OS/2 was SO much better than anything else out at the time.
It's a darn
shame they didn't market it properly. I can only imagine
how solid it might
be today.
Incidently, I STILL have a working 5¼ inch drive and plenty
of disks,
although I don't have any reason to use it. :O)
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Wilcox" <dsw32952 gmail.com>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:56 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Re; IE 7
> Do you remember OS/2? I was among the first consumers
in England to get a
> view of it through a member of the computer club I was
in. I also got a
> preview of what would eventually become today's DVD
data disc. The old
> Laser Discs. Remember them. I saw one that was
basically an
> almanac/gazeteer of England. Zoom in on any city or
village down to the
> street level, get demographics about the village and
actually see local
> features such as gov't bldgs and parks. Encarta with a
British accent.
>
> How long has it been since you saw a 5-1/4 inch disk?
Can you say double
> density? Please pass the disk notcher.
>
> Don
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