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| Java 6 (OpenJDK) Released for OS/2, eComStation |
| By special contributor martini on 2011-06-29 09:50:53 |
| OpenJDK had been released as GA for OS/2 and eComStaion. This allows eCS-OS2 users to run modern Java apps on their platform. The development is open source and had been in part sponsored by donations of the community. |
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| Good to see |
| By cmchittom on 2011-06-29 11:11:05 |
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I still think that eComStation is ridiculously overpriced[1] to encourage adoption by anyone other than legacy OS/2 users. Still, I'm pleased to see this release of OpenJDK for the platform, particularly since sponsered by donations: if the community can do that, maybe there's long-term hope for eComStation after all. [1] http://www.osnews.com/permalink?... |
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| RE: Good to see |
| By orfanum on 2011-06-29 13:18:43 |
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I agree completely: I think there used to be an educational discount for my region, which seems to have gone. In terms of their offical suppliers, information also appears to be outdated (I know you can download verson 2 but some of us still have a penchant for the physcial, and for the UK at least you only get pricing info on V1.2 http://www.ecomstation.co.uk/htm...) Poking around some of the other European suppliers (German language) sites indicates that a student/home user rate is available: http://www.shop.appfox.de/Betrie... which isn't *too* bad (esp. since you have up to 5 licences), but still high enough to put me off personally. If I were Serenity Systems I would be doing a lot more to get information about my product out that was current and more easily understood (is there still a V2 upgrade from Warp 3, at all, as there was for 1.2? If not, why not - a clear explanation would be nice). |
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| glad to see this |
| By poundsmack on 2011-06-29 14:24:53 |
| there are still a few programs I use that are built on java, so it's nice to know I will be able to use them on me Ecom laptop. |
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| RE: glad to see this |
| By fretinator on 2011-06-29 14:34:03 |
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> Ecom laptop Suh-weeet! How is the acpi support - frequncy scaling, suspend/resume? What laptop is it. Way cool! |
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| Comment by zizban |
| By zizban on 2011-06-29 14:55:16 |
| I would visit the forums on www.os2world.net. All your questions are answered there. |
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| RE[2]: Good to see |
| By cmchittom on 2011-06-29 15:11:42 |
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> Poking around some of the other European suppliers (German language) sites indicates that a student/home user rate is available: You must not have read the original comment I linked to. :) Yes, there's a "Home and Student" edition, available for $149—it's this edition that I was referring to as "ridiculously overpriced" (even though it's less than the business edition). People who want a work OS will just spend the extra $50 and buy Windows 7. People who want to play with an OS will download one of the free ones. |
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| Java apps? |
| By Ventajou on 2011-06-29 15:38:57 |
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Years ago, java desktop apps looked ugly and slow on a Windows desktop. Ever since, I've pretty much avoided anything I knew was written in Java. What are things like nowadays? Does any of you actually have some Java apps they can't live without? |
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| RE: Java apps? |
| By twitterfire on 2011-06-29 15:42:49 |
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> Years ago, java desktop apps looked ugly and slow on a Windows desktop. Ever since, I've pretty much avoided anything I knew was written in Java. What are things like nowadays? Still ugly and slow. At least the apps that I tested myself, namely Vuze, Open Office and Eclipse. |
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| RE[2]: glad to see this |
| By poundsmack on 2011-06-29 15:46:59 |
| it's an older HP pavilion, about 5 years old now. Everything works very well. Suspend and resume is a bit dodgy and when I close the lid it doesn't always suspend, but other than that everything works great. I'll update this post with the exact laptop specs when ig et home from work. |
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| RE[2]: Java apps? |
| By noisedeli on 2011-06-29 16:28:51 |
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Is OpenOffice written in Java? I thought it was written in C++. And I don't agree that Eclipse is slow. I use it as my primary IDE (even for non-Java development) and love it. No, it won't set any speed records, but what IDE does when you include all of its plugins? Regarding the subject of the article: I loved OS/2 way back, and still have copies of Connect and Warp lying around. Maybe I'll set them up again and install Java. Nah... |
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