18 Feb
2004
18 Feb
'04
4:16 p.m.
Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus Pack. (on diskette ... )
Loaded it to a notebook I have, 486sx - 8 megs , seems to run just fine. Problem is
getting it onto my LAN and the Internet. Win 95 worked fine on this notebook, slow but
fine, and I'd like to see what OS/2 looks like on the 'net.
Unlike most everyone here, I am NOT a rocket scientist and I'm wondering if there is a
fairly simple download or something that would let the notebook see the LAN. The manual
says something about needing a LAN server and MPTS. Thanks!
18 Feb
18 Feb
4:54 p.m.
Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus
Pack. (on diskette ... )
Loaded it to a notebook I have, 486sx - 8 megs , seems to run just fine. Problem is
getting it onto my LAN and the Internet. Win 95 worked fine on this notebook, slow but
fine, and I'd like to see what OS/2 looks like on the 'net.
Unlike most everyone here, I am NOT a rocket scientist and I'm wondering if there is
a fairly simple download or something that would let the notebook see the LAN. The manual
says something about needing a LAN server and MPTS. Thanks!
One thing to check is if you have a supported ethernet adapter or not. At
least in V3 the included support for NICs is very limited.
Zane
5:26 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
> Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the
Bonus Pack. (on diskette
... )
> Loaded it to a notebook I have, 486sx - 8 megs ,
seems to run just fine.
Problem is getting it onto my LAN and the Internet. Win 95
worked fine on
this notebook, slow but fine, and I'd like to see what OS/2 looks like on
the 'net.
> Unlike most everyone here, I am NOT a rocket
scientist and I'm wondering
if there is a fairly simple download or something
that would let the
notebook see the LAN. The manual says something about needing a LAN server
and MPTS. Thanks!
One thing to check is if you have a supported ethernet adapter or not. At
least in V3 the included support for NICs is very limited.
Zane
Warp 3 didn't really have support for TCP/IP networking and internet (it can
connect from dialup modem) use unless you purchased warp 3 connect, warp 4
has internet connectivity via network built in. Either way your going to
need a few fixpacks after installing warp to get any newer software to
install.
5:15 p.m.
To get any sort of networking on a non "Connect" version
of Warp 3, you'll need to download MS Lan Manager client
from their ftp site (ftp.microsoft.com). This includes
drivers for most NIC cards... although I'm not sure how
good its support of PCMCIA NIC cards is. However, I have
found that most newer Linksys (and comparable) NIC cards
still have OS/2 drivers available (though you may have to
look for them). Configuring MS LAN Manager can be tricky,
and I would highly reccommend looking for a copy of Warp
Connect. You can install the networking portion of it without
installing the whole OS from scratch. I have a system
running both Warp 3 connect and Warp 4. Plays quite nicely
on my LAN, running the latest fix paks and Mozilla's latest
browsers.
--
John Willis
UNIX Systems Administrator Associate
Lockheed Martin IS&S
CEO and Co-Founder
Coherent Logic Development
http://www.coherent-logic.com/
willisj(a)atlantis.clogic-int.com
19 Feb
19 Feb
7:12 p.m.
There's always ARCnet! I used to run ARCnet a lot, it was easier to
bring up than a lot of the other hardware, and it worked fine. I think
someone recently posted that it's still around too, though you'd need
old cards I imagine to get support from old drivers.
Ugh, all that RG-62... good luck finding all those 92-ohm terminators!
On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 14:54, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Just got a
copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus Pack. (on diskette ... )
Loaded it to a notebook I have, 486sx - 8 megs , seems to run just fine. Problem is
getting it onto my LAN and the Internet. Win 95 worked fine on this notebook, slow but
fine, and I'd like to see what OS/2 looks like on the 'net.
Unlike most everyone here, I am NOT a rocket scientist and I'm wondering if there is
a fairly simple download or something that would let the notebook see the LAN. The manual
says something about needing a LAN server and MPTS. Thanks!
One thing to check is if you have a supported ethernet adapter or not. At
least in V3 the included support for NICs is very limited.
Zane 
18 Feb
18 Feb
8:14 p.m.
At 17:16 18/02/2004 -0500, Brian Mahoney wrote:
Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus
Pack. (on diskette ... )
If you, or anybody, wants it, I've got Warp 3 + Bonus pack on CD. It's
actually a freebie 45 day trial edition, but no idea if that's avoidable....
Cost of postage (from UK) and it's yours.
Rob
8:42 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
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At 17:16 18/02/2004 -0500, Brian Mahoney wrote:
>Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus Pack. (on diskette
... )
If you, or anybody, wants it, I've got Warp 3 + Bonus pack on CD. It's
actually a freebie 45 day trial edition, but no idea if that's
avoidable....
Cost of postage (from UK) and it's yours.
Rob
Thanks for the offer Rob. I think I will muck around with the MS Lan
suggested earlier as well as FreeTCP. I doubt that the IBM browser will be
able to keep up with anything on the net these days but it will be fun to
try.
CD would be attractive though, must have taken me two hours to load on
floppies. :) Thanks again.
19 Feb
19 Feb
6:42 a.m.
I used to support a Warp 3.0 network. It dosn't come with any LAN support
only tcpip with a modem. IBM used to sell a cute LAN setup program, here
are the details and how to make it work now. THis seems much more
convoluded than I remember, it seems the setup I used to use was a 4 disk
install program and was very easy but I can't remember what it was called.
http://www.yale.edu/pclt/WINWORLD/OS2MPTS.HTM
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob O'Donnell" <classiccmp.org(a)irrelevant.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
> At 17:16 18/02/2004 -0500, Brian Mahoney wrote:
>
> >Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus Pack. (on
diskette
... )
If you, or anybody, wants it, I've got Warp 3 + Bonus pack on CD. It's
actually a freebie 45 day trial edition, but no idea if that's
avoidable....
Cost of postage (from UK) and it's yours.
Rob
Thanks for the offer Rob. I think I will muck around with the MS Lan
suggested earlier as well as FreeTCP. I doubt that the IBM browser will be
able to keep up with anything on the net these days but it will be fun to
try.
CD would be attractive though, must have taken me two hours to load on
floppies. :) Thanks again.
6:45 a.m.
Found it, the "DOS LAN REQUESTOR DISKS 1-4" can be found here:
http://www.os2site.com/sw/network/lansrv/index.html
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
> At 17:16 18/02/2004 -0500, Brian Mahoney wrote:
>
> >Just got a copy of OS/2 Warp version 3 with the Bonus Pack. (on
diskette
... )
If you, or anybody, wants it, I've got Warp 3 + Bonus pack on CD. It's
actually a freebie 45 day trial edition, but no idea if that's
avoidable....
Cost of postage (from UK) and it's yours.
Rob
Thanks for the offer Rob. I think I will muck around with the MS Lan
suggested earlier as well as FreeTCP. I doubt that the IBM browser will be
able to keep up with anything on the net these days but it will be fun to
try.
CD would be attractive though, must have taken me two hours to load on
floppies. :) Thanks again.
9:44 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Girnius" <thedm(a)sunflower.com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
Found it, the "DOS LAN REQUESTOR DISKS 1-4"
can be found here:
http://www.os2site.com/sw/network/lansrv/index.html
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Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
>
Thanks Bill! I had the first link and spent a long time deciphering it but
the second one looks like a more useful offering. Now the problem may be
adapter drivers. I have a 16 bit 'Sohoware' pcmcia card. Didn't come with
drivers and if it did I am sure no OS/2 drivers. I may try the other pcmcia
drivers listed to see if one works.
Gotta say that os/2 is pretty good so far. Faster than Win95 I believe and
except for some differing commands it kinda feels like home er.. I mean
Windows.
Thanks again.
BM
10:30 p.m.
Laptops were never well supported for OS/2 even the IBM thinkpads, if you
can get a 3com nic they still have OS2 drivers on their downloads. PCMCIA
was a fledgeling technology when warp 3.0 was out, if you really wanna play
with it, try it on a desktop with an old 3com nic and it will work great,
laptop..hmm not sure it would work easily even if you found the right
driver,.... unless of course it was a thinkpad with a 3com pcmcia card.
If you really get bored, got to IBM's knowledge base in the thinkpad section
and search for OS2, it's amazing that a company that makes both products
makes them work so bad together.
Hope this helps, and if nothing else, you have fun, that is why we do all
this crazy stuff :)
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----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
pcmcia
Found it, the "DOS LAN REQUESTOR DISKS
1-4" can be found here:
http://www.os2site.com/sw/network/lansrv/index.html
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From: "Brian Mahoney" <brianmahoney(a)look.ca>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
>
Thanks Bill! I had the first link and spent a long time deciphering it but
the second one looks like a more useful offering. Now the problem may be
adapter drivers. I have a 16 bit 'Sohoware' pcmcia card. Didn't come with
drivers and if it did I am sure no OS/2 drivers. I may try the other drivers listed to see if one works.
Gotta say that os/2 is pretty good so far. Faster than Win95 I believe and
except for some differing commands it kinda feels like home er.. I mean
Windows.
Thanks again.
BM
20 Feb
20 Feb
9:13 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Girnius" <thedm(a)sunflower.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
Laptops were never well supported for OS/2 even the
IBM thinkpads, if you
can get a 3com nic they still have OS2 drivers on their downloads. PCMCIA
was a fledgeling technology when warp 3.0 was out, if you really wanna
play
with it, try it on a desktop with an old 3com nic and
it will work great,
laptop..hmm not sure it would work easily even if you found the right
driver,.... unless of course it was a thinkpad with a 3com pcmcia card.
If you really get bored, got to IBM's knowledge base in the thinkpad
section
and search for OS2, it's amazing that a company
that makes both products
makes them work so bad together.
Hope this helps, and if nothing else, you have fun, that is why we do all
this crazy stuff :)
Yup, that's why we do it. This all started when I tried to find a DOS
browser for a bit of speed but none of them could ID my video card on my
donated laptop. OS/2 always interested me, and I think I will load it on one
of my IBM desktops just to get it online.
Does anyone remember the demo OS/2 CD that IBM sent out? It had a lot of
video on it plus some version of OS/2. The thing I remember most is that all
the videos looked very similar to a cheap porno flick. The main character,
the guy, had this very dramatic Van Dyke beard/moustache and the woman whose
house he was visiting to set up OS/2 was, to say the least, a fine figure of
a woman. I remember thinking that there was no way this product would ever
work if this was the kind of promotion they were giving it. I should put one
of the segments up on my site for fun.
Thanks again everyone.
BM
9:11 p.m.
You ever tried arachne? It's pretty cool and tiny, works great in DOS, don't
know about LAN support though.
Its an integrated web browser, email ftp client, etc for a DOS machine, runs
wicked fast on a 286, I think the minimum is an XT even.
It's free and you can get it right from the guy who wrote it at
http://home.arachne.cz/
enjoy:)
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:13 AM
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great,
all
one
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp question - MPTS?
> Laptops were never well supported for OS/2 even the IBM thinkpads, if
you
> can get a 3com nic they still have OS2 drivers on
their downloads.
PCMCIA
was a
fledgeling technology when warp 3.0 was out, if you really wanna
play
> with it, try it on a desktop with an old 3com nic and it will work laptop..hmm
not sure it would work easily even if you found the right
driver,.... unless of course it was a thinkpad with a 3com pcmcia card.
If you really get bored, got to IBM's knowledge base in the thinkpad
section
> and search for OS2, it's amazing that a company that makes both products
> makes them work so bad together.
>
>
> Hope this helps, and if nothing else, you have fun, that is why we do this crazy
stuff :)
Yup, that's why we do it. This all started when I tried to find a DOS
browser for a bit of speed but none of them could ID my video card on my
donated laptop. OS/2 always interested me, and I think I will load it on of my IBM desktops just to get it online.
Does anyone remember the demo OS/2 CD that IBM sent out? It had a lot of
video on it plus some version of OS/2. The thing I remember most is that
all
the videos looked very similar to a cheap porno flick.
The main character,
the guy, had this very dramatic Van Dyke beard/moustache and the woman
whose
house he was visiting to set up OS/2 was, to say the
least, a fine figure
of
a woman. I remember thinking that there was no way
this product would ever
work if this was the kind of promotion they were giving it. I should put
one
of the segments up on my site for fun.
Thanks again everyone.
BM
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