Subj : Re: OS/2
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : jimmylogan
Date : Thu Nov 07 2024 11:35:15

-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Mortar <=-

 -=> Mortar wrote to All <=-

 Mo> I used OS/2 Warp for a time, but there was little application support
 Mo> from companies.  Too bad, too.  The UI was a lot more flexible than
 Mo> Windows and just had an all-round better look to it.

 pF> If you were happy with Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Notes and WordPerfect, you
 pF> were set!

 pF> I had a copy of Word and Excel for OS/2, written back for OS/2 1.x. I
 pF> think Warp 3 broke compatibility with them.

 pF> If your BBS had OS/2 native binaries, you were in luck. I ran Maximus,
 pF> Squish and BinkleyTerm for OS/2, and they ran well in a single console
 pF> window.


It was Windows, but I used Lotus SmartSuite for a while at an old job
I had. Really liked it!

I'm an Apple user now, so it's Pages, Keynote and Numbers for me...

Maybe I'll see if that other is still out there... hmm... The journal
(can't remember what it's called) was very cool at the time... (a day
planner type of thing, but all digital)




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