TIL: ArcaOS: a modern 32-bit OS/2 successor that works on current hardware, includes a lot of software compatibility layers like Odin to run Win32 applications, kLIBC to run Linux applications and OpenJDK to run Java applications.
And it's closed source and proprietary.
And it costs $139 for personal use.
More here: https://www.arcanoae.com
I genuinely wonder if there's a market and a consumer for this OS. Who might use it? Is OS/2 Warp is still in production? In some critical infrastructure maybe? Banks? Governments?
It's certainly not a hobbyist and enthusiast OS.
You can even trade up your existing OS/2 support subscription to ArcaOS support subscription.
It's such a blast from the past!
#ArcaOS #OS2 #OS2Warp #OS2Warp4
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