Randall wrote:
>
> Except for one great big item : it wouldn't run most DOS programs nor any
> (AFAIK) Win 3.x programs. In order to go the Warp route, customers had to
> replace every single piece of software they owned, with software that in many
> cases didn't exist yet. By contrast, Win 95 would run 9/10 of existing
>software
> (for a while at least). Warp also had problems running on many non-IBM
> computers, while again Win 95 would run on 95% of machines (that met the
>minimum
> requirements for processor, RAM and hard drive).
>
>
Huh??? Where do you get this stuff???
Of course Warp ran DOS and Win 3.x programs. Ran them better than Win 95. I ran
Warp on home built
PC clones, and ran DOS and Win 3.x programs under Warp. Warp even came with a
Win 3.11 installation
package. It was a big selling point.
I remember one Win 95 book talking about Win 95's ability to run Win 3.11 and
Dos programs. As an
aside, the author noted "If you think that's impressive, you should see what
OS/2 can do".
Interesting I thought. I still have another pro Win 95 book that compares to
two systems. It goes
down the list and gives it all to OS/2, then concludes that Win95 is better
because he likes the
looks of the screen. What a deep thinker...
OS/2 was dead before it started, but not for technical reasons. Like I said
pornography sells lots
better than most other things. Says more about the buyers than the product...
>
>
> They almost never were in control. All they ever had was the "No one ever got
> fired for buying IBM" effect ... as soon as that was gone, they had nothing
> left. Anyone remember Microchannel ? IBM's entire history with "personal
> computers" is a perfect example of how not to succeed in business. Their
>early
> financing of Microsoft is especially ironic.
>
Yes there were some "arrogant know-it-alls" around at IBM. What could little
Billy Gates do to the
invincible IBM. But IBM doesn't have the corner on arrogant know-it-alls....
BTW, the reason people buy M$ crap is because everyone else buys it. Which is
exactly why people
bought IBM.
Don Malling
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