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Man42

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[Looking] Info about MS LAN Manager
« on: July 02, 2025, 10:07:32 pm »
Hello everyone.

I am interested in the detailed chronology of LAN Manager.
I have a few questions about this, I hope someone can add to my limited knowledge.
Also, I will provide the information I know. I hope that someone will be able to add.

My preliminary list versions:
– 1.00 (Client), available on WinWorld, it is unknown how complete and which OEM.
– 1.00 (Server) [3Com OEM], https://www.ebay.com/itm/285131666010 , The "slightly" high price
– 1.01 (Server) [Nokia OEM], https://archive.org/details/nokia-ms-lan-manager , presumably, two floppy disks with drivers are missing, which can be obtained from the Nokia OS/2 1.10 distribution.
– 1.10 (Server).[3Com OEM], available in Warez sources uploaded a year ago, slightly damaged.
– 2.00 (Server) (1990-06-28), Microsoft version, only the latest disk is available https://archive.org/details/doswksta7
– 2.00 (Server) (1990-11-29), it is unknown whether OEM or Generic. It is unknown why there are two editions. https://winworldpc.com/download/5d7a42cb-9ce2-82ac-c3bd-11c3a5c28f13
– 2.10 (Server). Released in 1992, missing
– 2.10a (Server). Released in 8/1992, missing
– 2.10c (Client), for PC-98
– 2.20 (Server) (English-US) https://archive.org/details/microsoft-lan-manager-2.2, missing OS/2 disks
– 2.20 (Server) (French),it's not very high-quality, but a good dump is available on Win3x.org
– 2.20a (Server), available in wareze sources
– 2.20b (Server, patch). Update patch for 2.20/2.20A
– 2.20c (Client).

Server versions 1.0/1.1 were equipped with a special version of OS/2 Server Adaptation (SA). OS/2 SA 1.10 has already been found (1.01 Nokia, 1.10 3Com). Presumably, there was an OS/2 release of 1.00 SA.

What I want to find:
– Any additions to my list (photos, another versions, another OEMs)
– Distributions of releases that I do not have
– LM distribution package 1.00, which presumably includes OS/2 1.0 SA
–information about localizations. Were LAN Manager versions 2.1/2.2 the only localized releases of LM?
–What is the reason for the existence of two versions 2.00?
–If I have any mistakes, I will be glad if you correct them.

And also, I want to get an answer to the question:
Explain which editions of LAN Manager actually existed?
You can often (always) find LM distributions on the Internet that don't have all the components. And the question arises, was it really a stripped-down edition, or did those who downloaded it exclude some of the floppy disks from the package for some reason?
I know for sure that there were two editions:
– LAN Manager Server (For example, 2.2). It includes DOS Workstation, OS/2 Workstation, OS/2 Server drivers, protocols for Netware and WfW.
– LAN Manager Client (for example, 2.2c). There are only DOS Workstation and OS/2 Workstation floppy disks.
Were there any other editions?
Workstation = Client?
did I understand correctly that the Client versions do not include OS/2?

Sorry for the complicated query. I hope for your  help.

P.S. Does anyone have versions of MS-NET/MS NETWORK? This is a topic for future study, so far I have not touched it. In the case of MS-Net, nothing is clear at all.

Best regards.
–Man42

Thomas M.

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Re: [Looking] Info about MS LAN Manager
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2025, 04:31:19 pm »
Not sure if this is of any interest to you.
I own an IBM OS/2 LAN Server for Macintosh Version 1.01 (german Version).

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Re: [Looking] Info about MS LAN Manager
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2025, 05:09:07 pm »
To be honest, I've never heard of such a version. I think it's something unique.

In general, sooner or later I will start to figure out the IBM LAN Server. I would like more information about the product you mentioned. It's something rare and unique. Moreover, this is a localized version.

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Re: [Looking] Info about MS LAN Manager
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2025, 08:28:34 pm »
Hi Thomas
Not sure if this is of any interest to you.
I own an IBM OS/2 LAN Server for Macintosh Version 1.01 (german Version).

Please feel free to post images of the box, the diskettes, the contents and any part numbers that you may found on it. I will also include it on the OS2World wiki.

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