Subj : Re: The Downfall of OS/2
To   : Nightfox
From : paulie420
Date : Sat May 13 2023 05:33 pm

 Ni> I've heard some reasons why OS/2 failed.  Having it run Windows 3.x
 Ni> software was a benefit, but that also meant software developers just
 Ni> made their software for Windows, resulting in few native OS/2 programs..
 Ni> Also I think I'd heard IBM's software development tools were fairly
 Ni> expensive?  And IMO, I don't think IBM marketed or advertised OS/2 well
 Ni> enough or pushed for it enough to get installed on OEM PCs.

I was such a DOS kid - and being a sysOp, once I found Desqview - it was all I needed.

I remember taking a quick p0ke around OS/2 w/ my fathers PS/1, but I preferred my DOS games and regular shenanigans... Desqview/X was ran on my system for a few years and I just l0ved it.



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