the truth about os2 2.0 (was MSC 6.0 Link Errors)

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From: Mark HAHN
Date: Mon, 28 May 1990 01:11

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pajerek@kadsma.UUCP (Don Pajerek) writes:
...
>Amen! This habit of Microsoft's isn't confined to compilers,
>either.
...
>And they've been doing it with OS/2 also. OS/2 version 2.0 is
>going to require a LOT of recoding, since it is a true 32-bit
>OS (no segments!). Also, a lot of the present OS/2 run-time
>library is going to be trashed.
...

this is completely untrue.  
os2 2.0 runs 16:16 binaries alongside 0:32 ones.

regards,
-- 
Mark Hahn         microsoft!markha@uunet.uu.net         uunet!microsoft!markha
YES, Bill Gates IS my personal savior, and I CHANNEL for him in CLEAR WEATHER.

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From: markha@microsoft.UUCP (Mark HAHN)
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Subject: the truth about os2 2.0 (was MSC 6.0 Link Errors)
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Date: 28 May 90 01:11:24 GMT
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