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Also scheduled to be available during the first quarter of 1995 is OS/2 Warp Version 3 LAN Client. This member of the OS/2 family is targeted at the LAN-connected user. OS/2 Warp Version 3 LAN Client will include OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2, the OS/2 Warp BonusPak, plus LAN Server Requester, NetWare Requester, LAN Distance Remote, System Performance Monitor/2 (SPM/2), and many other features designed for the connected user.
Also scheduled to be available during the first quarter of 1995 is OS/2 Warp Version 3 LAN Client. This member of the OS/2 family is targeted at the LAN-connected user. OS/2 Warp Version 3 LAN Client will include OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2, the OS/2 Warp BonusPak, plus LAN Server Requester, NetWare Requester, LAN Distance Remote, System Performance Monitor/2 (SPM/2), and many other features designed for the connected user.
==Enhanced Performance==

Revision as of 18:56, 18 October 2017

By Edward Duhe'. IBM Corporation. Roanoke, Texas

On October 11, 1994, IBM introduced OS/2 Warp Version 3, the next evolution of its premier 32-bit operating system. As its name implies, OS/2 Warp is fast and full of state-of-the-art features. This article describes the new features of OS/2 Warp, including performance enhancements, installation enhancements, usability improvements, printing enhancements, new applications, and more. Read on, and see what it's like to operate at warp speed!

OS/2 Warp Version 3, the eighth release of IBM's award-winning 32-bit OS/2 operating system, continues the tradition of running DOS better than DOS, Windows better than Windows, and OS/2 better than previous versions of OS/2. OS/2 Warp builds on the mature, stable environment that comes from years of refining the OS/2 operating system.

You can run OS/2 Warp on an entry-level computer system, typically 386 or above, with 4 MB of RAM. Although OS/2 Warp is targeted for the home and small business user, all users can benefit from its great performance, new function, and outstanding BonusPak applications.

This article outlines what is new in OS/2 Warp, focusing on the enhancements and changes in OS/2 itself. Also, it briefly describes the applications included in the OS/2 BonusPak that comes with OS/2 Warp. The BonusPak is an exciting addition to OS/2; it gives you full-function business and productivity applications and outstanding connectivity applications that will connect you to the information superhighway.

Two OS/2 Warp Products

OS/2 Warp Version 3 is available today, and OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 will be available in the first quarter of 1995. The only difference between these two products is how you get support for running Windows applications.

With OS/2 Warp Version 3, you must have Windows installed on your computer to run Windows applications on the OS/2 Desktop. OS/2 Warp dynamically links into your Windows code, when needed, to run your Windows applications.

OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 does not require Windows to run Windows applications. This version comes with WIN-OS/2, which provides the support for Windows applications.

Both of these products can be installed in three different environments that provide different capabilities.

  • No operating system previously installed: If you install OS/2 Warp Version 3 on a computer that does not already have an operating system installed, you will be able to run both DOS and OS/2 applications on the OS/2 Desktop. If you install OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2, you will be able to run DOS, OS/2, and Windows applications on the OS/2 Desktop.
  • DOS previously installed: Either OS/2 Warp Version 3 or OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 can be installed on a computer that already has DOS 3.3 or higher installed. OS/2 Warp will automatically install the Dual Boot feature in this environment. This feature enables you to boot your computer to run either native DOS or OS/2.
If you install OS/2 Warp Version 3 in this environment, you can run both DOS and OS/2 applications on the OS/2 Desktop. If you install OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 in this environment, you can run DOS, OS/2, and Windows applications on the OS/2 Desktop.
  • DOS and Windows previously installed: This is the environment for which OS/2 Warp Version 3 was really designed. By installing OS/2 Warp Version 3 on top of DOS and Windows, you will be able to run DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications on the OS/2 Desktop. You will also be able to take advantage of the Dual Boot feature to run in a native DOS plus Windows environment.
OS/2 Warp Version 3 installs over Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.1, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 will also install in this environment, giving you the same capabilities described for OS/2 Warp Version 3.

Also scheduled to be available during the first quarter of 1995 is OS/2 Warp Version 3 LAN Client. This member of the OS/2 family is targeted at the LAN-connected user. OS/2 Warp Version 3 LAN Client will include OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2, the OS/2 Warp BonusPak, plus LAN Server Requester, NetWare Requester, LAN Distance Remote, System Performance Monitor/2 (SPM/2), and many other features designed for the connected user.


Enhanced Performance