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by folkert
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7/15/05 11:47:47 AM
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The underlying things in OS/2. The mere fact you could have a hammered OS/2 server and STILL have respectable response from the GUI is an amazing feat. The task switching and swapping, scheduler and those kinds of things.

I'd like to see Linux benefit from the technology/IP/Ideaology that made OS/2 so useful in ATMs, Kiosks, Just about anything important, as it turns out, for quite a while ran as an OS2 application.

Other things like Presentation Manager would be nice to have available and usable in Linux... but I think those days are past, as in freeing Presentation manager. But WPS, still may come around some day.
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Post #217,518
by rcsteiner
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8/4/05 3:24:42 PM
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OS/2 seems to be quite good at dynamically shifting process/thread priority on the fly so UI code isn't adversely impacted.

It isn't as obvious on newer hardware, but on ancient machines like the ones I still tend to run it's sometimes apparent that some other OSes (Win2k, Linux) are not quite as nimble at shuffling their feet under load.

Scott G is still making OS/2 kernel patches available -- it'd be interesting to see if his activity continues past the drop-dead date.
-Rich Steiner
OS/2, Linux, Windows, and OS2200 user in Mableton, GA
The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.
     IBM sets the end-days - (SpiceWare) - (9) - July 14, 2005, 05:53:05 PM EDT
         But OS/2 died in 1995! - (Another Scott) - July 14, 2005, 05:56:03 PM EDT
         Very sad. - (imric) - (2) - July 14, 2005, 09:16:18 PM EDT
             Remember watching the Senate hearings... - (bepatient) - (1) - July 14, 2005, 09:42:10 PM EDT
                 Voice Dictation & Navigation: OS/2 Warp 4: 1996 -NT - (n3jja) - July 14, 2005, 10:21:31 PM EDT
         There is a big push, by even IBMers - (folkert) - (4) - July 15, 2005, 09:45:08 AM EDT
             Yeah, but I'd be *very* surprised if this came to pass. - (Another Scott) - (3) - July 15, 2005, 10:08:29 AM EDT
                 'just' the WPS would be enough for me... -NT - (imric) - July 15, 2005, 11:17:15 AM EDT
                 I'd be more concerned with... - (folkert) - (1) - July 15, 2005, 11:47:47 AM EDT
                     Re: I'd be more concerned with... - (rcsteiner) - Aug. 4, 2005, 03:24:42 PM EDT

Just the facts, ma'am.
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