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-=> Quoting Jaap van.Veen to Jan Deboer <=-
Jv> Jan Deboer wrote on 18 Oct 1999 at 13:29 to All:
JD> Bought and installed Warp3 on a 486DX2/66 w 8 Mb and 2X 540Mb HD's.
Jv> Nearly the same machine as I possess. Only with 40 instead 8 MB.
JD> All that swapping and drive activity brought fears of early drive
JD> failure, so memory was upped to 32Mb, and the frantic drive
JD> activity quieted down. But then, I was only using a few Dos apps,
JD> and began wondering what if any advantages I was getting under
JD> OS/2, and soon I was booting up in Dos. Eventually the two 540's
JD> were replaced by a 2.6 Gb, and W95 was installed for better
JD> Internet performance.
JD> But then, we bought a Pentium and the 486 sat largely unused. So, I
JD> 'downgraded' it - pulled the 2.6 and reinstalled the old 540's, and
JD> reinstalled Warp3. So, now I'mm re-acquianting myself with OS/2 and
JD> all the reasons I gave up on it in the first place.
JD> Can anyone recommend a good (freeware) file manager? I mean, how
JD> could they sell Warp3 with a file manger that doesn't let you move
JD> or rename files????????????!!!!!!!
Jv> I use the LIST program from Vernon Buerg since ages. It is a
Jv> DOS-program. I don't know where it is available. A lot of OS/2 programs
Jv> have been made available and you will have reactions soon.
JD> I find myself using the W3.1 file manager all the time, but it is a
JD> pain in the butt to get to it.
JD> I have never installed any 'fixpaks'. Does this mean I'n in for Y2K
JD> troubles?
Jv> Yes you must have FixPak 37 at minimum. 40 is out and 41 is coming
Jv> soon. JD> Are the fixpaks self-installing, or do I need soem 'install'
JD> software for them?
Jv> You can deal with the complete package that includes the install
Jv> package. JD> Is it worth upgrading to Warp4? What are the
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