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 - 14G0495 (3.5" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 10G2991 (5.25" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 10G2992 (CD-ROM)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from DOS - English - 10G5999 (3.5" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from DOS - English - 10G6000 (5.25" Diskettes)
 * 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 - German - 14G0715 (3.5" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - German - 5.25 Disks
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - Italian - 14G0825 (3.5" Diskettes)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - French - 15G9403 (Documentation)
 * IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - P55G9973 Backup Diskette Package (3.5" Diskettes)

Links

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


 * Announcement Letters
 * [//sda-prod.mybluemix.net/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS291-598/index.html 291-598] October 22, 1991. IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0. US.
 * ZP91-0729 October 22, 1991. IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0.
 * ZP92-0400 March 31, 1992. OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools.
 * [//sda-prod.mybluemix.net/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS392-070/index.html 392-070] Mar 31, 1992. IBM OS/2 VERSION 2.0 NO-CHARGE UPGRADE PROMOTION MODIFICATION. US


 * [//www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS294-091/index.html 294-091] March 1, 1994. Withdrawal: IBM OS/2 2.0. US.
 * IBM Begins Shipping OS/2 Version 2.0 Operating System (1992-05-31)