Development, round II (OS/2)

Yes, it is. Actually, if I remember, it came out in 1994, but it could have been early 1995, but definately PRE WINDOWS '95! You might want to use it for several reasons: If you've got software for it. There's WordPerfect for Warp, Netscape Navigator for Warp, amongst others. Actually, if you ask me, Warp's more of a competitor to NT than '95, as it's definately not consumer-oriented. It features a *nice* plug and play system. Actually, the interface on the older Warp's looks AMAZINGLY like Windows '95, which makes me wonder if it was copied, and who copied who. Theoretically, IBM's designing a completely new version of OS/2 Warp, called 'Bluebird' or something. This is a guess, but it's probably going to be NT as well as '95 compatible, plus rock-solid stability, much better than NT. The reason that we're using Windows as opposed to OS/2 is (in my opinion) because IBM did two things: With Windows 3.0 and 3.1, they waited until AFTER the MS release, and made it Windows compatible. They had relatively high success, but they weren't happy with it. So, with the 32 bit version, they released BEFORE Windows, but ruined all their success. The advantage is that if you want to run Windows 3.x apps with the current version of OS/2, you get 32 bit performance, compatiblity, and many of the features of a "next-generation" operating system. It's a good alternitive for people who want a Windows look and feel, but without the "Microsoft" beofore the name. I could be wrong on most/all of this, so please feel free to correct me. Hope that his helps, Tim D. Hotze