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Original work by [[Micho Durdevich]] | Original work by [[Micho Durdevich]] | ||
These articles will describe in detail the design of various types of diskless Windows machines, that remote-boot from OS/2 Warp Server and eComStation. | |||
diskless Windows | This includes Windows 9x/ME clients, as well as Windows NT/2000/XP machines, using both RIPL 802.2 and DHCP/PXE as boot methods. | ||
This includes Windows 9x/ME clients, as well | |||
as Windows NT/2000/XP machines, using both RIPL 802.2 and DHCP/PXE as boot methods. | |||
I was fascinated by the internal structure of the OS/2 Warp Server remoteboot subsystem. My intention is to extend this beautiful technology, as much as possible, in order to achieve the complete management of all possible thin-client Windows workstations from OS/2 Warp Server and eComStation. | |||
subsystem. My intention is to extend this beautiful technology, as much as | |||
possible, in order to achieve the complete management of all possible | |||
thin-client Windows workstations from OS/2 Warp Server and eComStation. | |||
As we know, OS/2 is an example of a very stable, consistent, object-oriented and flexible operating system. It is designed from the ground up to run diskless over networks. | |||
flexible operating system. It is designed from the ground up to run diskless over | |||
networks. | |||
On the other hand, Windows is an example of a not very stable, inconsistent, non-object-oriented, and unflexible operating system. And it is not designed to run over networks. Surprisingly, in spite of all these properties, Windows operating system turns out to be very friendly-especially when playing a RIPL game. | |||
non-object-oriented, and unflexible operating system. And it is not designed to | |||
run over networks. Surprisingly, in spite of all these properties, Windows | |||
operating system turns out to be very friendly-especially when playing a RIPL | |||
game. | |||
Two operating systems are somehow complementary one to another. Many non-trivial and amazing phenomena appear in the study of their interplay... | |||
and amazing phenomena appear in the study of their interplay... | |||
;Acknowledgements | |||
I would like to thank all the people who have supported my work, in various ways. In particular, I am very grateful to Kim Cheung, Bob St. John and Glenn Hudson from Serenity | |||
ways. In particular, I am very grateful to Kim Cheung, Bob St. John and Glenn | Systems for various technical and conceptual explanations regarding OS/2 RIPL, managed client solutions and related business models. | ||
Hudson from Serenity | |||
Systems for various technical and conceptual explanations regarding OS/2 RIPL, | |||
managed client solutions and related business models. | |||
Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to Serenity Systems, as well as to US-Mexico Foundation For Science, for a generous support. | |||
as to US-Mexico Foundation For Science, for a generous support. | |||
Muchas gracias, to Carlos de Luna for getting me interested in the managed client/RIPL | |||
aspects of Warp Server. | aspects of Warp Server. | ||
Several people kindly sent me very interesting comments/suggestions (I have incorporated some into my articles). In particular, Bob Greenwald sent me valuable remarks concerning the use of Microsoft redirection software, and related problem of long filenames. I would like to thank Tony Brewer for bringing to my attention a very nice idea (by Andre Moreira) of mounting DRVSPACE-compressed volumes from a RAM-drive. | |||
incorporated some into my articles). In particular, Bob Greenwald sent me | |||
valuable remarks concerning the use of Microsoft redirection software, and related | |||
problem of long filenames. I would like to thank Tony Brewer for bringing to my | |||
attention a very nice idea (by Andre Moreira) of mounting DRVSPACE-compressed volumes from | |||
a RAM-drive. | |||
;Articles | |||
:[[Remote Boot of Win95 from OS/2 Warp Server]] | |||
:[[RIPLing Windows: Further Variations]] | |||
:[[RIPLing Windows: Some Technical Issues]] | |||
:[[Big RamDrives and Beyond]] | |||
:[[Virtual Superfloppy Configurations]] | |||
:[[RIPLing Windows Millennium Edition]] | |||
[[Category:Miscellaneous Articles]] | [[Category:Miscellaneous Articles]] | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 27 April 2016
Original work by Micho Durdevich
These articles will describe in detail the design of various types of diskless Windows machines, that remote-boot from OS/2 Warp Server and eComStation. This includes Windows 9x/ME clients, as well as Windows NT/2000/XP machines, using both RIPL 802.2 and DHCP/PXE as boot methods.
I was fascinated by the internal structure of the OS/2 Warp Server remoteboot subsystem. My intention is to extend this beautiful technology, as much as possible, in order to achieve the complete management of all possible thin-client Windows workstations from OS/2 Warp Server and eComStation.
As we know, OS/2 is an example of a very stable, consistent, object-oriented and flexible operating system. It is designed from the ground up to run diskless over networks.
On the other hand, Windows is an example of a not very stable, inconsistent, non-object-oriented, and unflexible operating system. And it is not designed to run over networks. Surprisingly, in spite of all these properties, Windows operating system turns out to be very friendly-especially when playing a RIPL game.
Two operating systems are somehow complementary one to another. Many non-trivial and amazing phenomena appear in the study of their interplay...
- Acknowledgements
I would like to thank all the people who have supported my work, in various ways. In particular, I am very grateful to Kim Cheung, Bob St. John and Glenn Hudson from Serenity Systems for various technical and conceptual explanations regarding OS/2 RIPL, managed client solutions and related business models.
Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to Serenity Systems, as well as to US-Mexico Foundation For Science, for a generous support.
Muchas gracias, to Carlos de Luna for getting me interested in the managed client/RIPL aspects of Warp Server.
Several people kindly sent me very interesting comments/suggestions (I have incorporated some into my articles). In particular, Bob Greenwald sent me valuable remarks concerning the use of Microsoft redirection software, and related problem of long filenames. I would like to thank Tony Brewer for bringing to my attention a very nice idea (by Andre Moreira) of mounting DRVSPACE-compressed volumes from a RAM-drive.