Subj : Re: os/2 in the 2020's...
To : Daniel Juarez
From : Stan Hosdar
Date : Sat Jul 17 2021 09:32 pm
DJ> Sweet. If it ain't broke . . . :-)
DJ>
DJ> I was one of those people in the 90's that *wanted* to use OS/2 but
DJ> could not afford the hardware to run it properly. So, instead I bought
DJ> and installed Windows 3.1.
DJ>
DJ> Today I have OS/2 Warp 4 running in VirtualBox on my Linux desktop. I
DJ> also use Windows 10 for work only, which also runs in a virtual machine.
DJ>
DJ> On OS/2 one thing I have yet to learn is how objects are used properly.
DJ> I mean, just trying to make what I would consider a shortcut on the
DJ> desktop to an application, I have not figured out without copying the
DJ> whole application to the desktop. But, I confess I have not put much
Curious, what practical application does os/2 have today other than nostaliga?
can you even get a modern browser for it?
On my UNIX systems (also at work) it is difficult to impossible to get a
modern compliant browser, most are 10 years old now..... so they have little
practical use for the desktop, but of course, as a server...... that's a whole
other matter. Unix is Unix
this os/2 machine is built for one purpose and one only - CNC with CAD. The
resolution sucks. The keyboard and mouse are industrial grade and more of the
kind you'd find on an old teletype or minicomputer. The OS/GUI is very wierd
i'm not used to it) and most of the OS is hidden from view. But it's very
clearly os/2 to any seasoned user.
The Ethernet is AUI (15 pin!) and also has a parallell port.... which limits
what I can do with it - to network this i'd need a transciever (can still buy
new) but THEN i'm stuck with NETBIOS/NETBEUI for a protocol and needing
windows XP as a go between...
so.... floppies it is (yes, has floppies)
other than os/2 used on machines (some bank machines , etc) or the absolutely
latest os/2 builds i'd be curious what else you can do...
also can os/2 dual boot with DOS? I could try it on this laptop...
(486/66)
--- Renegade vY2Ka2
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