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I don't think you read the message I sent you; or at least your understanding is limited to what I meant. You spent a lot of type typing a message that basically reiterated everything that it always said about OS/2… Lighten up a little bit, and stop attempting to predict the future. You can "what if…" all day long. If a bomb hits the Microsoft headquarters, they will probably go into a slump (this is me using your reasoning about the Zilog processor statement). You really seem to be trying to make a point that has made before…and one we already have discussed time and time again. Yes, 3D Studio runs under OS/2 better than DOS. We all know it won't run off Windows NT. And, like it or not, OS/2 will probably never be as influential as the Microsoft products. And yes, Microsoft may not be around in 10 years, but I doubt it. And DOS 4.0? It was a mistake that was quickly corrected (and it occured before everyone and their grandmother had PCs on their desks.) As for all the versions of Windows before 3.x…look at the old versions of OS/2 (like 1.3)…if you don't have a copy, i'll give you mine. As for your comments about OS/2 being superior to NT, I think you are wrong. I was a beta tester for the original NT product and have used both it and OS/2 since both products were betas (I actually ran MS OS/2). OS/2 is a nightmare to install (even Warp) and maintain, the file system (HPFS) has a very low tolerance for disk troubles and isn't as fast or secure as NTFS. NT takes a lot of RAM to run, but I wouldn't consider running animation software with less than 48 megs, anyway. And why not make r5 compatible with OS/2? Because you have to hire programmers to make the port, have a support staff to help people with it, market it (which may be an insult in itself) for OS/2, and find storage for all the empty boxes that no one has purchased. OS/2 is a toy; it's neat for people who look for an alternative. I know a lot of them, they use OS/2 for about 2 weeks, say it was real "neat", and switch back to NT or 3.11. Lighten up; this is a forum discussion.