I tried ArcaOS on some 2001-era Dell laptops, it works decent enough, but still didn't "feel" quite the same. Then there was a bit of drama of ArcaOS making complaints of people making videos about ArcaOS, claiming it violated their license (it wasn't quite that dramatic and likely blown out of proportion- but it was an uncomfortable circumstance; but to be fair, Arca is obligated to stay on the good side of IBM, as OS/2 is still sort of export controlled? Something like that- while I don't think the military makes too much use of OS/2, I do think some banks still do).
I had trouble finding a 486 laptop in the 93/94 years that also had a built in CD-ROM. It seems in laptops, they skipped 486's and went straight to Pentiums (not saying they don't exist, just they don't seem to be plentiful such that those who have them price them accordingly-- I've wonder if the power/performance and battery ratio for a 486 laptop just wasn't favorable?) Installing at least from CD on the TP385CD has been far more bearable. -Steve On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM Guy Sotomayor via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > You could also look at ArcaOS from Arca Noae. Arca Noae took over OS/2 > from IBM when it was discontinued. They've been updating it and making > a number of releases with updated hardware support. For example, they > just released a version that has the ability to boot from UEFI- based > systems. > > TTFN - Guy > > On 10/26/24 13:13, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > > That's true. Part of the trouble was just finding a ThinkPad still in > > decent enough shape. They're note equipment but not exactly ToughBook > > tanks. For many, the plastic case has just become brittle. And I'm not > > sure if the cooling was really adequate for the Pentium's (especially if > > the case gets compromised and has any sort of large crack). But I'd get > > one that ended up with a busted floppy, or a busted CD, or sour screen, > > etc. Installing from CD was really what I was going for (Warp 3 > Connect), > > and many of the CD equipped ThinkPad's are just too new. > > > > Then I saw inconsistencies across the same model line (for example some > > could boot to CD or PCMCIA, some couldn't). I thought perhaps they were > > just re-badged instances, but then realized: oh, it was due to firmware > > update differences over time. > > > > Anyhow, sorry to distract about 1990's stuff . Anyone got a working > > Univac-422? :) A modern-retro remake of one those would be neat, but > it > > seems it's always all about the PDP's instead :P > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM David Schmidt via cctalk < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Steve Lewis wrote: > >>> I'll do a write up on the adventure soon-ish, I'm still trying to > figure > >>> out the TCP/IP settings stuff for OS/2. > >> You stand a much better chance of getting OS/2 drivers for IBM-produced > >> machines than just about anyone else's, but hat's off to you for > getting it > >> done. > >> > >> I (and I'm sure lots of others) can help if you need it navigating > >> LAPS/MPTS/TCP/IP settings. The stack is coming from a much more naive > era > >> with respect to security; you probably don't want to set up an FTP > server, > >> for example. ;-) > >> > >> - David > >> > -- > TTFN - Guy > >
