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to: Holger Granholm
from: Robert Wolfe
date: 2018-07-28 08:12:38
subject: OS/2 under VMware

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 

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