Building a PC that can run OS/2

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From: Paul Coen
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 23:32

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Has anyone out there done it?  How feasable is it?

I've heard & read that OS/2 is fussier about the hardware it runs on than 
DOS (which is easy enough to believe).

Does anyone have motherboard, disk controller, video card, etc. 
recommendations?  What types of motherboards will it work with (ie micro 
channel, ISA/AT Bus, EISA)?

Is the hardware support/requirments very different between versions of 
OS/2?  

And finally :-), is any of this likely to change with OS/2 2.0 -- that's 
what I'm thinking of moving to, once it's finally released.

Please, don't bother doing the "OS/2 is junk" flames, or "Just run Windows 
3.0" (bleach, retch, gasp), or any other product that is essentially a hack 
thrown up on top of MS-DOS.  I don't care how good the hack is, I want 
protected memory, and I really don't want to run Unix.  That leaves 
OS/2, unless I want to invest in a used VAX/VMS system.  Which I don't, at 
the moment.  Thanks!
		 	-------------------
    Paul Coen -- pcoen@drunivac.drew.edu, paulcn@idsvax.ids.com
   Disclaimer: It must be my opinion, since I'm looking for a job.

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