brannon@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BRANNON JAMES H) (06/27/91)
Well, make room for me on the bandwagon... I've been developing an application for Windows 3.0 (a new numerical analysis technique) and have had about enough of it. I bought OS2 v1.3 and like it. Now I have 2 questions that some of you may be able to help with. 1. I have MCS 6.0 already. Should I get the OS2 PM SDK? Or is there a better product (like Borland C++) out there? Should I wait for the Borland OS2 tools to come out? 2. I can upgrade my copies of Word for Windows and Excel for Windows to PM for $50 each. Should I do this? Are the PM versions as good as the Windows versions? When v2.0 gets here (4Q91?) will I have to get new compilers and etc? For now, I have to try and keep expenses to a minimum. Thanx in advance. Jim Brannon brannon@tramp.Colorado.Edu
goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun26.195830.28183@colorado.edu>, brannon@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BRANNON JAMES H) writes: > Well, make room for me on the bandwagon... > Here's a partial answer... > I've been developing an application for Windows 3.0 > (a new numerical analysis technique) and have > had about enough of it. I bought OS2 v1.3 and like > it. Now I have 2 questions that some of you may be > able to help with. > > 1. I have MCS 6.0 already. Should I get the OS2 PM SDK? > Or is there a better product (like Borland C++) out > there? Should I wait for the Borland OS2 tools to > come out? > > 2. I can upgrade my copies of Word for Windows and > Excel for Windows to PM for $50 each. Should I do > this? Are the PM versions as good as the Windows > versions? The Excel for os/2 version 3 is every bit as good (? or as bad?) as the Windows version. The complaint I've heard about it is that it's still a single-threaded app., so it doesn't take advantage of the advantages of os/2 pm. But it's still perfectly good & stable. I've heard that Word for PM is not very good, however. I don't use it, so I don't know. > > When v2.0 gets here (4Q91?) will I have to get new > compilers and etc? For now, I have to try and keep > expenses to a minimum. > > Thanx in advance. > > Jim Brannon > brannon@tramp.Colorado.Edu -- Adrian Goldman | Internet: Goldman@MBCL.Rutgers.Edu Molecular Biology Computing Laboratory | Bitnet: Goldman@BioVAX Waksman Insitute, | Phone: (908) 932-4864 Rutgers University, | Fax: (908) 932-5735 Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA |
larrys@watson.ibm.com (06/27/91)
In <1991Jun26.195830.28183@colorado.edu>, brannon@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BRANNON JAMES H) writes: > >I've been developing an application for Windows 3.0 >(a new numerical analysis technique) and have >had about enough of it. Join the club. > I bought OS2 v1.3 and like >it. Now I have 2 questions that some of you may be >able to help with. >1. I have MCS 6.0 already. Should I get the OS2 PM SDK? >Or is there a better product (like Borland C++) out >there? Should I wait for the Borland OS2 tools to >come out? I don't like any of the compilers for OS/2 that are currently on the market, so I won't recommend any. Borland has announced a C++ development environment for OS/2, and I strongly suspect it will be the equivalent (if not better) of the Windows development environment. >2. I can upgrade my copies of Word for Windows and >Excel for Windows to PM for $50 each. Should I do >this? Are the PM versions as good as the Windows >versions? Since Microsoft wrote them, I don't know. I'm NOT saying this just because I don't like Microsoft, but instead because I have read that the OS/2 PM versions of popular Microsoft Windows applications were ported using the Migration Kit, which DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OS/2 SPECIFIC FEATURES. Specifically, I am referring to multi-threading, which can make a BIG difference. >When v2.0 gets here (4Q91?) will I have to get new >compilers and etc? For now, I have to try and keep >expenses to a minimum. That depends. Rumor has it that IBM is development a "Workbench" which will contain a set of development tools. I'll assume that one of these tools is a compiler. If they do announce something like this, it will be interesting to see if they include it with OS/2, or make it a separate product (probably the latter). Again, I don't know of any announcement to this effect, so take this with a grain of salt. Cheers, Larry Salomon, Jr. (aka 'Q') LARRYS@YKTVMV.BITNET OS/2 Applications and Tools larrys@ibmman.watson.ibm.com IBM T.J. Watson Research Center larrys@eng.clemson.edu Yorktown Heights, NY Disclaimer: The statements and/or opinions stated above are strictly my own and do not reflect the views of my employer. Additionally, I have a reputation for being obnoxious, so don't take any personal attacks too seriously.