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From ggg@kepler.unh.edu (Gregory G Greene):
> 
> 	The problem is, it looks like games that implement some wierd
>    memory management scheme or other type of customization are on the 
>    rise.  Look at Links386 Pro, it won't work under OS2 either.  If 
>    Origin used a special memory manager for Ultima 7, I think they will
>    probably use one for Strike Commander, and probably for WC 3.  It 
>    really stinks that you won't be able to play these games with OS2.
> 
> 							G.Greene

I hope that everyone realizes that these same games ALSO don't work
under Windows, or DESQview X, or any other 386 specific operating
environment.  This is not an OS/2 problem, this is a problem of game
developers not using "standard" memory management techniques such as
DPMI.

Now I know that Windows and DESQview have the advantage that you don't
have to run them, so you can simply boot up DOS and run the game.
OS/2 of course has the "boot /dos" option to do the same thing.

So, the bottom line?  If you have some whiz bang game that doesn't run
under OS/2, then chances are it won't run with ANY multitasking
system.  However, as with the other multitasking systems mentioned
above, you can always bypass the system and simply boot DOS by its
self to run the program.

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