IBM OS/2 Warp Server 4

IBM decided to create two editions of OS/2, a client edition and a server one. Even that this version is called OS/2 Warp Server 4, it is based in OS/2 Warp 3 core components and had the Warp 3 user interface.

There was two editions available:
 * Warp Server 4
 * Warp Server 4 Advanced




 * Features
 * Based in OS/2 Warp Version 3.0
 * File and print-sharing services
 * Simple integrated installation
 * Remote LAN access
 * Systems management capabilities
 * Enhanced communications including TCP/IP -- Dynamic IP
 * Server backup and recovery
 * Advanced LAN printer functionality
 * Application server support
 * OS/2 Warp Server Advanced
 * High Performance File System (HPFS386)
 * Fault tolerance - mirroring and duplexing
 * Enhanced Pentium optimization

Announcement Letters

 * US
 * 1996-02-26 IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4; IBM OS/2 Warp Server Advanced, Version 4; IBM LAN Server for Macintosh, Version 1.01 Offer Complete Server Software Solutions
 * EMEA
 * 1996-09-17 IBM OS/2 Warp Server Advanced, Version 4 SMP Feature Availability
 * Canada
 * 1997-08-26 Service Extension: OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server
 * 1997-08-26 Price Change Warp and Warp Server