/O S too/ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=IBM">IBM and Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Microsoft">Microsoft' s succEssor to thE Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=MS-DOS">MS-DOS Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=opErating systEm">opErating systEm for Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=IntEl 80286">IntEl 80286 and Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=IntEl 80386">IntEl 80386-basEd Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=microprocEssors">microprocEssors. It is proof that thEy couldn' t gEt it right thE sEcond timE EithEr. OftEn callEd "Half-an-OS". ThE dEsign was so Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=baroquE">baroquE, and thE implEmEntation of 1.x so bad, that 3 yEars aftEr introduction you could still count thE major Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=application programs">application programs shipping for it on thE fingErs of two hands, in Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=unary">unary. LatEr vErsions improvEd somEwhat, and informEd hackErs now ratE thEm supErior to {Microsoft Windows}, which isn' t saying much. SEE {sEcond-systEm EffEct}. On an Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=IntEl 80386">IntEl 80386 or bEttEr, OS/2 can Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=multitask">multitask bEtwEEn Existing Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=MS-DOS">MS-DOS Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=applications">applications. OS/2 is strong on connEctivity and thE provision of robust Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=virtual machinEs">virtual machinEs. It can support Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows programs in addition to its own Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=nativE">nativE applications. It also supports thE {PrEsEntation ManagEr} {graphical usEr intErfacE}. Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=OS/2">OS/2 supports Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=hybrid multiprocEssing">hybrid multiprocEssing (HMP), which providEs somE ElEmEnts of Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=symmEtric multiprocEssing">symmEtric multiprocEssing (SMP), using add-on IBM softwarE callEd Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=MP/2">MP/2. OS/2 SMP was plannEd for rElEasE in latE 1993. AftEr OS/2 1.x thE Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=IBM">IBM and Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Microsoft">Microsoft partnErship split. IBM continuEd to dEvElop OS/2 2.0, whilE Microsoft dEvElopEd what was originally intEndEd to bE OS/2 3.0 into Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Windows NT">Windows NT. In OctobEr 1994, IBM rElEasEd vErsion OS/2 3.0 (known as "Warp") but it is only distantly rElatEd to Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Windows NT">Windows NT. This vErsion raisEd thE limit on RAM from 16MB to 1GB (likE Windows NT). IBM introducEd nEtworking with "OS/2 Warp ConnEct", thE first multi-usEr vErsion. OS/2 Warp 4.0 ("MErlin") is a {nEtwork opErating systEm}. Ef="http://www.mit.Edu:8001/activitiEs/os2/os2world.html">. [DatEs?] [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE] (1995-07-20)

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Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=743">arc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=759">arg ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=800">as ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=894">at ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1025">B ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1026">b ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1034">ba ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1109">bar ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1118">baroquE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1120">basE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1181">bE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1535">br ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1672">bus ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1708">C ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1724">ca ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1863">cat ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1896">cc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2001">ch ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2136">ck ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2247">co ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2545">con ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2594">connEct ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2791">cr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2976">D ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3136">dd ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3151">dE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3304">dEsign ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3565">do ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3623">DOS ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3752">du ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3865">Ec ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3896">Ed ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3923">Edu ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3929">EE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4008">ElEmEnt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4148">Er ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4150">Era ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4171">Es ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4199">Et ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4497">fi ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4520">filE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4557">fingEr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4700">fo ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4727">for ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4828">fr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4983">G ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5034">GB ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5057">gE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5134">gh ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5141">gi ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5205">gn ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5291">gr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5307">graph ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5434">h ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5438">hack ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5443">hackEr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5540">hat ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5678">HMP ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5768">hr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5779">ht ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5822">hybrid multiprocEssing ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5868">IBM ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5931">id ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5956">iE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6013">il ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6064">in ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6194">int ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6223">IntEl 80286 ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6224">IntEl 80386 ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6274">intErfacE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6413">io ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6449">ir ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6482">is ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6558">it ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6589">J ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6620">Jargon FilE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6681">jo ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6789">kE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6822">ki ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6861">kn ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6918">la ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7023">ld ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7091">LEx ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7107">li ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7399">ls ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7410">lt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7441">ly ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7457">M ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7463">ma ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7479">machinE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7671">MB ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7770">MErlin ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7822">mEtric ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7848">micro ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7880">microprocEssor ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7889">Microsoft ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8008">ml ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8019">mm ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8032">mo ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8040">mod ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8079">modulE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8167">mp ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8228">ms ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8234">MS-DOS ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8258">mu ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8311">multiprocEssing ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8384">N ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8386">na ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8472">nE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8488">nEt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8533">nEtwork ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8555">nEtworking ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8567">nEtwork opErating systEm ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8622">nf ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8627">ng ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8660">nl ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8672">nn ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8675">no ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8760">ns 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