ArcaOS 5.1.2 (based on OS/2 Warp 4.52) now available
speckx
44 points
20 comments
March 12, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
koutakun
Who is the target audience for this? I can't imagine that many modern applications support OS/2 the way that they support e.g. MorphOS, and $139 is a steep price for a borderline useless OS that doesn't have a community like the Amiga-derived OSes do.
rcleveng
It's been super amazing to see how much they could continue to support newer hardware and keep it going considering that I don't believe they have the kernel source. It wasn't too long ago I saw OS/2 on some ATM machine that was crashed. I used to love OS/2 back when developing DOS applications (since I could crash the app and not the machine). OS/2 got me interested in "real OS's" and then SunOS in college, etc.
fithisux
They could have rebuilt it on top of osFree and have 64bit support.
natas
ArcaOS is great in its own ways, it doesn't phone home, doesn't spy on your files, it's very stable, works on modern hardware, has a working browser, okay, it's not cutting edge, but it's fun and brings some of the joys of old-school computing back.
vlod
First thing I always look for is screenshots. https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/arcaos-screenshots/
sillywalk
Ars Has a good / long article on the history of OS/2. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/half-...