Re: OS/2 vs Win'95(or '96)

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From: hunt... Charles Randolph Hunter
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 1995 00:00

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wver...@xs4all.nl (Wim Verveen) writes:

>In article <3qji6f$f...@route-66.alinc.com>, ev...@alinc.com wrote:
>> In <3qf1ap$q...@nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca>, ste...@unixg.ubc.ca (Stephanie Hoy Kong) writes:
>> >Dave A. Hill (dah...@freenet.calgary.ab.ca) wrote:

>>   OS/2 Warp runs Wing Commander III now as well as most other games. 
>> Those games that won't run on OS/2 won't run on Windoze either. 

>What kind of statement is that? Let's see in practice what runs what and
>what not.

I believe he was refering to non compliant flat mode programmed games
like  Comanche, which will only run under DOS.

			-- Charles Hunter



>Wim Verveen (wver...@xs4all.nl)      | Generals are in the nice white tent
>                                      | on the hill, sipping sancerre
>                                      | directing the battle; They are
>                                      | men of honour             Rimmer

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From: hunt...@cs.purdue.edu (Charles Randolph Hunter)
Subject: Re: OS/2 vs Win'95(or '96)
Date: 1995/06/04
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