This announcement hit the various eComStation (eCS) mailing lists yesterday afternoon:
Almost all issues which have delayed the 2.0 GA have been resolved. Most of the remaining work is resolving the issues with the installer and the integration of disparate components. The ACPI feature is now reaching a point that not should delay release, any longer. [...]
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eCS 2.0 Silver then comes eCS 2.0 GA
Community, eComStation (OS/2) and the Future
Dear eComStation Community,
A few months ago I was in a funk over eComStation and started to write up a rant based on my feelings. I spent about two hours writing, reading, deleting, rewriting, tweaking and generally wallowing in muck. I eventually became aware what I was writing was not productive. Parts of what I was [...]
How to Kill a Linux/Unix System and Live to Tell the Tale
I am about to admit, in public, to doing something extremely boneheaded once. Why? I just finished reading Carla Schroder’s article at LinuxPlanet titled Linux Works Even When Your PC is Committing Suicide. This article reminded me of my past foible and I decided to share it with you to make a point.
I have been [...]
Multiboot PC for FreeDOS, Linux and eComStation
Here is another great system for an eComStation user that is similar to the previous system I wrote about. There have been requests from several people for me to document these builds to help promote eComStation (demo CD URL) and I have agreed that is a good idea. Here are the specifications of this system [...]
Building A Modern eComStation (OS/2) Personal Computer
My company, ERA Computers & Consulting, builds personal computers and servers to customer specifications for customers that want pre-loaded eComStation, specific Linux distribution, FreeBSD, other operating system pre-installed or no operating system installed. These personal computers and servers are all x86 type systems with one or more AMD single-core or dual-core processors. We do not [...]
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My OS/2 Gone?
The news of the demise of IBM’s OS/2 is at best premature and at worst deliberate spread of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Disinformation). Sure, IBM is no longer selling the OS/2 brand itself and stopped supporting it in 2006. However, those who got hooked on the Workplace Shell (a.k.a. WPS) can still get their fix by [...]
