Obscure Operating systems - PSP and OS/2
11 Nov 07 Filed in:Software
Who says Windows is the only way to go? A scan through the details of visitors to this site revealed some interesting insights into obscure operating systems still (or already) in use today. Boffins, man your stations. Non geeks, prepare to glaze over - or maybe not.
They aren't just for playing killing and maiming games. You can do constructive things, like surf the internet for Naked Zwinky info provided by the biggest name in that important field of endeavor.
I wonder if they have used their PSPs on the Net Disaster site, the place where you can destroy other web sites in a variety of creative ways?
I said what? I remember my brother was looking into the IBM OS/2 wonder Operating System back in the 90's. He decided not to go that route, due to built-in obsolescence - a kind way of saying, Great idea, but this is going nowhere! Judging by the death of the business version, Warp 2, he was, of course, spot on with his assessment.
My theory on the OS/2 lurker.
1 - The person accessing the Pisstakers via OS/2 is so deeply invested in it, they can't afford to migrate to something more current. Therefore, they come to this site in the forlorn hope of reading about other people who got caught up in something from which there is no escape.
2 - They love OS/2 so much they don't see anything wrong with being in a minority of 12 world-wide users. In fact, they always feel more comfortable being part of a small group, and probably visit here on a Saturday - the quietest day of the week.
3 - They are one of the support guys who thought they could make a fortune by supporting OS/2 fanatics. However, the market is so small that they have oceans of time on their hands to read The Pisstakers day after day.
If you are truly a pernickety, get-all-the-facts-straight kind of person, get the full OS/2 story from Toasty tech. I'm just a pisstaker after all.
I think I will leave these for another day. I don't want anything to steal the thunder of PSP and OS/2 just yet.
Portable Playstation
They aren't just for playing killing and maiming games. You can do constructive things, like surf the internet for Naked Zwinky info provided by the biggest name in that important field of endeavor.
I wonder if they have used their PSPs on the Net Disaster site, the place where you can destroy other web sites in a variety of creative ways?
OS/2
I said what? I remember my brother was looking into the IBM OS/2 wonder Operating System back in the 90's. He decided not to go that route, due to built-in obsolescence - a kind way of saying, Great idea, but this is going nowhere! Judging by the death of the business version, Warp 2, he was, of course, spot on with his assessment.
IBM has announced... Effective December 23, 2005, the products are withdrawn from marketing and the product CDs will no longer be available.
End of Standard Support for both products is December 31, 2006
Support beyond December 31, 2006, will be available for a fee
My theory on the OS/2 lurker.
2 - They love OS/2 so much they don't see anything wrong with being in a minority of 12 world-wide users. In fact, they always feel more comfortable being part of a small group, and probably visit here on a Saturday - the quietest day of the week.
3 - They are one of the support guys who thought they could make a fortune by supporting OS/2 fanatics. However, the market is so small that they have oceans of time on their hands to read The Pisstakers day after day.
If you are truly a pernickety, get-all-the-facts-straight kind of person, get the full OS/2 story from Toasty tech. I'm just a pisstaker after all.
Symbian and Sun Solaris
I think I will leave these for another day. I don't want anything to steal the thunder of PSP and OS/2 just yet.
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