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Revision as of 21:35, 29 November 2022
IBM OS/2 2.0 | |
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Version | 2.0 |
Release Date | 1992-05-31 |
Vendor | IBM |
License | IPLA |
Preceded by | IBM OS/2 1.3 |
Succeeded by | IBM OS/2 2.1 |
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Program number: 5621-077
This edition announced at Las Vegas on October 21, 1991. It was formally released in April 1992. There was an OS/2 2.0 LA (Limited Availability) released in October 1991 before this.
Some of this edition features include:
- Object-oriented desktop - Workplace Shell
- DOS, Windows, 16-bit OS/2, and 32-bit OS/2 application support
- Boot manager
- Adobe Type Manager
- Productivity aids
OS/2 Version 2.0 has National Language Support for twelve languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, UK English, and US English. It was later enhanced to support Arabic, Bulgarian Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Macedonian Cyrillic, Russian Cyrillic and Serbian Cyrillic.
Feature Code | NLS | 3.50 Full | 5.25 Full | 3.50 Upgrade DOS | 5.25 Upgrade DOS | ||
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2922 | Portuguese | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2923 | Dutch | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2924 | English (US) | 1992-04-15 | 1992-04-30 | 14G0495 | 10G5999 | 10G6000 | |
2925 | Finnish | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2926 | Danish | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2927 | English (UK) | 1992-04-03 | 1992-04-30 | ||||
2928 | French | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2929 | German | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | 14G0715 | |||
2931 | Spanish | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2932 | Italian | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2933 | Norwegian | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 | ||||
2937 | Swedish | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-27 |
Key Prerequisites
- Processor
- Intel 386 SX (or compatible) or higher processor
- RAM
- 4 MB of memory
- Disk Space
- 60 MB hard disk with 15 - 30 MB of free space.
- Upgrades
- 5604-467 IBM OS/2 2.1
- 5622-601 OS/2 Warp Version 3
- 5622-601 OS/2 Warp with WinOS2 Version 3
Related Packages
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 84F7586 (3.5" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 14G0495 (3.5" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 10G2991 (5.25" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - English - 10G2992 (CD-ROM)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from DOS - English - 10G5999 (3.5" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from DOS - English - 10G6000 (5.25" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from Windows - English - 52G9956 (3.5" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - Upgrade from Windows - English - 52G9957 (5.25" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - German - 14G0715 (3.5" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - German - 5.25 Disks
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - Italian - 14G0825 (3.5" Diskettes)
- IBM OS/2 2.0 - French - 15G9403 (Documentation)
Links
- Announcement Letters
- 291-598 October 22, 1991. IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0. US.
- ZP91-0729 October 22, 1991. IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0.
- ZP92-0400 March 31, 1992. OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools.
- 392-070 Mar 31, 1992. IBM OS/2 VERSION 2.0 NO-CHARGE UPGRADE PROMOTION MODIFICATION. US
- 294-091 March 1, 1994. Withdrawal: IBM OS/2 2.0. US.
- IBM Begins Shipping OS/2 Version 2.0 Operating System (1992-05-31)