Yes. Microsoft gave up on OS/2 after Windows took off. But OS/2 was an IBM idea. And I still say that if IBM had built and marketed OS/2 madly, It would had put Windows out of business. OS/2 was so much better than Windows.
david On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Robert C Wittig < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > On 7/25/2011 8:22 PM, dvdpst wrote: > > > Oh Robert. Another clue that made me think you never ran OS/2 was > MICROSOFT > > never made it. IBM DID. > > > > david > > > > OS/2 was a joint venture between Microsoft and IBM. > > Microsoft abandoned the project when their Windows project took off: > > http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/os2warp.html > > Look... I get it. Your not-so-subtle hints that I am an outright liar > have come through loud and clear, but I just don't care. > > I ran OS/2 Warp v.3 and 4, and wrote some REXX code apps, and acquired > the hat and shirt: http://www.robertwittig.net/temp/OS2/ > > ... and moved on to *nix and C/C++. > > I initially joined the Yahoo 'linux' list: > > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX/ > > ...which is the parent Group to the Linux_NEWBIES list around 2003, and > am currently one of the admins on that list, since April 17, 2010. > > I joined Linux_Newbies on April 17, 2005. > > If you have any questions about Linux, I might be willing to attempt > answering them. > > End of discussion. > > > -- > http://www.robertwittig.com/ > http://robertwittig.net/ > http://robertwittig.org/ > . > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
