[Discussion] [MAC]

[BillN]

I think the eCS users, like myself, are interested in other OS/2 and eCS 
users' experience with other systems, be they Mac, Linux or XYZ. I think 
we all benefit from looking thru other eyes and other solutions as we 
travel thru the rather challenging present.

I am encouraged by recent reports that eCS will have another beta 
release soon, and not too long from a final 2.0. Also the OpenOffice 3.1 
beta download is available for those paid subscribers. I've downloaded 
it, but want to get a good beta6a install first.

eCS still works reliably for me, and OO 3.1 and Thunderbird and FF will 
cover all of the needed bases for me. I am not knowledgeable on what DBs 
work well under eCS, but I'll be happy to run PG under Linux and connect 
to it, or ZFS under Solaris, and connect to it. The key is to understand 
the best-in-breed and make use of them.

Virtual systems under one roof are another option, but I'm not quite 
ready to take that on yet. But if someone else is working on/running 
some, let's hear what your experiences are.

What I want is best of breed, and if I need X systems (or virtuals) to 
run them, I'll do it.

BillN

Ernest Fisch wrote:
> 
> On May 19, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Joyce E. Clarke wrote:
> 
>>
>> Are these W programs generally-used ones, i.e.,
>> communications or photo handling?  I have one fuel terminal
>> program and (d**n, it) all the aviation programs I have to
>> use are W only and if I could believe that a Mac could
>> handle that well, it might sway me towards a Mac notebook
>> rather than something like an eeepc.
>>
>> Oh, and how about eCS programs?  I do not want to give up
>> Mesa2, for one.
> 
> 
> Both are CAD programs.  One is for model railroads and one is a general 
> CAD program.  They run perfectly.  Remember that you are running real 
> Wombat, not a simulation.  I have not tried loading eCS.
> 
> I ran OS/2 and eCS happily for years.  Some time ago the task of 
> maintaining computers and software lost its charm.  I am interested in 
> the tasks I want to perform,not he method of getting there.  As I needed 
> to replace hardware it became more difficult to support the new stuff.  
> I was faced with starting anew.  Wombat is simply unacceptable and Linux 
> seems to be anything but stable or at least requires more maintenance 
> than I am willing to provide. The same holds true for eCS along with 
> hardware support problems.
> 
> Over the years a lot of my complaints about the MAC have been addressed 
> making it the logical choice for me.
> 
> I know it is not OS/2 but I thought it might be instructive to see one 
> long time users journey through the computer jungle.
> 
> Ernie Fisch
> ernfisch at cox.net
> 
> 
> 
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