Subj : ArcaOS 5.0 - the "new" OS/2 Warp. Anyone used?
To   : Oldbieone
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Feb 23 2023 13:19:00

  Re: ArcaOS 5.0 - the "new" OS/2 Warp. Anyone used?
  By: Oldbieone to All on Thu Feb 23 2023 10:27 am

 Ol> I've been toying with the idea of building a native hardware solution so I
 Ol> can run some of my old OS/2 applications, and came across ArcaOS, which is
 Ol> supposedly an official IBM updated version of OS/2 Warp that works on
 Ol> fairly modest "modern" hardware (6th gen CPU or better).

From what I've read, ArcaOS is not IBM-updated; it's owned by another company called Arca Noae under license from IBM.

 Ol> Unfortunately, it's not free, and at $129 it's steep for a toy that might
 Ol> not work, so has anyone tried it? Any thoughts?

I haven't tried it - The main reason is the cost, and I can't say I'd have much use for it other than nostalgia (as it's derived from OS/2).  I doubt I'd actually put it to use long-term.

Nightfox
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