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

Web-browser - most important requirement

of course, web-browser is the most important requirement for the standard users today.

• we get news, movies, photos via web-browser
• access to banks, logistics, internet shops
• access to different databases
• ..

Without actual web-browser the OS becomes unusable

"Native" simple apps

How to stimulate the development of simple native programs? (small)

Answer: let's publish 20 -- 50 templates of applications. 20 modern examples -- will give 100 new apps in the next 12 monthes.

Unique OS/2 User Interface

OS/2 is diffrent from other systems thanks to unique User Interface.

Panorama VESA video driver for OS/2

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

"Russian version of ArcaOS OS/2"

Install english version of ArcaOS. Install LIP package with russian resources

eCo Software is working on russian version of OS/2 since 2001.

Device drivers in OS/2

Major part of OS/2 drivers are universal. Ethernet drivers are full-featured, Video: VESA with acceleration, Audio - based on linux ALSA.

Report: OS/2 compatible hardware

Every year eCo Software was publishing a report what computer to select for OS/2. Report: OS/2 compatible hardware

How the User Interface of OS/2 is changing?

Changes of eComStation user interface - history

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.

Web-browser is the source of life

Currently we don't have good web-browser in OS/2.

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.

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)