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Date:	Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:30:14 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Red Box, Blue Box

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In <200207190603.AHJ51270@100m.mpr200-2.esr.lvcm.net>, on 07/18/02
at 10:03 PM, eyeleica@lvcm.com said:

>I just won a bid for os/2 warp 3. It was to contain 3 cd's in the
>package. The seller just informed me that he made a mistake and he has
>two versions of Warp 3, the Red Box and the Blue Box. I understand that
>there are no cd's, but floppies only. That is fine with me because I want
>to put os/2 on an old Compaq LTE Elite laptop that has 24 mgs of memory
>and an 850 mg hard drive. The Red and Blue Box versions are new, still in
>shrink wrap. I've looked on the internet and couldn't find any
>information. Does anyone in Scoug know the particulars on them? Thank
>you,

I suggest you tell the seller that you are only interesting in a package
with the CD's in it and that you are not interested in the floppy only
version. This will allow you get out of the sale without getting negative
feedback. You really don't want to purchase Warp3 on diskettes for
several reasons.

What you want to purchase is a copy of Warp Connect. What you bid on
contains only dial-up Internet support. Warp Connect contains full
networking support both for TCP/IP and LAN networking. The LAN networking
is important. You will eventually want to network the LTE with your
desktop and this is the software you need to do it.

You really don't want diskettes for several reasons. Even though the
diskettes have not been used, they are old and might not work. CD's don't
wear out (well almost never wear out) and the CD's include tools to create
diskettes if you really need them. You really should not need diskettes.
It is relatively easy to install Warp over a network connection or, worst
case, via a laplink cable. There are several articles on the SCOUG web
site that discuss how to do this.

Steven

P.S. You still owe me a mailing address. :-)

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