from dmccunney:
> dmccunney composed on 2017-04-23 17:52 (UTC-0400):
> > Versions are frequently skipped when software is released. Remember
> > Dale said this was *unreleased* software. (I don't recall offhand
> > whether there was an actual Quattro 5.5 release.)
> QPro 5.5 was released by Novell. I still have its manuals, and still keep 5.6
> running 24/7 (in OS/2 in its eComStation incarnation).
> "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
> words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
> Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
I ran Quattro Pro through 5 in OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 until that final OS/2 crash in
the single-digit days of April 2001.
OS/2 froze, did not dismount cleanly. On reboot, CHKDSK, run automatically,
ran amok and trashed my hard-disk data.
I was never again able to boot OS/2 again even from installation or other
floppies: trap 000c or 000e.
OS/2 must have panicked at the state of the hard drive(s), while Linux starter
floppy booted, and Linux fdisk was runnable.
I used DR-DOS 7.03 for some years.
I can still run Quattro Pro 5 for DOS in FreeDOS, or FreeBSD, NetBSD or Linux
with DOSBox.
Now I see how eComStation has greatly fallen behind, and FreeBSD and NetBSD now
seem to have much better hardware support than eComStation.
I can even rsync a FreeBSD or NetBSD installation to USB stick and make it
bootable. I don't think you can do that with eComStation.
Tom
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