Arca Noae "Blue Lion" Nearing Release, Letting OS/2 Live On

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Arca Noae "Blue Lion" Nearing Release, Letting OS/2 Live On

For those still having OS/2 software to run or just missing the days of OS/2, the software firm Arca Noae that is run by OS/2 veterans is preparing a new installment of the operating system with blessings from IBM...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Arca-Noae-Blue-Lion-Beta

[mcirsta]

I do hope Winamp for Windows 3.11 works on this one because I just feel people should be able to listen to "Party Like It's 1999" on this "modern" OS.

[starshipeleven]

I do hope Winamp for Windows 3.11 works on this one because I just feel people should be able to listen to "Party Like It's 1999" on this "modern" OS.

For those that don't want to spend 99$ to do that, please see the music video from youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOy_qOrJwck

[SpyroRyder]

Was the mention of "OpenOffice" and "modern software" in the same sentence a typo or is 2010 software their definition of modern?

[Zucca]

I do hope Winamp for Windows 3.11 works on this one because I just feel people should be able to listen to "Party Like It's 1999" on this "modern" OS.

I think that pretty much sums it up. We can now close the thread.

[starshipeleven]

Was the mention of "OpenOffice" and "modern software" in the same sentence a typo or is 2010 software their definition of modern?

Well, considering that this is OS/2.... OpenOffice is Sci-Fi stuff for them.

[schmidtbag]

What's the difference between this and eComStation, aside from the delusion of attempting to modernize OS/2? Is it basically just hardware compatibility?

Seriously weird that there is actually a competitive market for OS/2...

[eidolon]

What's the difference between this and eComStation

Arca Noae shows more enthusiasm in beating a dead horse.

[devius]

I'm pretty sure it would be far cheaper to just buy a used old Pentium or Pentium II PC, an used copy of OS/2 and use that instead of trying to install this on a newer PC. Assuming you have OS/2 software that you absolutely need/want to run today.

[schmidtbag]

I'm pretty sure it would be far cheaper to just buy a used old Pentium or Pentium II PC, an used copy of OS/2 and use that instead of trying to install this on a newer PC. Assuming you have OS/2 software that you absolutely need/want to run today.

Or just use an emulator. Not like OS/2 was known for its hardware acceleration.