[Am-info] Greenpeace throws out Windows --- a social trend?

[John Poltorak]

On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 08:58:56AM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> John J. Urbaniak wrote:
> > 
> > Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >>We are now in discussions regarding her overall needs.  Looking to the
> >>future, with having a client device in every room, webserver accessible
> >>via the internet and more.  The firewall is a given part of the solution
> >>at this time,  the Windows 2000 web server is next to be replaced,
> >>Linux/Apache.  The client devices are in discussion.  She will require
> >>to have some M$ functionality as she has one software package that is
> >>dos based.  I'm thinking, DR-DOS though. :)
> >>
> > 
> > Actually, OS/2 or eCS provides an excellent DOS platform.
> 
> I was actually thinking about that in the back of my head.  I've got an 
> older version of Warp, I might give it a spin.  

Beware the chances are that it won't install on a modern system straight 
out of the box - but that will most likely be due to the driver for the 
disk controller. 4GB was huge at the time Warp 3 came out. Updated drivers 
should sort out any such problems.

> If it flies, I would 
> recommend eCS for this environment.  Thanks for the suggestion.
> 
> Just to make sure I understand this though....  The way it currently 
> works is, she boots a windows box, starts a program from a desktop icon 
> and it shutdowns windows, then fires up the dos program.  Do you think 
> it will still be a viable solution?

The way it works is that OS/2 allows you to run any number of virtual DOS 
sessions, each one of which can be configured to a high degree often with 
more free memory than under native DOS.

Under OS/2 you should be able to create an icon on the desktop 
specifically tailored to the DOS program via its properties and then 
launch it either as full screen or windowed by clicking on it.

DOS programs run very well under OS/2, generally without any specific 
setup, although there are a few which just don't work.  
 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric@3times25.net


-- 
John