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|Logo=OS2WarpC.png | |Logo=OS2WarpC.png | ||
|Version=4.0 | |Version=4.0 | ||
|ReleaseDate=1996-09 | |ReleaseDate=1996-09-25 (US)<br/>1996-11-18 (NLV) | ||
|Vendor=[[IBM]] | |Vendor=[[IBM]] | ||
|License=IPLA | |License=IPLA | ||
|Preceded=[[IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3]] | |Preceded=[[IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3]] | ||
|Succeeded= | |Succeeded= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:os24_boot.png|thumb|Boot Image]] | [[Image:os24_boot.png|thumb|Boot Image]] | ||
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* WarpGuide and Assistance center. | * WarpGuide and Assistance center. | ||
* TCP/IP Version 4 and Web Explorer. | * TCP/IP Version 4 and Web Explorer. | ||
* Bundle extra | * Bundle extra add-ons like Lotus Notes Mail 4.1, the Device Driver Pak, and Application Sampler CDs. | ||
OS/2 Warp 4 did not have a Blue and Red Edition (with or without Win 3.1 support), it included the Win16 integration in the package by default. | OS/2 Warp 4 did not have a Blue and Red Edition (with or without Win 3.1 support), it included the Win16 integration in the package by default. | ||
==Key Prerequisites== | ==Key Prerequisites== | ||
;Processor and Memory: Minimum 486 33MHz, or higher, with | ;Processor and Memory: Minimum 486 33MHz, or higher, with 12 MB to 16 MB memory | ||
: For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and | : For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and 4 MB additional memory | ||
: For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium | : For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium 100 MHz, or higher, with 8 MB to 12 MB additional memory recommended | ||
; Disk space: | ; Disk space: 100 MB to 300 MB free | ||
; Removable media: 1. | ; Removable media: 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive "A" and an OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive | ||
; Display: 640 x 480 resolution video with 256 | ; Display: 640 x 480 resolution video with 256 colours recommended (SVGA mode) | ||
; IBM-compatible mouse | ; IBM-compatible mouse | ||
; Communications: 14.4 Kbps, or higher, modem or network connection for Internet/intranet | ; Communications: 14.4 Kbps, or higher, modem or network connection for Internet/intranet | ||
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{|class="wikitable sortable" | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|+Program Number: 5639-A29 | |+Program Number: 5639-A29 | ||
! | ! || ||Program Package||Program Package Upgrade | ||
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| | !Language||Feature Number||Part Number||Part Number | ||
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| | |Arabic||2954||65H0747||65H0772 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Bulgarian||2774||65H0755||65H0780 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Catalan||2997||65H0756||65H0781 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Czech||2975||65H0752||65H0777 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Danish||2926||65H0743||65H0768 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Dutch||2923||65H0742||65H0767 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Finnish||2925||65H0744||65H0769 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |French||2928||65H0735||65H0760 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |German||2929||[[IBM_OS/2_Warp_4_-_German_-_65H0737|65H0737]]||65H0762 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Greek||2957||65H0749||65H0774 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Hebrew||2961||65H0748||65H0773 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Hungarian||2976||65H0750||65H0775 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Italian||2932||65H0738||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - Italian - 65H0763|65H0763]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Norwegian||2933||65H0740||65H0765 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Polish||2978||65H0751||65H0776 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Portuguese||2922||65H0745||65H0770 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Russian||2979||65H0746||65H0771 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Slovenian||2911||65H0757||65H0782 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Spanish||2931||65H0739||65H0764 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Swedish||2937||65H0741||65H0766 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Turkish||2956||65H0753||65H0778 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |UK English||2927||65H0733||65H1032 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |US English||2924||65H1031||65H0758 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Greek English||2908||14J1759||14J1750 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Japanese|| ||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Japanese - 55H3803|55H3803]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Korean|| ||55H3814|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Chinese | |Chinese Simplified|| ||55H3825|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Thai|| ||55H3847 | |Chinese Traditional|| ||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Chinese T - 55H3836|55H3836]]|| | ||
|- | |||
|Thai|| ||55H3847|| | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|50||5074||65H0796 | |50||5074||65H0796 | ||
|} | |} | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!colspan=9|IPLA Use Pack | !colspan=9|IPLA Use Pack - Upgrade to OS/2 Warp 4 from: | ||
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!colspan=2|Group IV | !colspan=2|Group IV | ||
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|Pack Size | |Pack Size||Feature Number||Part Number||Feature Number||Part Number||Feature Number||Part Number||Feature Number||Part Number | ||
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| | |1-pack||0587||84H1430||0588||84H1431||0874||84H4498||0878||84H4502 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |5-pack||0868||84H4492||0871||84H4495||0875||84H4499||0879||84H4503 | ||
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| 10-pack || 0869 | |10-pack||0869||84H4493||0872||84H4496||0876||84H4500||0880||84H4504 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|50-pack||0870||84H4494||0873||84H4497||0877||84H4501||0881||84H4505 | |||
|} | |} | ||
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!Group I||Group II||Group III||Group IV | !Group I||Group II||Group III||Group IV | ||
|- | |- | ||
|OS/2 2.1 or 2.11<br> | |OS/2 2.1 or 2.11<br/>OS/2 2.11 SMP<br/>OS/2 Warp 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine)<br/>OS/2 Warp Connect 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine) | ||
OS/2 2.11 SMP<br> | |OS/2 Version 2.0 or 2.01 | ||
OS/2 Warp 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine)<br> | |OS/2 for Windows 2.1<br/>OS/2 Warp 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine)<br/>OS/2 Warp Connect 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine) | ||
OS/2 Warp Connect 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine) | |OS/2 1.x | ||
|OS/2 Version 2.0 or 2.01 | |||
|OS/2 for Windows 2.1<br> | |||
OS/2 Warp 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine)<br> | |||
OS/2 Warp Connect 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine) | |||
|OS/2 1.x | |||
|} | |} | ||
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* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 22L3550]] | * [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 22L3550]] | ||
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H0737]] | * [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H0737]] | ||
* | * | ||
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Spanish - 65H1207]] | * [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Spanish - 65H1207]] | ||
*OS/2 Warp 4 Korean - 55H3814 | *OS/2 Warp 4 Korean - 55H3814 | ||
*OS/2 Warp 4 Chinese Simplify - 55H3825 | *OS/2 Warp 4 Chinese Simplify - 55H3825 | ||
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==Announcement Letters== | ==Announcement Letters== | ||
;US | |||
* [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS296-375 296-375] | * [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS296-375 296-375] - 1996-09-24 - IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - The Easiest Way to a Connected World | ||
* [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/ | * [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS902-274/index.html 902-274] - 2002-12-10 - Software Withdrawal: Selected Part Numbers of OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business Programs | ||
* [https://www.ibm.com | * [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/3/897/ENUS905-163/index.html 905-163] - 2005-07-12 - Withdrawal Announcement 905-163: Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business | ||
* [https://www.ibm.com | ;Canada | ||
* [https://www.ibm.com | * [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/649/ENUSA96-1100/index.html A96-1100] - 1996-09-24 - OS/2 Warp 4 | ||
* [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ | * [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/649/ENUSA97-0965/index.html A97-0965] - 1997-08-26 - Service Extension: OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server | ||
* [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/649/ENUSA97-1034/index.html A97-1034] - 1997-08-26 - Price Change Warp and Warp Server | |||
;EMEA | |||
* [https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/877/ENUSZP05-0336/index.html ZP05-0336] - 2005-07-12 - Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 & OS/2 Warp Server for e-business | |||
[[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]] | [[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]] |
Revision as of 19:10, 20 December 2022
IBM OS/2 Warp 4 | |
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Version | 4.0 |
Release Date | 1996-09-25 (US) 1996-11-18 (NLV) |
Vendor | IBM |
License | IPLA |
Preceded by | IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3 |
Succeeded by | |
Website |



IBM OS/2 Warp 4 was announced by IBM the September 24, 1996 with a planned availability date for September 25 of the same year. Its beta code name was Merlin.
Some of the features of this edition:
- Included VoiceType for speech recognition.
- Some editions included a companion headset to use with VoiceType.
- Improved Workplace Shell and the inclusion of WarpCenter.
- Included Java technology.
- WarpGuide and Assistance center.
- TCP/IP Version 4 and Web Explorer.
- Bundle extra add-ons like Lotus Notes Mail 4.1, the Device Driver Pak, and Application Sampler CDs.
OS/2 Warp 4 did not have a Blue and Red Edition (with or without Win 3.1 support), it included the Win16 integration in the package by default.
Key Prerequisites
- Processor and Memory
- Minimum 486 33MHz, or higher, with 12 MB to 16 MB memory
- For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and 4 MB additional memory
- For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium 100 MHz, or higher, with 8 MB to 12 MB additional memory recommended
- Disk space
- 100 MB to 300 MB free
- Removable media
- 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive "A" and an OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive
- Display
- 640 x 480 resolution video with 256 colours recommended (SVGA mode)
- IBM-compatible mouse
- Communications
- 14.4 Kbps, or higher, modem or network connection for Internet/intranet
- Audio
- Supported sound card for speech and multimedia
- Noise-canceling microphone for speech
- Or compatible
Part Numbers
Program Package | Program Package Upgrade | ||
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Language | Feature Number | Part Number | Part Number |
Arabic | 2954 | 65H0747 | 65H0772 |
Bulgarian | 2774 | 65H0755 | 65H0780 |
Catalan | 2997 | 65H0756 | 65H0781 |
Czech | 2975 | 65H0752 | 65H0777 |
Danish | 2926 | 65H0743 | 65H0768 |
Dutch | 2923 | 65H0742 | 65H0767 |
Finnish | 2925 | 65H0744 | 65H0769 |
French | 2928 | 65H0735 | 65H0760 |
German | 2929 | 65H0737 | 65H0762 |
Greek | 2957 | 65H0749 | 65H0774 |
Hebrew | 2961 | 65H0748 | 65H0773 |
Hungarian | 2976 | 65H0750 | 65H0775 |
Italian | 2932 | 65H0738 | 65H0763 |
Norwegian | 2933 | 65H0740 | 65H0765 |
Polish | 2978 | 65H0751 | 65H0776 |
Portuguese | 2922 | 65H0745 | 65H0770 |
Russian | 2979 | 65H0746 | 65H0771 |
Slovenian | 2911 | 65H0757 | 65H0782 |
Spanish | 2931 | 65H0739 | 65H0764 |
Swedish | 2937 | 65H0741 | 65H0766 |
Turkish | 2956 | 65H0753 | 65H0778 |
UK English | 2927 | 65H0733 | 65H1032 |
US English | 2924 | 65H1031 | 65H0758 |
Greek English | 2908 | 14J1759 | 14J1750 |
Japanese | 55H3803 | ||
Korean | 55H3814 | ||
Chinese Simplified | 55H3825 | ||
Chinese Traditional | 55H3836 | ||
Thai | 55H3847 |
Users | Feature Number | Part Number |
---|---|---|
1 | 5071 | 65H1033 |
5 | 5072 | 65H0794 |
10 | 5073 | 65H0795 |
50 | 5074 | 65H0796 |
IPLA Use Pack - Upgrade to OS/2 Warp 4 from: | ||||||||
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Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | |||||
Pack Size | Feature Number | Part Number | Feature Number | Part Number | Feature Number | Part Number | Feature Number | Part Number |
1-pack | 0587 | 84H1430 | 0588 | 84H1431 | 0874 | 84H4498 | 0878 | 84H4502 |
5-pack | 0868 | 84H4492 | 0871 | 84H4495 | 0875 | 84H4499 | 0879 | 84H4503 |
10-pack | 0869 | 84H4493 | 0872 | 84H4496 | 0876 | 84H4500 | 0880 | 84H4504 |
50-pack | 0870 | 84H4494 | 0873 | 84H4497 | 0877 | 84H4501 | 0881 | 84H4505 |
Qualifying Products for Upgrades | |||
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Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV |
OS/2 2.1 or 2.11 OS/2 2.11 SMP OS/2 Warp 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine) OS/2 Warp Connect 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine) |
OS/2 Version 2.0 or 2.01 | OS/2 for Windows 2.1 OS/2 Warp 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine) OS/2 Warp Connect 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine) |
OS/2 1.x |
Releases
Language | Full | Upgrade | Educational |
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English | 84H1426 | 84H1429 | |
Chinese T | 55H3836 | ||
German | 65H1205 |
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 22L3550
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H0737
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Spanish - 65H1207
- OS/2 Warp 4 Korean - 55H3814
- OS/2 Warp 4 Chinese Simplify - 55H3825
- OS/2 Warp 4 Thai - 55H3847
Pictures
Announcement Letters
- US
- 296-375 - 1996-09-24 - IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - The Easiest Way to a Connected World
- 902-274 - 2002-12-10 - Software Withdrawal: Selected Part Numbers of OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business Programs
- 905-163 - 2005-07-12 - Withdrawal Announcement 905-163: Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
- Canada
- A96-1100 - 1996-09-24 - OS/2 Warp 4
- A97-0965 - 1997-08-26 - Service Extension: OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server
- A97-1034 - 1997-08-26 - Price Change Warp and Warp Server
- EMEA
- ZP05-0336 - 2005-07-12 - Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 & OS/2 Warp Server for e-business