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   Holger Granholm to Sean Dennis   
   Re: OS/2 under VMware   
   16 Jun 18 09:41:00   
   
   In a message on 06-15-18 Sean Dennis said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   Hi Sean,   
      
   SD> Those of us who like to use modern hardware.  You'd be surprised at   
   SD> how quickly you can fill up disks when you're a file hub.   
      
   Yes I know and with your wellstocked file department I understand that.   
      
   My system has more or less become a bulletin board as the BBS states.   
   I distribute ANS, ARRL, SRAL and SSA bulletins to scandinavian hams.   
      
    HG> I have been told that the new versions such as Arca-OS and eComOS can   
    HG> be installed on modern machines.   
      
   SD> There's a limit to how modern, however.  That's why I moved my BBS   
   SD> to Linux.   
      
   Well, I'm not interested in the latest hardware because OS/2 runs very   
   nicely on semi-old machines. I do however want to install OS/2 on a   
   laptop with dual core processor and maybe also on a stationary PC.   
      
   I would also like to try OS/2 on a VM under Win10 but that's not so   
   important because of the blue-screen presented to users because of   
   programming errors done by M$.   
      
   SD> Something fun: someone has written a 16-bit OS/2 shell for Linux. :)   
      
   I find no need for a 16-bit system. I don't even have so old hardware,   
   except the museum pieces Sinclair ZX-81 and a Triumph-Adler CP/M machine   
      
      
   CU AGN, Sam, OH0NC   
      
   aka Holger   
      
      
   .. My computer is my castle, no windows, no gates.   
   -- MR/2 2.30   
      
      
   --- PCBoard (R) v15.22 (OS/2) 2   
    * Origin: Coming to you from the Sunny Aland Islands. (2:20/228)   

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