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ArcaOS

December 01, 2023

ArcaOS is an operating system based on OS/2, developed and marketed by Arca Noae, LLC under license from IBM.[3][4] It was codenamed Blue Lion during its development.[5] It builds on OS/2 Warp 4.52 by adding support for new hardware, fixing defects and limitations in the operating system, and by including new applications and tools,[6] and includes some Linux/Unix tool compatibility. It is targeted at professional users who need to run their OS/2 applications on new hardware, as well as personal users of OS/2.[7]

ArcaOS
ArcaOS 5.0.5 desktop
DeveloperArca Noae, LLC (based on code from IBM, Microsoft, and other developers)
Written inC, C++, REXX, Java, assembly language
OS familyOS/2
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed source with open-source components
Initial releaseMay 15, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-05-15)[1]
Latest release5.1.0 / August 27, 2023; 2 months ago (2023-08-27)[2]
Package managerANPM (based on RPM and YUM)
Platforms32-bit x86
Kernel typeHybrid kernel
Default
user interface		Workplace Shell, cmd
LicenseProprietary software
Official websitewww.arcanoae.com

Like OS/2 Warp, ArcaOS is a 32-bit[8] single user, multiprocessing,[9] preemptive multitasking[10] operating system for the x86 architecture.[11] It is supported on both physical hardware[12] and virtual machine hypervisors.[13]

Features edit

Hardware compatibility edit

ArcaOS supports symmetric multiprocessing systems with up to 64 processor cores, although it is recommended to disable hyperthreading.[9] As of version 5.0.8, ArcaOS is ACPI 6.1-compliant and includes the 20220331 release of ACPICA.[14]

While ArcaOS is a 32-bit operating system, it has limited PAE support which allows it to use RAM in excess of 4GB as a RAM disk.[7]

ArcaOS supports being run as a virtual machine guest inside VirtualBox, VMware ESXi, VMWare Workstation and Microsoft Virtual PC.[13]

In addition to the device drivers included with OS/2 Warp 4, ArcaOS includes a variety of drivers developed by Arca Noae, and various third parties:

  • Network adapters are supported either with Arca Noae's MultiMac[15] technology, which employs FreeBSD driver code, or a selection of GenMAC[16] drivers. Support for wireless networking is somewhat limited, though MultiMac support for additional chipsets is planned for future releases of ArcaOS.[17]
  • ArcaOS replaces the 16-bit IBM OS/2 USB driver with a new 32-bit driver capable of supporting USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 controllers.[18][19]
  • Audio support utilizes the Uniaud[20] generic audio driver, now maintained by Arca Noae. Uniaud is based on the ALSA framework from the Linux kernel. In addition, a selection of device-specific drivers are included with ArcaOS. A new audio driver is planned for future releases of ArcaOS, based on FreeBSD audio drivers.[17]
  • Video support is provided by Panorama[21] generic unaccelerated VESA driver, or SNAP[22] accelerated video driver. Features such as acceleration and multi-head are supported for a limited number of graphics chipsets. Support for these features in additional chipsets, such as the Intel HD series, is planned.[17]
  • Storage drivers are available for IDE, AHCI, NVMe and a number of SCSI adapters.[23][24]
  • Support for printers is provided by the eCups project, which is based on the open-source Common Unix Printing System.[25]

Software edit

 
Some of the open source software included with ArcaOS - Firefox, Lucide, 4OS2, PMDCalc Plus

In addition to the software bundled with OS/2 Warp 4, ArcaOS includes some additional software, such as:[26][27][28]

Cross-platform compatibility edit

 
Some of the compatibility subsystems in ArcaOS - a Bash shell (bottom left), QBASIC in a DOS window (middle), and the Windows 3.1 Program Manager (top right)

ArcaOS includes a number of software components which allow it to directly run software developed for other operating systems, and to simplify the process of porting software to ArcaOS:

  • ArcaOS includes OS/2's MVDM and WIN-OS/2, allowing ArcaOS to run 16-bit MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 applications natively.[29] ArcaOS features some improvements to these subsystems which are not found in OS/2, such as the ability to access volumes greater than 2GB from Windows and DOS,[28][30] as well as supporting 16-bit Windows and DOS software on UEFI systems which do not have a traditional BIOS.[31]
  • ArcaOS includes Odin, based on Wine, which provides a subset of the Win32 API.[7] Odin can be used to run certain Win32 applications directly, while other applications, such as the OS/2 port of OpenJDK, use the Odin API to simplify porting Windows software to OS/2.[32]
  • ArcaOS provides a Unix compatibility layer named kLIBC which facilitates the porting of open source Linux applications to ArcaOS.[33] A variety of Linux tools ship with ArcaOS such as the Bash shell and the GNU coreutils,[34] while others are available through the ArcaOS package manager, such as GCC.[35]
  • A port of OpenJDK is included, which allows ArcaOS to run Java applications which do not have platform-specific dependencies.[34]

Filesystems edit

ArcaOS's default filesystem is JFS, although HPFS is also supported for backwards compatibility.[36] ArcaOS may be installed to and booted from either filesystem.[37]

FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 are also supported using either the OS/2 kernel's own FAT driver, or a new Arca Noae-developed FAT32 IFS driver, included in ArcaOS since version 5.0.3.[38] ArcaOS includes support for optical disc filesystems such as ISO 9660 and UDF.[39]

ArcaOS supports serving and accessing CIFS/SMB shares using the open source Samba project, and provides a graphical utility named ArcaMapper to manage configuration.[40]

NetDrive for OS/2 provides access to a variety of additional filesystems such as NTFS and NFS via its own IFS driver.[41][42] The ArcaOS distribution includes a limited license version of NetDrive but the fully licensed version is capable of mounting a number of other local, native, and foreign file systems.[43]

Installation and updates edit

 
The hardware configuration screen from the ArcaOS installer

ArcaOS features a new graphical installer which replaces the IBM installer used in OS/2 Warp.[44] Unlike OS/2, the ArcaOS installation process does not require a boot floppy, and instead the installer can be booted directly from optical media, or from a USB flash drive.[45] The installer also provides an update facility, which allows ArcaOS to be updated to the latest release without reinstalling the entire operating system.[46]

Installation and updates of individual software packages is provided through the Arca Noae Package Manager (ANPM), which consists of a native OS/2 graphical frontend on top of RPM and YUM.[47] Software is provided through a mixture of freely available, and subscription only RPM repositories.[48]

Hardware requirements edit

The minimum hardware requirements for ArcaOS 5.1 are as follows:[11]

Processor Intel Pentium Pro or AMD K6
Memory (RAM) 256MB minimum

2GB recommended

Graphics Card VGA video card with VBE 2.0 support[49]
Storage space 2GB of available disk space
Removable media Installation requires DVD-ROM drive or USB flash drive
Firmware Traditional BIOS, UEFI, or UEFI with CSM.
Input devices PS/2 or USB keyboard and mouse

History edit

Blue Lion edit

ArcaOS was formally announced on October 23, 2015, at the Warpstock 2015 event (an OS/2 user group event) under the code name "Blue Lion" by Arca Noae's Managing Member, Lewis Rosenthal.[4][5]

Some of the planned features for Blue Lion announced at the time were:[4]

  • New Symmetric multiprocessing kernel.
  • New pre-boot menu.
  • New OS installer with support for installation from USB flash drive and across a network.
  • Device drivers already produced by Arca Noae as part of their Drivers & Software Subscription.[50]
  • The latest Workplace Shell enhancements.
  • Updated CUPS print subsystem.
  • Updated PostScript printer driver pack.
  • Localization in several languages besides English.[51]

ArcaOS 5.0 edit

The name "ArcaOS" was first published in a TechRepublic article[52] on May 26, 2016, while the arcaos.com domain was registered December 20, 2015. In the same TechRepublic article, Lewis Rosenthal was quoted as saying that the first release of ArcaOS would be version 5.0, as it follows onto the last release of OS/2 Warp from IBM, which was 4.52 (also known as Merlin Convenience Pack 2, or MCP2).[53]

ArcaOS 5.0 was released May 15, 2017.[1] There were two editions released: a commercial edition, intended for enterprise use (including 12 months of upgraded/prioritized technical support), and a personal edition, targeted at non-business users (including six months of standard technical support) at a reduced price.[54] Pricing was listed as $229 per license for the commercial edition, and $129 per license for the personal edition, with $99 promotional price in effect for the first 90 days following release.

ArcaOS 5.0 was followed by a number of maintenance releases between 2017 and 2023. In addition to bug fixes and driver updates, the maintenance releases added some significant features such as USB 3.0 support, support for NVMe drives, the ability to install from a USB drive, and the update facility.[28]

ArcaOS 5.1 edit

Prior to the release of ArcaOS 5.0, ArcaOS 5.1 was originally planned for release in 2017 with a focus on supporting other languages including French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Dutch.[52] Following the release of ArcaOS 5.0, Arca Noae began discussing a 5.1 release in their roadmaps, along with proposed new features.[55] ArcaOS 5.1.0 was released on August 27, 2023, adding support for booting on UEFI Class 3 systems, and support for GUID partition tables — allowing for disks larger than OS/2's previous 2TB size limit.[56]

Other features which have been proposed for the 5.1.x releases include:

  • Localized releases of ArcaOS, known as National Language Versions (NLV). Planned languages include German, Spanish, French, Italian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Dutch.[17] This involves augmenting the localization in OS/2 Warp 4 with translations for the new software added in ArcaOS, such as the installer and XWorkplace.[57]
  • A migration facility to allow in-place migration of OS/2 Warp 4 and eComStation systems to ArcaOS without removing the existing operating system installation first.[17]
  • Desktop search functionality based on the open-source Recoll project.[17]
  • Replacing the monolithic IBM Selective Install utility with a number of Arca Noae-developed utilities.[58]
  • Porting a modern WebKit based web browser to ArcaOS to replace Firefox.[59][60][58]

Release history edit

ArcaOS releases
Release Date Major changes[28][61]
5.0 2017-05-15[1] First public release of ArcaOS
5.0.1 2017-07-09[62] Installer fixes and driver updates
5.0.2 2018-02-10[63] Added ability to boot from USB media
5.0.3 2018-08-19[64] Updates to software and drivers
5.0.4 2019-07-21[65] Update facility which allows ArcaOS to updated without reinstalling
5.0.5 2020-06-06[19] USB 3.0/xHCI support
5.0.6 2020-08-31[66] Installer fixes and updates
5.0.7 2021-12-07[67] NVMe driver
5.0.8 2023-06-01[68] Support for NVMe drives in installer and preboot environment
5.1.0 2023-08-27[2] Support for UEFI Class 3 hardware, and GPT partitions

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External links edit

  • Arca Noae – website of the developer of ArcaOS

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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources ArcaOS news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message ArcaOS is an operating system based on OS 2 developed and marketed by Arca Noae LLC under license from IBM 3 4 It was codenamed Blue Lion during its development 5 It builds on OS 2 Warp 4 52 by adding support for new hardware fixing defects and limitations in the operating system and by including new applications and tools 6 and includes some Linux Unix tool compatibility It is targeted at professional users who need to run their OS 2 applications on new hardware as well as personal users of OS 2 7 ArcaOSArcaOS 5 0 5 desktopDeveloperArca Noae LLC based on code from IBM Microsoft and other developers Written inC C REXX Java assembly languageOS familyOS 2Working stateCurrentSource modelClosed source with open source componentsInitial releaseMay 15 2017 6 years ago 2017 05 15 1 Latest release5 1 0 August 27 2023 2 months ago 2023 08 27 2 Package managerANPM based on RPM and YUM Platforms32 bit x86Kernel typeHybrid kernelDefaultuser interfaceWorkplace Shell cmdLicenseProprietary softwareOfficial websitewww arcanoae comLike OS 2 Warp ArcaOS is a 32 bit 8 single user multiprocessing 9 preemptive multitasking 10 operating system for the x86 architecture 11 It is supported on both physical hardware 12 and virtual machine hypervisors 13 Contents 1 Features 1 1 Hardware compatibility 1 2 Software 1 3 Cross platform compatibility 1 4 Filesystems 1 5 Installation and updates 1 6 Hardware requirements 2 History 2 1 Blue Lion 2 2 ArcaOS 5 0 2 3 ArcaOS 5 1 2 4 Release history 3 References 4 External linksFeatures editHardware compatibility edit ArcaOS supports symmetric multiprocessing systems with up to 64 processor cores although it is recommended to disable hyperthreading 9 As of version 5 0 8 ArcaOS is ACPI 6 1 compliant and includes the 20220331 release of ACPICA 14 While ArcaOS is a 32 bit operating system it has limited PAE support which allows it to use RAM in excess of 4GB as a RAM disk 7 ArcaOS supports being run as a virtual machine guest inside VirtualBox VMware ESXi VMWare Workstation and Microsoft Virtual PC 13 In addition to the device drivers included with OS 2 Warp 4 ArcaOS includes a variety of drivers developed by Arca Noae and various third parties Network adapters are supported either with Arca Noae s MultiMac 15 technology which employs FreeBSD driver code or a selection of GenMAC 16 drivers Support for wireless networking is somewhat limited though MultiMac support for additional chipsets is planned for future releases of ArcaOS 17 ArcaOS replaces the 16 bit IBM OS 2 USB driver with a new 32 bit driver capable of supporting USB 2 0 and USB 3 0 controllers 18 19 Audio support utilizes the Uniaud 20 generic audio driver now maintained by Arca Noae Uniaud is based on the ALSA framework from the Linux kernel In addition a selection of device specific drivers are included with ArcaOS A new audio driver is planned for future releases of ArcaOS based on FreeBSD audio drivers 17 Video support is provided by Panorama 21 generic unaccelerated VESA driver or SNAP 22 accelerated video driver Features such as acceleration and multi head are supported for a limited number of graphics chipsets Support for these features in additional chipsets such as the Intel HD series is planned 17 Storage drivers are available for IDE AHCI NVMe and a number of SCSI adapters 23 24 Support for printers is provided by the eCups project which is based on the open source Common Unix Printing System 25 Software edit nbsp Some of the open source software included with ArcaOS Firefox Lucide 4OS2 PMDCalc PlusIn addition to the software bundled with OS 2 Warp 4 ArcaOS includes some additional software such as 26 27 28 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 45 Apache OpenOffice 4 1 Lucide an open source document viewer XWorkplace a set of open source enhancements to the Workplace Shell 4OS2 OpenJDK 6 Qt 4 and 5 Samba 4 Heimdal Kerberos VirtualBoxCross platform compatibility edit nbsp Some of the compatibility subsystems in ArcaOS a Bash shell bottom left QBASIC in a DOS window middle and the Windows 3 1 Program Manager top right ArcaOS includes a number of software components which allow it to directly run software developed for other operating systems and to simplify the process of porting software to ArcaOS ArcaOS includes OS 2 s MVDM and WIN OS 2 allowing ArcaOS to run 16 bit MS DOS and Windows 3 1 applications natively 29 ArcaOS features some improvements to these subsystems which are not found in OS 2 such as the ability to access volumes greater than 2GB from Windows and DOS 28 30 as well as supporting 16 bit Windows and DOS software on UEFI systems which do not have a traditional BIOS 31 ArcaOS includes Odin based on Wine which provides a subset of the Win32 API 7 Odin can be used to run certain Win32 applications directly while other applications such as the OS 2 port of OpenJDK use the Odin API to simplify porting Windows software to OS 2 32 ArcaOS provides a Unix compatibility layer named kLIBC which facilitates the porting of open source Linux applications to ArcaOS 33 A variety of Linux tools ship with ArcaOS such as the Bash shell and the GNU coreutils 34 while others are available through the ArcaOS package manager such as GCC 35 A port of OpenJDK is included which allows ArcaOS to run Java applications which do not have platform specific dependencies 34 Filesystems edit ArcaOS s default filesystem is JFS although HPFS is also supported for backwards compatibility 36 ArcaOS may be installed to and booted from either filesystem 37 FAT12 FAT16 and FAT32 are also supported using either the OS 2 kernel s own FAT driver or a new Arca Noae developed FAT32 IFS driver included in ArcaOS since version 5 0 3 38 ArcaOS includes support for optical disc filesystems such as ISO 9660 and UDF 39 ArcaOS supports serving and accessing CIFS SMB shares using the open source Samba project and provides a graphical utility named ArcaMapper to manage configuration 40 NetDrive for OS 2 provides access to a variety of additional filesystems such as NTFS and NFS via its own IFS driver 41 42 The ArcaOS distribution includes a limited license version of NetDrive but the fully licensed version is capable of mounting a number of other local native and foreign file systems 43 Installation and updates edit nbsp The hardware configuration screen from the ArcaOS installerArcaOS features a new graphical installer which replaces the IBM installer used in OS 2 Warp 44 Unlike OS 2 the ArcaOS installation process does not require a boot floppy and instead the installer can be booted directly from optical media or from a USB flash drive 45 The installer also provides an update facility which allows ArcaOS to be updated to the latest release without reinstalling the entire operating system 46 Installation and updates of individual software packages is provided through the Arca Noae Package Manager ANPM which consists of a native OS 2 graphical frontend on top of RPM and YUM 47 Software is provided through a mixture of freely available and subscription only RPM repositories 48 Hardware requirements edit The minimum hardware requirements for ArcaOS 5 1 are as follows 11 Processor Intel Pentium Pro or AMD K6Memory RAM 256MB minimum 2GB recommendedGraphics Card VGA video card with VBE 2 0 support 49 Storage space 2GB of available disk spaceRemovable media Installation requires DVD ROM drive or USB flash driveFirmware Traditional BIOS UEFI or UEFI with CSM Input devices PS 2 or USB keyboard and mouseHistory editBlue Lion edit ArcaOS was formally announced on October 23 2015 at the Warpstock 2015 event an OS 2 user group event under the code name Blue Lion by Arca Noae s Managing Member Lewis Rosenthal 4 5 Some of the planned features for Blue Lion announced at the time were 4 New Symmetric multiprocessing kernel New pre boot menu New OS installer with support for installation from USB flash drive and across a network Device drivers already produced by Arca Noae as part of their Drivers amp Software Subscription 50 The latest Workplace Shell enhancements Updated CUPS print subsystem Updated PostScript printer driver pack Localization in several languages besides English 51 ArcaOS 5 0 edit The name ArcaOS was first published in a TechRepublic article 52 on May 26 2016 while the arcaos com domain was registered December 20 2015 In the same TechRepublic article Lewis Rosenthal was quoted as saying that the first release of ArcaOS would be version 5 0 as it follows onto the last release of OS 2 Warp from IBM which was 4 52 also known as Merlin Convenience Pack 2 or MCP2 53 ArcaOS 5 0 was released May 15 2017 1 There were two editions released a commercial edition intended for enterprise use including 12 months of upgraded prioritized technical support and a personal edition targeted at non business users including six months of standard technical support at a reduced price 54 Pricing was listed as 229 per license for the commercial edition and 129 per license for the personal edition with 99 promotional price in effect for the first 90 days following release ArcaOS 5 0 was followed by a number of maintenance releases between 2017 and 2023 In addition to bug fixes and driver updates the maintenance releases added some significant features such as USB 3 0 support support for NVMe drives the ability to install from a USB drive and the update facility 28 ArcaOS 5 1 edit Prior to the release of ArcaOS 5 0 ArcaOS 5 1 was originally planned for release in 2017 with a focus on supporting other languages including French Spanish Italian German and Dutch 52 Following the release of ArcaOS 5 0 Arca Noae began discussing a 5 1 release in their roadmaps along with proposed new features 55 ArcaOS 5 1 0 was released on August 27 2023 adding support for booting on UEFI Class 3 systems and support for GUID partition tables allowing for disks larger than OS 2 s previous 2TB size limit 56 Other features which have been proposed for the 5 1 x releases include Localized releases of ArcaOS known as National Language Versions NLV Planned languages include German Spanish French Italian Simplified and Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean and Dutch 17 This involves augmenting the localization in OS 2 Warp 4 with translations for the new software added in ArcaOS such as the installer and XWorkplace 57 A migration facility to allow in place migration of OS 2 Warp 4 and eComStation systems to ArcaOS without removing the existing operating system installation first 17 Desktop search functionality based on the open source Recoll project 17 Replacing the monolithic IBM Selective Install utility with a number of Arca Noae developed utilities 58 Porting a modern WebKit based web browser to ArcaOS to replace Firefox 59 60 58 Release history edit ArcaOS releases Release Date Major changes 28 61 5 0 2017 05 15 1 First public release of ArcaOS5 0 1 2017 07 09 62 Installer fixes and driver updates5 0 2 2018 02 10 63 Added ability to boot from USB media5 0 3 2018 08 19 64 Updates to software and drivers5 0 4 2019 07 21 65 Update facility which allows ArcaOS to updated without reinstalling5 0 5 2020 06 06 19 USB 3 0 xHCI support5 0 6 2020 08 31 66 Installer fixes and updates5 0 7 2021 12 07 67 NVMe driver5 0 8 2023 06 01 68 Support for NVMe drives in installer and preboot environment5 1 0 2023 08 27 2 Support for UEFI Class 3 hardware and GPT partitionsReferences edit a b c ArcaOS 5 0 release announcement Arca Noae 2017 05 15 Retrieved 2021 12 08 a b ArcaOS 5 1 0 now available arcanoae com 2023 08 27 Retrieved 2023 08 27 ArcaOS 5 0 from Arca Noae is the new release of OS 2 for the 21st century arcanoae com a b c Blue Lion Announcement at Warpstock 2015 a b James Sanders 2015 11 02 OS 2 Blue Lion to be the next distro of the 28 year old OS techrepublic com Archived from the original on 2015 11 06 Retrieved 2023 09 04 About ArcaOS Retrieved 2020 08 31 a b c Lunduke Bryan 23 May 2017 OS 2 Based ArcaOS Lunduke Hour May 23 2017 via YouTube Do you have plans for a 64 bit ArcaOS arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 05 a b ACPI Driver Requirements arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 06 Have a glimpse of the new ArcaOS desktop arcanoae com 2017 05 21 Retrieved 2020 09 05 a b System Requirements for ArcaOS 5 1 arcanoae com Retrieved 2023 09 04 Tested Hardware Retrieved 2020 09 05 a b Virtual Machine Configuration Retrieved 2020 09 05 Readme for the ACPI Driver Package arcanoae com Retrieved 2023 09 04 Arca Noae wiki MultiMac NIC Drivers Project Generic MAC Wrapper Driver GenMac a b c d e f Warpstock Europe Conference 2020 Day 2 youtube com 2020 05 17 Retrieved 2020 09 22 Arca Noae progress report USB ArcaOS updater multimedia arcanoae com 2019 10 16 Retrieved 2020 09 22 a b ArcaOS 5 0 5 now available arcanoae com 6 June 2020 Retrieved 2020 09 23 Arca Noae wiki Uniaud Audio subsystem arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 22 Arca Noae wiki Panorama Video Driver Arca Noae wiki Arca Noae SNAP Graphics for OS 2 How can I tell if my current disk drive is compatible with ArcaOS arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 22 NVME Driver version 1 01 released os2world com 2021 04 14 Retrieved 2021 04 16 Welcome to eCups netlabs org Retrieved 2020 09 23 Third Party Work arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 08 Have a glimpse of the new ArcaOS desktop arcanoae com 21 May 2017 Retrieved 2020 09 08 a b c d ArcaOS 5 0 Changes arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 04 Getting the most out of DOS and Win OS 2 sessions arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 22 Why can t my DOS and Win OS 2 sessions see more than 2GB of free space Retrieved 2020 09 03 Warpstock Europe Conference Day 1 youtube com 2020 05 16 Retrieved 2020 09 22 Java for OS 2 and OS 2 based systems trac netlabs org Retrieved 2020 09 22 Getting to know the Unix Compatibility Subsystem kLIBC arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 08 a b Compatibility Subsystems Retrieved 2020 09 08 Lucide Building Instructions trac netlabs org Retrieved 2020 09 22 ArcaOS 5 0 Installation Guide PDF arcanoae com May 2017 Retrieved 2020 09 22 Installation Planning arcanoae com 2020 06 06 Retrieved 2020 09 22 FAT32 Installable File System Driver Retrieved 2020 09 04 DVD UDF ecsoft2 org Retrieved 2020 09 22 ArcaMapper arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 22 Network File System NFS plugin for NetDrive ecsoft2 org Retrieved 2020 09 22 NTFS plugin for NetDrive ecsoft2 org Retrieved 2020 09 22 NetDrive for OS 2 arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 22 Writing the ArcaOS installer youtube com 2017 10 06 Retrieved 2020 09 22 What installation media do I need to install ArcaOS Will it install from diskettes arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 22 Updating from a prior release arcanoae com 2020 06 24 Retrieved 2020 09 22 YUM and RPM package manager update youtube com 2016 05 31 Retrieved 2020 09 22 Package Manager arcanoae com 2020 06 22 Retrieved 2020 09 22 Panorama arcanoae com Retrieved 2020 09 04 Shaun Nichols 2015 11 03 Is the world ready for a bare metal OS 2 rebirth The Register Retrieved 2023 09 04 Nick Farrell 2016 05 30 OS 2 comes back from the dead Fudzilla Retrieved 2023 09 04 a b Sanders James 2016 08 31 OS 2 resurrected Blue Lion becomes ArcaOS details emerge for upcoming release TechRepublic Retrieved 2021 05 08 OS 2 Timeline os2museum com Retrieved 2020 09 26 Sharwood Simon 2017 05 19 What is dead may never die a new version of OS 2 just arrived The Register Retrieved 2019 10 02 ArcaOS 5 1 Roadmap PDF warpstock org 2017 Retrieved 2020 11 08 Proven Liam 2023 09 04 ArcaOS 5 1 gives vintage OS 2 a UEFI facelift for the 21st century The Register Retrieved 2023 09 04 National Language Support for OS 2 youtube com 2019 04 19 Retrieved 2020 09 22 a b Warpstock 2020 Virtual amp Free youtube com 2020 11 07 Retrieved 2020 11 07 Warpstock Europe Conference 2020 youtube com 2020 05 17 Retrieved 2020 09 09 Klein Roderick 2017 10 11 Sponsorship needed for new OS 2 web browser articles os2voice org Retrieved 2020 09 23 ReadMe arcanoae com Retrieved 2023 09 04 ArcaOS 5 0 1 now available arcanoae com 9 July 2017 Retrieved 2020 09 23 ArcaOS 5 0 2 now available arcanoae com 11 February 2018 Retrieved 2020 09 23 ArcaOS 5 0 3 now available arcanoae com 19 August 2018 Retrieved 2020 09 23 ArcaOS 5 0 4 now available arcanoae com 21 July 2019 Retrieved 2020 09 23 ArcaOS 5 0 6 now available arcanoae com 31 August 2020 Retrieved 2020 09 23 ArcaOS 5 0 7 now available arcanoae com 2021 12 07 Retrieved 2021 12 08 ArcaOS 5 0 8 now available arcanoae com 2023 06 01 Retrieved 2023 06 02 External links editArca Noae website of the developer of ArcaOS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ArcaOS amp oldid 1176799395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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