ArcaOS 5.0 now available: new OS/2 distribution

The grocery store I worked at as a teenager had an OS/2 frontend to an AS/400 that was hooked into all of the cashier stations and inventory management. I doubt that they've replaced it.

Re: ArcaOS 5.0 now available: new OS/2 distribution

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Post by Zardoz84 » Wed, May 17, 2017, 4:28 PM UTC

rmrk wrote: post #3

Are there orgs out there still running OS/2 ?

banks

Re: ArcaOS 5.0 now available: new OS/2 distribution

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Post by gtirloni » Wed, May 17, 2017, 4:40 PM UTC

donpdonp wrote: post #2

the pricing model is also from the 1980s.

I think the pricing is okay for those interested.

I just can't find a way to download a trial ISO or something that will let me experiment. I guess their target audience already knows very well what to expect.

Re: ArcaOS 5.0 now available: new OS/2 distribution

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Post by mhd » Wed, May 17, 2017, 4:54 PM UTC

So this is the same deal as with eCos, i.e. the provider doesn't have source access to the innards and just fiddles with some common drivers and desktop tools?

Re: ArcaOS 5.0 now available: new OS/2 distribution

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Post by Grazester » Wed, May 17, 2017, 5:12 PM UTC

rmrk wrote: post #3

Are there orgs out there still running OS/2 ?

I believe the New York MTA use OS2 for their MTA metro card activity