Reformat Утилита для форматирования USB флешек, USB винчестеров (для совместимости с OS/2)

What to port to OS/2?

The topic of porting (import) was discussed since 2008, 2010. 1) It's clear that OS/2 receives new software thanks to porting of linux software. 2) YES, we need libraries (dlls), VIO (text mode) applications = engines, code with complex algorithms inside. 3) NO, it's necessary prohibit porting of large ready-for-use apps which This medium size and large apps are debugged, powerful and easily kill our OS/2 native, shareware apps (= kill OS/2 developers).

Write code only if you can't live without that

Better implement short compact projects for OS/2. Long term projects die usually. Many apps for OS/2 never were released.

(Application X)

[in development] For users which are accustomed to use Copy/ Paste like Windows,

Panorama VESA video driver for OS/2

eCo Software have released Panorama VESA driver in 2007 - OS/2 survived the crisis

Some remarks about Panorama history

What application to develop for OS/2?

It's clear that we need QR-code library so other developers can create some Solutions based on OS/2.

Multi-language of OS/2

eCo Software have create LANGE library for the developers. All messages in the code of your program are written on english. The library loads translated text from resource file.

USB Flash in OS/2

OS/2 doesn't support Windows USB FAT32 flash disks. You should re-format USB flash disk in OS/2 to FAT32. After this you can use this USB flash in Windows AND OS/2.

You can't stop time flow..

When UEFI and other barriers appeared, we said: it's not important what is changing in the computers. You can always install OS/2 to Used Core 2 Duo PC.

Time goes and we see that OS/2 must support new models of computers because old generations are not available. don't fit the requirements.

Web-browsers in OS/2

WebExplorer web-browser was integrated to OS/2 Warp in 1994

ArcaOS 5.1.1 - DOS works again

DOS virtual machine works again (it was working on Core 2 Duo, and didn't for i5). Install ArcaOS in UEFI mode to use DOS VM.

libc occupies shared memory

Giant problem of OS/2 today: linux libc libraries eat low shared memory. Nobody cares, the libraries are not recompiled to use HighMem.

Wizard (Russia)

Wizard is designing for OS/2 since 2004.

Roderick Klein (Netherlands)

If you search the word "monk" in the vocabulary - you will see Roderick's photo as example.

Roderick Klein was interacting with all developers while working on eComStation. He was working in 24/7 mode during several years.

Stream: ArcaOS 5 - ghost of OS/2

Youtube video, russian language

(not translated)

Main idea: during two hours people are discussing OS/2 without knowing what is it.

Resolving troubles with TCP/IP

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about OS/2, Checking TCP/IP settings

If you are writing documentation for your application then we recommend: create html files and publish at the homepage of your product. So it is indexed, so you can show it to other people, discuss the document in real mode.

don't generate inf files.

Warpstock Europe 2017

Warpstock Europe 2017 conference was in Rotterdam (Netherlands). Meeting of OS/2 users and developers. Report (russian text):

Warpstock 2025

(let's find info, do we have the conference in 2025?)

Joachim Benjamins

was working in Mensys BV

(not related to OS/2)