IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows

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IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows
Version 2.1
Release Date 1993-11-09
Vendor IBM
License IPLA
Preceded by
Succeeded by IBM OS/2 Warp 3
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This was an edition of OS/2 2.1 that did not include the Windows 3.1 license. It required for the user to have a Windows 3.1 license to have Win16 compatibility on the OS.

It was announced on November 9 of 1993, the availability was set to December 1993 for the Special Bid and OEM offerings and February 1994 for the shrink-wrap retail offerings (all language versions).

It features:

  • All of the function of OS/2 2.1 at a reduced price when installed over Windows version 3.1.

It was offered in 1.44 MB 3.5-inch diskettes and CD-ROM.

Releases

Order Type Number Feature Part Number Part Number Program Name Language Media
5604-467 7199 71G5391 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 English 3.5"
5871-AAA 7200 71G5392 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 English 5.25"
5871-AAA 7201 71G5395 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 English CD-ROM
5872-AAA 7202 71G5397 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 English Additional license certificate
5872-AAA 7203 71G5398 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 English Additional license without certificate

Program Number

Order Type Number ProgramName Media
5604-467 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 3.5-inch diskette media
5604-467 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 CD-ROM media
5604-467 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 Upgrade to OS/2 2.1 (SPECIAL OFFER) 3.5-inch diskette media
5604-467 OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 Upgrade to OS/2 2.1 (SPECIAL OFFER) CD-ROM media
  • Took from ZP93-0700. Possible there is a mistake with the Order Type Numbers.

Announcement Letter

  • ZP93-0700 (1993-11-09) OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1
  • 293-669 (1993-11-09) OS/2 2.1 SPECIAL EDITION FOR USE WITH WINDOWS VERSION 3.1. [1]