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Colin Dawson (yu10...@rufous.yorku.ca) wrote:

: : > In an attempt to inject some facts into this flame war:
: : > 
: : > 1) According to PC Week, IBM has stated that contrary to previous
: : >    reports, there will be no version of OS/2 that will support Win'95
: : >    apps -- ever! 

The reason why is because they have no rights to it at all!

: : > 2) Most major software developers are currently developing Win'95 only 
        games.
: : >    It will be only a matter of time before most new games are
: : >    Win'95 only, just as most new games today are CD-ROM only. People may
: : >    whine at first at having to purchase Win'95, just as people whined 
         about
: : >    having to purchase a CD-ROM drive, but in the end they will relent. 
: : > 
: : > It is irrelevant whether or not you think OS/2 is superior to
: : > Win'95. Without Win'95 support, OS/2 will rapidly become useless except 
      for
: : > running old programs. And please don't tell me "there are hundreds of 
      native
: : > OS/2 programs". Yes, for things like parakeet breeding management. But on
: : > the gaming front, there exists precisely one native OS/2 commercial game
      , with
: : > only two more planned. Clearly without Win'95 support, OS/2 is doomed as
: : > a gaming platform. 
: : > 
: : > 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.

The keyword is not WILLING but CAN'T as they have to reverse engineer it 
which appears to have been a problem for IBM!

: There is already games out for OS/2. There is glactic civilization,
: doom, sim city. Most games in Dos will run in OS/2 as long as you have
: enought ram. You don't have to worry about the amount of low memory
: avaliabnle. As for Windows games, they are not much better then Dos
: games. As for Aplications, OS/2 comes with IBM Works, which has a WOrd
: Processer, Spreadsheet, Charting, a Database, Report Writer, and a
: Persional Information Manager. There is Model and Fax softwaRE
: incliuded. There is alot of Multimedia software inculded. You also can
: use the Internet Connection software which allows you to IBM's Server
: or another Internet Provider. There also is better OS/2 applications
: then Windows applications.

: As for the future software for Win9x, it will only be out, only be out
: if Win9x is an instant sucess. If Win9x doesn't recive good support
: Win9x software will be canceled and OS/2 version released instead. 

I've got sad news for you the fact is there is already a whole boatload 
of complete Win95 software complete and packaged waiting to be and will 
be released.

: The game 
:Ultima 8 was to have an add on but Ultima 8 floped , add on : cancled.

There is a difference in planning on developing and already developed.

: If you want to use you PC for more then just playing games get OS/2.
: You get a superiour operating system, fullo dos suport, alowing any
: dos application or games to be run. You get the Windows patch to fix
: Windows and make it run faster. And widnows support, for Windows
: applicatiopns. 

The only problem is you will be only running old Win 31 and below 
programs not new and improve Win95 apps or games. Or the fact that 
Windows runs windows better than OS/2 despite your false claims. Also 
your fooling yourself if you think OS/2 will be able to run any WIN95
product whether under a DOS format or otherwise.