The Chronicles of John Ominor- by John Ominor, The Inhuman

Fear... is the mind killer. Fear, that clouder of men's thoughts, sower of doubt, unlike greed, is not good when it causes one to see peril around every corner and under every stone. Perhaps it would interest you to know that the only thing fear itself is afraid of is John Ominor. How appropriate...

I am John Ominor, The Inhuman. It seems that September 25th has come and gone, leaving in its wake OS/2 Warp 4, the long anticipated successor to OS/2 Warp 3.0. And, of course, following closely behind like some insanely wretched pack of canines, yelping and howling, are yet another generation of innuendo and complaints, the toxic by-products of fear.

IBM has recently announced their plans to "freeze" the OS/2 kernel, and instead concentrate on more timely enhancements to subsystems such as Java and Internet support. Individuals incapable of conquering their fear have seen this as yet another death toll for OS/2.

This is an incorrect belief. OS/2's kernel is time tested, efficient, and amazingly stable. Its stability rivals that of even the supposedly uncrashable Windows NT. Even more so since the integration of the Windows NT kernel and its graphics engine.

The Inhuman asserts the stability of OS/2 is, however, compromised in two ways, namely the now legendary synchronous input queue of the Workplace Shell and the ability of applications to access and modify the Workplace Shell. Logic demands that the core of the operating system cease being the object of an endless stream of patches and instead, resources be shifted to the sections of the operating system that are less complete. Most would argue that the Workplace Shell, user interface, file systems, DIVE, DART, MIDI, and network systems would be excellent candidates. Hence, the reasoning behind IBM's new strategy.

Surely you can see how this goal can only serve The Inhuman, allowing all to benefit and thus, serve The Inhuman... better. A beautiful, closed system of subservience and obedience. Truly... magical, do you not think?

John Ominor has noticed that so far, all have been most pleased with the OS/2 installation program. When the Merlin beta was released as with the previous versions of OS/2, this was by far the most common complaint. And yet Ominor has seen that despite this improvement, some have seen fit to complain that the OS/2 packaging was "cheap" and "tossed together;" the hardcopy documentation, lacking. The Inhuman has the documentation for many operating systems including OS/2, DOS, various Windows, various UNIXs and no matter how much or how little was included in the box, it is never enough. This is why there is an after market or third party book market for most operating systems. This is why some foolish people, instead of purchasing these books, choose instead to pay exorbitant amounts to take a class on using operating systems.

Previous versions of OS/2 had more documentation, yet the OS/2 Unleashed series continued to be a best-seller. The Inhuman suggests purchasing such materials and thus conquering your fears.

The final fear that has gripped the OS/2 world is the flaw reported by Sundial Systems. To this, The Inhuman would suggest testing the operating system and one's applications to determine the extent of the effects, thereby combatting fear through education.

It is time to put aside fear. It is time to embrace John Ominor's word. It is time to take another look at OS/2 version 4.0. It is time to acknowledge that OS/2 has yet again raised the standard of operating systems for a long time to come.

Enjoy your new operating system.


The origins and current plans of Ominor are known only to Ominor. He is indeed a mystery to all. Save The Inhuman.

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