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Program number: 5621-077


This edition announced at Las Vegas on October 21, 1991. It was formally released on April 1992. There was an OS/2 2.0 LA (Limited Availability) released on October 1991 before this.
This edition announced at Las Vegas on October 21, 1991. It was formally released on April 1992. There was an OS/2 2.0 LA (Limited Availability) released on October 1991 before this.


Some of this edition features includes:
Some of this edition features include:
* Object Oriented Desktop - Workplace Shell introduction.
* Object-oriented desktop - Workplace Shell
* 32 Bits support.
* DOS, Windows, 16-bit OS/2, and 32-bit OS/2 application support
* LAN Server 2.0.
* Boot manager
* DOS, Windows, 16-bit OS/2, and 32-bit OS/2 application support.
* Adobe Type Manager
* Boot manager.
* Productivity aids
* Adobe Type Manager.
 
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.
 
{|class="wikitable"
! ||NLS|| || ||
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|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==
==Key Prerequisites==
; Processor: Intel 386 SX (or compatible) or higher processor
;Processor: Intel 386 SX (or compatible) or higher processor
; RAM Memory: 4 MB of memory  
;RAM: 4 MB of memory
; Disk Space: 60 MB hard disk with 15 - 30 MB of free space.
;Disk Space: 60 MB hard disk with 15 - 30 MB of free space.


==Prices==
==Prices==
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*Additional License (Right to copy)
*Additional License (Right to copy)


==Pictures==
;Upgrades
* 5604-467 IBM OS/2 2.1
* 5622-601 OS/2 Warp Version 3
* 5622-601 OS/2 Warp with WinOS2 Version 3
 
==Links==
* [https://goo.gl/photos/gtEdfvRH8zujFMYKA OS2World Gallery - Boxes - OS/2 2.0]
* [https://goo.gl/photos/gtEdfvRH8zujFMYKA OS2World Gallery - Boxes - OS/2 2.0]
* [https://goo.gl/photos/2Y3nvdJiSwv4TYqc8 OS2World Gallery - Desktop - OS/2 2.x]
* [https://goo.gl/photos/2Y3nvdJiSwv4TYqc8 OS2World Gallery - Desktop - OS/2 2.x]


==Announcement Letter==
;Announcement Letters
* [https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/877/ENUSZP92-0400/index.html&request_locale=en OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools / IBM Announcement Letter No. ZP92-0400 dated March 31, 1992]
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/877/ENUSZP91-0729/ ZP91-0729] (1991-10-22) IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/877/ENUSZP92-0400/ ZP92-0400] (1992-03-31) OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools


[[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]]
[[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]]

Revision as of 21:41, 21 August 2019

Program number: 5621-077

This edition announced at Las Vegas on October 21, 1991. It was formally released on April 1992. There was an OS/2 2.0 LA (Limited Availability) released on 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.

NLS
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
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
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.

Prices

OS/2 2.0
License A/L*
$195 Diskettes $149 without media and documentation.
OS/2 2.0 Upgrade
DOS to OS/2 2.0 Upgrade A/L*
$149 $99 without media and documentation.
  • Additional License (Right to copy)
Upgrades
  • 5604-467 IBM OS/2 2.1
  • 5622-601 OS/2 Warp Version 3
  • 5622-601 OS/2 Warp with WinOS2 Version 3

Links

Announcement Letters
  • ZP91-0729 (1991-10-22) IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0
  • ZP92-0400 (1992-03-31) OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools