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to: Mike Bilow
from: Michael Gleason
date: 1996-03-31 18:07:14
subject: Why thunk in OS/2? or at all?

Re: Why thunk in OS/2? or at all?
 
>  MG> Thank you for the reply. I wonder why VIO, KBD, and Mou are
>  MG> still 16 bit....
> It's something of an internal controversy in IBM.  Originally, IBM had a gran
> scheme for OS/2 where it would become a multi-platform microkernel operating
> system, something like NT, with the first major non-Intel platform selected a
> the PowerPC.  Unfortunately, like NT, it required enormous system resources a

Mike, I *really* appreciate the info. I never expected to get such a
good explaination. Thank you again it was very informative.
Mike.

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