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> On Wed, 14 Dec 1994, STEVE GODFREY, (613) 788-4386 wrote:
> I'm balking at changing over. 99.9% of my software usage is Microsoft
> Office, some windows fax software and windows comms. Oh did I forget
> DOOM? ;) How good is Warp at Windows applications if that's most of what
> I'm likely to use?
I have not tried Warp, but I have tried and dumped every other
incarnation of OS/2 from 1.2 to 2.1.
To me, it mostly boils down to this: If you have OS/2-based
software, its wonderful. If you have Windows-based software, then why
run OS/2? Just like those who had lots of DOS apps have been disappointed
with the way DOS apps ran under Windows, I have been similarly disappointed
with the way my Windows Apps. run under OS/2.
If the whole world had standardized on OS/2 and had been writing lots
of OS/2 apps (yeah, there's 2,000 of them out there somewhere, but nearly
all of it is crap that nobody's ever heard of), then it would be a great
choice of operating system. Until then, you'll be running almost nothing
but Windows or DOS apps. under OS/2--why?
In my experience, applications run best on the operating system (lets
not get too picky about Windows not really being an op. system--okay,
"operating environment") they were designed to run on. This means Windows
apps run best on Windows--not on a Mac "SoftWindows", not using WABI on some
flavor of Unix, and not on OS/2's Windows implimentation.
But if you are willing to select pretty much *only* OS/2-based
software (of which the selection is fairly limited--especially if you are
a Microsoft Office person), then go to OS/2 and enjoy it--it really is
great, but just starving for real application support.
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