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In <yTrJoCAyb9dxEwiI@jimrim.demon.co.uk>, Steve Rimmer <jim@jimrim.demon.co.uk> writes:
>At the moment I am using Win95 with Turnpike and MS Internet Explorer 2
>on a p100 machine with 32MB of RAM and a 28800bps modem.  But for 
>various reasons I am considering changing operating systems to os/2 warp
>(the blue spine version with internet software included).  Could anybody
>tell me if this os is compatable with demon and how easy is it to set
>up to send and receive mail and news, as win95 was quite complicated.  

Steve-
OS/2 red spine (and blue spine, I'm sure) is compatible with demon. 
There are files on ftp.demon.co.uk which tell you how to configure the 
connection. (Eg., warptcp6 and umsmtp03). It's not difficult to connect, 
but receiving mail is not for the novice. I find it works very well.

But I have to say, that probably misses the point. You might be lucky and
get OS/2 installed first time; but I suspect most people have very much 
the sort of set-up problems you had with win95. I've certainly had my share.
For example, there are fixes released every so often by IBM (free, by FTP)
which you may or may not want to apply.

What are your reasons for changing? If you need to run a program that
will only run on OS/2, OK. As an environment for program development,
there are arguments both ways. 

If, on the other hand, you just want to run windows-compatible programs
(in Win-OS/2) then I'd see it as kind of a sideways move, quite a lot
of work without much benefit (and the risk of problems). Don't believe
every advertisement about OS/2 not crashing, either!

>Secondly does anyone know whether this package contains an eqivilent to 
>turnpike and netscape, 

Red spine has rough equivalents that get you going.
You'll want to use some shareware, as well.

>if not would os/2 run these win95 programs 
>without trouble?  

1. If a program actually requires Win95 as opposed to Win3.1, it won't 
run under OS/2. I don't think that's the case here (depending on the 
version of Netscape).

2. Some users have reported they've run Netscape successfully under OS/2.
Turnpike has problems - see eg demon.ip.support.os2.

> Lastly would I need to get new drivers for my modem,
>printer, cd-rom etc or does os/2 warp cover these as well?

Can't say. You'll certainly need OS/2-specific versions (except perhaps
for modem). That "etc" includes disk drives and video card.
Many drivers come with the Warp installation CD; and more are available 
on FTP sites. It would be wise to check. Watch the newsgroups, too, for 
reports of problems...

>If anyone could give me the answers to these questions I'd be grateful.

Hope this helps you decide.
Tim Schofield