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

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From: khc... Oliver Chung
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 00:00
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jord...@benji.Colorado.EDU (JORDAN  SPENSER AARON) wrote:
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>Stay away from OS/2.  You'll thank me a year from now when all the cool 
>games are Windows 95 specific.

But he will regret it by the fall of _this_ year when all the
cool OS/2 specific games are released.  BTW, does MS now prevents
stores from selling Win95 to OS/2 users?  Why not buy Win95
_when_ those cool games are here?

>>  If you install windows 95 somewhere other than the windows directory,
>>and you press F4 at startup, it will bring you back to DOS 6.XX and windows
>>3.1X.  OS/2 boot manager is better than this but joe schmoe is not going 
>>to be able to figure that one out 
>>trust me, i deal with these people all day long.

>Have you read any computer gaming magazines lately.  Lots of talk about 
>new Windows 95 specific games.  OS/2 on the other hand?  Stick with the 

Oh, OS/2 on the other hand has multithreaded, non-cheating AI
strategy game, GalCiv for about 8 months now.  Entrepreneur and
Avarice pending this fall, their open beta ships within a couple
weeks.

Win95 games?  When?  This time next year, _perhaps_.  Keep on
waiting, patience is a virtue.

>Microsoft stuff.  All the crap you hear from the OS/2 zealots is just 
>overhyped propoganda.  They can talk about Bill Gates all they want.  

It seems Win95 is closer to overhyped propaganda, even MS
admitted that Win95 is overhyped.

>Everyone in this business is playing King of the Mountain and will do 
>anything to knock off the current King, Mr. Gates.

>While all the OS/2 zealots are foaming from the mouth about what evil 
>thing Microsoft is doing next, I'll be happily playing all of my cool new 
>Windows 95 specific games.

Tell us about those Win95 specific games when you can buy it, OK?
You look more like foaming in the mouth right now talking about
non-existant games on non-existant platform.

Meanwhile, the rest of us will be happily playing _DOS_ games
while you wait.

[follow-ups to comp.os.os2.advocacy, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy]

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Oliver Chung
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From: khc...@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu (Oliver Chung)
Subject: Re: OS/2 vs Win'95(or '96)
Date: 1995/06/23
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