One of the best looking OS´s around, the other is Amiga, the guys who have problems with dual boot better install Ecomstation inside a virtual machine, it runs still very fast
@Wriggler2 it's not a proof of concept at all. It's actually IBM OS/2 at the core with modern hardware and software updates. It does look 95ish as it was jointly developed with Microsoft around that time frame and before.
I would agree with people saying that this OS should be left to rot. There is no real point of it right now, as we have OSes for all our needs - Linux for servers and for people who don't want to pay, Windows and Mac OS X for home use. This OS just doesn't have any place to fit into.
Anybody know of a working Registration Key for 2.0 GA? I can't install my copy without it, if there were a way to install without a key that would be great for me to know also. Thanks!
It says Candy Barz 1.40.1 will allow you to use transparency... This has got me curious to where I'd like to see that, I might install eComStation on my old 600E ThinkPad.
Don't throw that old computer away! OS/2 Warp can still run everything! If you beef up the RAM a little bit, your old early 2000s machine can do everything that Windoze or the Communist system can do! The Communist users like to boast their system is secure - HAH! Not any more these days. OS/2 Warp has virtually no virus or malware attacks!
eComstation uses the same software and filing system which OS/2 used and will run all the software it used. It is a 32 bit system with a great filing system.
@Adam4GB It is a good OS, but the problem one will have with it is getting the drivers needed for hardware since IBM is stingy. The company selling the OS wants the users to pay a yearly fee to get updates from them. Some can be downloaded from IBM though.
Hi I got a question. What are the system requirements in order to run the ecom station? and is it really an operating system or do you need another operating system for it to run in ( in other words, is it a standalone operating system or you must have another operating system in order for it to work?)?
@thenerd23 It is OS/2 with a different GUI and name. IBM makes the drivers and updates for the OS. The company has an agreement with IBM to use it under a different name.
@hugospectrum4v OS/2 was made before Linux and Windows 95 was popular. It was designed by IBM to compete with Windows XT which was the business version since 95 and 98 crashed so much. OS/2 includes the IBM GUI along with a PC-DOS emulator, and a Windows 3.1 emulator. It came with so many features and didn't crash. The only problem was that it is wasn't as simple to many people and IBM didn't support it like they should have. Banks loved it due to it's speed, stability, and price.
@EASPORTSHOCKEYMAN OS/2 became popular during the time of Windows 95/98 since it didn't crash like windows did. It is mainly used by businesses and always have or the people who were programmers, or technicians who loved it so much it is still around. IBM just wants it to die out.
@thenerd23 Yes. There is plenty of software which was made to run on OS/2 3.0, and 4.0 which still works fine on eComstation. I just wish IBM had kept supporting the OS. I have OS/2 3.0 and 4.0, and the first version of eComstation.
@thenerd23 Is it worth the money?I downloaded and tested the demo and it rendered my dual boot useless.Go figure right? being it says that it has limited use of your harddisk.
@slimmdogg420 well that really depends on what you want to use it for. I think it's a great OS but with that said you can't really expect to be able to do everything that you can with other systems. The library of software that exists today contains many new applications and some very old ones that still work well. There is also a great effort to port linux and other open source software to eComStation (netlabs.org).
if you are simply looking to get away from Windows you may want to try Linux.
@thenerd23 I use linux already thats what the dual boot does.I was just wondering how good it was.When the live cd demo screwed my Master Boot record it turned me off of the idea of using it for sure.
@cumberj001 That is what the company who contracted with IBM paid to do. They give you the updates and to make sure you paid for it you have to use that key.
@semco72057 Serenity Systems purchased the rights to use OS/2 under their name and they still receive drivers from IBM under their agreement. The OS installs easier since Serenity Systems got their hands on it. I have OS/2 4.0 and you had problems installing it unless you knew that you had to use a function key to make a change then proceed to install it.
One of the best looking OS´s around, the other is Amiga, the guys who have problems with dual boot better install Ecomstation inside a virtual machine, it runs still very fast
customizersp 4 months ago
mmhmhh.... Looks Win95ish.
Is there any point why somebody should use this OS or is it just a kind of "proof of concept" thing?
Wriggler2 9 months ago
@Wriggler2 it's not a proof of concept at all. It's actually IBM OS/2 at the core with modern hardware and software updates. It does look 95ish as it was jointly developed with Microsoft around that time frame and before.
thenerd23 9 months ago
@jami304 What versions of OS/2 did you run?
tomperanteau 1 year ago
I would agree with people saying that this OS should be left to rot. There is no real point of it right now, as we have OSes for all our needs - Linux for servers and for people who don't want to pay, Windows and Mac OS X for home use. This OS just doesn't have any place to fit into.
zingmars 1 year ago
Anybody know of a working Registration Key for 2.0 GA? I can't install my copy without it, if there were a way to install without a key that would be great for me to know also. Thanks!
n1nj4Lo 1 year ago
It says Candy Barz 1.40.1 will allow you to use transparency... This has got me curious to where I'd like to see that, I might install eComStation on my old 600E ThinkPad.
n1nj4Lo 1 year ago
Don't throw that old computer away! OS/2 Warp can still run everything! If you beef up the RAM a little bit, your old early 2000s machine can do everything that Windoze or the Communist system can do! The Communist users like to boast their system is secure - HAH! Not any more these days. OS/2 Warp has virtually no virus or malware attacks!
MisterEvasion 1 year ago
eComstation uses the same software and filing system which OS/2 used and will run all the software it used. It is a 32 bit system with a great filing system.
semco72057 1 year ago
I am quite interested in this OS. I may have to give it a try.
Adam4GB 2 years ago
@Adam4GB It is a good OS, but the problem one will have with it is getting the drivers needed for hardware since IBM is stingy. The company selling the OS wants the users to pay a yearly fee to get updates from them. Some can be downloaded from IBM though.
semco72057 1 year ago
is this made from linux base systems or ms dos,or.....
hugospectrum4v 2 years ago
it's based on OS/2 from IBM which was originally developed jointly with Microsoft.
thenerd23 2 years ago
Hi I got a question. What are the system requirements in order to run the ecom station? and is it really an operating system or do you need another operating system for it to run in ( in other words, is it a standalone operating system or you must have another operating system in order for it to work?)?
GAIUSJULIUSCAESAR 2 years ago
@thenerd23 It is OS/2 with a different GUI and name. IBM makes the drivers and updates for the OS. The company has an agreement with IBM to use it under a different name.
semco72057 1 year ago
@hugospectrum4v OS/2 was made before Linux and Windows 95 was popular. It was designed by IBM to compete with Windows XT which was the business version since 95 and 98 crashed so much. OS/2 includes the IBM GUI along with a PC-DOS emulator, and a Windows 3.1 emulator. It came with so many features and didn't crash. The only problem was that it is wasn't as simple to many people and IBM didn't support it like they should have. Banks loved it due to it's speed, stability, and price.
semco72057 1 year ago
it reminds me of windows 95/98
EASPORTSHOCKEYMAN 2 years ago
Really? OS/2 was there before win95... guess who really reminds who.
ActarusYou 2 years ago
@EASPORTSHOCKEYMAN OS/2 became popular during the time of Windows 95/98 since it didn't crash like windows did. It is mainly used by businesses and always have or the people who were programmers, or technicians who loved it so much it is still around. IBM just wants it to die out.
semco72057 1 year ago
OS/2 still lives on today.
TengriAsura 3 years ago
I really don't understand this? OS/2 Warp doesn't require a cd-key but eComStation does???
cumberj001 3 years ago
yes. eComStation is built on OS/2 but stuff has been added to it
thenerd23 2 years ago
@thenerd23 Yes. There is plenty of software which was made to run on OS/2 3.0, and 4.0 which still works fine on eComstation. I just wish IBM had kept supporting the OS. I have OS/2 3.0 and 4.0, and the first version of eComstation.
semco72057 1 year ago
@thenerd23 Is it worth the money?I downloaded and tested the demo and it rendered my dual boot useless.Go figure right? being it says that it has limited use of your harddisk.
slimmdogg420 10 months ago
@slimmdogg420 well that really depends on what you want to use it for. I think it's a great OS but with that said you can't really expect to be able to do everything that you can with other systems. The library of software that exists today contains many new applications and some very old ones that still work well. There is also a great effort to port linux and other open source software to eComStation (netlabs.org).
if you are simply looking to get away from Windows you may want to try Linux.
thenerd23 10 months ago
@thenerd23 I use linux already thats what the dual boot does.I was just wondering how good it was.When the live cd demo screwed my Master Boot record it turned me off of the idea of using it for sure.
slimmdogg420 10 months ago
@cumberj001 That is what the company who contracted with IBM paid to do. They give you the updates and to make sure you paid for it you have to use that key.
semco72057 1 year ago
@semco72057 Serenity Systems purchased the rights to use OS/2 under their name and they still receive drivers from IBM under their agreement. The OS installs easier since Serenity Systems got their hands on it. I have OS/2 4.0 and you had problems installing it unless you knew that you had to use a function key to make a change then proceed to install it.
semco72057 1 year ago
nice
Fig1918 3 years ago 2