came with telephone support, whereas Home & Student Edition customers were limited to e-mail and online assistance. Software-wise, the two products were identical; only the license terms differed, as noted above. Both editions of eComStation 2.0 included the OpenOffice.org office suite (provided on a separate CD). The Application Pack which had been available for previous versions was discontinued. eComStation 2.0 was available in English only; the release of all other language versions was deferred until version 2.1. Version 2.1 eComStation 2.1 was released only a year after version 2.0, in May 2011. Version 2.1 has two significant new features. The first is support for AHCI disk controllers, via a newly developed device driver. The second is the replacement of the old IBM Boot Manager with the open-source Air-Boot software, which does not require a primary partition and is therefore easier to install on disks with pre-existing operating systems. eComStation 2.1 also updates some of the included applications, notably Mozilla Firefox, and has some minor improvements to the installer. As of version 2.1, much of the former branding by Serenity Systems has been removed from the released product, and replaced by that of Mensys BV. eComStation 2.1 is currently available in English and German NLVs. A preview release of a Japanese NLV is also available to certain customers. Other NLVs, including Dutch and Italian, are reportedly under development. Open source software eComStation is also complemented by several open source applications that are included in the installer: XWorkplace which is Workplace Shell enhancement software under GNU GPL License Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Thunderbird WarpIn, an open source general-purpose installer under GNU GPL license. PM VNC server, remote control software. Doodle Screen Saver, a Workplace Shell screen saver under GNU GPL license. NewView, a documentation reader for .inf files that replaces view.exe. Hardware requirements Minimum hardware requirements for running eComStation (any version) are: References External links OS/2 X86 operating systems