Re: [701C] OS/2 on a 701C

From: Dominique Pivard (domi_at_kenavo.fi)
Date: Mon May 06 2002 - 15:15:32 EDT

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FWIW, Warp 3 Connect (with FP43, if memory serves) is still installed on
my 701C, works great. I believe Warp 4 should work equally well, but it's
slightly more memory-hungry.

-Dominique

On Mon, 06 May 2002 at 11:20 AM you, jberry_at_islandnet.com (Jonathan
Berry), said:

>OS/2 3.0 (Warp) runs great on a Thinkpad 701C.
>In fact, many 701C units shipped with OS/2 as the main OS.

>However, these days most users want internet (ppp tcp/ip ...)
>connectivity and would thus require OS/2 Warp Connect (?), a separate
>product. I'm just guessing here, I haven't used OS/2 since circa 1996.

>And now there's OS/2 4. Opera browser, for example, requires version 4
>of OS/2 to run.

>So, what's the best version of OS/2 to run on a 701C (486/75, 40 MB RAM
>max, no CD)? And how much HD space will it take up?

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