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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 4.1 - OS/2 Q&A =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [4.1.01] - WHAT IS OS/2? Os/2 is a preemptive, multitasking operating system with a windowing, grapihcal interface developed and distributed by IBM. =============================================================== [4.1.02] - WHY NOT JUST DOS? In most cases, a BBS needs a multtiasking operating system to run multinode. The major contenders for this functionality are Desqview, Windows, and OS/2. Desqview runs on top of DOS and therefore carries the extra overhead. Windows, while also running on top of DOS, is not a true preemptive, operating system. =============================================================== [4.1.03] - WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF OS/2 AS A BBS? OS/2 does not run on top of DOS, and is a preemptive, multitasking operating system. It not only runs OS/2 BBS systems, but also multitasks DOS-based BBS systems. =============================================================== [4.1.04] - WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF OS/2 AS A BBS? It is a full operating system. It is not dedicated to the BBS processes. The BBS proecsses are competing with operating system processes. =============================================================== [4.1.05] - WHAT BBS SOFTWARE RUNS IN OS/2? Most DOS-based BBS systems will run in a OS/2 DOS shell. A few other developers have built special versions of their BBS systems, optimized to run in OS/2's DOS shell. A still smaller number of BBS systems are written specifically for OS/2. =============================================================== 
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