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    From Joacim Melin@2:201/120 to All on Friday, March 02, 2018 08:33:28
    I tried to install OS/2 4 under VMware ESXi 6 the other day. I did not want to
    boot from any boot floppy image I have or the ISO file I also have. Anyone know if there is a way to make it happen?


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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/6 to Joacim Melin on Monday, March 05, 2018 13:21:14
    Joacim Melin wrote:

    I tried to install OS/2 4 under VMware ESXi 6 the other day.  I did not
    want to boot from any boot floppy image I have or the ISO file I also
    have.  Anyone know if there is a way to make it happen?

    I dont know anything about ESXi, but I have installed OS/2 WARP 4.52 ACP/MCP to
    VMWare Workstation not so long time ago.

    Which "OS/2 4" were you using?

    'Tommi

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Tommi Koivula on Tuesday, March 06, 2018 00:28:25
    Tommi Koivula wrote to Joacim Melin <=-

    I dont know anything about ESXi, but I have installed OS/2 WARP 4.52 ACP/MCP to VMWare Workstation not so long time ago.

    I've been able to create a working VM with Warp 4.52 using Virtualbox under Slackware Linux also. All I did was boot the machine initially using an ISO and went from there.

    --Sean


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  • From Joacim Melin@2:201/120 to Tommi Koivula on Tuesday, March 06, 2018 13:16:15
    Joacim Melin wrote:

    I tried to install OS/2 4 under VMware ESXi 6 the other day.á I did not >> want to boot from any boot floppy image I have or the ISO file I also >> have.á
    Anyone know if there is a way to make it happen?

    I dont know anything about ESXi, but I have installed OS/2 WARP 4.52 ACP/MCP to VMWare Workstation not so long time ago.

    Which "OS/2 4" were you using?

    I'll have to get back to you on that one. :)


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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Joacim Melin on Sunday, March 25, 2018 13:18:20
    Joacim Melin wrote in a message to All:

    I tried to install OS/2 4 under VMware ESXi 6 the other day. I did
    not want to boot from any boot floppy image I have or the ISO file
    I also have. Anyone know if there is a way to make it happen?

    It works better under VMWare Workstation IMO. But, it works even better under Oracle VirtualBox since it even has an OS/2 additions folder available in the guest additions CD image.

    Peace,
    Robert

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Sean Dennis on Sunday, March 25, 2018 13:20:48
    Sean Dennis wrote in a message to Tommi Koivula:

    Tommi Koivula wrote to Joacim Melin <=-

    I dont know anything about ESXi, but I have installed OS/2 WARP 4.52
    ACP/MCP to VMWare Workstation not so long time ago.

    I've been able to create a working VM with Warp 4.52 using
    Virtualbox under Slackware Linux also. All I did was boot the
    machine initially using an ISO and went from there.

    That's what I did to get this VM running :) Just under Windows 10 Pro :)

    Peace,
    Robert

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Robert Wolfe on Sunday, March 25, 2018 15:15:36
    Hello Robert.

    25 Mar 18 13:20, you wrote to me:

    That's what I did to get this VM running :) Just under Windows 10 Pro
    :)

    Now to get W10 running under OS/2.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From robert wolfe@1:116/18 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 17:41:38
    Sean Dennis wrote to Warp 4 <=-

    That's what I did to get this VM running :) Just under Windows 10 Pro
    :)

    Now to get W10 running under OS/2.

    VirtualPC for OS/2 should do the trick ;)

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Robert Wolfe on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 19:12:23
    Hello Robert.

    28 Mar 18 17:41, you wrote to me:

    VirtualPC for OS/2 should do the trick ;)

    Yep, it should.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Sean Dennis on Sunday, June 10, 2018 10:30:37
    Sean Dennis wrote in a message to Robert Wolfe:

    That's what I did to get this VM running :) Just under Windows 10 Pro
    :)

    Now to get W10 running under OS/2.

    I think there is a port of VirtualBox for OS/2 now, or at least it is being worked on.

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Robert Wolfe on Monday, June 11, 2018 11:02:01
    Hello Robert,

    10 Jun 18 10:30 at you wrote to me:

    I think there is a port of VirtualBox for OS/2 now, or at least it is being worked on.

    I've heard rumors of people getting W10 to run under VPC/2 but I can't substantiate that.

    Later,
    Sean

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