On 15 July 2016 at 00:39, Jerry Kemp <ot...@oryx.us> wrote: > I still judge OS/2 to be one of the better x86 options for the early and mid > 1990's.
Oh, definitely, yes. It truly was "a better DOS than DOS and a better Windows than Windows". Then MS moved the goalposts and improved Windows and leapfrogged it -- and IMHO, IBM never really caught up. Which was probably sensible as throwing tens of $millions of R&D at it would never had paid back. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
