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In <3l4qqc$dsn@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, wes@prozac.student.cwru.edu (Wes Brown) writes:
>I went to the store today to buy WARP.  Thinking there were just two copies
>like there was for 2.1, I looked through the selection.  I found to my
>surprize FOUR different types of installation.
>
>Upgrade edition for Users of 2.1 {this on I could figure out}
>Uses Your existing Dos and Windows {I think this is like OS/2 for Windows?}
>Enhances Your existing Dos and Windows {Not a clue what this one is.}
>Includes Dos and Windows Application Support {Again I do not know}
>
Wes:

The first one includes Windows and is intended to upgrade the
orignal version of OS/2 2.1.
The second is the non-upgrade version without Windows (like OS/2 for
Windows).
The third does not include Windows is intended to upgrade OS/2 for Windows.
The fourth is a non-upgrade version and includes Windows in the package.

Hope this helps.

Bill H.

Wes Brown (wes@prozac.student.cwru.edu) wrote:
: I went to the store today to buy WARP.  Thinking there were just two copies
: like there was for 2.1, I looked through the selection.  I found to my
: surprize FOUR different types of installation.

1. : Upgrade edition for Users of 2.1 {this on I could figure out}
2. : Uses Your existing Dos and Windows {I think this is like OS/2 for Windows?}
3. : Enhances Your existing Dos and Windows {Not a clue what this one is.}
4. : Includes Dos and Windows Application Support {Again I do not know}


1.  This is just an upgrade,  pretty  easy to figure as you say.  I don't know
    if it  contains  WIN-OS2.  WIN-OS2  is  IBM's  version  of  Windows.  With
    WIN-OS2, you can throw away MS-Windows....hoorrray!!

2.  This is commonly called Warp.  It does NOT include WIN-OS2, and depends on
    your already installed MS-Windows to run Windows applications.

3.  This I'm not sure of. It may be the same as #3.

4.  This is Warp Full Pack.  It contains  Warp and  WIN-OS2,  allowing  you to
    install on an empty disk and get OS2, DOS, and Windows capability.

One way to tell is by price.  Warp costs about $80.  Warp Full Pak costs about
$120.  I decided  to spend the extra $40 and not have to deal with MS  Windows
and it's associated problems.  This way I got a completely  integrated package
with less risk of incompatibilities (although I'm not claiming there are any).


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In a previous article, wes@prozac.student.cwru.edu (Wes Brown) says:

>I went to the store today to buy WARP.  Thinking there were just two copies
>like there was for 2.1, I looked through the selection.  I found to my 
>surprize FOUR different types of installation.
>
>Upgrade edition for Users of 2.1 {this on I could figure out}
>Uses Your existing Dos and Windows {I think this is like OS/2 for Windows?}
>Enhances Your existing Dos and Windows {Not a clue what this one is.}
>Includes Dos and Windows Application Support {Again I do not know}
>
>I already know I will buy this on CD-ROM.  I just could not figure out
>which one to by.  There was a range of prices ($79-$129).
>
>Could someone explain to me the last three from the list?
>
>Wes
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>http://prozac.cwru.edu/wes/About.me.html
>KB8TGR
>

Basically there are two versions of Warp. The first version was the Warp 
for Windows, which uses your existing Windows software. It is an upgrade 
for OS/2 for Windows and can be installed over that partition to pickup 
the current desktop. The later version that shipped was Warp Fullpak,
which includes WINOS2 and doesn't use your existing Windows software. It
is an upgrade for OS/2 2.11 and can be installed over that version to 
pickup the current desktop. The full versions of those two packages will 
install on a clean freshly formatted drive. The UPGRADE versions of the 
packages, which are cheaper, have a built-in "Sniffer" that checks the 
drive for a previous version of OS/2. If it doesn't find one it won't 
install. Bill Gates gets a royalty for every copy of the Fullpak version 
sold and clicks his "Number of Windows Sold" counter by one. He doesn't
get anything for the Warp for Windows so IBM can sell it cheaper.
Bob Bainbridge <Team OS/2>
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In article <3l7bai$m72@alaska.nwlink.com>, billh@nwlink.com wrote:

> In <3l4qqc$dsn@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, wes@prozac.student.cwru.edu (Wes
Brown) writes:
> [snipped the question about the various versions of Warp.]
>
> The first one includes Windows and is intended to upgrade the
> orignal version of OS/2 2.1.
> The second is the non-upgrade version without Windows (like OS/2 for Windows).
> The third does not include Windows is intended to upgrade OS/2 for Windows.
> The fourth is a non-upgrade version and includes Windows in the package.

Ok, I bought the third one (which I think is the same as the second one), for
something like US$75. Now I go to the store and there is a new one labled
simple OS/2 For Windows. Price: US$25 !! What the heck is this??

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Steve Martin
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