I don't know why people call my choice of retro software boring....

#OS2
#MSWord
#MSExcel
#retrocomputing

Been tearing my hair out trying to get sound working in OS/2. Kept getting a weird error that it couldn't reset the card.

Booting into DOS 6.22 to validate the parameters for the card. Everything matches.

Boot back to OS/2 and bang ... Sound!

Apparently, having DOS boot and init the card fixed OS/2.

#retrocomputing
#OS2

Jagten på uafhængige europæiske alternativer til amerikanske big-tech giganter er for alvor gået i gang

Den stigende interesse mærker de hos en dansk open source-forening #OS2 der er i gang med at udvikle et 1:1 alternativ til Google og Microsoft på skoleområdet

Inspirationen til udviklingen af programmet kommer fra München, hvor en lignende løsning har omkring 5 millioner brugere
https://www.version2.dk/artikel/i-frygten-fremtiden-dukker-en-gammel-it-kending-op-igen-ildsjaele-vil-smide-amerikansk-skole-it-paa (paywalled)

After two days of futzing with it, I finally got OS/2 booting from the CF card.

#OS2
#retrocomputing

#WasFehlt: vorgeschriebene #Kindersicherung bei #Koaxialkabel|n und #Kabelsanschluss-Dosen...

Denn so sieht das aus wenn ein [mutmaßliches Nachbars-] Kind mutmaßlich ne Büroklammer in ne Kabeldose klemmt:

• Latenzen wie bei #Eutelsat #tooway ohne #PerformanceProxy und #Paketverlust wie #KaBand in nem Schneesturm!

Wenigstens ne Art Abdeckkappe wie bei Herdanschluss wäre 1NICE!

• die korrekte Lösung wäre natürlich #RechtAufGlasfaser samt #FTTH in jede #Wohnung in Form von #10GBit/s #Ethernet auf #OS2 (oder bei kurzer Inhouse-Verkabelung #OM5)-Faserpaaren!

Und ja, #SharedMedia wie #GPON / #XGPON sind nur was #Funkstörungen angeht weniger problematisch als #DOCSIS-#Kabel!

• Immerhin: #TechnikeristInformiert und bestätigte meine Mutmaßung...

Vi er glade for – og stolte af - at Tobias @fonsmark er blevet bedt om at bidrage til forårsudgaven af OS2 – Offentligt digitaliseringsfællesskab’s magasin om åbenhed og fællesoffentlig digitalisering.
Og der var da heller ingen tvivl om, hvad emnet skulle være: Sikkerhed . #opensource har helt fra starten for Tobias været et strategisk valg, som i allerhøjeste grad var baseret på Semaphors kerneopgave, nemlig at skabe og drifte sikre IT-løsninger, som er til at stole på.

Du kan læse Tobias argumenter for sikkerheden i open source på side 10 i magasinet, som du kan hente via linket eller i det fysiske eksemplar, hvis du var så heldig at få fat i et i løbet af #OffDig2025

https://boks.os2.eu/s/Di5cTQdSABd6ak4?dir=undefined&path=%2FMagasin%20for%20%C3%A5benhed%20og%20f%C3%A6llesoffentlig%20digitalisering&openfile=242023

Relics from the old os-wars.

#IBM #OS2 #Microsoft #Windows

Ping @anderseknert

#ArcaOS 5.1.1 now available

https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-5-1-1-now-available/

ArcaOS 5.1.1 released

It's been two years since the release of ArcaOS 5.1, which was a hugely important release because it brought UEFI support to this continuation of IBM's OS/2, ensuring longevity for the project for years to come. Since I don't think much is known about what, exactly, Arca Noae, and eComStation before it, has access to within the licensing agreement with IBM, it's difficult to ascertain just how mu

https://www.osnews.com/story/141738/arcaos-5-1-1-released/

Hi :) für freunde des ehmals besten #pc #betriebssystems, #os2 #eCS
die neue version von #acn ist da.
endlich auch in #deutsch
was wäre aus der #IT welt geworden wenn das als massen system überlebt hätte oder #linux den ansatz des objetorientieren #desktop übernommen hätte, statt win$ nachzubauen.

https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-5-1-1-now-available/

@michaela das lustige ist selbst aktuelle #Xerox haben #Treiber von #MSDOS & #OS2 zu #WinSchrott 11 und #macOS 12+ ....

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114013354790100981

How OS/2 flop went on to shape modern #software
#Windows3 beat #OS2 because #IBM insisted that OS/2 ran on #80286, which crippled the new #OS. IBM's determination to serve its customers with 80286 PS/2s, and keep a promise, resulted in OS/2 being a failure. That is what allowed #Microsoft #Windows to gain the upper hand.
Soon after Windows 3.0 turned out to be a hit, OS/2 NT was rebranded as #WindowsNT. Even ardent Linux enthusiasts must concede Windows NT did quite well. https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/05/microsoft_os2_flop_future/

I found this article about why #OS2 failed to be super interesting.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/05/microsoft_os2_flop_future/

Neat OS/2 feature: The “settings” window of an icon usually shows some generic options. That’s what I’m used to these days. In OS/2, it can also show program-specific settings. The video shows me configuring two launchers for FTP-PM with different connection settings.

Digging deeper into the WPS (e.g., what do I have to do to create such a settings dialog for my own programs) is on my not-necessarily-small TODO list. I’ll get there … eventually.

How the OS/2 flop went on to shape modern software
— The Register

｢ IBM made a promise, and IBM kept its promises. It shipped the PS/2 range with 286s front and center, promising OS/2 compatibility to its customers – a promise IBM wouldn't break. So it vetoed Microsoft's plan of pivoting the new OS to the 386, even if that plan was solid and motivated by the correct reasoning ｣

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/05/microsoft_os2_flop_future/

Os/2 WARP take 14 is online #os2 #retrocomputing #486dx

OS/2, “DOS from drive A:”, and EXIT_VDM.COM:

https://www.uninformativ.de/blog/postings/2025-01-03/0/POSTING-en.html

Maybe someone can confirm or disprove the hypothesis (HLT creates exception → OS/2 inspects next opcode). It’s getting hard to find good sources on this.

I cannot overstate how interesting of a read this is!!

From: @nina_kali_nina
https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/113749698753812898

#OS2 > #Windows!

• Don't even try to #ChangeMyMind!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQdK9owqVd0