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Name: Craig Date: March 10, 2002 at 13:39:08 Pacific
Comment:
Why is OS/2 Warp 4 still $284.00? Isn't it like 10 years old?
Warp4 was originally released in 1996. IBM has an upgrade version available through software subscription. IBM is always very pricey. If you want newest and latest Warp (OEM 4.5) try eCS. (eCom Station)
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Response Number 2
Name: Paul Date: March 21, 2002 at 11:20:08 Pacific
Reply:
if you want to go cheap, you can pick up a copy of os/2 warp4 on e-bay for less then $50.00, but be prepared to apply 7 years worth of patches and upgrades (os/2 has been kept very uptodate), u'll need to buy that software suscription to get all the newest tcpip stuff. ecomstation, is a much better choice, and is loaded with 3rd party software, like Lotus Office Suite
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