How the OS/2 flop went on to shape modern software
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Even Microsoft's lead architect misunderstood the failure
  • Human after all@mastodon.world
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    6 months ago

    @misk I rememeber downgrading IBM machines from OS/2 to Windows 95 and it was a downgrade and a total waste of machines. The driver issues with Windows were a massive pain in the arse.

    • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      OS/2 warp had plenty of driver issues of its own at the time.

      • Dave.@aussie.zone
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        6 months ago

        Not only driver issues, UI issues. A workmate deleted an image that was being used as a background on the desktop on an office PC, oops presentation manager crashed and it wouldn’t boot to a GUI. That was in Warp 3.