22 Feb
2006
22 Feb
'06
3:05 p.m.
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:
I belive OS/2 1x did this. IBM insisted on OS/2
supporting the 286 while
Microsoft wanted to skip it and support the 386 and above (this was one
disagreement between IBM and Microsoft that lead to the split between the
two).
"The 80286 is brain dead" - Bill Gates
"Changing modes on the '286 is like having to shut off your car engine on
the freeway to shift gears." - Gordon Letwin (primary OS/2 at MS)