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   In a message on 04-23-19 Ozz Nixon said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   Hi Ozz,   
      
   ON> I am keen on eventually getting a copy of ArcaOS - just so I can see   
   ON>  "can I still support" OS/2(ish) environments.   
      
   What I know about ArcaOS is that it's not able to communicate by Wifi.   
   That is a couple of months old info but Wifi is extremely important for   
   all that want to use a laptop.   
      
   The info I have about eCS is only founded on their advertising of it.   
   According to that eCS is compatible with all previous OS/2 programs.   
      
   Sean Dennis would by now have experience of both eCS and ArcaOS since   
   he has gone all the way from IBM's OS/2 through both of the new ones.   
      
   > That IBM's version is now substituted with eCS and ArcaOS (Blue Lion).   
   > Both state to be compatible with the original operating (IBM) system.   
      
   Yes, as stated above but without WiFi access for ArcaOS.   
      
   ON> How important is Serial Communications to you? When we did our   
   ON> original survey last year, I think 2% said they want dial-up... and   
      
   Serial communication is still very important because I've still got   
   users using land-lines and Wifi. Also it's quite important to be able to   
   use a laptop as a BBS-machine with the inherent battery backup.   
      
   So far it hasn't been possible because of the limited harddisk capacity   
   that the old IBM's operating system allows.   
      
   ON> PPAE has:   
   ON> 1.   JAMmb API as the message base - stress tested pulling in USENET   
   ON>  for a week - no problems.   
   ON> 2.   A Parallel NNTP Server - uses PCB16 USERS.DAT for   
   ON> authentication and access control.   
   ON> 3.   Full-Tested Fidonet Tosser   
   ON> 4.   PPE is no more, as the WHOLE BBS is an interprested open source   
   ON> script. Organized so people can replace prompts, screens, logic, etc   
   ON> 5.   * Primary focus in the message side of thing - next month   
   ON> I migrate to focusing on the FILE side of things.   
      
   Thank you and   
      
   Have a nice day,   
      
   Holger   
      
      
   .. OS/2 is 25 years old; dead but still walking!   
   -- MR/2 2.30   
      
      
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