2, CALL IT THE
Date: 6 Dec 1995 03:41:37 GMT
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