wmarsh Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 If anyone is interested, you can run OS/2 Warp under VMware Fusion. Build an "other" virtual machine. Before starting it, go to Documents, Virtual Machines Right click the OS/2 VM, show package contents open the vmx file with textedit change the guestOS line to: guestOS="os2experimental" Warp 4 works best patched to Fixpack 5; higher won't run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envying Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 If anyone is interested, you can run OS/2 Warp under VMware Fusion. Build an "other" virtual machine. Before starting it, go to Documents, Virtual Machines Right click the OS/2 VM, show package contents open the vmx file with textedit change the guestOS line to: guestOS="os2experimental" Warp 4 works best patched to Fixpack 5; higher won't run. Where can I get an installable OS/2 image file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Where can I get an installable OS/2 image file? People sell old copies of warp on ebay all the time. Warp 3 is easy, Warp 4 you might have to hunt awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guckuck Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I tried to install OS/2 Warp Version 3. After the Welcome-Screen i get a black screen with an unterscore and nothing happens anymore. Any ideas? I followed the instruction as writen above. New "other" virtual machine and after that changing the guestOS parameter to "os2experimental". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gittela Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 If anyone is interested, you can run OS/2 Warp under VMware Fusion. Build an "other" virtual machine. Before starting it, go to Documents, Virtual Machines Right click the OS/2 VM, show package contents open the vmx file with textedit change the guestOS line to: guestOS="os2experimental" Warp 4 works best patched to Fixpack 5; higher won't run. Awesome!! Thanks, been thinking about setting up OS/2 in a vm for some time now, this came in quite handy! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I just have one question....... Y? SticMAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gittela Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I just have one question....... Y? SticMAC Because it's fun! I have used OS/2 in the past, it's a great os! This is just for fun and to keep the mind sharp and not forget ways to work at a problem. Same reason as to why keep my C64 around, my Spectrum, my SGI workstation... fun to tinker with. And of course, it's a blast from the past! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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