On May 23, 1996 at 09:12, Bill Grimsley of 3:640/305.9 wrote:

 db>> Yeah, crash it TML so we can all get it.  Thanks..
 BG>
 BG> Done.  I've file-attached it to a netmail message, so if you don't get
 BG> it, hassle Paul to see what he's fucked up this time.  :)

It didn't get here.  Let me guess, Paul - you don't have the technology, right?  ;-)

 BG> As a GUI OS, I still genuinely believe OS/2 to be far superior to
 BG> MS-DOS/Win4 (otherwise known as Win95)...

Seen the new interface to appear with Merlin (OS/2 Warp Version 4)?  *Very*
slick, and much more like X11/Motif (UNIX) than previously, with a touch of
Win95 thrown in.  And joy of joys, DEATH TO THE UGLY SYSTEM FONT!!  :-)

 BG> ...but decent apps for it are few and far between.

Certainly nowhere near as "flash" as Windows applications;  Lotus
Word Pro 96 may change that when it's released in 3Q96.

 BG> Unless some software manufacturers get off their arses quick smart, I
 BG> may be tempted to have a look at NT 4.0, which could well be as good as
 BG> OS/2, but with far better app support.  Might need all of my 32Mb
 BG> to run it though.  :)

I ain't giving my 32Mb to WinNT that easily!!  I'd rather run Quake or
Linux, quite frankly.  ;-)

    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

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