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

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From: letoured_at_together.net
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 18:49:10 EDT


In <Met184miptgl092yn_at_islandnet.com>, on 05/06/02
   at 11:20 AM, 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 ...)

Warp 3.0 provided all of that. You didn't need Warp Connect.
 
>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?

Version 3 or 4 will run. The amount of HD space depends on what features you
install. I think the minimum with networking for Warp 4 is around 100 mb.
Without a CD to install from, you will need another machine with a CD that can
be set up to network or you can use a null-modem cable, but it takes a few
hours to install that way.

I would go with version 4, because I think there are more utilities for it,
and the interface is nicer to me.

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