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Latest revision as of 00:00, 27 January 2025

Article Info
Author John Martin Alfredsson
Date 1999
OS Version OS/2 Warp
Companion File N/A
Source Archived


Note
Translated from Swedish to English with Google Translate


A little curiosity about OS/2 Warp

If you are the one who is terribly interested in computers and this interest lies on the historical plane. Yes, then you may be just as interested as I am in trying out different older operating systems. Something that I am hooked on is OS/2 Warp which is an extension of MS-DOS. Here you who know a little about computers will immediately hear that it is about Microsoft, which is the giant when it comes to operating systems all over the world. Living in this world of historical operating systems has become my life and I am not satisfied if I have not tried an OS. This has led me to try many of the different ones that exist, but so far there is nothing that beats OS/2 Warp.

As a little curiosity, it was Microsoft that began the development by extending and enhancing MS-DOS with a graphical interface. However, this was only the beginning of this wonderful journey in the land of OS. Before this operating system existed, there was a long time ago a fairy tale about the Wizard of Oz. This immediately made me see Microsoft as the Wizard of OS. Now, however, it is not only Microsoft that has been in the game. Here, IBM also joined in the development of this system. This was 1985 and the first name of the system was CP/DOS. A really clever name when you think about it, but it was not CP-damaged in any way. After this, the name was changed to OS/2 and the first version saw the light of day in 1987. This makes OS/2 so interesting and functional

The first thing that makes OS/2 so interesting is that it was the first operating system that was developed with the idea that you could use several programs and functions at the same time. This is the widely used concept that today goes by the name multitasking. For this, a graphical interface was required. Actually, it is very touching OS/2 Warp which is basic in both appearance and functions when you compare it to modern variants such as Windows 7, 8 and 10. Now it must be said truthfully that this was not at all the first operating system with a graphical interface. This was Microsoft's first and they were therefore not the first with everything. Perhaps it is, however, that they were the best. Why else would I, along with most computer users, still use their products today?

Of course, I have also tested the first version of OS/2, which is then not as fun and interesting. Yes, this is unless you prefer a text-based OS instead of one with a GUI, Graphical User Interface. The first version of OS/2 was without a graphical interface, but later versions have always had these. In my opinion, the best versions of OS/2 are those that bear the name Warp. Here, this is about those that were launched in 1994 and after this year. The reason why I consider these better is only that they had built-in functions for the Internet and networks and also a browser in the installation package. Simply put, this is an operating system that anyone who wants to surf the web could still use. However, there are certain things that lead to problems in that case. The problems of using OS/2 Warp effectively today

Even those of you who only surf the web will find major problems using OS/2 Warp today. Not because you can't surf and not because there is anything wrong with the system. The reason here is rooted in performance and security, as well as the ability to see everything that is available on the Internet today. Firstly, it is only a 16 to a maximum of 32-bit OS, which today falls outside the standard norm. Secondly, with the old versions I am talking about you simply have limitations with graphics, security and stability. Now, this is not the end of the story. OS/2 is actually still under development, which may surprise many. Here it is now called ArcaOS, and there are surprisingly many companies and servers that still use OS/2 as an operating system.