Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Atreyu
From : Weatherman
Date : Thu Nov 03 2022 18:45:25


A> Agreed. It was one of the reasons I finally ditched it for Windows 2000.

Me too.  I have always had many systems and never totally ditched OS2, but didn't use it as my main system.  Virtualization actually saved me lots of space and power.  At one time, I had around (12) PCs/servers running at home in my mini-data center in the basement.  These days, all those are wrapped into (3) 4U Supermicro servers.  

A> my friends actually enjoy the Internet at the time while I was stuck
A> getting an OS/2 Netscape browser to even render a basic site correctly.

That was painfull, no doubt!

A> Seeing Windows "just work" with all its networking stuff and built-in RDP
A> remote access, tape backup etc, there was no turning back. At the time I
A> really believed Microsoft finally got it right. Remote access and proper
A> snapshot-based backup on OS/2 was just impossible or halfassed.

Everything was much easier in Windows.  Drivers, backups, networking, etc.  I don't remember the software name, but I used an OS/2 tape backup program at one time long ago to back up the BBS.  It worked ok, but Windows software always blew away the OS2 equivalents.

OS2 was the BEST at multi-tasking DOS apps.  Hands down WAY better than Windows.  That is the only thing I ended up using it for, and still do.  I can even run the old DOS doors in OS2, where Windows DOS session will crash.

A> I was also starting to manage a small office LAN and it just made sense to
A> start using at home what I was using at work... we talked about this
A> before I
A> think? It was one reason I ended up buying licensing for Server 2019 and
A> Exchange and other stuff for myself because its the only was I was going
A> to really learn... always hated watching Youtube videos.

Yeah, there are many times my home stuff and work stuff bleed together.  I end up doing something at home or work and then replicate the same thing at the other.

I learn the best by hands on tinkering, but do enjoy YouTube videos for certain specific things.  Normally very unique things.  More often than not, I'm watching some metal video or redneck car/diesel truck channel.

- Mark
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