Actually, up until 2 years ago, I was running WSeB on an HP NetServer e40, which was a SCSI based server with a PPro and 128 MB RAM. I had a 9.1 GB SCSI drive in it. It ran antivirus, firewall, SPAM filtering, email, web, ftp for about 500 accounts. I had NO issues with it.
2 years ago I upgraded to an IBM eServer x330 with 2x 1.13 Ghz P3s, 2x 36GB UW SCSI (hot swap), 1.5 GB RAM. This new server runs eComstation and does the exact same damn thing. The upgrade was in part due to wanting HW RAID, and faster FTP thouroughput, as the bus and slow SCSI were to blame ( all ISA machine ). Plus the newer machine fits into my rack nice.
Overall, there are no issues with either machine, and the HP NetServer could easily be a fallback rollover machine. Your doubts are seem unfounded. It doesn't sound like you've used OS/2 in ages. But, just letting you know that it does run on modern HW and has no issues with the load.
Also note that the anti-virus is mostly run for the clients running windows boxen. It picks out viral files from mail before it's delivered, so it's not just to the benfit of OS/2 users, should there be a DOS or OS/2 based attack. It benefits everyone.
Nice Jeremy, so then you know what I use in BeShare with my Touchstream, since the Lenur was designed with Fingerworks liscensed technology.:-)
-Kancept
I do this for a living. They are just like any other people, and we treat them that way. I'd say most of my client list are celebrities or gov't officials but we respect their privacy and don't go touting about how we fix such and such's computers, or hang out with them. It's just unprofessional. No wonder all he can get is a job working for the Geek Squad. "Client confidentiality" just isn't in their vocabulary.
This is what has led to the halt of production of our great keyboards. We have full 10 fingered gesture control, which is why I don't use a mouse or trackball for input, let alone any of the usual shortcut keys. Hope to ot get RSI or any of that crap either...
Funny you should mention an office suite in Java. I found one about 1.5 years ago, then lost the website. Someone had started one though and had most of a word processor done. I don't mean like notepad or something small, but bigger like Kate or the older MS Works. I wish I could find it.
But for mobile or cross platform goodness, I think java is fine. Columba ran perfectly fine here. Faster than Thunderbird in fact. I tend to ignore the "java is slow" comments as I haven't really seen where it's slower than anything else.
I see many complaining on here they don't see why this would be useful over say Thunderbird. I see exactly where this is nice. Right now I share a profile in Thunderbird between OS/2, Linux, and Win XP. I hane to have Thunderbird installed in all 3 OSes and then create a profile, then point it to that shared profile. With this, I can have it say on the shared partition or a USB key and it'll run in all 3 OSes, one install. I would really like that. Heck, I could probably put it on that USB key and run it on a Mac too, so my mail is always with me instead of buying those expensive USB keys with mail clients built in already. This may open up doors with devices like that.
People still use mice and trackballs these days? Get gesture based input peripherals folks! forget about the cord, or batteries. Not that the units move so there is no need for the cord to get in your way. Touchstreams beat the pants off keyboards and mice as separate entities...
Oh yeah, and it can all be done in well under a minute...possibly even faster in most cases. But you may not consider BeOS a modern OS. It may not be popular, but it's modern enough for me.
I absolutely loved their example of the image manip email thing. I've been doing this in BeOS for years very easily, all drag an drop. Since I'm also using a Touchstream keyboard I can do it all one handed with the gestures it has built in.
In fact, it'll be launch 2 apps (gestured- The Awesome Resizer & BeMail) drag and drop the image onto TAR, resize, drag it out (the crop section if need be) to the email app, drop down the receiver. I really can't think of a way it'd be easier, even with voice-type (which I use in OS/2 daily).
actually my ISP cut me off saying that my machines had bittorrent runnig and that I should check them for this bittorrent client and uninstall it. They said if I need a file from someone to use FTP or HTTP becaule it is more legal than BitTorrent. I told her that's what the bigboyl ule (IBM,etc) and it's perfectly legal. She then said her friend said owning bittorrent was illegal.
This was a rep from Cox communications. This is how dumb the ISPs are...
Noone reads slashdot, they just skim it. Just look at the number of posts that have nothing to do with anything in the article, and how many also say "if you'd RTFA". Kinda like this comments has nothing to do with it...
Yeah, found that out right after I posted my comment...I hardly visited the forums, never had an issue with mine.
Thought about buying it for a year, then FINALLY convinced the wife to let me buy one. She immediately loved mine, but instead wanted a qwerty. Not being able to afford another one, I have waited to purchase her one. Givent the prices atm for them, I doubt she'll ever get one...
I upgraded mine from Burgundy to Silver, as it matches my decor. Love the thing. Best damn keyboard I've ever had. Wish it wasn't so damn expensive! Since they now no longer make them, and those who have them want a mortgage, if this thing goes south, I'm screwed.:-(
I've been using the TouchStream LP from FingerWorks for over a year now and love it. I went and bought the Dvorak layout at a time where I wasn't sure whether I wanted to make the switch or not. I've been happy ever since.
I can switch from qwerty keyboards on other's machine to dvorak without much trouble. The actual keyboard is USB so I can usually plug it into the front of another's machine if I want, and since I have it sending the usual qwerty codes, there's no need to switch layouts or anything on a friend's computer.
The thing is also gesture based, so all those damn shorcuts are just gestures, and it's a LOT faster to me now than using key-combo shortcuts.
Also, the pad itself is the mouse. No more reaching for that trackball (mice are so 1980s!)
Shya... If you truly lived in Idaho, you'd know that the 50K town you live in isn't small up here. I'm in that 6K town over in the valley... You live in the city!
I still use VXREXX and REXX daily. I've done a website backend and an interactive site in REXX...all run on a LDGW (Lotus Domino Go Web) Server running with DB/2 as well. I like using OS/2 to this day, and really don't feel compelled to move to anything else. It's what works for me and does what I need. Saw a previous poster list ZOC (Zap-O-Comm) as one of his old apps, well, that's on here too. For that occassional app I may need that doesn't run in OS/2, I can fire up Virtual PC and run that linux app or windows app. I see all you posters saying both OS/2 and REXX are dead, but it'll only die when noone uses it anymore, and not any sooner than that. I find it amusing folks say OSes are dead- esp because they know noone who uses them,or they aren't popular. But to each their own. REXX will contine to live on here.
all this talk of these other input devices and none of it even comes close to my Fingerworks Touchstream. We don't need no steenking mouse!!! Heck, most shortcuts are gestures, so key location isn't really "key". With support for multiple OSes for programming it's shortcut keys, and my snazzy DVORAK layout, who needs anything else????
http://www.fingerworks.com/
See, it's so easy. Most of you assume Windows or Linux... I use OS/2. Security through obscurty. j/k really, with OS/2, I have 386 HPFS installed for security and encryption on a per file basis. 3 wrong passwords, and I have the thing set to erase it. There's also a dead man's switch on it. If I don't log into the machine in a preset number of days, it'll turn on, fire off an email to the wife with any info she may need and scrub the system so it's bare. And yes, I have accidentally forgotten my password and lost a lot of crap, but it works.
Now even if the HD is removed and someone installs it on another box, forensics dongles, what have you, it's encrypted, and it's an HPFS partition. and there's a BFS partition as well. Not too many tools these days have the HPFS still in them, let alone recognise BFS. You'd have to dig to find the tools to effectively aquire the data. Also, should someone figure out it's an OS/2 machine, what's the likelihood that they even care anymore what data is on it? There's that stigma of OS/2. So there's a ton of things going for it in that alone.
Actually, we have Cox up here, and it is a monopoly. Can't get a dish signal in this valley at the location I'm at, nor do we get any antenna reception. Gotta love the mountains. The only way to get TV is to have your friends elsewhere in the country record it and mail it to you (and yes, gotta go to the Post Office cuz they won't deliver) or get cable. There is no other choice. given that the city gets a break from Cox to be the only ones in here, I'd call that a monopoly...
They had these all over New York when I was there a few weeks ago. They were offering NY tours on em. The more people who rode, the less your cost...they wouldn't taxi us down 10 blocks though.:-(
forgot to mention, it's not just a padded laptop protection section. It has hollow rubber "bumpers" inside the compartment as well, and not just foam...
http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=T R601
I've been using this backpack for some time now, and have actually just returned from a month trip around the US. I like the top loading main section, which is great for airport security and the straps are comfy. I am gonna add a sternum strap to it, as I carried 2 laptops this trip, and fell it'd help. Also in the main compartment is a filing section for papaers and such, but I put books in it. The zippers on this section have a hole so you can lock it.
The side pockets are divided up and fit PCMCIA cards great. Also fit a pad of paper and pens, for quick note taking. I carried cables of all types, about 50 in total. It's got a hideaway water bottle pocket, too, which was convenient at times. The smaller front pouch was big enough for my wallet as well. There is also a cell-phone pocket on the straps, which has holes in the bottom for your hands free set if you need.
Part of my trip was to repair a PC (at in-laws house). I was able to carry all the goodies needed for that. The pockets aren't for anything in particualr, so you can use it for a general pack afterwards.
After quite a bit of useage, I really recommend this bag. It's more than your $50 (it's $80) but I fell it's well worth it.
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Actually, up until 2 years ago, I was running WSeB on an HP NetServer e40, which was a SCSI based server with a PPro and 128 MB RAM. I had a 9.1 GB SCSI drive in it. It ran antivirus, firewall, SPAM filtering, email, web, ftp for about 500 accounts. I had NO issues with it. 2 years ago I upgraded to an IBM eServer x330 with 2x 1.13 Ghz P3s, 2x 36GB UW SCSI (hot swap), 1.5 GB RAM. This new server runs eComstation and does the exact same damn thing. The upgrade was in part due to wanting HW RAID, and faster FTP thouroughput, as the bus and slow SCSI were to blame ( all ISA machine ). Plus the newer machine fits into my rack nice. Overall, there are no issues with either machine, and the HP NetServer could easily be a fallback rollover machine. Your doubts are seem unfounded. It doesn't sound like you've used OS/2 in ages. But, just letting you know that it does run on modern HW and has no issues with the load. Also note that the anti-virus is mostly run for the clients running windows boxen. It picks out viral files from mail before it's delivered, so it's not just to the benfit of OS/2 users, should there be a DOS or OS/2 based attack. It benefits everyone.
Nice Jeremy, so then you know what I use in BeShare with my Touchstream, since the Lenur was designed with Fingerworks liscensed technology. :-)
-Kancept
I do this for a living. They are just like any other people, and we treat them that way. I'd say most of my client list are celebrities or gov't officials but we respect their privacy and don't go touting about how we fix such and such's computers, or hang out with them. It's just unprofessional. No wonder all he can get is a job working for the Geek Squad. "Client confidentiality" just isn't in their vocabulary.
I think they are trying to redo their touchstream patents or something. They already bought the company, why reapply?
See http://fingerfans.dreamhosters.com/forum/ for more on their buyout that we have gathered.
This is what has led to the halt of production of our great keyboards. We have full 10 fingered gesture control, which is why I don't use a mouse or trackball for input, let alone any of the usual shortcut keys. Hope to ot get RSI or any of that crap either...
Even though they have been bought out, this was the best lapboard ever made... who uses a mouse anymore?
http://fingerworks.com/
...works on virtually any platform... As long as it's Windows or linux!
If I wanted to call India, I'd just call Dell tech support. It's free as well.
Funny you should mention an office suite in Java. I found one about 1.5 years ago, then lost the website. Someone had started one though and had most of a word processor done. I don't mean like notepad or something small, but bigger like Kate or the older MS Works. I wish I could find it. But for mobile or cross platform goodness, I think java is fine. Columba ran perfectly fine here. Faster than Thunderbird in fact. I tend to ignore the "java is slow" comments as I haven't really seen where it's slower than anything else.
I see many complaining on here they don't see why this would be useful over say Thunderbird. I see exactly where this is nice. Right now I share a profile in Thunderbird between OS/2, Linux, and Win XP. I hane to have Thunderbird installed in all 3 OSes and then create a profile, then point it to that shared profile. With this, I can have it say on the shared partition or a USB key and it'll run in all 3 OSes, one install. I would really like that. Heck, I could probably put it on that USB key and run it on a Mac too, so my mail is always with me instead of buying those expensive USB keys with mail clients built in already. This may open up doors with devices like that.
People still use mice and trackballs these days? Get gesture based input peripherals folks! forget about the cord, or batteries. Not that the units move so there is no need for the cord to get in your way. Touchstreams beat the pants off keyboards and mice as separate entities...
Oh yeah, and it can all be done in well under a minute...possibly even faster in most cases. But you may not consider BeOS a modern OS. It may not be popular, but it's modern enough for me.
I absolutely loved their example of the image manip email thing. I've been doing this in BeOS for years very easily, all drag an drop. Since I'm also using a Touchstream keyboard I can do it all one handed with the gestures it has built in. In fact, it'll be launch 2 apps (gestured- The Awesome Resizer & BeMail) drag and drop the image onto TAR, resize, drag it out (the crop section if need be) to the email app, drop down the receiver. I really can't think of a way it'd be easier, even with voice-type (which I use in OS/2 daily).
actually my ISP cut me off saying that my machines had bittorrent runnig and that I should check them for this bittorrent client and uninstall it. They said if I need a file from someone to use FTP or HTTP becaule it is more legal than BitTorrent. I told her that's what the bigboyl ule (IBM,etc) and it's perfectly legal. She then said her friend said owning bittorrent was illegal. This was a rep from Cox communications. This is how dumb the ISPs are...
Noone reads slashdot, they just skim it. Just look at the number of posts that have nothing to do with anything in the article, and how many also say "if you'd RTFA". Kinda like this comments has nothing to do with it...
Yeah, found that out right after I posted my comment...I hardly visited the forums, never had an issue with mine.
:-(
Thought about buying it for a year, then FINALLY convinced the wife to let me buy one. She immediately loved mine, but instead wanted a qwerty. Not being able to afford another one, I have waited to purchase her one. Givent the prices atm for them, I doubt she'll ever get one...
I upgraded mine from Burgundy to Silver, as it matches my decor. Love the thing. Best damn keyboard I've ever had. Wish it wasn't so damn expensive! Since they now no longer make them, and those who have them want a mortgage, if this thing goes south, I'm screwed.
I've been using the TouchStream LP from FingerWorks for over a year now and love it. I went and bought the Dvorak layout at a time where I wasn't sure whether I wanted to make the switch or not. I've been happy ever since.
I can switch from qwerty keyboards on other's machine to dvorak without much trouble. The actual keyboard is USB so I can usually plug it into the front of another's machine if I want, and since I have it sending the usual qwerty codes, there's no need to switch layouts or anything on a friend's computer.
The thing is also gesture based, so all those damn shorcuts are just gestures, and it's a LOT faster to me now than using key-combo shortcuts.
Also, the pad itself is the mouse. No more reaching for that trackball (mice are so 1980s!)
http://www.fingerworks.com/
Shya... If you truly lived in Idaho, you'd know that the 50K town you live in isn't small up here. I'm in that 6K town over in the valley... You live in the city!
I still use VXREXX and REXX daily. I've done a website backend and an interactive site in REXX...all run on a LDGW (Lotus Domino Go Web) Server running with DB/2 as well. I like using OS/2 to this day, and really don't feel compelled to move to anything else. It's what works for me and does what I need. Saw a previous poster list ZOC (Zap-O-Comm) as one of his old apps, well, that's on here too. For that occassional app I may need that doesn't run in OS/2, I can fire up Virtual PC and run that linux app or windows app. I see all you posters saying both OS/2 and REXX are dead, but it'll only die when noone uses it anymore, and not any sooner than that. I find it amusing folks say OSes are dead- esp because they know noone who uses them,or they aren't popular. But to each their own. REXX will contine to live on here.
all this talk of these other input devices and none of it even comes close to my Fingerworks Touchstream. We don't need no steenking mouse!!! Heck, most shortcuts are gestures, so key location isn't really "key". With support for multiple OSes for programming it's shortcut keys, and my snazzy DVORAK layout, who needs anything else???? http://www.fingerworks.com/
I just print my design onto clear acetate with my laser printer and use photoresist board...then etch away. cheap and works very well
See, it's so easy. Most of you assume Windows or Linux... I use OS/2. Security through obscurty. j/k really, with OS/2, I have 386 HPFS installed for security and encryption on a per file basis. 3 wrong passwords, and I have the thing set to erase it. There's also a dead man's switch on it. If I don't log into the machine in a preset number of days, it'll turn on, fire off an email to the wife with any info she may need and scrub the system so it's bare. And yes, I have accidentally forgotten my password and lost a lot of crap, but it works. Now even if the HD is removed and someone installs it on another box, forensics dongles, what have you, it's encrypted, and it's an HPFS partition. and there's a BFS partition as well. Not too many tools these days have the HPFS still in them, let alone recognise BFS. You'd have to dig to find the tools to effectively aquire the data. Also, should someone figure out it's an OS/2 machine, what's the likelihood that they even care anymore what data is on it? There's that stigma of OS/2. So there's a ton of things going for it in that alone.
Actually, we have Cox up here, and it is a monopoly. Can't get a dish signal in this valley at the location I'm at, nor do we get any antenna reception. Gotta love the mountains. The only way to get TV is to have your friends elsewhere in the country record it and mail it to you (and yes, gotta go to the Post Office cuz they won't deliver) or get cable. There is no other choice. given that the city gets a break from Cox to be the only ones in here, I'd call that a monopoly...
They had these all over New York when I was there a few weeks ago. They were offering NY tours on em. The more people who rode, the less your cost...they wouldn't taxi us down 10 blocks though. :-(
forgot to mention, it's not just a padded laptop protection section. It has hollow rubber "bumpers" inside the compartment as well, and not just foam...
http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=T R601
I've been using this backpack for some time now, and have actually just returned from a month trip around the US. I like the top loading main section, which is great for airport security and the straps are comfy. I am gonna add a sternum strap to it, as I carried 2 laptops this trip, and fell it'd help. Also in the main compartment is a filing section for papaers and such, but I put books in it. The zippers on this section have a hole so you can lock it.
The side pockets are divided up and fit PCMCIA cards great. Also fit a pad of paper and pens, for quick note taking. I carried cables of all types, about 50 in total. It's got a hideaway water bottle pocket, too, which was convenient at times. The smaller front pouch was big enough for my wallet as well. There is also a cell-phone pocket on the straps, which has holes in the bottom for your hands free set if you need.
Part of my trip was to repair a PC (at in-laws house). I was able to carry all the goodies needed for that. The pockets aren't for anything in particualr, so you can use it for a general pack afterwards.
After quite a bit of useage, I really recommend this bag. It's more than your $50 (it's $80) but I fell it's well worth it.