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Virtual PC for OS/2 released
LordNimon writes "Who says OS/2 is dead? Not Innotek, apparently. They just released Virtual PC for OS/2 (aka VPC/2), which allows you to run any PC operating system inside OS/2. They also made available OS/2 "guest" support, which improves the support for running OS/2 under VPC for Windows. I just deleted my Linux partition amd reinstalled it under VPC/2, and now I never have to reboot again! I also heard that that OS/2 development team found a number of bugs in the core code, and the fixes were incorporated into the Windows version. Today is a great day for OS/2 users, especially those that want to try out Linux or run Windows apps that don't work with Odin."
"Today is a great day for OS/2 users"
It sure is, by-golly! Today, they can finally use real operating systems from inside their limping, bleeding-from-the-gums, half-dead OS!
Break out the party hats! The sun is shining, the birds are singing! It truly is a great day for OS/2!
Word has it they are working on a new version of NCSA Mosaic for OS/2, considering they are living in a time machine.
Makes you wonder what ever happened to those Apple ][ developers...
I don't mean to start a fight or offer flaimbait... but what exactly is the point of "hanging on" to an outdated operating system?
Or maybe I'm mistaken. Is OS/2 still a big deal and is widely used? If so, where is it being used so much?
From my perspective this is "cool" I guess but not necessarily too useful...
The next comment I write will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
I beleive those two OS/2 Warp users out there will be pleased to hear this.
I beleive they're still waiting for Quake II to be ported for them.