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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2024, 03:14:19 am »
Hello Conrad

If you can share the pictures of your boxes it will be great. Those editions I don't have it on the wiki, so they are welcome.
Please, if you can list the items on each box with the part numbers, or have it clearly on the picture it will be great too.

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2024, 03:25:33 pm »
German Warp 3

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2024, 03:29:34 pm »
French 1.3

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2024, 03:31:04 pm »
Dutch CDPak ver 3

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #20 on: October 04, 2024, 04:19:02 pm »
Hello Nathana.

The OS2World.com Wiki appears to have a screenshot of a non-US English (possibly UK) version of Warp 3 on the main page for the article on Warp 3 (right side).  The fidelity of that particular screenshot isn't great, but you can at least make out that it's in English but omits the US Government GSA ADP Contract language below the copyright statement.

Thanks for the observation there. I just have that image there for quick reference, it will be great to put some in a better resolution.
About the German boot image you linked, by any chance, do you know to which German Warp 3 PN it belongs?

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #21 on: October 04, 2024, 06:58:07 pm »

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2024, 12:35:10 pm »
German Warp 3
Dutch CDPak ver 3

Both of these are interesting.

I am not very familiar with non-U.S. releases of OS/2 (other than what I've seen pictures of online), but other than the part#, the box for this 28H6733 copy looks indistinguishable (to my eyes) from the boxes I've seen for documented part# 19H5077, which is also German red-spine (pre-logo refresh).  So I wonder what the difference is between 19H5077 and 28H6733.

It is also interesting that the "special retail" Dutch copy shipped both with Dutch and English installation CDs.  But what is especially interesting about the English CD is that it is part# 83G8450.  This is very strange, because this is the exact same part# used for the very first CDs that shipped in the U.S., and so this is a U.S. English copy, not a U.K. English one (if the part# is accurate and not a printing error!).  1-2 months later, the U.S. English CD was refreshed with updated installer application files, and was assigned a new part# of 25H7300.  So you will often see CDs from U.S. releases with both 83G8450 and 25H7300, though I think the second is by far the more common one.

The actual CDs for red-spine that shipped in the U.S. as part# 83G8450 call themselves "Program Disc", not "Installation CD".  In addition, the actual U.S. CDs also had the same "US Gov't / GSA ADP" language printed on them that was discussed earlier.  So I would be very curious to know if this is really identical to the U.S. English version, or if that part# is a misprint.

About the German boot image you linked, by any chance, do you know to which German Warp 3 PN it belongs?

I unfortunately have no idea.  As I mentioned, I grabbed them straight from Internet Archive.  Whatever it says about them on that page is all I know...so I know only as much as you do.  Unfortunately, it also looks like Internet Archive is still down following the attack on their servers this past week.  :(

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2024, 01:04:17 pm »
Hi Martin,

I can't work out how to add multiple photos to the same forum post so I've emailed you with some photos of my boxed copy of OS/2 2.1 with Stacker, UK Edition. Let me know if you'd like photos of the contents as well before I list it on eBay.

I've attached a single photo of the front of the box to this forum post.

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2024, 01:08:52 pm »
my boxed copy of OS/2 2.1 with Stacker, UK Edition.
That's pretty neat.  I had Stacker for OS/2 back in the day.  I had no idea that IBM did a retail "bundle" deal with them in some parts of the world.  I'm pretty sure there was no such bundle ever offered in the U.S.

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #25 on: October 13, 2024, 04:16:03 pm »
Hello Richard

I can't work out how to add multiple photos to the same forum post ...
As far as I know I don't have a limitation on the forum about the number of pictures you can upload. Check the attached picture, since you have to click (more attachments) to include more than one.

I got your email and I loved the pictures. Please send me or post the contents, and hopefully with the Part Numbers too.

I created this Wiki page:
- https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBM_OS/2_2.1_-_UK_English_-_72G2337

Can we say this one is UK English?

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #26 on: October 13, 2024, 06:14:34 pm »
Hi Martin,

Very silly of me not to spot the "more attachments" link!

Yes, this is definitely the "UK English" version.

I've attached some more photos to this post. If the forum software converts them to low-res for any reason then let me know and I can email the original images to you.

Best,
Richard.

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Re: OS/2 Box Collection Wiki - Questions
« Reply #27 on: October 13, 2024, 07:38:49 pm »
Thanks for the pictures.

Those are now on the wiki: https://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBM_OS/2_2.1_-_UK_English_-_72G2337

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