On the 03-18-95, Andrew Grillet was chatting with Mike Bilow:

AG> MB> Well, if you strike Alt-F2 in the early part of the boot process while
AG> MB> the white block and "OS/2" are displayed in the top
left corner of the
[deletia]

They are displayed in the LOWER LEFT corner, NOT top-left. ;-)

AG>Why should this not be announced publicly

It is documented, but in the WARP online documentation, which seems 
to be IBMs idea of announcing it. :-( ha ha! 
 
AG> - in fact, it should be printed
AG>in 32pt type on the outside of the box.

Couldn't agree more. Saved my skin, not to mention my sanity, knowing about
this _before_ attempting an install!

AG>Perhaps it should be the default. It would sure make it easier to know
AG>what is wrong from the other end of a phone.

YES YES YES.

AG>... The brain you have reached is not in service at this time.

Whelp, that's what you get for calling IBM for OS/2 support,
but at least you _did_ get through. ;-)

 Cheers, Ian.

 Internet:itimms{at}ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au   CIS:100236,1404   [Team OS/2]
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