| Subject | : | Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | Matt |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 08:13 |
| After a few years of being away I am finally getting back into the OS/2 Warp game and I have some questions. What *general* hardware will OS/2 install on and run well? I know that specific chipsets and features will not be supported but how well does OS/2 work with the graphics cards and sounds cards of newer PCs? As long as there is sound support and the ability to run a screen at a decent resolution at thousands of colors I will be happy. What is the "state of OS/2"? For those who are still actively using it do you consider it "dead" or "dying" by any means? There is obviously not the support that there once was but I wanted to know what the state of things was. Thanks! |
| Subject | : | Re: Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | icebear |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 09:21 |
| As for video under OS/2 you need to check the video chips supported from SNAP, see here: As for sound under OS/2 there are some efforts to get a similar solution like Scitech's SNAP. Sorry, but I have no specific link to provide here ;-( Good luck and have fun with OS/2 and / or eCS !!!
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| Subject | : | Re:Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | Roland junker@despamhydrografix.com |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 09:32 |
| Hello Matt, you will find support for a lot of new Hardware. For graphic card check out and the articel under software news. For sound check out and uniaudio driver from innotek |
| Subject | : | Re:Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | Chris W. cwmultimedia@cityweb.de |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 09:33 |
Every "general" hardware is supported. It's the obscure stuff you run into troubles with.
Almost every graphics chipset on this planet is supported by Scitech display doctor, so no problems there.
If it was dead nobody would use it. It works for me YMMV. Regards Chris |
| Subject | : | Re:Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | BigWarpGuy |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 16:20 |
| What is the "state of OS/2"? For those who are still actively using it do you consider it "dead" or "dying" by any means? More 'reborn' with/in eComStation but neither 'dead' nor 'dying'. BigWarpGuy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OS/2 Warp-ed/eComStation-ed to the very end. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| Subject | : | Re:Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 18:33 |
| Based on that the press has killed OS/2 over and over again and how many new OS/2 sites that is available it far from dead. For example, this site, launched March 2000. Four years after the first time that the press claimed that OS/2 was dead. There is a lot of cool OS/2 projects going on and there will be much more to be launched. |
| Subject | : | Re:Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | Matt |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2004 on 21:19 |
Certainly all great news! ![]() |
| Subject | : | Re:Getting Started Again |
| Author | : | mike |
| Date | : | 20 Apr, 2004 on 00:03 |
OS/2 will run pretty well on todays hardware! Of course not all is supported but most is, e.g. crappy hardware like winmodems won't run. For hardware in general have a look at http://www.os2warp.be and for sound http://www.os2usr.org/os2sound.html |