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andrewg@primenet.com wrote:
> Will the Fullpack's windows code make running windows programs any faster?

Theoretically, it could.  Supposedly, IBM took the Windows 3.1 code and
recompiled it using Watcom's C compiler (rather than Microsoft's).  The
result was that Windows under OS/2 runs about 10% faster than Windows
under DOS.  However, you must have a machine that can handle both OS/2
and Windows running at the same time.  IE, you must have enough RAM
to handle both.  IBM says 4megs is minimum.  This is poppycock.  I'd
say 8 megs min, preferably 16.

The one nice thing about the fullpack, as another poster pointed out,
is that OS/2 has more control over what Windows is doing, so it should
be more crash resistant than OS/2 Warp.

> Also, what will the key differences be when Warp 2 comes out?

Supposedly, according to PC Week, Warp 2 will have support for Windows
9? programs.  Whether that support is built in, or Warp 2 will simply
have the ability to run Windows 9? much like it does 3.1 I don't know.

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