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Holger Granholm wrote in a message to Sean Dennis: SD>> Because OS/2 won't install on a 6TB SAS disk correctly. HG> Who needs a 6 TB disk? HG> Probably your BBS may use such capacity, but not normal humans. Actually, I use multiple _8TB_ disks daily here at home, but not for BBS use. So, what is a "normal" human by definition? SD>> Also because OS/2 has a serious issue installing on modern hardware. HG> You don't have to tell me that. Only single core CPU's and small HG> partitions are accepted at install. From my experiences, that is not the case with eCS and ArcaOS. SD>> So OS/2 suits itself to being run under a VM nicely if the VM can SD>> handle OS/2's usage of esoteric API calls when it boots up. HG> I have been told that the new versions such as Arca-OS and eComOS HG> can be installed on modern machines. True, but with varying degrees of success, but it's still best to run both under a VM if you need your main OS to be Windows or Linux based. Peace, Robert --- timEd/2 1.30+* Origin: Omicron Theta/2 * Southaven, MS * os2bbs.org:2300 (1:116/18) SEEN-BY: 15/0 18/200 19/36 34/999 90/1 116/18 120/331 123/140 153/7715 218/700 SEEN-BY: 220/60 222/2 230/150 152 240/1120 250/1 261/38 100 1466 266/404 512 SEEN-BY: 267/155 275/100 280/1027 282/1031 1056 291/1 111 320/119 219 340/400 SEEN-BY: 342/13 393/68 396/45 633/267 280 640/384 712/132 620 848 770/1 SEEN-BY: 801/161 189 2320/100 105 3634/12 5020/1042 @PATH: 116/18 261/38 712/848 633/267 |
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