I used OS/2 extensively for many years, I ran BBS systems and later did development work for two different banks that used the product. For about a year it was my daily OS. Why do you ask?
The name refers to e(lectric) Com(merce) (work)station. e is the same as in e-mail.
There are to date three releases, corresponding to
eComStation 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 are OS/2 4.50, 4.51 and 4.52.
If you want to try OS/2 in a VM, you should use the MS product, (formerly Connectix). Aside from being free, it actually tolerates OS/2's strange BIOS behaviour. I have 2.1 running in a VM under Vista.
I am still deciding if Vista finally caught up with OS/2 2.0, or do we have to wait some more.
to os2fan2:
No. eCS 1.0 1.1 and 1.2 have never been 4.5x.
OS/2 v4.50 is OS/2 Warp Server (Codename Aurora), and 4.51, 4.52 are convenience packs that were released separately by IBM.
And eCS were released later, by eComStation Team or whatever they are called..
It's still them, they are better supported than you think though I see a lot of former OS/2 apps moving to Enterprise Java hosted in some cases on Sun and IBM platforms.
I am building a new dual core PC for me, and I wanted to buy 64 bit XP since I can run it... but no support for Win 3.1 programs...
Now I'm thinking to just put a ~1.2 gig partition and run OS/2 and have lots of fun 8)
Couldn't you just run OS/2 or Windows 3.1 under VMWare or Virtual PC instead of dual booting? To me, it just seems messy dual booting a really old OS on a new computer.
I am building a new dual core PC for me, and I wanted to buy 64 bit XP since I can run it... but no support for Win 3.1 programs...
Now I'm thinking to just put a ~1.2 gig partition and run OS/2 and have lots of fun 8)
Couldn't you just run OS/2 or Windows 3.1 under VMWare or Virtual PC instead of dual booting? To me, it just seems messy dual booting a really old OS on a new computer.
No idea, never played with virtual machines. The cleanest thing to me would to copy the NTVDM from 32-bit XP to the x64 version. To be honest I am still on the fence between 32 and 64.
Hey does the x64 edition not run DOS programs either?
I have so many great 16 bit programs but never use any of them except some old Windows Entertainment Pack games.
Hello.
I would just like to say that the version of os/warp connect that I uploaded seems to, in some way, be incomplete. It contains all the dsk-files, but no /OS2IMAGE-directory and not the directory /GRPWARE (alot of the actual connect-stuff I think).
I did download the os/2 warp 3 from this site, to try it, and discovered that it was the os/2 warp 3 connect version. Nice!. So maybe you should add an extra 'Connect' to the filename?
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but it has been a while since i have seen it on hear
i use to download it from hear cuz i always seem to scratch my cd's up and use to download it and make new copies for me
Windows 2000 has never been on any download server that is controlled by WinWorld.
The name refers to e(lectric) Com(merce) (work)station. e is the same as in e-mail.
There are to date three releases, corresponding to
eComStation 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 are OS/2 4.50, 4.51 and 4.52.
If you want to try OS/2 in a VM, you should use the MS product, (formerly Connectix). Aside from being free, it actually tolerates OS/2's strange BIOS behaviour. I have 2.1 running in a VM under Vista.
I am still deciding if Vista finally caught up with OS/2 2.0, or do we have to wait some more.
Thanks in advance
No. eCS 1.0 1.1 and 1.2 have never been 4.5x.
OS/2 v4.50 is OS/2 Warp Server (Codename Aurora), and 4.51, 4.52 are convenience packs that were released separately by IBM.
And eCS were released later, by eComStation Team or whatever they are called..
Serenity?
-Q
Though not sure if they haven't sold it to someone else.
Nobody can help?
http://softok.org/utils/olds/16529dload.html IBM OS/2 1.2
I can't find 1.1 or the rest.
I am building a new dual core PC for me, and I wanted to buy 64 bit XP since I can run it... but no support for Win 3.1 programs...
Now I'm thinking to just put a ~1.2 gig partition and run OS/2 and have lots of fun 8)
-Q
-Q
No idea, never played with virtual machines. The cleanest thing to me would to copy the NTVDM from 32-bit XP to the x64 version. To be honest I am still on the fence between 32 and 64.
Hey does the x64 edition not run DOS programs either?
I have so many great 16 bit programs but never use any of them except some old Windows Entertainment Pack games.
I did download Warp 4, I'm going to dual boot Vista and see which one I like better then nuke it and go with familiar old XP...
I would just like to say that the version of os/warp connect that I uploaded seems to, in some way, be incomplete. It contains all the dsk-files, but no /OS2IMAGE-directory and not the directory /GRPWARE (alot of the actual connect-stuff I think).
I did download the os/2 warp 3 from this site, to try it, and discovered that it was the os/2 warp 3 connect version. Nice!. So maybe you should add an extra 'Connect' to the filename?