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|    Robert Wolfe to Holger Granholm    |
|    OS/2 under VMware    |
|    28 Jul 18 08:12:38    |
      Holger Granholm wrote in a message to Sean Dennis:               SD>> Because OS/2 won't install on a 6TB SAS disk correctly.               HG> Who needs a 6 TB disk?        HG> Probably your BBS may use such capacity, but not normal humans.               Actually, I use multiple _8TB_ disks daily here at home, but not for BBS use.        So, what is a "normal" human by definition?               SD>> Also because OS/2 has a serious issue installing on modern hardware.               HG> You don't have to tell me that. Only single core CPU's and small        HG> partitions are accepted at install.              From my experiences, that is not the case with eCS and ArcaOS.               SD>> So OS/2 suits itself to being run under a VM nicely if the VM can        SD>> handle OS/2's usage of esoteric API calls when it boots up.               HG> I have been told that the new versions such as Arca-OS and eComOS        HG> can be installed on modern machines.              True, but with varying degrees of success, but it's still best to run both       under a VM if you need your main OS to be Windows or Linux based.              Peace,       Robert               --- timEd/2 1.30+        * Origin: Omicron Theta/2 * Southaven, MS * os2bbs.org:2300 (1:116/18)    |
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