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In article <AfMi9Ze00WB505H0YO@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Peter W. De Bonte" <pd2n+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> 
>> ALL PROGRAMMERS!  Please do the same!  If we send enough request to 
> < the MASM division of Microsoft, perhaps they will consider us real
>> enough to be included in future releases.  They give you a postage
> < free envelope.  Just add a note (preferrably on company letterhead)
>> saying:
> 
>> "Thank you for the information concerning MASM 6.1.  However, we are
> < committed to supporting OS/2 environments.  Would you please send me
>> information on a 32 bit version of MASM supporting OS/2 2.0.  Thank
> < you."
> 
> Don't forget to put an "ATTN: Management" (or something like that) in
> the address or it will probably just be tossed out by some data entry
> sales person who doesn't want to get out of his chair to forward it.
> (People are lazy these days)
> 
> I happened to have the C/C++ w/ Win31 SDK upgrade envelope sitting
> arround so I have also sent in a letter in regards to my disapointment
> in MSC no longer supporting OS/2 development.  In it I also wrote that
> many other comp.os.os2.programmer subscribers would also be sending
> letters of decline.  Ok, this was presumptous of me, but I figure were
> all have at least similar complaints.
> 
> Please don't let your fellow OS/2 developers down with your silence!
> 
> Work hard and prosper,
> 
> Pete W. De Bonte (x4173)                    pwd+@cmu.edu 
> "Knolege is powef, Speling is unimportnt"   (but pd2n is unaceptable)

	I talked to MS about MASM 6.1, and asked specifically if it supported
OS/2? He said not OS/2 has been dropped from 6.1, but MS will still offer 6.0
with OS/2 support. BTW 6.0 DOES 32-bit!!!

I also asked about C 6.0, and MS said that they will continue to sell/support
C 6.0 for OS/2 users.

Now granted, the guy I talked to could have been wrong about future support,
but from his rapid ( yes rapid not rabid ) response, he must have heard the
question before.

Michael Kupka