Subj : Re: Finally got ArcaOS 5.0.4
To   : Kevin Nunn
From : Don Lowery
Date : Wed Mar 04 2020 07:40 pm

 KN>  DL> I am stoked right now. In the past hour I got the OS installed on my
 KN>  DL> new system. Runs like a dream!
 KN> Welcome back to the OS/2 World :)

With the updates (USB & such) makes it so much better than dealing with
floppies & such. The feeling of seeing it run is like wearing your favorite
clothes. They fit great & make you feel great.

 KN>  DL> installation to continue. On final reboot...pull out the USB drive an
 KN>  DL> let it go straight to the desktop.
 KN> Good to know! I haven't tried a USB install yet, so I'll make note of
 KN> that. 

Had it hang several times. Unplugged the keyboard/mouse to make sure I wasn't
doing something stupid. Wasn't. It just hangs up on USB...but not the DVD.
Figured it out...so just need to remember to unplug the USB on the 2nd boot &
throw it back in after it goes to loading drivers.

 KN> I forget what my main system has, but it's way more than enough for
 KN> OS/2 needs. I think it might be 16gb and I have 8gb ramdrive or maybe
 KN> it's 8gb with a 4gb ramdrive. Eitherway, the machine is hardly ever
 KN> sluggish. Except when I open up Firefox, that can take a few more
 KN> seconds than usual. 

Even under the VM last week...Firefox was more responsive than on my 10
machine. With 1 GB...it was flying. Haven't tried it after I put in 16 GB
from the original 8 GB I had in there. I was impressed...because I never
remember Warp running like this back in the day.

 KN>  I have 2 old IBM Thinkpads that I have Arca installed on as backups
 KN> for my BBS machine. And it runs great on them. They are just basic

That's what I was looking for...but when I got this thin client for
$50...couldn't afford to pass it up...especially since the seller was doing
everything to get rid of them.

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