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OS/2 emulators exist, so if there is an actual need to switch to modern hardware (e.g. old hardware is failing), switching to emulators would be cheap.
by vortico 11y ago
OS/2 emulators exist, so if there is an actual need to switch to modern hardware (e.g. old hardware is failing), switching to emulators would be cheap.
- andylynch 11y agoIt's still sold and supported on new hardware too; just look for eComStation - definitely not exciting, but I think they have a decent business.
- stuaxo 11y agoDo they ? It's a shame the OSFree project has never got much support, it would be great if it got to the point where it could run gui apps.
- i336_ 11y agoI understand Parallels was formed by a bunch of Russian hackers who were originally contracted to make a huge bank's OS/2-based software system run on new computers without OS/2 drivers. The big issue was that OS/2's kernel operated in Ring 0, and no existing virtualization/emulation systems supported the relevant CPU instructions. I wonder if that bank is still running on OS/2... :P
- PhantomGremlin 11y agoI heard that Parallels got a head start by, ahem, inheriting a substantial amount of code from VMware. It's something I read online a while ago but haven't been able to google any confirmation to. Anybody know anything they're willing to share publicly?