UFO: Chapter 1
UFO's OS/2 Warp Information Resources |
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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 | ||
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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.
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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. |
47 OS/2 Screenshots
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