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Date:	Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:16:03 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Basic Help

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In <000701c22326$555fdb30$6401a8c0@eyeleicailxtzi>, on 07/03/02
at 10:46 PM, "Butch Langel" said:

>Interestingly, the first error message indicated the statement
>"setcopyfromfloppy" on line one of the config.sys file was not recognized
>and ignored.

The expected syntax is:

set copyfromfloppy=1

Note the space and the numeric value.

This is probably the one you added and you should delete it from
config.sys. The config.sys on the u1 diskette that you downloaded already
had the statement in the correct form. I say this because without it you
would not have been able to complete the install for reasons that have
already been discussed.

>familiarize myself with the system. It isn't anything like I've seen.

One hint, get used to using the right mouse button (RMB) when looking for
features and functions. The Desktop is very much object oriented and
means you typically will select your object and then tell the object what
you want to do with it.

The Desktop is highly extensible. Once you are comfortable with the
basics, you might give XWorkPlace a look. It adds a rich set of
enhancements to be basic Desktop functionality.

>This is the first time I've seen it live. The gui is very impressive. I
>can't understand why it isn't more popular.

For those that don't feel they must use MS products to ensure that they
are 100% compatible with the large percentage of the world that only uses
MS, it is rather popular.

IBM does support the product, but probably not in the sense that you mean.
IBM is still developing drivers and making fixes. However, their focus is
the large enterprise customers that still use OS/2 for line of business
applications.

> Why did IBM decide not to support the system?

The answer is simple. They decided they could not win a competetive fight
against the MS monopoly, so they attempted to cut their losses. It was a
business decision for them. The only reason OS/2 is still getting any
development resourses at all from IBM is that IBM did have quite a bit of
early success selling OS/2 to their enterprise clients. These clients
developed native OS/2, line-of-business applications and entered into
long-term support arrangements with IBM to ensure that their investment in
these applications was protected. What IBM is doing now is honoring these
commitments. IBM has been very clear about their intentions. The best
place to start to understand IBM's view of Warp is:

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/os/warp/

Steven

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