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  • Giving OS/2 a try...?

    From Fermin Sanchez@2:301/123 to All on Monday, May 10, 2021 00:54:26
    Hello everybody!

    I'm wondering - way back I was an OS/2 user, and I'd like to try some things out again. How would I go about (legally) obtaining installation media for OS/2 Warp 3 or OS/2 Warp 4?

    Regards
    Fermin


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  • From Alexander Grotewohl@1:120/616 to Fermin Sanchez on Sunday, May 09, 2021 20:10:52
    On 10 May 2021, Fermin Sanchez said the following...
    I'm wondering - way back I was an OS/2 user, and I'd like to try some things out again. How would I go about (legally) obtaining installation media for OS/2 War p 3 or OS/2 Warp 4?

    the only current legitimate way to obtain a new OS/2 license is via ArcaOS. perhaps you can find a copy of Warp 4 on eBay?

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  • From Fermin Sanchez@2:301/123 to Alexander Grotewohl on Monday, May 10, 2021 08:53:54
    Hello Alexander!

    09 May 21 20:10, you wrote to me:

    On 10 May 2021, Fermin Sanchez said the following...
    I'm wondering - way back I was an OS/2 user, and I'd like to try
    some things out again. How would I go about (legally) obtaining
    installation media for OS/2 War p 3 or OS/2 Warp 4?
    the only current legitimate way to obtain a new OS/2 license is via ArcaOS. perhaps you can find a copy of Warp 4 on eBay?

    I didn't know about ArcaOS. So much for my Google Kung Fu ;-) Thanks for the information, I'll look into it and also maybe see if I can find a copy on eBay or the Swiss equivalent "Ricardo"!

    Regards
    Fermin


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  • From Anna Christina Nass@2:240/5824.1 to Fermin Sanchez on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:27:00
    Am 10.05.21 schrieb Fermin Sanchez@2:301/123 in OS2:

    Hallo Fermin,

    I'm wondering - way back I was an OS/2 user, and I'd like to try some things out again. How would I go about (legally) obtaining installation media for OS/2 Warp 3 or OS/2 Warp 4?

    I would try eBay (or similar). OS/2 turns up regularly there.

    If you have a license, but the media are defective, then you could try downloading image files from winworldpc.com.

    Regards,
    Anna

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  • From Fermin Sanchez@2:301/123 to Anna Christina Nass on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 14:11:41

    Hello Anna!

    11 May 21 10:27, you wrote to me:

    I'm wondering - way back I was an OS/2 user, and I'd like to try
    some things out again. How would I go about (legally) obtaining
    installation media for OS/2 Warp 3 or OS/2 Warp 4?
    I would try eBay (or similar). OS/2 turns up regularly there.

    I hadn't thought of that before, will definitely give this (and a similar Swiss version of it) give a try. Thanks!

    If you have a license, but the media are defective, then you could try
    downloading image files from winworldpc.com.

    ... and I just learned something new. Unfortunately no license (any more), but this would also be a good idea. Get a license from eBay, even if the install media are defective (and get the license at a better price... ;-) ), and then download from there.

    Regards
    Fermin


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