OS/2 on Ambra 'Blue Lightning' '486??????

[roger erickson]

Has anyone installed OS/2 on one of IBM Ambra Division's '486 pc's with the
IBM 'Blue Lightning' chip? Does anyone know any reason why I shouldn't try
it? They've just announced their 100MHz '486 (real cheap) and I was
thinking of getting one. The only obvious concern is lack of an onboard math
coprocessor, but they supply an external one on the motherboard.

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[KWilly1]

In article <1994Mar19.2...@alw.nih.gov>, r...@helix.nih.gov (roger
erickson) writes:

I have installed OS/2 2.1 for Windows on Ambra's 466BL w/8 MB of RAM and a 340
MB HD, with no problems. The lack of a math co. pro. doesn't affect the
performance of OS/2 in any way that I can discern. I don't run the kind of
apps. (CAD, publishing, graphics, super-spreadsheets) that would make a co.
pro. mandatory.

Good luck to you!
Kent

[Lang Zerner]

In article <1994Mar19.2...@alw.nih.gov>, r...@helix.nih.gov
(roger erickson) writes:
>Has anyone installed OS/2 on one of IBM Ambra Division's '486 pc's with the
>IBM 'Blue Lightning' chip? Does anyone know any reason why I shouldn't try
>it?

I use OS/2 for Windows on an Ambra 486BL-66 with 8MB RAM with no
problems. If you decide to go for an ATI Graphics Ultra Pro video
card, though, be aware that ATI has yet to provide solid OS/2 drivers.
IBM and ATI are now working together to create good OS/2 drivers,
according to an ATI tech person I spoke with about a month ago.

Ambra works fine, ATI is working on it.

Be seeing you...
--Lang
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