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> This instantly divided the audience in two groups: those who got it (and abandoned the OS/2 hype train that instant), and those who did not. Why? Was there s
by dale_glass 3y ago
> This instantly divided the audience in two groups: those who got it (and abandoned the OS/2 hype train that instant), and those who did not.
Why? Was there something stopping OS/2 from implementing DPMI as well?
- fredoralive 3y agoWhy develop for OS/2 when you can use protected mode from DOS anyway? OS/2 2.0 added DPMI support so it can run there, although this anecdote is presumably from the OS/2 1.x era.
- dale_glass 3y ago> Why develop for OS/2 when you can use protected mode from DOS anyway? GUI? Multitasking? But was it even viable to use anything but DOS for gaming back then? WinG/DirectX took a good while to show up, and I'm not sure if OS/2 ever developed anything comparable. Windows gaming was mostly things like chess and solitaire until then.
- sillywalk 3y agoWhy develop for OS/2? Unless you actually bought an IBM machine, it probably didn't have OS/2 installed. So you would need to actually buy OS/2, (and also a RAM upgrade, with OS/2 needing more than Windows 3.x), and if you wanted to run (16bit) Windows Apps, I believe you needed to buy the more expensive "Blue Spine" version.
- bzzzt 3y agoI knew of a few people who got OS/2 as a pack-in with a new PC clone from a big store chain in that time (it was Escom I believe). Apparently, IBM also tried bundling as a way to increase market share.
- JdeBP 3y agoThere wasn't, and it in fact did.