etryon@NPIRS.Purdue.EDU (Earl Tryon ) (04/10/91)
I am faced with the most difficult decission of my life. I want
to buy a $2200 DOS compatible (Gateway 2000 386SX) system but my
wife wants to get a $3200 OS/2 compatible (Model 55) system. She
wants the luxury and support of an IBM system and she works for
IBM. She feels being compatable at home with a system (OS/2)
running the same programs she will have access to at work is
critical. I want the cost benefits and flexibility of buying a
more generic system. I want to upgrade the motherboard in the
next few years (full 386,, perhaps 486) and add inexpensive
add-ons like tape backups, 9600 modem, etc. Any advice...I want
to save my marriage and still have a still have a good home
computer. Can OS/2 run on a DOS machine?? Will WordPerfect
like the same on DOS and OS/2?? I want windows....will DOS and
OS/2 windows look the same??? Be compatible??
EMail your thoughts...thanks
Earl Tryon
AgriDate Resources Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Earl Tryon Agridata Resources Inc.
330 E. Kilbourn Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202
PHONE: 414/283-4382 FAX: 414/283-4357tduncan@secola.Columbia.NCR.COM (04/13/91)
>I want windows....will DOS and OS/2 windows look the same??? Be compatible??
There is something called a dual boot utility which prompts you which OS
you want run before booting. Both OS's reside on the same partition.