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UFO's OS/2 Warp Information Resources

What is OS/2 WARP?

Welcome to the world of OS/2! IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0 is an inexpensive, full-featured, operating system for PC's using the Intel 486 and compatible (or better) CPU's. In addition to running native OS/2 applications (both 16 and 32 bit), OS/2 4.0 can run 16 bit DOS and Windows 3.1 applications.

It is a very powerful operating system, supporting long filenames (using the High Performance File System), the built-in REXX scripting language, Adobe Type Manager and TrueType fonts, a 32-bit flat memory model, pre-emptive multitasking, excellent networking and Internet support, multithreading, advanced multimedia including software motion video, and robust communications, for example), yet its Workplace Shell user interface makes it remarkably easy to use (and amazingly flexible). Other features include support for emerging technologies such as Java, OpenGL, ObjectREXX, NetREXX, and OpenDoc.

Warp 4.0 also contains the IBM Voice Type Navigation and Dictation system, allowing the user to control and interact with the computer using a microphone, and voice commands. The Bonus Pack that comes with Warp 4.0 includes several useful applications, such as a spreadsheet, word processor, database, and personal information manager. The network support built in provides access to the Internet (via modem or Network card), as well as support for IBM LAN Server, Novell Netware, and Windows NT based networks. It also includes Peer-Peer Networking with other PC's running Warp Connect, or Windows for Workgroups/Windows 95.

  • IBM's description of their own OS/2 WARP (Dead Link)
  • OS/2 WARP's Features and Functions (Dead Link)

Why choose OS/2 WARP?

Microsoft's Windows 95 and IBM's OS/2 WARP
A Comparison of Windows95 and OS/2 WARP By Randall C. Kennedy Comparisons between OS/2 and Win95b
85 Good Points of Comparison Between Win95 and OS/2 Warp 4.0 By Don K. Eitner Comparisons between OS/2 and Win95 in simple terms
OS/2 Warp VS. Windows 95: a comparison of 32-bit Operating System Technology By IBM The corporate decision maker information on the benefits of OS/2 Warp 3,and the shortcomings in Microsoft's Windows 95.
Microsoft's Windows NT and IBM's OS/2 WARP
Advantages of OS/2 Warp 4 Over Microsoft NT 4.0 Workstation Maintained by IBM Reasons to choose OS/2 WARP over NT
Life Beyond Windows 95: NT 4.0 & OS/2 4.0 By PC Magazine staff NT and OS/2 goes head to head in this PC Magazine preview
Performance Benchmark Comparison: Warp Server, NT Server 3.51, Netware 4.1 Maintained by IBM Warp Server outperforms all other server software!!
File and Application Sharing Performance Comparison: Warp Server and NT Server Maintained by IBM Very informative technical white paper.
OS/2 Warp Server outperforms NT server By Michael Surkan, PC Week Labs Apr 1, 1996 OS/2 Warp server with single processor outperforms NT server with four processors!!!
The Technology Leader in Application Servers By Lee Doyle and Randy Perry, IDC White Paper An objective assessment to evaluate OS/2 as an application server.
Other Operating Systems and IBM's OS/2 WARP
Discussion of PC Operating Systems By Howard Gilbert, PC Lube and Tune. Cover DOS, Windows 3.xx, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2
OS Wars By Brad Wardell, OS/2 e-Zine! vol 3 no 4 Article about operating system like BeOS, Linux, MacOS, OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows NT
Miscellaneous
OS/2 is the BEST!! By Bill Gates himself!! download the .AVI video file of his speech download the .WAV audio file of his speech
Top 10 reasons to choose OS/2 Warp By IBM Belgium Rationale from IBM
The Case for OS/2 Warp By Jeff Jackowski Arguments in favor of OS/2 over Windows
OS/2 Warp 4 Desktop Tour By Samuel Audet Take a tour of OS/2 v4 and believe!!
The OS/2 Awareness Page By Jason Weill Reasons why OS/2 WARP is the best operating system for PC users.
MS security plugs not airtight By Nick Wingfield
Microsoft is still struggling to completely patch Windows 95 and NT against Internet hacker attacks.


See also:Microsoft security flaws run deep - by Nick Wingfield and Alex Lash

OS/2 WARP can run Win95 ???!!! No kidding! By Alex Spanidis Go to Xfree86OS/2 win95 emulator webpage and have a look.
OS/2 WARP can run UNIX ported apps (most of them are FREE too). Maintained by Holger Veit Xfree86OS/2 ported apps webpage and have a look.

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