30 Oct
2024
30 Oct
'24
7:25 p.m.
I tried ArcaOS on some 2001-era Dell laptops, it works decent enough, but
still didn't "feel" quite the same. Then there was a bit of drama of
ArcaOS making complaints of people making videos about ArcaOS, claiming it
violated their license (it wasn't quite that dramatic and likely blown out
of proportion- but it was an uncomfortable circumstance; but to be fair,
Arca is obligated to stay on the good side of IBM, as OS/2 is still sort of
export controlled? Something like that- while I don't think the military
makes too much use of OS/2, I do think some banks still do).
I had trouble finding a 486 laptop in the 93/94 years that also had a built
in CD-ROM. It seems in laptops, they skipped 486's and went straight to
Pentiums (not saying they don't exist, just they don't seem to be plentiful
such that those who have them price them accordingly-- I've wonder if the
power/performance and battery ratio for a 486 laptop just wasn't
favorable?) Installing at least from CD on the TP385CD has been far more
bearable.
-Steve
On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM Guy Sotomayor via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
You could also look at ArcaOS from Arca Noae. Arca
Noae took over OS/2
from IBM when it was discontinued. They've been updating it and making
a number of releases with updated hardware support. For example, they
just released a version that has the ability to boot from UEFI- based
systems.
TTFN - Guy
On 10/26/24 13:13, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote:
That's true. Part of the trouble was just
finding a ThinkPad still in
decent enough shape. They're note equipment but not exactly ToughBook
tanks. For many, the plastic case has just become brittle. And I'm not
sure if the cooling was really adequate for the Pentium's (especially if
the case gets compromised and has any sort of large crack). But I'd get
one that ended up with a busted floppy, or a busted CD, or sour screen,
etc. Installing from CD was really what I was going for (Warp 3
Connect),
and many of the CD equipped ThinkPad's are
just too new.
Then I saw inconsistencies across the same model line (for example some
could boot to CD or PCMCIA, some couldn't). I thought perhaps they were
just re-badged instances, but then realized: oh, it was due to firmware
update differences over time.
Anyhow, sorry to distract about 1990's stuff . Anyone got a working
Univac-422? :) A modern-retro remake of one those would be neat, but
it
seems it's always all about the PDP's
instead :P
On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM David Schmidt via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Steve Lewis wrote:
>> I'll do a write up on the adventure soon-ish, I'm still trying to
figure
>> out the TCP/IP settings stuff for OS/2.
> You stand a much better chance of getting OS/2 drivers for IBM-produced
> machines than just about anyone else's, but hat's off to you for
getting it
> done.
>
> I (and I'm sure lots of others) can help if you need it navigating
> LAPS/MPTS/TCP/IP settings. The stack is coming from a much more naive
era
> with respect to security; you probably
don't want to set up an FTP
server,
> for example. ;-)
>
> - David
>
--
TTFN - Guy