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ArcaOS 5.1.2 (based on OS/2 Warp 4.52) now available

45 points by speckx

by rcleveng

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It's been super amazing to see how much they could continue to support newer hardware and keep it going considering that I don't believe they have the kernel source.
It wasn't too long ago I saw OS/2 on some ATM machine that was crashed.
I used to love OS/2 back when developing DOS applications (since I could crash the app and not the machine). OS/2 got me interested in "real OS's" and then SunOS in college, etc.

by koutakun

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Who is the target audience for this? I can't imagine that many modern applications support OS/2 the way that they support e.g. MorphOS, and $139 is a steep price for a borderline useless OS that doesn't have a community like the Amiga-derived OSes do.

by natas

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ArcaOS is great in its own ways, it doesn't phone home, doesn't spy on your files, it's very stable, works on modern hardware, has a working browser, okay, it's not cutting edge, but it's fun and brings some of the joys of old-school computing back.

by vlod

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First thing I always look for is screenshots.
https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/arcaos-screenshots/

by sillywalk

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Ars Has a good / long article on the history of OS/2.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/half-...

by fithisux

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They could have rebuilt it on top of osFree and have 64bit support.

by hulitu

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They shall learn from the masters (Microsoft): a pirated version shall be easily available, else people will use alternatives.