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echo: os2_z3
to: Paul Edwards
from: Jason Meaden
date: 1996-12-02 08:19:24
subject: ibm cyrix, anyone?

G'Day Paul,

On 30/11/96, Paul Edwards said to Jason Meaden the following :

 PE> Hi Jason.  Just thought I'd let you know that I thought it was pretty
 PE> silly of IBM to say in the documentation "Requires a Pentium
100" or
 PE> whatever to run Voice.  Instead of adding "(or compatible)", or
 PE> something, to let people know that it really is OK to go out and buy
 PE> an IBM Cyrix 686 screamer.  BFN.  Paul.

IMHO you get much better performance from a genuine Pentium.

 PE> P.S. Someone called me about the problem I raised, but they didn't
 PE> leave the answer on my answering machine, they just told me to ring
 PE> back, which I did, but I didn't hear from them again.  Do you know
 PE> what the answer is on the 14.4 meg FAT cache?  I'll have to see if
 PE> the problem is in Warp 4.  I haven't installed it yet. 

Problem was corrected with Fixpack 12.  You should have received a netmail from me.

Regards,


       Jason Meaden.

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