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Re: A letter to Dave Baggett

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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 23:51
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Chris Herborth writes:
 
>No, he means _real_ operating systems, like OS/2.  You know, that
>multi-tasking, multi-threading OS from IBM?  The one that does better
>DOS than DOS?
[...]
>Unless somebody can convince me otherwise, I think I'm going to buy a
>'486 and run OS/2.  It's almost like unix, but with real applications...
 
Just incidentally, how much is MultiTOS going to cost when it finally
is released (whenever that might be)..?  
 
I know that it will cost me over $140 to upgrade to TOS 2.06 in ROM..
 
OS/2 is available *NOW* from IBM, on CD-ROM, for  $15.00
 
(Quick.. somebody get David P-Z a glass of water before he chokes..)
 
BobR
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Subject: Re: A letter to Dave Baggett
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