[Info-vax] What to do with my VAX.....

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/20/2020 11:14 AM, seasoned_geek wrote:
> Believe it or not, OS/2 is back from the grave
> 
> https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/os2-back-from-the-grave/
>
>  because there are too many banks/ATMs/other financial institutions
> still using it and the protocols kids today won't bother to read even
> if the documentation is free online.

OS/2 is not coming back as mainstream OS.

ArcaOS is a niche OS for those stuck on 20 year old technology.

https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/ reveals what it is all about:

<quote>
ArcaOS runs…

…OS/2 applications (32-bit and 16-bit)
…16-bit Windows applications
…DOS applications
</quote>

it also list some newer stuff, but listing these 3 app types as the
first app types pretty clearly indicate what the market is.

Arne