For anyone who's interested, you can register for 4 nodes free for Ezycom BBS now. Anything higher than 4 will require a payment. Version 2.15 willI have my key, but I did try and experiment with it. Maybe if a Win32 or beyond application can not happen, maybe we will see an ecom station application instead.
be out sometime soon I hope. It's still in Gamma mode right now.
I have my key, but I did try and experiment with it. Maybe if a Win32 or beyond application can not happen, maybe we will see an ecom station application instead.
It seems that OS/2 / eComStation is still fairly popular for BBSing, which seems a little surprising to me, considering that OS/2 and eComStation are now fairly obscure OSes. I didn't think there was much OS/2 software development going on anymore. I have a copy of OS/2, but it's very hard to install on newer computers (probably due to driver issues). Do you know if eComStation is fairly easy to get going?I hear ya, I got OS/2 Warp 3 working in a Virtual Machine, if I could get
I hear ya, I got OS/2 Warp 3 working in a Virtual Machine, if I could get
internet it'd probably be my main OS... I ordered eComStation, but
eComstation. Any way, if there's something you need for OS/2 and it's
fairly simple, let me know. I've got Borland Pascal 7 with the OS/2
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I wonder what ways eComStation differs from OS/2 Warp 4.
That being said, I've played with ecomstation. It is Warp 4, with a modernised desktop and more drivers.According to their ads, you can run unix xwindows and possibly some 32-bit
--- JOHN GUILLORY wrote --
According to their ads, you can run unix xwindows and possibly some 32-
windows apps that run in Wine from Unix in OS/2. Does it still suppor
running other DOS versions like in Warp 3? Eg. using the boot fro
disk app on the desktop, which I fainlty remember modifying a bit t
run a disk image instead of having to have the boot disk in A:..
In the day, I used to do that to test my apps with MS-DOS 3.3, 5.0
PC-DOS 5.0, and if I really wanted to get crazy, I got a copy o
MS-DOS 2.0 and PC-DOS 1.0 at a time..
I used to have to support OS/2. I'd rather nail my foot to the floor.
That being said, I've played with ecomstation. It is Warp 4, with a modernised desktop and more drivers.
--- NIGHTFOX wrote --
I wonder if eComStation can be installed on modern PCs more easily than OS
I used to have to support OS/2. I'd rather nail my foot to the floor.
Haha, was it really that bad?
That being said, I've played with ecomstation. It is Warp 4, with a
modernised desktop and more drivers.
I wonder if eComStation can be installed on modern PCs more easily than OS/2..
I liked it a lot back then, but when NT4 came out (late '96 iirc), I switche and never really looked back. NT3.51 wasn't as good as OS/2 imho, but NT4 passed it (think Warp 3 was current at that time).
I wonder if eComStation can be installed on modern PCs more easily than OS
Yes... though still wouldn't recommend it if you don't *NEED* it.
It seems that OS/2 / eComStation is still fairly popular for BBSing, which seems a little surprising to me, considering that OS/2 and eComStation are n fairly obscure OSes.
Yeah, but OS/2 multitasked console windows far better than any other OS at t time. Running multiple console nodes of a BBS under Windows was tough, but n a problem for OS/2.
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