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Having come to the decision that I need a more powerful computer (my
trusty Atari ST is nearly at the end of its useful lifespan; hardware
and software support for the platform is non-existant in North America),
I've been attracted to OS/2.

What I'd like is some first hand accounts (in email preferably) of what
you think of OS/2, especially the WorkPlace Shell.  How does it compare
to Windows?  X?  The Mac System?  GEM on the Atari?  OS/2 1.2?  Other
GUIs you've used (NeXTstep, SunOS, whatever)?

What sort of hardware are you running OS/2 on, and how fast/slow does it
seem?  What problems have you run into?  What great things have you run
into?

I'd like to gather as much info as I can before I start looking for the
hardware.  My fiancee's father is planning to buy a clone, and I'd like
to tell him to put OS/2 on it instead of DOS... that way I'll be
able to get some hands-on experience before I get my own system, and his
hardware would get a chance to do real 32-bit computing.  I'd
hate to stick him with something he can't use though... up until now,
he's been a DOS-head, fumbling along with WordPerfect (ack!) and Lotus
1-2-3.  I've been using GUIs, DOS, and unix for ages, so I'm mostly
after a good interface... Windows doesn't fit the bill, and it's a
serious shame to put DOS/Windows on good 32-bit hardware.

Any and all candid opinions welcome!
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