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{{OS Release | |||
|Logo=OS2 logo.jpg | |||
|Version=2.1 | |||
|ReleaseDate=1993-11-09 | |||
|Vendor=[[IBM]] | |||
|License=IPLA | |||
|Preceded=[[IBM OS/2 2.0]] | |||
|Succeeded=OS/2 Warp Version 3 | |||
}} | |||
[[Image:P71G5395-001.jpg|thumb]] | |||
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. | 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 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. | |||
==Program Packages== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|+Part Number | |||
! ||colspan=3| ||colspan=2|Upgrade | |||
|- | |||
!NLV||3.5"||5.25"||CD-ROM||3.5"||CD-ROM | |||
|- | |||
|U.S. English||[[IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows - English - P71G5391|71G5391]]||71G5392||[[IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows - English - P71G5395|71G5395]]|| || | |||
|- | |||
|U.S. English (EMEA)||86G1442|| ||86G1534|| || | |||
|- | |||
|U.K. English||72G4839|| ||86G0379|| || | |||
|- | |||
|French||72G4841|| ||86G0454|| || | |||
|- | |||
|German||72G4843|| ||86G0529|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Italian||72G4845|| ||86G0604|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Spanish||[[IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows - Spanish - 72G4847|72G4847]]|| ||86G0679|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Danish||72G4849|| ||86G0754|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Finnish||72G4851|| ||86G0829|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Norwegian||72G4853|| ||86G0904|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Swedish||72G4855|| ||86G0979|| || | |||
|- | |||
|Dutch||72G4857|| ||86G1054|| || | |||
|} | |||
==Links== | |||
Announcement Letters | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|ZP93-0700}} (1993-11-09) OS/2 2.1 for Windows 3.1 | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|293-669}} (1993-11-09) OS/2 2.1 Special Edition for Use With Windows Version 3.1 | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|393-251}} (1993-11-09) IBM OS/2 Version 2.1 Special Edition for Use With Windows Version 3.1 Promotion | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|394-189}} (1994-08-16) OS/2 for Windows Rebate Promotion | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|295-324}} (1995-06-27) Withdrawal: IBM OS/2 2.1 and Selected Personal System Programs and Documentation - Replacements Available | |||
[[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]] | [[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]] |
Latest revision as of 23:57, 13 September 2024
IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows | |
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Version | 2.1 |
Release Date | 1993-11-09 |
Vendor | IBM |
License | IPLA |
Preceded by | IBM OS/2 2.0 |
Succeeded by | OS/2 Warp Version 3 |
Website |

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 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.
Program Packages
Upgrade | |||||
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NLV | 3.5" | 5.25" | CD-ROM | 3.5" | CD-ROM |
U.S. English | 71G5391 | 71G5392 | 71G5395 | ||
U.S. English (EMEA) | 86G1442 | 86G1534 | |||
U.K. English | 72G4839 | 86G0379 | |||
French | 72G4841 | 86G0454 | |||
German | 72G4843 | 86G0529 | |||
Italian | 72G4845 | 86G0604 | |||
Spanish | 72G4847 | 86G0679 | |||
Danish | 72G4849 | 86G0754 | |||
Finnish | 72G4851 | 86G0829 | |||
Norwegian | 72G4853 | 86G0904 | |||
Swedish | 72G4855 | 86G0979 | |||
Dutch | 72G4857 | 86G1054 |
Links
Announcement Letters
- 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
- 393-251 (1993-11-09) IBM OS/2 Version 2.1 Special Edition for Use With Windows Version 3.1 Promotion
- 394-189 (1994-08-16) OS/2 for Windows Rebate Promotion
- 295-324 (1995-06-27) Withdrawal: IBM OS/2 2.1 and Selected Personal System Programs and Documentation - Replacements Available