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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
Program Number: 5639-A29
Language
Feature Number
Part Number
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
Program Number: 5639-A29 (IPLA use pack)
Users
Feature Number
Part Number
1
5071
65H1033
5
5072
65H0794
10
5073
65H0795
50
5074
65H0796
Upgrade
Language
Program Number
Feature Number
Part Number
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:
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
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
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.
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, 2005. 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.