RE: OS/2 is FINALLY History (per IBM) :-(

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

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Just to argue over a dead horse...

The people I knew who worked with OS/2 were extremely frustrated.  Now, I
think a big part of that had to do with the (I can't think of the word,
paradigm?).  These were people coming from DOS, or maybe a stripped down
home version of Windows.  And now they were jumping to configuring
network's etc.  I've configured a lot of iSeries Access, but that OS/2 was
a different animal.

One of my early exposures was at an IBM Technical conference in Nashville
several years ago.  Susan Gantner was demoing Code/400 and the whole OS/2
based PC locked up.  Oh well, at least her clogging demonstration that
night at the party was good.  :-)

Rob Berendt
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin




"Chuck Lewis" <clewis@iquest.net>
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Adam wrote:

<Well, if you look at what IBM is doing, why would they continue
supporting
OS/2?  I would assume in the long run it is cheaper for them to support
their Linux route and merge any type of unique technology to that.>

Oh I don't disagree with the decision at all Adam. With the way it was
being handled, what's the point ?  Yikes, hope that isn't writing on the
wall for the AS/400... ;-)

If you had ever worked with OS/2, it was SO much more reliable, secure,
etc. then Window it wasn't even funny...

Chuck

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