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OS/2

OS/2 (Operating System/2) is a proprietary computer operating system for x86 and PowerPC based personal computers created and initially developed jointly by IBM and Microsoft, under the leadership of IBM software designer Ed Iacobucci, intended as a replacement for DOS. The first version was released in 1987. A feud between the two companies beginning in…

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Available in
Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Slovenian, Portuguese, Russian
Default user interface
Workplace Shell
Developer
IBM Microsoft (1.0–1.3)
Final release
4.52 / December 2001; 24 years ago (2001-12)
Influenced by
MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS
Initial release
December 1987; 38 years ago (1987-12)

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OS/2

Nodes283
Edges282
Triples243
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007067
Components1

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OS/2

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related to Further reading · 36
OS/2 → Addison-Wesley, Archived, August, Create Windows NT, December, Deitel, Gordon, Half, Harvey, Inside OS/2, ISBN, Jeremy, Kogan, Letwin, Michael, Michal Necasek, Microsoft, Microsoft Press, Necasek, Next Generation
related to External links · 18
OS/2 → Archived, Community, FAQhobbes, Installation, Linux API, OpenSource Software, OS/2 API, OS/2OS/2 Warp, OS/2Technical, Project, Source OS/2 API, The, The OS/2, Update Manual, Wayback MachineEDM/2, Wayback MachineosFree, Windows NTThe History, WindowsMicrosoft
related to User interface · 17
OS/2 → COM, CORBA, DSOM, IBM's Common User Access, Microsoft's Component Object Model, On, OO, Presentation Manager, SOM, SOM's, System Object Model, The, This, Windows GDI, Workplace Shell, WPS, X11
related to 2001–2006: Discontinuation and end-of-life · 14
OS/2 → Also, Although, Although IBM, December, For, IBM, IBM OS/2 Warp, Nortel, NPR, PC, Satellite Operations Support System, Telecom, The, Warp
related to Problems · 14
OS/2 → As, CPU, Even, GUI, IBM, In, In OS/2, No, SIQ, Some, Synchronous, The, This, Warp
related to 2001–present: Third-party development · 13
OS/2 → After IBM, Arca Noae, ArcaOS, As, IBM, In, LLC, OS/2-based, Serenity Systems, Stardock, The OS/2, They, XEU
related to Virtualization · 13
OS/2 → At, Connectix, CPU, It, Mac, Microsoft, Newer, Note, OS, OS/2's, The, VirtualPC, VMware
related to 1996–2001: Downsizing · 12
OS/2 → Austin, Boca Raton, Division, IBM, Microsoft Windows, Personal Systems Division, Primary, Registered Confidential, That, This, Warp, Workplace OS
related to Awards · 11
OS/2 → But, BYTE, BYTE Awards, DOS, Excellence, In March, It's, Macintosh, OS/2-capable PCs, The, When
see also · 10
OS/2 → DOS, History, MVDM, Object Model, OS/2LAN Manager, OS/2Windows Libraries, Programming, Software, Virtual DOS Machine, Windows

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os ibm windows system microsoft warp operating used dos support run version systems also release new software could released user

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OS/2Available inChinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Slovenian, Portuguese, Russian1.00infobox
OS/2Default user interfaceWorkplace Shell1.00infobox
OS/2DeveloperIBM Microsoft (1.0–1.3)1.00infobox
OS/2Final release4.52 / December 2001; 24 years ago (2001-12)1.00infobox
OS/2Influenced byMS-DOS, IBM PC DOS1.00infobox
OS/2Initial releaseDecember 1987; 38 years ago (1987-12)1.00infobox
OS/2Kernel typeHybrid kernel1.00infobox
OS/2LicenseProprietary1.00infobox
OS/2Marketing targetProfessionals, servers1.00infobox
OS/2Official websiteOS/2 Warp (Archived)1.00infobox
OS/2Source modelClosed source1.00infobox
OS/2Succeeded byeComStation ArcaOS1.00infobox
OS/2Supported platformsIA-32, PowerPC1.00infobox
OS/2Working stateHistorical, now developed as ArcaOS1.00infobox
OS/2Written inC, C++ and assembly language1.00infobox
OS/2is amilestone product0.90text

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