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Post #168,952
by deSitter
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8/12/04 3:41:24 PM
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New Re: OS/2's CONFIG.SYS gives the lie to that.
At any given time it would have been easy to make a decent-looking interface, and the mechanics of the existing one were infinitely better than Windows. But it's the kernel that was the real gem - hand-crafted x86 assembler. An amazing tech feat.

What was wrong with CONFIG.SYS other than length?
-drl
Post #168,973
by pwhysall
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8/12/04 5:02:46 PM
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New If it was easy, why didn't IBM bother to do so?

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Post #169,460
by lister
8/16/04 9:18:26 AM
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New Graphical CONFIG.SYS Editor
Back in my OS/2 days I wrote one. It only got to be about 60% done. Figuring out the container control was the toughest part and even then I still wasn't 100% on it. Most of the statements in CONFIG.SYS had a dialog box control in a tabbed window I think. Pretty slick. Anything it didn't recognize got relegated to an plain ol' edit box.

But it's days as a commercial desktop OS are long gone...

*sigh* It was great at the time to do some real multitasking on my 386SX-16/8MB (when 8MB was A LOT of memory) and later P90/16MB (that was still a lot of memory too.) Aside from some rough spots the interface was good at the time. I was really looking forward to OS/2-PPC... :-(
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     Why am I bothered with this . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (55) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:51:29 AM EDT
         IIRC there were quite a few 'Oops! Damn!' posts - (Meerkat) - (2) - Aug. 12, 2004, 04:03:19 AM EDT
             ..and this explains why most software sucks - (deSitter) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 04:16:18 AM EDT
                 "patently ridiculous" - (admin) - Aug. 12, 2004, 08:48:58 AM EDT
         Agreed, I hated it from nanosecond 1 - (deSitter) - (30) - Aug. 12, 2004, 04:14:35 AM EDT
             Hello and welcome to IWhingeThey - (Meerkat) - (29) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:46:47 AM EDT
                 Re: Hello and welcome to IWhingeThey - (deSitter) - (28) - Aug. 12, 2004, 06:08:29 AM EDT
                     Forgive me Sir, I forgot I was one of the stupid. I bow,etc. -NT - (Meerkat) - Aug. 12, 2004, 07:02:36 AM EDT
                     You like Windows 95. - (pwhysall) - (26) - Aug. 12, 2004, 07:03:57 AM EDT
                         pwned. -NT - (inthane-chan) - Aug. 12, 2004, 11:02:29 AM EDT
                         Years ago - (deSitter) - (24) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:14:18 PM EDT
                             You Talk Toss. - (pwhysall) - (23) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:27:36 PM EDT
                                 Re: You Talk Toss. - (deSitter) - (22) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:29:20 PM EDT
                                     OS/2's CONFIG.SYS gives the lie to that. - (pwhysall) - (21) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:32:19 PM EDT
                                         Re: OS/2's CONFIG.SYS gives the lie to that. - (deSitter) - (2) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:41:24 PM EDT
                                             If it was easy, why didn't IBM bother to do so? -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:02:46 PM EDT
                                                 Graphical CONFIG.SYS Editor - (lister) - Aug. 16, 2004, 09:18:26 AM EDT
                                         Interface is beautiful, easy to use, and fast. - (imric) - (17) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:43:16 PM EDT
                                             OS/2 is dead. Deader n' disco. Gone the way of the platform - (pwhysall) - (16) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:00:52 PM EDT
                                                 ICLRPD - (Arkadiy) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:03:34 PM EDT
                                                 Not as long at there are mainframes - (broomberg) - Aug. 12, 2004, 08:30:02 PM EDT
                                                 I disagree - (jake123) - (8) - Aug. 13, 2004, 10:09:27 AM EDT
                                                     You're wrestling with a pig, Jack. - (n3jja) - (7) - Aug. 13, 2004, 11:52:52 PM EDT
                                                         I'm still running an old Acorn box with RISCOS. - (pwhysall) - (6) - Aug. 14, 2004, 01:02:07 AM EDT
                                                             *YAWN* -NT - (n3jja) - (5) - Aug. 14, 2004, 09:40:14 AM EDT
                                                                 YHBT. YHL. HAND. - (pwhysall) - (4) - Aug. 14, 2004, 10:02:33 AM EDT
                                                                     Oi! Lay off! How dare you! Amiga is...oh, heh, you're right! -NT - (Meerkat) - Aug. 14, 2004, 11:39:10 AM EDT
                                                                     WordStar 7 on CP/M on Otrona: FOREVER!____bloody heathens -NT - (Ashton) - (2) - Aug. 14, 2004, 06:55:51 PM EDT
                                                                         forpro on fortunes, multiuser done right -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 14, 2004, 07:19:10 PM EDT
                                                                         GEOS on C64 43v4R! -NT - (inthane-chan) - Aug. 14, 2004, 07:46:21 PM EDT
                                                 Are not (were not?) most ATMs OS/2 -- re obv stability. -NT - (Ashton) - (4) - Aug. 13, 2004, 04:22:35 PM EDT
                                                     The Diebold ATMs were . Now NT :-( -NT - (hnick) - Aug. 13, 2004, 04:34:47 PM EDT
                                                     Not anymore - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Aug. 13, 2004, 07:01:29 PM EDT
                                                         ICLRPD (new thread) - (Another Scott) - Aug. 13, 2004, 08:19:19 PM EDT
                                                     Were. - (pwhysall) - Aug. 13, 2004, 11:02:06 PM EDT
         Maybe request a check box in Edit Preferences? :-p -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 12, 2004, 08:25:50 AM EDT
         Re: Why am I bothered with this . . . - (admin) - (16) - Aug. 12, 2004, 08:46:14 AM EDT
             Keep up the good work Scott - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 09:41:15 AM EDT
                 No one admires his efforts and skill more than I do - (deSitter) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:17:50 PM EDT
             Agreed - (broomberg) - (5) - Aug. 12, 2004, 11:18:30 AM EDT
                 Far better solution - (deSitter) - (4) - Aug. 12, 2004, 03:20:16 PM EDT
                     Re: Far better solution - (admin) - (3) - Aug. 12, 2004, 04:36:16 PM EDT
                         FFF. - (pwhysall) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:01:32 PM EDT
                             ... which is why I rarely complain about a feature. :-) - (static) - Aug. 16, 2004, 07:37:31 AM EDT
                         Almost what I said! - (broomberg) - Aug. 12, 2004, 08:27:16 PM EDT
             see: [post://168889] for suggestion. - (folkert) - Aug. 12, 2004, 12:06:23 PM EDT
             Geez, don't I get to bitch a little now and then? - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Aug. 12, 2004, 02:59:07 PM EDT
                 You *and* Ross set me off. - (admin) - (4) - Aug. 12, 2004, 04:39:13 PM EDT
                     Well, I certainly apologize for the offense . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:10:29 PM EDT
                         Re: Well, I certainly apologize for the offense . . - (admin) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:14:44 PM EDT
                             It's a good thing he didn't complain about the dirty knife. - (ChrisR) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:26:21 PM EDT
                     Re: You *and* Ross set me off. - (deSitter) - Aug. 12, 2004, 11:02:50 PM EDT
             I'm just curious - (Nightowl) - Aug. 12, 2004, 05:38:24 PM EDT
         Personally... (edited) - (folkert) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 12:13:33 PM EDT
             I would like to get some productivity numbers - (boxley) - Aug. 12, 2004, 12:09:16 PM EDT
         Did I mention? (new thread) - (Ashton) - Aug. 12, 2004, 06:53:22 PM EDT

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