eComStation 2.0 RC4 Video

This is a short video showing of some features of eComStation 2.0 RC4. There are a couple bugs (you'll see someone log in to my msn) but it serves to show off eComStation.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• eComStation
• OS/2
• IBM
• Serenity
• System
• computer
• environment

[Wriggler2]

mmhmhh.... Looks Win95ish.

Is there any point why somebody should use this OS or is it just a kind of "proof of concept" thing?

[thenerd23]

@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.

[cumberj001]

I really don't understand this? OS/2 Warp doesn't require a cd-key but eComStation does???

[thenerd23]

yes. eComStation is built on OS/2 but stuff has been added to it

[slimmdogg420]

@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.

[thenerd23]

@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.

[customizersp]

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

[slimmdogg420]

@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.

[semco72057]

@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.

[tomperanteau]

@jami304 What versions of OS/2 did you run?

[zingmars]

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.

[n1nj4Lo]

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!