06-29-15 19:53 Holger Granholm wrote to Roger Nelson about Installing OS/2   
      
    HG> @MSGID: <559313BB.14229.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    HG> In a message dated 06-28-15, Roger Nelson said to Ed Vance:   
      
    HG> Hi Roger,   
   Howdy! Holger and Roger,   
      
    EV> I took a look at OS/2 Warp on EBay before writing my reply.   
      
    EV> Upgrades to Warp 3 that I can't use either since I don't have OS/2   
    EV> v2 . I also saw Warp 4 there.   
      
    HG> No, you can't, you will have to use a full installation.   
    HG> With a full version you should also receive the manuals and it   
    HG> pays to read the instructions.   
      
   Yep, I was just writing that I know to be careful before I'd buy any   
   OS that I'm not familiar with.   
   I wouldn't want to buy something that proved useless.   
      
    RN> I have Warp 4 here (I forget the release number) and it won't   
    RN> install.  I even sent the machine to a trusted friend who uses OS/2   
    RN> and it wouldn't install for him, either.  I think it's a hardware   
    RN> problem and I need something less advanced than what I now have.   
    RN> Probably eCS would work, but I don't feel like doling out more cash   
    RN> for it, as I am about to upgrade to Windows 10.   
      
    HG> Usually the installation disks have to be modified for   
    HG> installation on modern computers. There are drivers available   
    HG> to make the installation possible.   
      
   Yep, getting OS/2 drivers for the hardware HP has in this box would be   
   Most Important!   
      
    HG> Installing on a FAT system requires special considerations   
    HG> regarding the HD size and size of partitions while the HPFS has   
    HG> no limits.   
      
   You probably are using SATA HDD's like the HDD HP put in this box.   
      
    HG> The HighPerformanceFileSystem was developed by Microsoft and   
    HG> IBM together but when their partnership ended M$ took the   
    HG> system along and renamed and changed it so that it wasn't   
    HG> compatible with HPFS.   
      
   HPFS, I've heard the term but that will be another learning adventure   
   for me.   
      
      
    HG> Also, if you want to use the built-in OS/2 Boot Manager you   
    HG> will have to install it first. When you install Windows later   
    HG> it will disengage the Boot Manager but you will get it back by   
    HG> just starting the OS/2 FDisk program again. It's still on the   
    HG> HD.   
      
   Thanks for the Tip, I'd need more Tips from the folks in a OS/2 echo   
   if I set my mind to putting OS/2 in place of XP on this pc.   
      
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