AV on OS2

[DGK]

Create an OS/2 theme for Windows, those traders won't notice

What happens when it blue screens every morning?

[AtW]

Might be a good idea to start a migration product now. Kerrrching!

You tell 'em Dim.

OS/2 is a dead product, rather suprising city traders take their chances with the product that is effectively unsupported by the industry.

Anyway, Kaspersky used to have OS/2 version of their stuff, but they don't seem to have it now.

[AtW]

What happens when it blue screens every morning?

What was the last Windows you used? If you have got good quality hardware and don't install lots of rubbish then Windows will run fine - I've got 6 servers running Windows XP 64-bit (based on Windows Server 2003), uptime for a few boxes almost 2 months now, the main reason for reboot is application of patches.

OS/2 was good stability wise against Windows 3.1 and 95, also NT 4.0, but that's ancient history friend.

[2uk]

I need to add anti-virus protection to 100 OS2 Servers. Any tips?

TIA

Tell your boss you can save them $$$$$. Upgrade to windows.

[kirk]

weren't ATM's all running OS\2 up until very recently?

IMHO Microsoft have made the Windows Operating System (at least at the back end) very stable and secure - if the admin knows what he's doing then it's one of the best OS's there is. Even as a firewall! (ISA Server)

[2uk]

What happens when it blue screens every morning?

Windows is the most advanced operating system today. If you don't have the procedures to install only verified hardware , you will have blue screen.

Apple doesn't blue screen because it has 2 pieces of hardware - notebook and desktop. Windows run on every feckin device that people created. That s why you test before install. Got it ?

[DimPrawn]

I work with clients who have hundreds (sometimes thousands) of modern Windows (2003) server blades and they are rock solid 24/7 for months on end.

Things have changed since OS/2 was a competitor to Windows 3.0.

Still, stick with the obsolete OS and wait until you are truly fooked with no migration path or plan.

Good luck.

[daviejones]

The irony I think is that the only OS that can probably run those OS/2 programs would be Windows.

I used OS/2 ages ago, in the time when Windows 3.1 was around, but nothing better - IMO, it's time is gone and your client should move away from the past into the future.

HTH

Woolwich and Barclays still use OS/2 for some systems...although Woolwich is no more obviously.

[AtW]

Woolwich and Barclays still use OS/2 for some systems...although Woolwich is no more obviously.

That's probably because they can't find anyone who knows how to move away from it

Seriously, OS/2 is effectively a not supported OS that will never be developed further - one really need to move away from it ASAP.

[Cowboy Bob]

uptime for a few boxes almost 2 months now, the main reason for reboot is application of patches.

Unless you're patching the kernel itself you should never need to reboot any OS, unless it has a retarded file locking scheme where an in memory process cannot be swapped out on the disk...