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Re: OS/2, VERY cool!

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From: Mike McCole
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 22:36
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In article <165.2A8F4274@gisatl.fidonet.org> june@f308.n133.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Ed June) writes:
-On <Aug 14 20:44>, Mike McCole of 1:133/411 wrote to All:
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- MM- From: mikem@travis.csd.harris.com (Mike McCole)
- MM> Date: 11 Aug 92 01:55:15 GMT
- MM> Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- MM> Message-ID: <9167@travis.csd.harris.com>
- MM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
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- MM> All good games run under dos, OS/2 will cause you untold 
- MM> grief trying to run games, it can be done but you have to tweak 
- MM> for every little wierdness your games come up with.
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-Funny, as high speed connections to the bbs are doin' they're thing RELIABLY, I can play, at the same time, any dos game I care to.
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-I love it!
-Oh, this on a 'low life' 20mHz '386 w/ 8mb memory...
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-Ed June
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-Fidonet:   1:133/308, Atlanta's OS/2 Users Group BBS, 404-471-1549

Ed,

 Apparently you don't care to play DOS games that tax your hardware.
 Try that with the DOS game Ultima VII and post your results.

  Mike

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  mikem@travis.csd.harris.com  Mike McCole  305-973-5466
  2101 W. Cypress Creek Road  Ft. Lauderdale FL 33309 MS 143
  All opinions expressed are mine, not Harris Corporations.
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Subject: Re: OS/2, VERY cool!
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Date: 17 Aug 92 22:36:48 GMT
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