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  1. Interesting, but... by istartedi · · Score: 3 · on OS/2 Sucessor eComstation Sees The Light Of Day

    ...according to the price sheet eCS Standard is $279.00.

    If I'm using Windows, or another "alternative" OS like BeOS, *BSD or *LINUX, why would I want to switch?

    Can anybody explain why this would be of interest to anyone other than OS/2 people looking to upgrade?

    Don't get me wrong. I'm happy for the OS/2 people, and I'm glad to see diversity in the OS market. I just don't see what the advantage is over another OS. Any OS/2 fans wanna pitch it?

  2. After looking around.... by CBoy · · Score: 1 · on OS/2 Sucessor eComstation Sees The Light Of Day

    I think they should change their email listed from "heythere" to "heythereos-2isstillbarelyalive"

    :)

  3. Ya want Linux in RTP? Try Indelible Blue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Penguin Computing @ Salon

    Indelible Blue knows what service is all about. And their prices beat both Penguin and VA. Lots of Linux software, too.

  4. I currently use OS/2 by timur · · Score: 1 · on Dangers of Typecasting OSes
    It's my OS of choice. I've tried BeOS, and all I can say is, "What's the point"? OS/2 has much better application and hardware support than BeOS.

    Sure, there are some legacy problems that will never get eliminated. The Single-Input-Queue (SIQ) is a real pain, but it's mostly a pain because many OS/2 apps don't multithread properly (BeOS gets around this by creating multiple threads on behalf of each application, something that might work for OS/2). OS/2 drivers are mostly 16-bit, but it's possible to write 32-bit drivers. Yes, the WPS has some bugs, but it's vastly more complex and powerful than any other GUI, and the bugs are typically in third-party WPS add-ons like Object Desktop. I have one OS/2 machine which has no add-ons, and it's rock solid. My other machine has a bunch, and it has problems.

    In my opinion, OS/2 is STILL a viable desktop alternative. IBM may not market OS/2 to the end-user, but they still update it and provide support, contrary to popular opinion. And don't forget that a kick-ass server (which in all likelihood scales better than Linux on SMP boxes) was just released.

    Let's talk about applications. XFree86 is available for OS/2, and several Linux applications have been ported to OS/2, such as Gimp and Apache. Star Office is also available. I could go on, but there are quite a few big-name applications available for OS/2 but not BeOS.

    As for purchasing OS/2, there are several copies available on eBay, and you can always mail order it from IBM Direct or Indelible Blue.

    I think if everyone gave OS/2 another look, quite a few people would see something they like. The public perception against OS/2 is much worse than with BeOS, and that's unfair.

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    Timur Tabi
    Remove "nospam_" from email address

  5. Ya Want Preloads? Try Indelible Blue! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Windows Refund Day Coverage

    According to the article, Indelible Blue now preloads Linux.