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In article <345411FA.5126@telusplanet.net>,  <dkozlows@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>Andrew Holmes wrote:
>> 
>> The other thing I need to know is what versions of OS/2 have been
>> released and what is current. I was reading a doc written about 4 years
>> ago and it said that there are quite a few versions. Could someone let
>> me know by email as I don't often use news. Thanks.
>> 
>The downside to OS/2 is that it will not currently handle any Win 95
>products.  IE anything requiring WIN32S past version 1.25

This is a _downside_?
I'm currently suffering a Win95 box at work (not for much longer
though..;). It came with oriface97 or whatever on it. It isn't there
any more. Most W95 software I'm met (and rapidly deleted) is so slow
and unstable as to make it a positive liability. This box now runs
Word 2b and Lotus Smartsuite 1.1, which are fairly stable (as much as
any windows application is stable) and run at an acceptable pace.
To me the ability to avoid any W95 packages is a positive advantage.
I can't think of anything which requires W95 which offers any advantage
over non-W95 packages, apart from the ability to make an i586 run
slower than an i286, if you feel that's an advantage.

>
>The current version of OS/2 is OS/2 Warp 4.0, the current fixpack is 4 I
>believe.
>
>Prior to Warp 4 OS/2 came in two seperate versions... One with Win 3.1
>kernel (red spine on the package) one without (blue spine on the
>package).  Pre OS/2 Warp 4 did not come with network capabilities... You
>had to purchase a seperate product called OS/2 connect.
>
>Os/2 is a great OS, as long as you do not need access to the latest and
>greatest software for win X... 

Quite. And I can't imagine any circumstances where I would. Others may
feel differently.

Andy