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vga256<p>inexplicably removed from youtube, this has just been recovered with wbm:</p><p>ibm hires kate mulgrew/captain janeway in 1994 to promote OS/2 Warp 3 after patrick stewart shits the bed on a paid appearance</p><p>it's painful.</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/os2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os2</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/starTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starTrek</span></a></p>
fuuma<p>Good morning Fedi! Do any of yall use a operating system that's not Linux, Windows, BSD or Mac on a regular basis? If so, which one?</p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/os" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/plan9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plan9</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/Solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solaris</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/aix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aix</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/pdp11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdp11</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/os2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os2</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/qemu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qemu</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/haikuos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haikuos</span></a></p>
Jeff Horton :canada:<p>Had coffee with a guy this morning, he mentioned os/2. Do you remember and know what that is?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/os2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/winnt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winnt</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://the.gayest.dev/@Sparky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Sparky</span></a></span> there's no valid reason to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/T568A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T568A</span></a> nowadays, since even the shittiest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoE</span></a>-Injectors and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Switches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switches</span></a> do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AutoMDIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutoMDIX</span></a>!</p><ul><li>And with <em>"shittiest"</em> I mean those €5 8-Port 10/100M switches from Aperzon's trashbin! </li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cat8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cat8</span></a>.1-Ethernet as per <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/T568B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T568B</span></a> is the way to go, unless you can go with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OM5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OM5</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a>, then go with those <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiber</span></a> standards!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://die-partei.social/@golem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>golem</span></a></span> leider nix neues. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetCologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetCologne</span></a> entstand gerade weil die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DTAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DTAG</span></a> sich verweigerte, auszubauen!</p><ul><li>Einzige Lösubg: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Glasfaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glasfaser</span></a> auf Basis von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethernet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethernet</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OM5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OM5</span></a>-Faserpaare) gesetzlich vorschreiben!</li></ul>
Stephan Lichtenauer | נח סתו<p>I know, many have been asking for this and even more out there didn’t even dare to ask. </p><p>But finally, the wait is over: </p><p>You can now use your <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/PinephonePro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PinephonePro</span></a> running <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> to do all your <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Borland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Borland</span></a> C++ <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> development while waiting for 1997 to arrive.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Benjamin<p>På mit arbejde i Magenta leverer vi <a href="https://mastodon.lyng.space/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> kode til <a href="https://mastodon.lyng.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> fællesskabet. OS2 står for "Offentligt Samarbejde - Open Source", men på trods af navnet lader Open Source ikke til at være helt så vigtigt. Eller i hvert fald er definitionen af open source *meget* løs. Hvilket er virkelig ærgerligt når nu vi som leverandør faktisk gør en indsats for at lykkes med offentlige open source projekter. </p><p>Der er en blog om det her som også linker til en analyse af os2s produkter: <a href="https://www.version2.dk/holdning/nok-er-nok" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">version2.dk/holdning/nok-er-no</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ip6li" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ip6li</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> nein.</p><p>Wenn ich die <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BaFin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BaFin</span></a></span> wäre würde ich jenen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Technologiestack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technologiestack</span></a> von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> wegen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> als unzulässig erklären da im Zweifelsfalle nicht die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsicherheit</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Verf%C3%BCgbarkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verfügbarkeit</span></a> geschäftskritischer Systeme und Vorgänge gewährleistbar ist!</p><ul><li>Gab gute Gründe warum <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> lange bei <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Banken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banken</span></a> genutzt wurde und warum die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SLES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLES</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RHEL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RHEL</span></a> zeitgleich bei RZ-Infra nutzen!</li></ul><p>Hintergrund: Ich hab auch schon fürn Zahlungsdienstleister als IT'ler gearbeitet. Die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BaFin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaFin</span></a> verlangte u.a. reproduzierbar wiederherstellbare IT-Infrastruktur von Null + Backups!</p>
Jamie Booth<p>I don't know why people call my choice of retro software boring.... 😁</p><p><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a><br><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/MSWord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWord</span></a><br><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/MSExcel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSExcel</span></a><br><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Jamie Booth<p>Been tearing my hair out trying to get sound working in OS/2. Kept getting a weird error that it couldn't reset the card.</p><p>Booting into DOS 6.22 to validate the parameters for the card. Everything matches.</p><p>Boot back to OS/2 and bang ... Sound!</p><p>Apparently, having DOS boot and init the card fixed OS/2.</p><p><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a><br><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a></p>
Jamie Booth<p>After two days of futzing with it, I finally got OS/2 booting from the CF card.</p><p><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a><br><a href="https://boothcomputing.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WasFehlt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WasFehlt</span></a>: vorgeschriebene <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kindersicherung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kindersicherung</span></a> bei <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Koaxialkabel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Koaxialkabel</span></a>|n und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kabelsanschluss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kabelsanschluss</span></a>-Dosen...</p><p>Denn so sieht das aus wenn ein [mutmaßliches Nachbars-] Kind mutmaßlich ne Büroklammer in ne Kabeldose klemmt:</p><ul><li>Latenzen wie bei <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Eutelsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eutelsat</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tooway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tooway</span></a> ohne <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PerformanceProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerformanceProxy</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paketverlust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paketverlust</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KaBand</span></a> in nem Schneesturm!</li></ul><p>Wenigstens ne Art Abdeckkappe wie bei Herdanschluss wäre 1NICE!</p><ul><li>die korrekte Lösung wäre natürlich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RechtAufGlasfaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RechtAufGlasfaser</span></a> samt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTTH</span></a> in jede <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wohnung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wohnung</span></a> in Form von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/10GBit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>10GBit</span></a>/s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethernet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethernet</span></a> auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> (oder bei kurzer Inhouse-Verkabelung <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OM5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OM5</span></a>)-Faserpaaren!</li></ul><p>Und ja, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SharedMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharedMedia</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPON</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XGPON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XGPON</span></a> sind nur was <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funkst%C3%B6rungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funkstörungen</span></a> angeht weniger problematisch als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DOCSIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOCSIS</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kabel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kabel</span></a>! </p><ul><li>Immerhin: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechnikeristInformiert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnikeristInformiert</span></a> und bestätigte meine Mutmaßung...</li></ul>
OSNews<p>ArcaOS 5.1.1 released</p><p>It's been two years since the release of ArcaOS 5.1, which was a hugely important release because it brought UEFI support to this continuation of IBM's OS/2, ensuring longevity for the project for years to come. Since I don't think much is known about what, exactly, Arca Noae, and eComStation before it, has access to within the licensing agreement with IBM, it's difficult to ascertain just how mu</p><p><a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/141738/arcaos-5-1-1-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">osnews.com/story/141738/arcaos</span><span class="invisible">-5-1-1-released/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://meerjungfrauengrotte.de/@michaela" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>michaela</span></a></span> das lustige ist selbst aktuelle <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xerox</span></a> haben <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Treiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treiber</span></a> von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WinSchrott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinSchrott</span></a> 11 und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> 12+ ....</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114013354790100981" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1140133</span><span class="invisible">54790100981</span></a></p>
movq<p>Neat OS/2 feature: The “settings” window of an icon usually shows some generic options. That’s what I’m used to these days. In OS/2, it can also show program-specific settings. The video shows me configuring two launchers for FTP-PM with different connection settings.</p><p>Digging deeper into the WPS (e.g., what do I have to do to create such a settings dialog for my own programs) is on my not-necessarily-small TODO list. I’ll get there … eventually.</p><p><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/IBMOS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMOS2</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> &gt; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>! </p><ul><li>Don't even try to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChangeMyMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangeMyMind</span></a>! </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQdK9owqVd0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wQdK9owqVd</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://layer8.space/@WWSchoof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WWSchoof</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://nso.group/@qwertyoruiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>qwertyoruiop</span></a></span> also it's pretty affordable and I'm pretty shure if they used <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> instead if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OM5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OM5</span></a> they'd constantly have to install dampeners to not burn out modules with too short fiber lenghts beibg used.</p>
OSNews<p>A quick look at OS/2’s built-in virtualisation</p><p>Most of us are aware that IBM's OS/2 has excellent compatibility with DOS and Windows 3.x programs, to the point where OS/2 just ships with an entire installation of Windows 3.x built-in that you can run multiple instances of. In fact, to this day, ArcaOS, the current incarnation of the maintained and slightly modernised OS/2 codebase, still comes with an entire copy of Windows 3</p><p><a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/141369/__trashed-4/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">osnews.com/story/141369/__tras</span><span class="invisible">hed-4/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a></p>
faraiwe<p>Some folks think I am some sort of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> worship fiend.</p><p>Nothing further from the truth; I simply admire that, in an age of near absolute <a href="https://beige.party/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> of most commercial software, the whole <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> thing seems to prove itself, time and time again, as a process (community created, refined and supported) that generates Things That Work. Because their objective IS to make it work, not generate "value for shareholders" and help CEOs buy their fifth yacht.</p><p>I have oodles and buckets of things to pick at, regarding Linux. Monolithic kernel?? Really?? What is this, 1960s? You manage memory HOW? Oh. The list goes on and on, don't get me started. </p><p>I was a serious enthusiast of the myriad of alternative OSes, in the Cambrian-like explosion of diversity of the 90s. So much diverse, curious, ingenious, brilliant solutions and notions! <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BeOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeOS</span></a>, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/QNX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QNX</span></a> (ok, 1980s), <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Plan9OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plan9OS</span></a>, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ReactOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactOS</span></a>, to name a few out of so, so many other great Alt OSs of the time...</p><p>Compared to those, Linux seemed to actually freeze and stall evolution, sticking to the limitations of the vision by Torvalds (sorry, man, it's true, plenty of admiration for the guy, but dropped the ball on that kernel) at the time of its inception.</p><p>However, being the mainstay of FOSS, I use it, champion it, and defend it against ANYTHING commercial.</p><p>Until someone truly resurrects BeOS (eeeeh <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> ... eh....) lol</p><p>There.</p><p>/rant</p>
Kancept<p>Ever have a day where you're just missing old tech?</p><p>Today I'm missing OS/2. And serial ports. And BBSes. And MUDs. </p><p><a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/os2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os2</span></a><br><a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/OS2Warp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS2Warp</span></a> <br><a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/os2warp4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os2warp4</span></a><br><a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/os2wseb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os2wseb</span></a></p>
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