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   Sean Dennis to All   
   ArcaOS/UEFI   
   06 Feb 20 17:48:02   
   
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   Hi everyone,   
      
   From https://tinyurl.com/unsycgx (arcanoae.com)   
      
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   What Arca NoaeaCOs upcoming UEFI support means for ArcaOS   
      
   As we previously mentioned here, Arca Noae has been working to develop a   
   solution to install and boot ArcaOS on UEFI-based systems.  Many of these   
   laptops, desktops, and servers lack a traditional BIOS, rendering them aCo   
   until very recently aCo unsuitable for OS/2 (and thus, ArcaOS).  Likewise,   
   tablet devices and Chromebooks have been almost beyond our grasp, with very   
   few exceptions.   
      
   If you have attended any OS/2-focused events in the past year, you may have   
   witnessed demonstrations of UEFI-based installations of ArcaOS.  We are   
   extremely pleased to announce that this functionality is in our betas for   
   ArcaOS 5.1, and should provide a very smooth and similar installation   
   experience to our current system install (DVD, USB, or hard disk partition).   
      
   The work is not yet finished, and much remains to be completed, particularly   
   in the area of DOS video support.  Our objective, of course, is to have a   
   fully functioning ArcaOS environment on this type of hardware, complete with   
   full screen and windowed DOS and Win-OS/2 sessions.  We are very close to   
   accomplishing these goals.   
      
   ArcaOS 5.1 will be an upgrade from ArcaOS 5.0.  For a more complete list of   
   planned enhancements for 5.1, as well as whataCOs in beta now for 5.0.5,   
   please visit our ArcaOS Roadmap page.   
      
   DonaCOt have ArcaOS yet?  Now is a great time to pick up a license or two and   
   replace that aging Warp 4 or eComStation installation and get to know whataCOs   
   new and improved.  ArcaOS runs the vast majority of existing OS/2 Warp 4   
   software, because it really is OS/2 aCo just better.  ArcaOS supports more   
   modern hardware than any other OS/2 distribution available today, making   
   hardware upgrades much easier than ever before.  An ArcaOS 5.0 license now   
   means steep discounts on future upgrades, including 5.1.   
   ===   
      
   Later,   
   Sean   
      
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