Subj : Re: Renegade v1.35 on OS/2 - SOLVED!
To   : paulie420
From : j0hnny a1pha
Date : Sat Jun 07 2025 09:41 pm

 pa> Do you run actual OS/2 (what version??) or... is it ArcaOS? I've played
 pa> around w/ Arca (the new paid OS/2-compatible OS, I THINK its Arca..) a
 pa> bit. I remember your post and...

I'm running RG on ArcaOS, but I also have OS/2 Warp 4.5 on a VM, so I'll try it out there was well. I do like ArcaOS as it adds some modern affordances, easy shared folders, VNC server, etc, and installs easily in VirtualBox. It's currently running on a re-purposed 2015 MacBookAir as a VM under Ubuntu and it's super convenient and snappy. That way I can do FTN stuff (binkd) on the Linux side, and have RENEMAIL tosser/scanner access those folders.

I paid for ArcaOS a few years back. It's ridiculous that's it's so expensive,
but I do appreciate the maintainers keeping it updated.

 pa> Nice! Glad you found a fix and got it working... all it needed was a
 pa> damn .1 second delay?! Did you get the fix on the newest version of RG,
 pa> or what version??

That was it! Just that delay. I'm using RG v1.35 right now (Exodus is the maintainer). I'll submit a PR to the repo and see if it gets accepted. 

 pa> Are you running a BBS on it? Hit us with the addy if so; if not, lemme
 pa> know if yer gonna release an article about the fix - or even an updated
 pa> version of RG for those few OS/2 users who might have this issue; I'd
 pa> love to host on 2oFB.

I'm now doing the art and screens for the BBS, and I'll def drop the location when it's not so bone-stock! In the meantime, I was thinking about a quick howto article around how to compile RG if anyone wants to do it themselves.

Cheers, Paulie!

..jA

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