Subj : ArcaOS
To   : Tommi Koivula
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sat May 20 2017 18:23:47

Hello Tommi,

On Saturday May 20 2017 17:50, you wrote to me:

 TK> Perhaps the new OS/2 will support ipv6 some day. We'll see. What about
 TK> the software? I believe people will run ArcaOS because of the old
 TK> software. And those don't know anything about ipv6.

Of course all the old OS/2 software knows nothing about IPv6. One of the reasons I called OS/2 a dead end is because it does not support IPv6. And if the new OS/2 does not support IPv6, that old software will never be upfraded or replaced by IPv6 capable software and continue to be a dead end.

If the new OS/2 /would/ support IPv6, my estiamet is that it would not take all that long for an IPv6 capable OS/2 version of Binkd to emerge...

 TK> I think "bringing OS/2 to the 21st century" means the hardware. It has
 TK> been difficult the run the old OS in a modern HW. Perhaps I try ArcaOS
 TK> some day. Right now I have no time for it but I'm following the
 TK> discussion.

The first reports are the the WiFi drivers are missing/malfunctioning....

 TK> And as you know, my old OS/2 can connect the IPv6 world quite ok. With
 TK> a help of a proper router. :)

Yes, I know. But I consider that a cumbersome work around. Not an excuse for an OS without IPv6.


Cheers, Michiel

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