We have been asked how a library might migrate from the MS-DOS operating system to OS/2 if the latter product begins to displace the former. According to Microsoft Corporation, OS/2 can be run on any 286-based system, but for optimum performance a 386-based system is recommended. Using a 386-based system with an EGA board and multi-scanning monitor, a 40-megabyte hard drive, and 1 megabyte of RAM as the base configuration, upgrading to OS/2 with the Presentation Manager would require 4 Megabytes of RAM at $1,500; a Mouse at $90; a VGA Board and Analog Monitor at $750; and OS/2 with Presentation Manager at $250; for a total of $2,790.
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Library Systems Newsletter [July 1989]
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| Publication Year: | 1989 |
| Type of Material: | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published in: |
Library Systems Newsletter |
| Publication Info: | Volume 9 Number 07 |
| Issue: | July 1989 |
| Page(s): | 57 |
| Publisher: | American Library Association |
| Place of Publication: | Chicago, IL |
| Notes: | Howard S. White, Editor-in-Chief; Richard W. Boss and Judy McQueen Contributing Editors |
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PS/2 |
| ISSN: | 0277-0288 |
| Record Number: | 4610 |
| Last Update: | 2024-12-14 02:56:25 |
| Date Created: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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