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|English||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - English - 84H1426|84H1426]]||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - English - 84H1429|84H1429]] | |||
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|Chinese T||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Chinese T - 55H3836|55H3836]]|| | |||
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|German || || || [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H1205|65H1205]] | |||
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* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - English - 84H1426]] | * [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - English - 84H1426]] | ||
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - English - 84H1429]] | * [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - English - 84H1429]] |
Revision as of 00:37, 29 July 2022
IBM OS/2 Warp 4 | |
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Version | 4.0 |
Release Date | 1996-09 |
Vendor | IBM |
License | IPLA |
Preceded by | IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3 |
Succeeded by | IBM OS/2 Warp 4.51 |
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 addons 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 12MB to 16MB memory
- For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and 4MB additional memory
- For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium 100MHz, or higher, with 8MB to 12MB additional memory recommended
- Disk space
- 100MB to 300MB free
- Removable media
- 1.44MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive "A" and an OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive
- Display
- 640 x 480 resolution video with 256 colors 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
Language | Feature Number | Part Number |
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Arabic | 2954 | 65H0747 |
Bulgarian | 2774 | 65H0755 |
Catalan | 2997 | 65H0756 |
Czech | 2975 | 65H0752 |
Danish | 2926 | 65H0743 |
Dutch | 2923 | 65H0742 |
Finnish | 2925 | 65H0744 |
French | 2928 | 65H0735 |
German | 2929 | 65H0737 |
Greek | 2957 | 65H0749 |
Hebrew | 2961 | 65H0748 |
Hungarian | 2976 | 65H0750 |
Italian | 2932 | 65H0738 |
Norwegian | 2933 | 65H0740 |
Polish | 2978 | 65H0751 |
Portuguese | 2922 | 65H0745 |
Russian | 2979 | 65H0746 |
Slovenian | 2911 | 65H0757 |
Spanish | 2931 | 65H0739 |
Swedish | 2937 | 65H0741 |
Turkish | 2956 | 65H0753 |
UK English | 2927 | 65H0733 |
US English | 2924 | 65H1031 |
Greek English | 2908 | 14J1759 |
Japanese | 55H3803 | |
Korean | 55H3814 | |
Chinese Simplified | 55H3825 | |
Chinese Traditional | 55H3836 | |
Thai | 55H3847 |
Users | Feature Number | Part Number |
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1 | 5071 | 65H1033 |
5 | 5072 | 65H0794 |
10 | 5073 | 65H0795 |
50 | 5074 | 65H0796 |
Upgrade
Language | Program Number | Feature Number | Part Number |
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English Upgrade | 5803-AAR0 | 657 | 84H1429 |
Arabic Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 954 | 65H0772 |
Bul Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 974 | 65H0780 |
Cat Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 997 | 65H0781 |
Cz Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 975 | 65H0777 |
Dan Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 926 | 65H0768 |
Dut Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 923 | 65H0767 |
Fin Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 925 | 65H0769 |
Fr Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 928 | 65H0760 |
Ger Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 929 | 65H0762 |
Greek Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 957 | 65H0774 |
Heb Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 961 | 65H0773 |
Hungarian Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 976 | 65H0775 |
It Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 932 | 65H0763 |
Nor Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 933 | 65H0765 |
Pol Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 978 | 65H0776 |
Port Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 922 | 65H0770 |
Rus Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 979 | 65H0771 |
Slov Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 911 | 65H0782 |
Sp Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 931 | 65H0764 |
Swed Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 937 | 65H0766 |
Tur Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 956 | 65H0778 |
UK Eng Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 927 | 65H0758 |
US Eng Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 924 | 65H0758 |
GK Eng Upgrade | 5639-A292 | 908 | 14J1750 |
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 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 1.x |
Releases
Language | Full | Upgrade | Educational |
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English | 84H1426 | 84H1429 | |
Chinese T | 55H3836 | ||
German | 65H1205 |
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - English - 84H1426
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - English - 84H1429
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Chinese T - 55H3836
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 22L3550
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H0737
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H1205
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - German - 65H0762
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - Italian - 65H0763
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Spanish - 65H1207
- OS/2 Warp 4 Danish - 65H0743
- OS/2 Warp 4 Dutch - 65H0742
- IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Japanese - 55H3803
- OS/2 Warp 4 Korean - 55H3814
- OS/2 Warp 4 Chinese Simplify - 55H3825
- OS/2 Warp 4 Thai - 55H3847
Pictures
Announcement Letters
- A96-1100 September 24, 1996. Corrected on December 10, 1996. OS/2 Warp 4. US.
- 296-375 September 24, 1996. IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - The Easiest Way to a Connected World.
- A97-0965 Aug 26, 1997. Service Extension: OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server. US.
- A97-1034 Aug 26, 1997. Price Change Warp and Warp Server. US.
- 902-274 December 10, 2002. Software Withdrawal: Selected Part Numbers of OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business Programs.
- 905-163 July 12, 2000. Withdrawal Announcement 905-163: Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business. US
- ZP05-0336 July 12, 2005. Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 & OS/2 Warp Server for e-business. EMEA.