[comp.os.os2.misc] OS/2 EE on non-IBM machines -- more info

lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) (01/11/91)

My original question wasn't as clear to some as it was to me...so I'll
restate along with my reasoning.

"Are there any problems (and what are they?) associated with running OS/2 EE
on non-IBM (as opposed to MCA) machines?"

I ask this because I have been told by several (unreliable) sources that I
must order OS/2 from the manufacturer of the machine (Zenith 386/25) I'm using.

Also, some reading between the lines of the current issue (January 29, 1991) of
PC Magazine scares me:

	William F. Zachman (p. 95-96)
		"OS/2 for IBM meant its OS/2 Extended Edition running on IBM
		PS/2s with IBM's Micro Channel."

		"The agreements also marked a virtual abondonment, by IBM, of
		the 1987 effort to gain proprietary advantage from OS/2.  That
		was shown, too, by IBM's renewed commitment to make OS/2
		Extended Edition capabilities available for non-IBM systems.
		IBM's more open position regarding MCA licensing, including
		future versions, is further evidence of that."

Anyone else read that like I do? 

Thanks!

--kyler