IBM OS/2 2.0

Program number: 5621-077

This edition announced at Las Vegas on October 21, 1991. It was formally released in April 1992. There was an OS/2 2.0 LA (Limited Availability) released in October 1991 before this.

Some of this edition features include:
 * Object-oriented desktop - Workplace Shell
 * DOS, Windows, 16-bit OS/2, and 32-bit OS/2 application support
 * Boot manager
 * Adobe Type Manager
 * Productivity aids

OS/2 Version 2.0 has National Language Support for twelve languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, UK English, and US English. It was later enhanced to support Arabic, Bulgarian Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Macedonian Cyrillic, Russian Cyrillic and Serbian Cyrillic.

Key Prerequisites

 * Processor: Intel 386 SX (or compatible) or higher processor
 * RAM: 4 MB of memory
 * Disk Space: 60 MB hard disk with 15 - 30 MB of free space.


 * Upgrades
 * 5604-467 IBM OS/2 2.1
 * 5622-601 OS/2 Warp Version 3
 * 5622-601 OS/2 Warp with WinOS2 Version 3

Related Packages

 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 84F7586 (3.5" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 10G2992 (CD-ROM)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from Windows - English - 52G9956 (3.5" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from Windows - English - 52G9957 (5.25" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - French - 15G9403 (Documentation)

Links

 * OS2World Gallery - Boxes - OS/2 2.0
 * OS2World Gallery - Desktop - OS/2 2.x


 * Announcement Letters (US)
 * [//www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS291-598/index.html 291-598] (1991-10-22) IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0
 * Announcement Letters (EMEA)
 * [//www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/877/ENUSZP91-0729/ ZP91-0729] (1991-10-22) IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0
 * [//www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/877/ENUSZP92-0400/ ZP92-0400] (1992-03-31) OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools
 * [//www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS392-070/index.html 392-070] (1992-03-31) IBM OS/2 Version 2.0 No-Charge UPGRADE PROMOTION MODIFICATION
 * [//www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS294-091/index.html 294-091] (1994-03-01) Withdrawal: IBM OS/2 2.0
 * IBM Begins Shipping OS/2 Version 2.0 Operating System (1992-05-31)