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> Ah but try running powerbuilder under windows and a day or two will > have you racing to OS/2. Powerbuilder crashes like crazy and my current > client has a boot cycle on the order of two to thhree minutes. > > Martin P. Smith msmith@netcom.COM First of all, I suppose I should admit I don't know what Powerbuilder even *is*, so... :) Mind telling me what Powerbuilder does/is? (On a side note: I've found that most apps that crash a Windows setup a lot tend to do so because of sloppy programming. OS/2 just handles such a program better than Windows does. I'd be more likely to trash such sloppy software in favor of something else than to trash my operating environment for something else--much less drastic.) Second of all, I'll point out that their really aren't a whole lot of OS/2 apps out there. I'm glad its growing larger, but for most of the stuff I run--with the exception of Ami Pro and Freelance Graphics--don't have OS/2 versions. Yes, I know the other stuff runs under Win-OS/2 (I use virtually zero DOS apps--phased 'em out years ago, partly because Windows doesn't run them very well), but IMO, not very well. As for PageMaker and the others that *used* to have OS/2 versions, well--I don't want to step backwards and used version 3.x when PM version 5 is in use. Part of the reason I bought an Intel-based machine and not some Apple Mac was because I wanted a huge selection of apps and a certain compatibility with other people's machines. After going through 3 different incarnations of OS/2, I have realized that Operating Systems/Environments work best with apps that are designed specifically for them. Hence, just like DOS apps pretty much stink under Windows, Windows apps don't work all that well under OS/2. After a few weeks with OS/2 (in each different version--1.3, 2.0, 2.1), I finally realized "What am I doing using OS/2 to run a bunch of Windows apps?" The fact was that OS/2 really *wasn't* "a better Windows than Windows". So for those who have special needs that OS/2's robustness fills, I tip my hat to you--enjoy OS/2--especially if you have lots of OS/2 apps. For everyone else--hey, when you push the edges of computing evolution, you have to expect to blaze a trail. That means you have to scream a lot for more apps and drivers. I just don't enjoy doing that, so I stay in Windows, where the market over the past 3 years has dictated that most apps will be developed and numerous devices and drivers too. ----- Randy Whittle whittle@chaph.usc.edu University of Southern California School of Business (Fight on, 'SC Trojans!) - Motorcycle nut, HP 48GX & 100LX user, & lover of fine chocolate... "It's not denial, I'm just very selective about the reality I accept!" -Calvin "Consensus is the negation of leadership." - Margaret Thatcher