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From: Robert Gammon 
> 

> We are talking about using this drive under OS/2, not under Windoze, not 
> under Linux.
>
  I didn't bring up other OS's, someone else did.  My only reason for
including others (beyond taking up the drift of the thread) was to discuss
the spec and it's absurdity.
  
> Our video capabilities under OS/2 are somewhat limited, strikingly so 
> compared to the other two.
>
    There is no doubt that there is considerably less support for hardware
in general and video cards specifically with OS/2 but there are cards and
drivers that have sufficient power to run DVD movies, though most of them
require 3rd party, paid-for drivers.
 
> 
> Again, we don't really care what the box says about minimum processor 
> requirements under OS/2 as we will NOT connect our PC to a TV, we will 
> not watch DVD movies on our PC.
>
  Who is the "we" that you speak for ? Do you suppose nobody not
using windows would ever want to do this? and what's wrong with mentioning
the options?  My point was to explore what Plextor might see as a
limitation to support that spacious spec, and to counter it in order to
lend some confidence to any prospective buyers of any dvd drive (so badly
spec'd) and for any purpose.  I say let each make his own choice.

> In my case, TV and computer are in SEPARATE rooms, over 20 feet apart, 
> and when we move to the new house we will start building later this 
> month, computer and TV will be over 50 feet apart.
> 
> This PC does not have DVI, does not have TV tuner. No matter what Pie 
> faced Billy's crew wants us to believe, computers and TVs are not 
> necessarily one and the same. They don't have to be, they don't need to 
> be, in many, many cases.
> 
  That's fine but it's not everybody's condition and Billy (as much as I
dislike him)  isn't the only one considering the possibilities of merging
various media.

Jimmy


 
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