25 Jan
2010
25 Jan
'10
4:19 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Josh Dersch
Sent: Tuesday, 26 January 2010 10:48 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: OS/2 (was Re: Museums)
It occurs to me that OS/2 is one of the OSes I have
yet to spend an
appreciable amount of time with that I keep meaning to (another
example being VMS...)
Where would you guys suggest starting if I wanted to
get a good feel
for it? (what versions, what hardware, what fun software to play
around with...)
Heck, where would one get a legit copy of this these
days?
Warp 4 (Warp 3 at a pinch) for the original, else you can by eComStation at
http://www.ecomstation.com/
Warp turns up regularly at eBay
As far as hardware, it isn't too demanding and will run on most modern PC's
- drivers aren't such a big issue as there are generics available.
My Warp 4.52 box is a 233MHz Pentium with 64mb RAM and an 8gb drive - more
than sufficient for the task!
For software, go to Hobbes - http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/
OS/2 still remains my one of my favourite OS's to this day.
Cheers,
Lance Lyon
http://www.ferriesofsydney.com
http://www.savethebaragoola.com
http://www.commodore128.org