>>> I'm not advocating that everyone moves to OS/2, but it is much
>>> easier/more
>>> intuitive than Linux, and it's infinitely more secure than anything
>>> beginning with "Win" !  :-)

>> Isn't OS/2 way too old to support things like PCI bus and USB? What
>> about
>> drivers for 10/100/1000 ethernet? Even BeOS is newer than OS/2, and not
>> much modern hardware will run it.
>
> You're not well informed (and I'm afraid you're not alone!).  I'm
> running OS/2 since its first pre-release and I'm still happy with it
> (although today under the name eComStation, a sort of repackaging of the
> orginal IBM OS/2 by Serenity Systems International). My current
> hardware: AMD64 dual core, PCI(express), SATA drives, 100 MB LAN, etc.
> Applications: e.g. Firefox, Thunderbird, Open Office, Gimp, etc. etc.
> And also runs DOS and most Windows (16 and 32 bits) apps.

Hi Rob,

To the contrary, I am quite well informed. OS/2 is a tiny niche in a tiny
niche and there's no reason why a well-informed person would know anything
about it or its current state.

However, if one were an OS/2 enthusuast, then perhaps the tiny straw that
they see the world through is always focused tightly on OS/2, lest it
stray and never again find that microscopic spot :)

The last I heard about OS/2 was a few years ago when I read an article
about automatic teller machines, after many years of running OS/2, no
longer using it.

But since I have found an enthusiast, please inform me! When was the most
recent OS/2(or eComstation) development? Are video drivers available, or
is all video through VESA compatibility? USB 2.0/1.1?

Cheerful regards,

Bob.

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