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1. Why do you use OS/2?
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Hello,

I am creating articles on my website about why people use certain OSes, I have already done Windows, Linux/BSD, & Mac OS. What keeps you using OS/2?

Date: 23 Feb, 2006 on 22:48
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"Link," please...

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Date: 24 Feb, 2006 on 01:08
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http://osadvocacy.freecoolsite.com/reasons.shtml

My articles have not been uploaded, as I still have a few articles to go. This page will be replaced by links to all the OSe's articles.

Date: 24 Feb, 2006 on 01:23
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4. Re:Why do you use OS/2?
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Why not?

It still runs on newer Thinkpads, such as the one I own. It does everything I usually want to do with my computer. Why would I want to switch?
It's faster, lighter and more virus free than Windows.

It actually has more useable apps (in my opinion) and is much less messy and bloated than Linux (which I use everyday at work).

The only reason I would switch is if I moved to better hardware (i.e. Mac !) that didn't support OS/2.

I mean, yes OS/2 can't do video editing. How many average users do that? No games, but I fire up my PS2 and I'm not a hardcore gamer, nor are most "average" users. Wordprocessing, spreadsheets, e-mail, chat, browsing, everything I want can be done.

Date: 24 Feb, 2006 on 07:36
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I started using OS/2 Warp ver 3 when I could not afford Win95 (I had hoped it would be on sale when Win98 came out - it wasn't and Win95 was pulled from the shelves). I installed Warp ver 3 (I a had a little trouble installing it but it was easy to solve). Unlike Win from MS, each newer version of OS/2 (from Warp 3, 4 to eCS 1.1) became better than the previous version (with Win, each version was a little better in some ways but increasingly frustrating). I think eCS is great. I can run all the software I use on it (browsers like Mozilla and Firefox, word processors like StarOffice and OS/2 version of Open Office, photo editors like PMView, movie player like WarpVision, etc). I am not really into games so I do not mind not playing them). I like the idea that few vyruses affect eCS and spyware would have more difficulty running on it. It is just a better operating system.

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Date: 24 Feb, 2006 on 14:46
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Speed, ease of use and above all. Power!

I'm a power fiend. Make if fast, smooth and Gilbralter solid and name it OS/2.

It runs like a flu-filled, oversized nose on a cold day... fast and without interruption. Oops! Sorry... that'snot very funny. Ahmm...

It's easy to backup, easy to restore and easy to fix should something go wrong and, above all, it's largely unknown to the masses.

The programs for it are light, tight and functional and performs, (with little exception), like a user would want them to.

The community is not filled with teenaged twits on powerful drugs, (read hormones), who think they know everything, (but know nothing), and must insist that everyone acknowledge them.

Rather, the community is filled with knowledgeable, helpful, mature, (in a good way), and considerate people.

And besides all that, we look good when we comb our hair... in fact some of us look stunning, (Daniella for example).

And besides that, we've been kicked out and abandoned by the biggest kid on the block; IBM... and if you gotta be dumped, you might as well be dumped by the best!

After all, is it not better to have once been loved and lost, than never to have been loved at all? (Kudos to Shakespeare.) I mean, does anyone really love windows? *haukes and spits*

Multi-tasking and multi-threading. The best there is for the desktop.

Flexible beauty; you can adjust more colours in OS/2 than any other OS.

Container functions, (open, close, minimize, titlebars etc.), can be changed on the fly.

OS/2. can be added to and modified without the source code, (though it never hurts to have it), i.e. it's of modular design. Many enhancers take advantage of that like XWorkplace, Object Desktop and a myriad of others. Simply make a module and drop it in... like a new brand of cigarettes in a smoke machine. *coughs*

It makes all your computer friends, (Windows users that think they're computer experts), stand by in drooling silence watching it for the first time mumbling partial, softly-spoken clever, phrases like, "it boots like Linux" or "What's that thing for?" or "It's some fast you must have 10 gigs of RAM to run that fast."

And you can watch their short-lived joy fade after they deliver their coup de grass; "But does it play games?" And you let the smirk creep up your face as you load and run Quake 2 and Doom and Hexan all at the same time and all in highly flexible/sizeable windows while the CPU meter hovers at 60%... (and then you quickly close it before they notice how old those games are), and savour the moment.

Then you open a window list, (CAD or PC), and show them the 300+ PID list and the 6% CPU useage.

Afterwards they just slink away and never speak of OS/2 again... after all, how could something so powerful and so solid have been around so long and they not even know about it and still call themselves knowledable?

Hmm... I'm being small minded.

But the main reason I use OS/2 is so I can get my work done without the damn thing crashing out on me all the time or slugging along like a fat, pregnant, middle-aged, nun loping to the abortion clinic before the Bishop gets back!

Oh... sorry for those graphics images... but what do you expect from a writer? *smiles warmly*

I hope that gives you something to work with, Farq.


Date: 24 Feb, 2006 on 20:59
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Thank you. I have everything I need
Date: 25 Feb, 2006 on 23:02
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Ben Dragon (24 Feb, 2006 21:12):
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Well said Ben. Although I'd add to the list impressing my friends by picking up my mic and saying "Jump to Google", and all of the sudden Firefox opens up with Google... Of course I don't use VoiceType for much else, but it is fun to impress people with!

Date: 26 Feb, 2006 on 06:43
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Fahrvenugen (26 Feb, 2006 06:43):
Well said Ben.
Thank-you.


Fahrvenugen (26 Feb, 2006 06:43):
Although I'd add to the list impressing my friends by picking up my mic and saying "Jump to Google", and all of the sudden Firefox opens up with Google... Of course I don't use VoiceType for much else, but it is fun to impress people with!

I often think of putting VoiceType back on my machine.

It is impressive technology and ten years old for OS/2 .

I'm tired of telling people, (when they say; "I can't wait for the time when you can talk to your computer like in the movies"), that OS/2 has that built-in since 1996 and watching my credibility going out the window.

If "that" existed they'd know about it and everyone would be using it. *yawns*

Yeah, sure you would...

Well, we all know about it and we use OS/2 , but...

Tell me, Fahrvenugen;

What's your hardware setup and does it slow down your machine at all?

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Date: 26 Feb, 2006 on 17:59
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Ben Dragon (26 Feb, 2006 17:59):

Well, we all know about it and we use [/color] OS/2 , but...

Tell me, Fahrvenugen;

What's your hardware setup and does it slow down your machine at all?


Currently, a P-III 500 with 256 MB ram, and a SB Live for sound.

I do have VoiceType installed, but don't often use it (unless I'm trying to impress someone). I don't have it set to load up all the time. When it is active then yes, it slows down the machine. When it isn't running then it doesn't seem to have an effect on performance, aside from taking up a bunch of hard disk space (but then I've got an 80 GB drive, so I'm not too worried about the amount of space that VT takes up).

Overall I still find it quicker (and more accurate) to type and use a mouse. But it is fun to impress people with!

Date: 27 Feb, 2006 on 06:16
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I saw the eComStation Demo. ECS was awesome. Although eCS is good, performs much better than linux/BSD on a PIII(GCC sucks, it can produce slow code. They should have used OpenWatcom or a Borland product) and pars speed with windows. However, some of the apps that came with it still have that 16-bit feel, and that just made me drop it.

Windows 2000 and BeOS are the best I've seen. BeOS loads extremely fast and can perform much better than windows, however, the community is almost dead - 14 users online, none go to the forum or help the newbs. Windows still has room for a lot of improvment, but it still has the biggest software library.

Mac OS X has great looks. Unfortunately, Apple dabbled with Mach, and the user freindliness was lost due to *nix's problems. Their campaign to switch you to a Mac is weak.
[quote="Apple"]You can use the same applications you use on windows[/quote]
Then why switch?

Date: 27 Feb, 2006 on 22:50
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12. Re: Why do you use OS/2 ? Easy & user friendly !
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Well said, Ben !

One more question:
Under M$ WIN, with a lot of folders open on the screen, how does one close these

I believe with a lot of dumb clickies !?

Under OS/2 with Desktop Wizard it closes all like following:
R-M-B on the Desktop and one click to "Close/Show/Hide" and
another click on "Close all folders" !!

Easy & user friendly !!!

Date: 28 Feb, 2006 on 04:54
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icebear (28 Feb, 2006 04:54):
Well said, Ben !
Thank you kindly.



icebear (28 Feb, 2006 04:54):One more question:
Under M$ WIN, with a lot of folders open on the screen, how does one close these

I believe with a lot of dumb clickies !?

Under OS/2 with Desktop Wizard it closes all like following:
R-M-B on the Desktop and one click to "Close/Show/Hide" and
another click on "Close all folders" !!

Easy & user friendly !!!



That's a good one.

But, did you mean WPS Wizard?

But, even without enhancers, an OS/2 user only has to bring up the Window List via mouse-button chord, highlight the apps. one wants to close/minimize etc., and hit the appropriate button. (Oops! That's with Object Desktop. With just the WPS it's right click and select menu choice.)

Hmm...

Of course, in windows defense, (hehe ), it's hard to get any high numbers with Windows before it falls over, so chances are, an M$ user won't have to click too many times.


Date: 28 Feb, 2006 on 05:32
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Well, I have the feeling that the original question was more a list of task than a list of the OS2/eCS qualities...

I use eCS for my daly tasks: Internet browsing, letter writting, simples drawing, pictures edition, AutoCAD 13 under WinOS2, and a lot of simple home things. My "Duty PC" run PM123 for the internet radio, MP3 and I use the CD player for the audio CDs.

On another PC, I use Windows mainly to play. And for ICQ. My histories are 4 years long, and I do not want to change for another client. Orcad too, as it can not run under eCS...

Forgotten running Duty PC in the basment
(Old Pentium Pro):
- 1x eCS PC which works as file server, FTP server and Web server. This PC is connected to my HiFi stereo for the internet radio, MP3 playing, and CD playing.
- 1x SmoothWall as router/firewall.

Voila.

Date: 28 Feb, 2006 on 09:59
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There are practically NO GAMES available, so it MUST be a working system. Any OS where there are more games than userprograms available must be based on a toy factory ! Keep it there and not in the real world.
But furthermore seriously, no hacking, no virusses, real proven multi-threading and mult-tasking (for decades), rock solid kernel.
Ok, it's not for a "beginner" with no knowledge of anything about computer systems whatsoever. That's why there are no stupid questions and responses, and no stupidity actions that crashes all the every-day computers ... No need to shut down the system every once in a very short while, it keeps running for ages without restarts !
And all of these nices features with availability of modern office, database, drawing, internet and more programs.
So for those other people: why are you NOT using it ?
Date: 28 Feb, 2006 on 10:53
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Except for serious (??) 3D gaming, OS/2 can fulfill all my computing needs. Talking about games, what about MAME for OS/2 and lots of (illegal) ROM's? Even NeoRageXP+Odin works!
Date: 28 Feb, 2006 on 23:23
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But, did you mean WPS Wizard?

Of course NO !

The very old Tool is named D(esktop)W(izard) 1.41and comes from Gary L. Robinson !!


But, even without enhancers, an [/color] OS/2 user only has to bring up the Window List via mouse-button chord, highlight the apps. one wants to close/minimize etc., and hit the appropriate button. (Oops! That's with Object Desktop. With just the WPS it's right click and select menu choice.)

Once again U misunderstood:
I was not talking about windows but folders since working object oriented !
Just dealing with my personal admin I have a folder PRIV with i.e subfolders ADMIN, CARS, CORR, FINANCE, HOUSE, INS, etc ...

Finishing my admin work I close all open folders with 2 clicks and my DT is empty !!

Date: 01 Mar, 2006 on 05:52
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icebear (01 Mar, 2006 05:52):

But, did you mean WPS Wizard?

Of course NO !

The very old Tool is named D(esktop)W(izard) 1.41and comes from Gary L. Robinson.

I was not talking about windows but folders since working object oriented !


Well, the term "windows" merely means a container which can be a program, a folder, etc.


icebear (01 Mar, 2006 05:52):
Just dealing with my personal admin I have a folder PRIV with i.e subfolders ADMIN, CARS, CORR, FINANCE, HOUSE, INS, etc ...

Finishing my admin work I close all open folders with 2 clicks and my DT is empty!


Sounds interesting. I'll have to have a hunt around and see if I can find that old Desktop Wizard.

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Date: 01 Mar, 2006 on 07:27
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icebear (01 Mar, 2006 05:52):

But, did you mean WPS Wizard?

Of course NO !

The very old Tool is named D(esktop)W(izard) 1.41and comes from Gary L. Robinson !!


But, even without enhancers, an [/color] OS/2 user only has to bring up the Window List via mouse-button chord, highlight the apps. one wants to close/minimize etc., and hit the appropriate button. (Oops! That's with Object Desktop. With just the WPS it's right click and select menu choice.)

Once again U misunderstood:
I was not talking about windows but folders since working object oriented !
Just dealing with my personal admin I have a folder PRIV with i.e subfolders ADMIN, CARS, CORR, FINANCE, HOUSE, INS, etc ...

Finishing my admin work I close all open folders with 2 clicks and my DT is empty !!


Well, actually, you can do it with just 1 click. And it's built into OS/2 (at least Warp 4 and up).
Go to the properties page of your folder, and go to the "File" tab. Just check the "Work area" box. Once you close the main folder, all your subfolders will automatically close. Even better, when you open up the one folder, all the ones you had open last time will also open up. Same goes for any applications that are connected to any documents you may have had.

BTW, regarding closing all windows, Windows does actually have a feature (at least for WinXP). _If_ you have the QuickLaunch toolbar, you can click on the desktop icon and automatically close all open windows.

Of course, OS/2 has had that a long time, select the "Desktop" item in the Warpcenter drop down, or as someone else suggested, just highlight and select all items in the task list and RMB to "Minimize" all of them.

Date: 01 Mar, 2006 on 08:53
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vingfel (28 Feb, 2006 09:59):
Well, I have the feeling that the original question was more a list of task than a list of the OS2/eCS qualities...

I use eCS for my daly tasks: Internet browsing, letter writting, simples drawing, pictures edition, AutoCAD 13 under WinOS2, and a lot of simple home things. My "Duty PC" run PM123 for the internet radio, MP3 and I use the CD player for the audio CDs.

On another PC, I use Windows mainly to play. And for ICQ. My histories are 4 years long, and I do not want to change for another client. Orcad too, as it can not run under eCS...

Forgotten running Duty PC in the basment
(Old Pentium Pro):
- 1x eCS PC which works as file server, FTP server and Web server. This PC is connected to my HiFi stereo for the internet radio, MP3 playing, and CD playing.
- 1x SmoothWall as router/firewall.

Voila.


No, what they were saying was right. I'm looking for why you use OS/2 when there are much more popular and more supported OSes out there such as BSD, Linux, and Windows. Also, as I recall SuperBT, OS/2 has some downfalls such as the fact that if you don't input a window loop procedure, the whole GUI crashes and the system needs to be restarted. And I'm sure you like opening WinOS/2 then wanting to go to fullscreen you can't just press Alt+F4, you need to close the window, then open the full screen session. I'd love to get eComStation, but Red Hat would be far superiour on the IBM Intellistation M Pro.

Date: 01 Mar, 2006 on 22:55
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