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#1
>Hi first post,but regarding this topic and many other areas where OS2~EcomStation could be >upgraded has anyone at Serenity Systems thought to collaborate with those developing >ReactOs, the scratchbilt Windows XP~2000 clone to implement their code as a replacement for >the WinOS2 codebase. This would render redundant Wine and other attempts of using >workarounds to achiever compatability with software and also open up the operating system to >a greater potential userbase.

First, ReactOS shares the Wine codebase, so technically, Wine would still be needed. Second, at this point in time, ROS is still way to buggy to be put in a production environment. Now in a year or two, maybe.  Third, the only way Serenity/Mensys would find a way to implement it would depend on the cost to license WinOS2 from Microsoft.

>I think there is a little confusion on Win-OS/2. It is virtualization, as IBM created a Virtualized >DOS Machine (AKA "VDM"). What is cool about OS/2 is its ability to hide this virtualization by >running DOS and Windows 3.x applications on the desktop.

I think the solution would be more like the Win4Lin products. Using Virtual Box as a subsystem, integrated within eCS (without "starting" a specific machine), and then use an existing copy of the customers Windows COA/Disk (or ship with ReactOS if it makes it to production quality), make it a seemless install and then run the apps integrated with the WPS.

Kinda like the OS/2 for Windows. However, that might be too much programming and hacks for Serenity and Mensys to do by themselves. But it does sound like the perfect business opportunity for some third party ISV.

 
#2
Applications / P.O.S. Apps
2009.08.23, 01:15:22
Are there any Point of Sale apps for OS/2 eCS?
#3
Marketplace / Re: [WANTED] Software
2009.08.10, 05:44:13
Yeah, I know... I was looking to buy commercial apps.
#4
Games / Re: Command & Conquer for OS/2
2009.08.09, 09:10:25
Quote from: StefanZ on 2009.08.08, 15:53:24

OR you can try some abandonware site(s) :D

Good hunting! ;)

Wow, you mean OS/2 games are on abandonware sites  :o
#5
Marketplace / [WANTED] Software
2009.08.09, 02:12:21
I am looking for any or all software about OS/2 or eCS that people want to get rid of. Games, Apps, whatever. Willing to buy as long as it is legit or has a license with it. Email me at bromichaelhenry@gmail.com.

Thanks.
#6
Any updates on the videos?
#7
Marketplace / [Wanted] dbExpert and vxRexx
2009.08.08, 01:00:24
Hello,

I am new to OS/2 and eCS. As such I am kinda late on getting some tools to use. I want these two. Anyone have a copy to get rid of or to sell at a reasonable price?
#8
Well I want it. How much? and who?
#9
Yes this is completely different. I have a very strong background in Windows, a little Mac, and a semi-strong background in Linux (My favorite was Linspire, but the negative attitude towards it from Linux users was surprising considering that it just worked, not with small things but every machine I put it on). I have an associate degree in Networking. I have installed Windows(DOS) from 3.x to XP over 1000 times. I have built hundreds of computers to run Windows in various forms.

I am not saying this to brag. I am saying this to underscore a point. Yes, eComstation doesn't work out of the box. (Licensing issues can be a pain, so I don't blame Serenity or Mensys) After finding the extras I need, I can now do everything but print. (eCups doesn't support Lexmark x2500, a cheap all-in-one I purchased to print my sermons, and Linux doesn't support it either). I have dug my older Brother laser printer out, which Cups supported when I used Linspire, so that should take care of that.

What does this mean? It means that with a few modifications, it is working for me.  There are some simple accounting options available, I am testing them to see which one fits my needs. I don't do very much picture work, so the "Older" Gimp will work just fine. Scribus, I used under Windows and Linux, which was a strong point because I do design church bulletins, newsletters, etc. and with Scribus, the transition was easier. My office work was already in OOo, so that was easy.

My main reason for scrubbing Windows was viruses, rootkits, trojans, and the constant need to keep up with security issues. I had a customer, an older gentleman btw, some years ago that hit some porn sites, got infected badly, and NO program we threw at it resolved it. We nuked and paved it, got everything up and going, ordered two commercial programs (AVG antivirus, before they did spyware and Sunbelt Software's Counterspy). The NEXT day he came in with the same issue. In one night, he had hit about forty to fifty porn sites and started to cause a commotion because we were not good enough to prevent it. Antivirus and antispyware are like the flu shot, just because you have them, doesn't mean you are not going to get infected.  A month ago, I got a rootkit out of a pdf ebook that I downloaded. Surprise, because I didn't keep up with the news, Adobe Reader has a flaw that also went into the plugin of Firefox. Sigh. After fighting it for several weeks, I jumped ships, hard.

I use Linux today on two of my laptops. As soon as I get the feel of eComstation, my main laptop will go over to eCS. The other, I dunno, might keep it for workorders or install XP in a Virtual Drive under eCS.

Don't get me wrong, I like Ubuntu, et. all. I like the available programs, the stability, XFCE, KDE, etc. What I don't like is the putdowns toward newbies, the putdowns to Christians, the supposed excellent FREE, tech support that evaporates (and when companies sell tech support, the Linux fanbase get their ninnies in a wad and complain, gripe, like no one is entitled to make a living).

To make a successful transition, make a note on what you use, what you REALLY use, not the oddball application that hey it's free, cool, etc, that you downloaded once upon a time, used it once or twice but hey I NEED that. Don't make that your deal breaker.

Then think about the total cost of ownership. The need for support is REAL. The bigger companies charge out their noses for support while shareware and smaller companies for the most part love to hear from their customers. I have had a shareware or open source author bend over backwards to help me, regardless whether there was a transaction behind it. Also, the ongoing cost for updates, security programs (which considering the change in the kernel of Vista, Microsoft will be the market leader before too long and that's irony). So, if you don't have a license or an original product, there goes that support out the proverbial windows  ;D.

And finally, when you do make a decision, whether to stay or leave, either way, be careful about newsgroups and BBSs. While they are great, there will always be toads there to mock you about something or the other. I have been on newsgroups and BBSs for over twenty years, so yes it does happen.

And last but not least make the decision for yourself, not anyone else.
#10
Games / Re: Command & Conquer for OS/2
2009.08.07, 01:10:48
I would like to get this too. Does it work on eCS?
#11
Do you still have a copy?
#12
I have worked in two IT departments and have owned my own computer store for years. I really got fed up with Windows, so I just made the jump myself. Don't really miss Windows at all.

That was two weeks ago. It's working out pretty good.
#13
You still have them?