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Topic: OS 2

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Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Most admires:

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates

Favorite possession(s):

Apple Computer, Windows computer, Linux box

Currently has on their coffee table:

Mac Today, PC World

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

Favorite animal(s):

Penguin

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Myst, Hacking, PacMan

Favorite online activity(s):

Finding warez, Chatting on ICQ

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steven Wright
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

OS/2 software providing a set of APIs for building client/server applications.
OS/2 users will still have to run the IPF file through an IPF compiler to get an INF file out of it.
Since OS/2 is a true multitasking system, the likelihood of becoming CPU constrained is increased as the number of concurrent task execution increases.

Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

OS/2 opens up windows, shuts up gates.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

OS/2 Warp Server delivers an integrated platform for the emerging application server environment as well as a complete set of traditional file and print services.
If OS/2 was a monopoly product, this level of bundling and integration would violate every principle of market regulation.
OS/2 needs a complete overhaul with CUA 96 and OpenDoc.

Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender

OS/2 had its supporters, but it also had tough competition.

Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker

OS/2 ist die beste und stabilste Plattform f r alle Arten von Anwendungen.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

The OS/2 Sound Blaster drivers seem to have a DMA handling problem in a DOS session which sometimes causes a lockup with sound output.
OS/2 An operating system devised by Microsoft and IBM for PCs based on Intel's 80286 and 80386 microprocessors.
OS/2 software which helps users design voice networks and monitor the cost effectiveness of existing configurations.

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