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Re: Running Windows client applications on OS/2 server

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From: Ryan 'Gozar' Collins
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 20:07
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In article <3hqjn6$7ha@godzilla.zeta.org.au>,
kit@zeta.org.au (Chris Velevitch) wrote:
>How well does OS/2 run windows applications such as Microsofts' Visual Basic
>and Microsoft Office, Lotus Approach and other Windows development tools?
>What s needed to set it up.

I've been running Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visual Basic 3.0 under OS/2 Warp without any problems. I've been programming in all three without any difficulties. I've been doing it seamless sessions, which seem to be slower than under Windows, but I haven't tried it full-screen, but I can't imagine any problems.

Later....
Ryan 'Goz' Collins
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From: rlcolli@ibm.net (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins)
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Subject: Re: Running Windows client applications on OS/2 server
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 15:07:29 -0500
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