baer@uwovax.uwo.ca (12/06/90)
Does anyone have a (hopefully comprehensive) list of features which OS/2 vers. 1.3 will have but which are not found in OS/2 1.2? I need to make an upgrade decision between a upgrade of a third party vers. 1.2 (from my current 1.2) versus going to IBM (or elsewhere) and getting 1.3 for slightly more $$. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Baer, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 5C2 Internet: BAER@UWO.CA Bitnet: BAER@UWOVAX
ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) (12/06/90)
In article <7981.275d0af4@uwovax.uwo.ca> baer@uwovax.uwo.ca writes: >Does anyone have a (hopefully comprehensive) list of features >which OS/2 vers. 1.3 will have but which are not found in OS/2 1.2? The "Highlights" section of the announcement says: - increased performance in memory-constrained environments - reduced main memory and fixed disk requirements - Adobe Type Manager and IBM's core set of fonts - Procedures Language 2/REXX - Printer installation, performance, usability and device driver enhancements - New Program Properties enable simplified application auto start at boot time. The inclusion of REXX and ATM are problably the most significant items in this list. I have the complete announcement I could email you if you want to read all the (not very helpful) details. Alan Ballard | Internet: ballard@ucs.ubc.ca University Computing Services | Bitnet: USERAB1@UBCMTSG University of British Columbia | Phone: 604-228-3074 Vancouver B.C. Canada V6R 1W5 | Fax: 604-228-5116
rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel) (12/06/90)
In article <1990Dec6.010716.28071@unixg.ubc.ca> ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) writes: >The "Highlights" section of the announcement says: > - increased performance in memory-constrained environments > - reduced main memory and fixed disk requirements > - Adobe Type Manager and IBM's core set of fonts > - Procedures Language 2/REXX > - Printer installation, performance, usability and device driver > enhancements > - New Program Properties enable simplified application auto start > at boot time. (about OS/2 1.3 from IBM) Will registered users of OS/2 1.2 from IBM automatically get an update offer from IBM? Kai Uwe Rommel -- /* Kai Uwe Rommel * Munich * rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de */
ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) (12/07/90)
In article <5940@tuminfo1.lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de> rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel) writes: > >Will registered users of OS/2 1.2 from IBM automatically get an update >offer from IBM? I suspect the rules may be different in different countries, so you'll have to check with your local IBM office. Here in Canada, there is a free upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3 available for 4 months. There is a free upgrade to the toolkit also. You have to get a form from IBM Canada, and as far as I know they won't ship automatically. In the US there is a free upgrade for 4 months (I think), from either 1.1 or 1.2. It needs a form signed by your dealer, apparently. By the way, this was announced about the beginning of November and is supposed to be available as of November 30th. I haven't heard of anybody actually getting a copy yet. Alan Ballard | Internet: ballard@ucs.ubc.ca University Computing Services | Bitnet: USERAB1@UBCMTSG University of British Columbia | Phone: 604-228-3074 Vancouver B.C. Canada V6R 1W5 | Fax: 604-228-5116
cfreas@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Terry Freas) (12/09/90)
In article <5940@tuminfo1.lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de> rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel) writes: >In article <1990Dec6.010716.28071@unixg.ubc.ca> ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) writes: >(about OS/2 1.3 from IBM) > >Will registered users of OS/2 1.2 from IBM automatically get an update >offer from IBM? No. The 1.2->1.3 upgrade requires a form to be sent to IBM with your pertinent personal information and your IBM rep.'s signature. I downloaded a copy from IBM's NSC BBS. If there is enough interest, I can post it here. -- Jeremy Wohl / wohl@max.physics.sunysb.edu / cfreas@csserv1.ic.sunysb.edu
cur022%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Bob Eager) (12/11/90)
In article <1990Dec8.175316.16525@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, cfreas@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Terry Freas) writes: > No. The 1.2->1.3 upgrade requires a form to be sent to IBM with your > pertinent personal information and your IBM rep.'s signature. I downloaded > a copy from IBM's NSC BBS. If there is enough interest, I can post it > here. I understand that IBM have now offered an alternate method. No rep's signature necessary, just the license proof from the 1.2 release. -------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Bob Eager | University of Kent at Canterbury | +44 227 764000 ext 7589 -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------