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Re: OS/2..Win 95 -- Some actual facts that will affect *gaming*

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From: bad... Jonathan Badger
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 00:00
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deh...@mirac.unm.edu (Dan Ehrig) writes:

>Jonathan Badger (bad...@phylo.life.uiuc.edu) wrote:

>: I am not pleased with this situation. But it is clear that IBM is no longer
>: willing to seriously develop OS/2 if it refuses to add Win'95 support.

>Ah.  I see confusion on your part.  IBM is willing to provide Win'95 
>support.  MS will not allow them to do so without a lawsuit.

Actually no lawsuit would be possible if IBM simply allowed Win'95 to
run within OS/2, as no Microsoft code would be involved. But IBM isn't
willing to do even this. It has nothing to do with lawsuits -- Lou has simply
decided to put OS/2 on the back burner while concentrating on Notes, which
is bad news for gamers, unless you find Notes entertaining.
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From: bad...@phylo.life.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Badger)
Subject: Re: OS/2..Win 95 -- Some actual facts that will affect *gaming*
Date: 1995/06/26
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