Subj : Renegade w/ OS/2 Warp 4
To   : Tiny
From : niter3
Date : Sat Sep 28 2024 08:44 am

 Ti> Unless a native package there really is no reason to run OS/2 anymore.
 Ti> I was the worlds biggest os/2 fanboy for a looong time, so for me to say
 Ti> this....
 Ti> 
 Ti> The GUI was lightyears ahead of it's time if you got into the whole
 Ti> thing, everything was an object, etc etc.  It's just not worth the
 Ti> hassle anymore. I miss OS/2 at times, but once I launch a VM and realize
 Ti> any "modern" programs are just poorly ported linux programs, I quickly
 Ti> go back to windows.  WSL runs the linux apps I want perfectly.
 Ti> 
 Ti> Between dosbox, winevdm, and other tools you can run 16 bit stuff on 
 Ti> windows 11 without the hassle of a full virutal machine.  ie: I'm writing
 Ti> this using Sempoint which is a 16 bit windows 3.1 program on windows 11.
 Ti> 
 Ti> Basically I think the only choices in 2024 are Linux or Windows if you
 Ti> want things stable.
 Ti> 

Appreciate your feedback,

This is lining up with my findings so far..

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