Steve Linton, who did the port of GAP to MS-DOS, wrote to me about the
subject of GAP on OS/2 2.0.

No it won't. The DOS extender that lets it run in a flat 32-bit
memory model is not compatible with OS/2 at all.

However, an OS/2 version should not be difficult to do, as OS/2
provides a 32-bit memory model and a C compiler for it. If you can
find someone with an OS/2 machine (at Essen maybe) it should be no
harder than a port to another flavour of UNIX. Indeed I vaguely
recall the OS/2 stuff claiming to be POSIX compatible, in which case
no work at all should be needed.

Steve

So, if there is anybody reading this forum who has OS/2 2.0, a C compiler
for it, and who is willing to try the port, contact me. I can provide
some hints what needs to be done.

Martin

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