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Re: OS/2, VERY cool!

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From: Gregory G Greene
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:48
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>> 	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.

	I really didn't mean to imply that it was OS2's fault.  Just that
   games that use these custom modes seem to be getting more popular.  I
   myself have the boot manager installed and have a pure DOS 5.0 partition.

							G.Greene

>
>-- 
>- Kevin Lowey (Lowey@Sask.USask.CA)
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