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Source: Candice Steelman (candices@powerquest.com)
Moderator: Dirk Terrell (admin@os2ss.com)
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OS/2 Group *

I see you're still as feisty and kickin' as ever!  From the 
number of emails and phone calls we've received in the last 
few days, after the release of PartitionMagic 4.0, I'd say 
you have a real time chat line that operates 24/7.

Unfortunately, the messages we've received have taken the 
information that PartitionMagic no longer has a native OS/2 
executable, escalated it, and turned it into the false 
notion that PowerQuest no longer supports OS/2 in any of 
its products.   So, let's get back to reality here and look
at the situation.

PartitionMagic 4.0 does support OS/2 * the product has full 
support for HPFS, including extended attributes, even in 
the FAT file system.  The only thing it does not have is 
the native text version executable.

A yellow paper titled Important Notice, included in the 
box, outlines what you must do to run PartitionMagic 4.0 
with OS/2.  It will direct you to go to command mode, and 
select a DOS window, change drives to the CD-ROM, change 
directories to the OS/2INST subdirectory, run MAKEDISK.BAT, 
and insert a 3.5" 1.44MB diskette.  You will need two 
floppies for this operation. The floppies will then contain 
the DOS graphical user interface version of PartitionMagic 
4.0.  You do not need DOS to do this, as the ability to get 
a DOS window or full screen is included in OS/2, version 
2.01+.

So, out of all the pluses of the new PartitionMagic version 
* being able to visually see what you want to accomplish 
before you partition, being able to batch commands * the 
only negative is that you do have to reboot to run 
PartitionMagic 4.0.

One gentleman called our product manager and suggested that 
we put the native executable as a separate item on the CD.  
If we did that,  OS/2ers wouldn't be able to use the new 
features in 4.0; they would have the equivalent of 3.0. 

When we were developing the product, there was a long list 
of features that employees and customers wanted.  As 
development time went on, that had to be whittled down.  
That doesn't mean the least important features were cut; 
not at all.  Other factors, such as time, where we were in
the process of each feature, etc., helped make that 
determination. 

However, I want you to know that your input has been taken 
quite seriously by everyone involved * by Scott Flinders, 
PowerQuest's product manager for PartitionMagic, by the 
development team, and by top management.  They are 
currently looking at the situation, and we will report back 
to you in two weeks about any decisions made.  If 
PowerQuest does include a native OS/2 executable, it will 
come out as a free downloadable patch. =20

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 

Candice Steelman
Vice President - Corporate Communications
PowerQuest
candices@powerquest.com
1-801-437-8932



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