blog.eracc.com — We at ERACC installed FreeDOS and eComStation for the end-user. We offered to install the Linux as well but the end-user wanted to install the openSuSE 10.3 Linux himself. There is space set aside on the 147GB SCSI hard drive for him to install a /boot near the start of the drive and the rest of openSuSE 10.3 after the eComStation partitions.
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16777216Jun 8, 2008
Holy crap! Some one is trying to bring OS/2 back to life!
gilbertdJun 15, 2008
In reality, there have been a few die hards who have stuck with OS/2 (now effectively renamed eCS) through the years because it has always had the usability and reliability that we have wanted in an operating system.
eraccusaJun 16, 2008
@RichardCranium, I think the Netlabs Voyager Project is our best bet for an open-source OS/2 variant:<a class="user" href="http://voyager.netlabs.org/en/site/index.xml">http://voyager.netlabs.org/en/site/index.xml</a>
richardcraniumJun 22, 2008
I certainly do hope so! Thanks for mentioning it, anyway. Although I was already aware of Voyager, I haven't visited the site for a fair while. It seems to me that there haven't been any further updates to the FAQ since December 2007.Unfortunately, I'm only a humble user, with absolutely no programming or development knowledge, so I doubt if I would be able to make any kind of worthwhile contribution to the project.I guess I'll just have to wait patiently for something to appear. However, I suppose I might be able to take part in alpha or beta testing some time in the future, should clueless testers ever be needed!
smechlingJul 9, 2008
There are hundreds of companies worldwide which continue to use OS/2 and eComStation because of its stability, anti-virus and anti-hack capabilities. Example: Ford just upgraded its dealer information network with new hardware - it runs a custom version of OS/2 and applications. The upgrade went flawlessly to thousands of dealers. Try and do that with Windows... Other companies include Citi-Group, Bank of Brazil, BMW, Frito-Lay, and many others.