[rescue] Re: IBM PS/2 9595

[vance at neurotica.com]

On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Robert Novak wrote:

> > > > Any ideas on what OS I'd be happy with?
> > >
> > > OS/2 Warp 3.0 runs spectacularly on this iron.  I think mine came
> > > with an older rev of OS/2 like 2.0 or more likely 2.1 but 3.0 would
> > > run on them pretty well.
> >
> > 4.0 runs really, really well.  I would suggest eComStation, if you
> > want to run OS/2 now.
>
> That looks pretty cool. However, I'm not sure if eComStation can be
> purchased from a US seller at the moment--the US reseller (Prism Data
> Works) says as of 1/1/03 they no longer sell it standalone, just as
> preload on their hardware. The .biz site they direct you to doesn't
> exist yet, from what I can tell. (http://www.prismdataworks.com/ecs/)
> Bummer that SMP costs another $135 though.

It might be available elsewhere.  I suggest contacting the manufacturer.

> > > finding one is that most people don't know MCA when they see it,
> > > realize the card won't plug into anything that they have, so figure
> > > it is useless and put it in the round file.
> >
> > MCA Ethernet cards are actually quite easy to find if you look.
>
> If you look in a box of MCA Ethernet cards, yeah. They're not
> unobtainium, but they're not falling out of the sky.

I've seen them at Goodwill.

Peace...  Sridhar