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Re: IBM OS2 v1.0

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From: Kevin Lowey
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1989 03:00
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From article <1104@polari.UUCP>, by corwin@polari.UUCP (Don Glover):
> 
> Does anyone know if there are any 'significant' bugs that should
> keep me from buying a 'new, in the box, shrinkwrapped' copy of IBM
> OS2 version 1.0 for $49.99 at a local discount store?

No bugs, but OS/2 1.0 is useless for most purposes because it doesn't
have the Presentation Manager.  Make sure that you have the ORIGINAL
version, including the registration card.  If you can register it, then
IBM will send out FREE the upgrades to get you to version 1.2.

- Kevin Lowey @ 1:140/43 - LOWEY@SASK.USASK.CA - ...!alberta!dvinci!lowey
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From: lowey@dvinci.usask.ca (Kevin Lowey)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: IBM OS2 v1.0
Message-ID: <1989Dec9.030034.19137@dvinci.usask.ca>
Date: 9 Dec 89 03:00:34 GMT
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Organization: University of Saskatchewan
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