kthompso@prandtl.nas.nasa.gov (Kevin W. Thompson) (08/03/89)
Much has been said about the pros and cons of OS/2, and about the possibilities for its success. Ultimately success is determined by applications. As a current user of OS/2, I would like very much to have some good applications for it. Unfortunately, although many companies have announced OS/2 products, few are actually shipping them, and it is hard to find out what is available now. I propose the following: When you, an OS/2 user, have acquired and are actually using an OS/2 application, let us know about it, and what you think of the product. Post a message in this newsgroup. The idea here is to find out what products are actually available. If we all share information about what applications are available, we are all likely to be more productive. (Please, no descriptions of forthcoming products, or MS DOS products which run in the OS/2 DOS compatibility mode!) Messages about applications someone else you know is currently using and which are available now would also be of interest. Also, describe your computer and OS/2 version. I'll start by saying that I'm using WordPerfect 5.0 for OS/2 to do my word processing. It is almost identical in appearance in functionality to the MS DOS version. The OS/2 version seems quicker than the DOS version, perhaps because all the code is RAM resident (no overlays?). I'm quite happy with it. I'm using a 16 MHz Compaq Deskpro 386, and Compaq's OS/2 version 1.1. =============================================================== Kevin W. Thompson thompson@galileo.arc.nasa.gov
michelbi@oregon.uoregon.edu (Michel Biedermann) (08/03/89)
In article <2705@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>, kthompso@prandtl.nas.nasa.gov (Kevin W. Thompson) writes: > I propose the following: When you, an OS/2 user, have > acquired and are actually using an OS/2 application, let us know > about it, and what you think of the product. Post a message > in this newsgroup. The idea here is to find out what products > are actually available. If we all share information about what Would it not be possible to create an OS/2 newsgroup to cover this? Michel Biedermann U. of Oregon
Michel.Biedermann@mamab.FIDONET.ORG (Michel Biedermann) (08/06/89)
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UD092096@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Barry Pederson) (08/09/89)
I've got a PS/2 model 55sx running Extended Edition 1.1, but the only OS/2 program I've used is Kermit. It's pretty handy to start up a file transfer with another machine and then be able to do something else, but switching to a program in the DOS compatibility box would screw up the transfer. As long as I stuck with working in OS/2, it worked fine. I haven't used it extensively, so all I'm saying is that it's an OS/2 program that exists. I think C-Kermit is available for anonymous FTP from watsun.cc.columbia.edu ------- Barry Pederson ud092096@vm1.nodak.edu or ud092096@ndsuvm1.BITNET