I WANT to take this opportunity to clarify a few doubts raised by Frankie Chu (July 13, Technology Post ) regarding the launching of OS/2 2.1 in Hongkong.
Availability of the OS/2 2.1 was announced in Hongkong on July 5, about three weeks after the general availability date in the United States.
While we recognise there was a time lag between the US announcement and local announcement, our objective in the announcement date was aimed at general availability in the territory and, for that particular instance, a promotion campaign.
OS/2 2.1 is now available at any one of the retail outlets of the 18 IBM selected product dealers, or customers can buy from any one of the 14 IBM authorised dealers.
We are now offering OS/2 2.1 at a promotional price of $624 for customers who upgrade their previous version of OS/2 or DOS. (The 3.5-inch diskette version, 5.25-inch diskette version or compact disc read-only memory versions are available.) This offer will be valid until September 30. The list price of OS/2 2.1 is $2,138.
OS/2 2.1 was first released to users in Hongkong last April in a beta code format.