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New version of OS/2

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GL1zdA
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The title says it all: What is dead may never die: a new version of OS/2 just arrived . $99 for a Personal Edition. Can run in VirtualBox.
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I'm not sure I'd actually use it, but I might just get a license because I like to encourage this type of project.
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I'm tempted too, ever since I heard about it.
smit happens.

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:Indy: indy , 150MHz R4400SC, 256MB RAM, XL24, 6.5.10
:Indigo2IMP: purplehaze , 175MHz R10000, Solid IMPACT
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I have bought it. It's $99 for the first 90 days, then increases to full price $130 after.

It's pretty nice. Plays nice with Virtual Machines as well. It even comes with some modern applications to make it useful. New theme and screensavers. Has a package manager.
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What date is that 90 days from, i.e., when does the $99 expire?
smit happens.

:Fuel: bigred , 900MHz R16K, 4GB RAM, V12 DCD, 6.5.30
:Indy: indy , 150MHz R4400SC, 256MB RAM, XL24, 6.5.10
:Indigo2IMP: purplehaze , 175MHz R10000, Solid IMPACT
probably posted from Image bruce , Quad 2.5GHz PowerPC 970MP, 16GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11
plus IBM POWER6 p520 * Apple Network Server 500 * RDI PrecisionBook * BeBox * Solbourne S3000 * Commodore 128 * many more...
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ClassicHasClass wrote: What date is that 90 days from, i.e., when does the $99 expire?


From release of the software to the market.
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Well, yes, but what date are they using for that?
smit happens.

:Fuel: bigred , 900MHz R16K, 4GB RAM, V12 DCD, 6.5.30
:Indy: indy , 150MHz R4400SC, 256MB RAM, XL24, 6.5.10
:Indigo2IMP: purplehaze , 175MHz R10000, Solid IMPACT
probably posted from Image bruce , Quad 2.5GHz PowerPC 970MP, 16GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11
plus IBM POWER6 p520 * Apple Network Server 500 * RDI PrecisionBook * BeBox * Solbourne S3000 * Commodore 128 * many more...