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		wileydragonfly on Dec 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel’s board, and an example of when boards and s... That Usenet post was a fascinating read. I’ve only encountered OS/2 once in the wild, and it was in a lab being used to operate a very specialized piece of equipment, and it was circa 2005 so it was all ancient relics. Oddly, the lab members spoke highly of the user experience in OS/2 but I never got to mess with it.

btilly on Dec 6, 2024 | [–]

I learned a lot from that post. It is where I got a lot of ideas that I still use to understand the world today.

HdS84 on Dec 6, 2024 | [–]

I have seen it at s friend when it was new. Multiple DOS boxes where nifty. I think it also was less prone to crashes from faulty applications.

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