Subj : SH ... who cho can submit the proposal?
To   : Vince Coen
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Thu Feb 21 2019 18:36:37

Hello Vince.

21 Feb 19 15:34, you wrote to me:

 VC> The progress of OS/2 since then from both sides of the pond has not
 VC> changed other than changes to drivers and most of that was via the
 VC> OS/2 community so I refused to remotely consider paying silly money
 VC> for a subscription for the so-called newer versions.

Have you tried ArcaOS?  There's a huge library of ported software available now 
via ANPM.  Heck, I even have git running under ArcaOS.

 VC> I and a few others offered to IBM to extract the Windows code base
 VC> from Warp 4.52 and update it for modern CPUs including 32 and 64 bit
 VC> operations but they ignored us.

They can't do it.  Microsoft co-owns the copyright on all of the kernel code 
and that's why it's not been open sourced.  I have friends who work at the 
Austin, TX IBM campus who did a lot of work on OS/2 -- I even personally 
witnessed a version of Warp 4.52 that could run 32-bit Windows executables 
natively in one of their labs -- who told me that's pretty much the reason OS/2 
died: Microsoft.  It's still being used by a good portion of business because 
of its stability.

 VC> My attitude after such response was to migrate away from it - pity it
 VC> was a good system but just has not kept up with newer technology so my
 VC> decision to more away has proven valid.

I don't mind.  I mean, this is for a hobby and I'm not complaining.  ArcaOS is 
still picky with hardware, just like the original OS/2 is, and I'd never 
recommend it for anything other than a BBS for my personal usage.  I have 
Windows 10 64-bit set up for my amateur radio use though I am considering 
virtualizing that install and setting back up Slackware on that computer.  It'd 
be a shame not to.

 VC> Luckily my mainframe on a stick work does NOT require the use of OS/2
 VC> and Linux works well as does a Windows platform when pushed.

I know someone who has a working HP mini-computer running HP UX in his 
basement.  This thing has a console on a cart with a huge cable connecting it 
to the mini.  He has it up just for fun.  I told him he should offer shell 
accounts on it. :D

Later,
Sean

P.S. I think we should take this to netmail as we've long jumped the thread...

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