This is normal ...right?

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:26:35 -0600, philo wrote:


Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

Looks like fun.

I run Windows 7, 32 & 64 bit and 64 bit Ubuntu on OS X host.

On 2015-03-05 1:26 PM, philo wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

eComStation? Really? I'm surprised that the operating system is used at all.

--
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OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner

""They (Google) don't follow the GPL, ****tard." - ccretin, lying
shamelessly" - chrisv, lying shamelessly
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rejects-gpl-in-new-gphone-alliance/#!

On 03/05/2015 12:31 PM, Geoff wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:26:35 -0600, philo wrote:


Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

Looks like fun.

I run Windows 7, 32 & 64 bit and 64 bit Ubuntu on OS X host.




I just did that for a demo of course. I'd not have a need to run more
than one guest at a time.

On 03/05/2015 12:38 PM, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-03-05 1:26 PM, philo wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

eComStation? Really? I'm surprised that the operating system is used at
all.




There are still some people using it , but I have it installed simply
for nostalgia.


OS/2 has the best GUI I've ever encountered.

It looks crisp and clean, it's smooth operating and has the absolute
best fonts of all times.

On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:43:26 -0600, philo wrote:

On 03/05/2015 12:31 PM, Geoff wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:26:35 -0600, philo wrote:


Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

Looks like fun.

I run Windows 7, 32 & 64 bit and 64 bit Ubuntu on OS X host.




I just did that for a demo of course. I'd not have a need to run more
than one guest at a time.

I'll run Win7-32 and Ubuntu at the same time when I am using all three
compiler tools but never all three VMs at once, the MacBookPro can't
really perform well at that load.

On 03/05/2015 01:11 PM, Geoff wrote:




I just did that for a demo of course. I'd not have a need to run more
than one guest at a time.

I'll run Win7-32 and Ubuntu at the same time when I am using all three
compiler tools but never all three VMs at once, the MacBookPro can't
really perform well at that load.




My machine only has six gigs of RAM so with the way I've assigned RAM,
four was my limit.

On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Slimer wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

eComStation? Really? I'm surprised that the operating system is used at all.

I use it for most things, I do usenet and email on eCS only and most of
my browsing. I have Windows 7 on another desktop and my laptop. The
desktop because I look after systems for a few friends and it has my TV
card and the laptop because it came on it.

--
Faster, cheaper, quieter than HS2
and built in 5 years;
UKUltraspeed http://www.500kmh.com/

On 03/05/2015 02:00 PM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:26:35 -0600, philo wrote:


Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

Is that mostly because you can? Or, do you have a need / use for such an
arrangement?





I do not need to run all those virtual machines...

however some of them are useful.


I do a lot of repair work and find ...especially if giving advice over
the phone...to boot up to the OS I'm trying to troubleshoot so I have a
reference and not have to leave everything to my faulty memory.


It's much simpler to just have ...Win8...for example in a virtual
machine. No need to dual boot...

Plus Virtual Machines are great for running experiments that could
potentially break the system. As long as I have a copy of the VDI I can
destroy an operating system and just delete the VDI file and replace it
with a good copy of the original

Win10 is simply for me to gain familiarity now...so that when it's
released I will at least have an idea as to what is going on.


Whay to I have ECS? just for fun I guess.

On 03/05/2015 03:11 PM, Stormin' Norman wrote:


It's much simpler to just have ...Win8...for example in a virtual
machine. No need to dual boot...

Plus Virtual Machines are great for running experiments that could
potentially break the system. As long as I have a copy of the VDI I can
destroy an operating system and just delete the VDI file and replace it
with a good copy of the original

Win10 is simply for me to gain familiarity now...so that when it's
released I will at least have an idea as to what is going on.


Whay to I have ECS? just for fun I guess.

All very logical and a good approach.




Way back twelve years ago I had (still do actually) an AMD-450 machine
with a removable drive kit and something like 22 different operating
systems.


It was kind of fun but needless to say a bit tedious.

philo wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

It seems highly organised and commendable to me.
I run Win7, Win8.1, iOS8.3, android Kit-Kat 4.4.2; but all on separate
bits of metal. They all go through the same wireless router, though.
Now and again I drive myself to near despair trying to pair them with
Bluetooth. They all work fine to my Sandstrom hifi, but I've never
succeeded in connecting an iPad with an android phone; even though they
pair to the extent of both displaying the same accept-code.

Ed

On 2015-03-05 1:47 PM, philo wrote:
On 03/05/2015 12:38 PM, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-03-05 1:26 PM, philo wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

eComStation? Really? I'm surprised that the operating system is used at
all.




There are still some people using it , but I have it installed simply
for nostalgia.


OS/2 has the best GUI I've ever encountered.

It looks crisp and clean, it's smooth operating and has the absolute
best fonts of all times.

Unfortunately, it had IBM's uncanny incompetence behind it.

--
Slimer
OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner

""They (Google) don't follow the GPL, ****tard." - ccretin, lying
shamelessly" - chrisv, lying shamelessly
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rejects-gpl-in-new-gphone-alliance/#!

On 2015-03-05 2:47 PM, Rodney Pont wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Slimer wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

eComStation? Really? I'm surprised that the operating system is used at all.

I use it for most things, I do usenet and email on eCS only and most of
my browsing. I have Windows 7 on another desktop and my laptop. The
desktop because I look after systems for a few friends and it has my TV
card and the laptop because it came on it.

Other than USENET and e-mail, what can you do under eComStation. I tried
OS/2 a few times back in the day but it never ran very well on my crappy
hardware. It's basically dead now but I'm curious as to whether the new
company behind it made it any more useful since then.


--
Slimer
OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner

""They (Google) don't follow the GPL, ****tard." - ccretin, lying
shamelessly" - chrisv, lying shamelessly
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rejects-gpl-in-new-gphone-alliance/#!

On 03/05/2015 05:16 PM, Slimer wrote:
O
It looks crisp and clean, it's smooth operating and has the absolute
best fonts of all times.

Unfortunately, it had IBM's uncanny incompetence behind it.





That's why some call it the OS that could have been....

On 03/05/2015 05:17 PM, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-03-05 2:47 PM, Rodney Pont wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Slimer wrote:

Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host

not like I'm a geek or anything



https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hz...multi.jpg?dl=0

eComStation? Really? I'm surprised that the operating system is used
at all.

I use it for most things, I do usenet and email on eCS only and most of
my browsing. I have Windows 7 on another desktop and my laptop. The
desktop because I look after systems for a few friends and it has my TV
card and the laptop because it came on it.

Other than USENET and e-mail, what can you do under eComStation. I tried
OS/2 a few times back in the day but it never ran very well on my crappy
hardware. It's basically dead now but I'm curious as to whether the new
company behind it made it any more useful since then.





There are a lot of users around

I think some banks use it...and it still is used in industrial
controls... a couple years ago I had to repair a computer with warp3 on
it that was running a laser cutter.


ECS has better hardware support than just plain OS/2

however since it does not support my scanner and printer I don't use it
for much