Re: Free OS/400

[Portal39@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 06/29/2001 3:31:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jpcarr@tredegar.com writes:


> Subj: Re: Free OS/400
> Date: 06/29/2001 3:31:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:    jpcarr@tredegar.com
> Sender:    owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> Reply-to: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> To:    MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
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> >  Well, I know I spend too much time on a soap box but I cannot resist.
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> >    First, I think the lesson of OS/2 should be learned by the AS/400
> >community. When I read, "dropped it without a fight" that sure got me
> going.
> >Chris R.
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> Chris
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> Haven't read the rest of your post yet, but wanted to comment on the above.
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> When I said "Dropped without a Fight"    I meant that IBM gave into MS
> without a marketing fight.  I didn't mean OS/2 users didn't put up a fight.
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> I believe MS said,  Either you drop OS/2 or you ain't getting any thing
> from us until the day it ships.  (They got the advance copy of Win/95 a day
> before G.A. IBM had no time to get it to work on their machines).
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> And Chris to prove how much I remember your fight, I will close with this.
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> "Get OS/2 or Get Bent"
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> Hmm.  where did I see that before.  (yes kids, I have a memory)
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> John Carr


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