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{{OS Release
|Logo=OS2 logo.jpg
|Version=2.0
|ReleaseDate=1992-05-31
|Vendor=[[IBM]]
|License=IPLA
|Preceded=[[IBM OS/2 1.3]]
|Succeeded=[[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 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.
{|class="wikitable"
! ||NLS|| || ||3.50||5.25
|-
|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<br/>10G5999||<br/>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==
==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 - 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]]
* [[IBM OS/2 2.0 - German - 5.25 Disks]]
* [[IBM OS/2 2.0 - Italian - 14G0825]]
==Links==
* [https://goo.gl/photos/gtEdfvRH8zujFMYKA OS2World Gallery - Boxes - OS/2 2.0]
* [https://goo.gl/photos/2Y3nvdJiSwv4TYqc8 OS2World Gallery - Desktop - OS/2 2.x]


==Pictures==
;Announcement Letters
* [//sda-prod.mybluemix.net/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS291-598/index.html 291-598] October 22, 1991. IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0. US.
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/877/ENUSZP91-0729/ ZP91-0729] October 22, 1991. IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0.
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/877/ENUSZP92-0400/ ZP92-0400] March 31, 1992. OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, DDCS/2, LS 2.0, OS/2 2.0 Tools.
* [//sda-prod.mybluemix.net/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS392-070/index.html 392-070] Mar 31, 1992. IBM OS/2 VERSION 2.0 NO-CHARGE UPGRADE PROMOTION MODIFICATION. US


==Announcement Letter==
* [//www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS294-091/index.html 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)


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

Revision as of 23:30, 31 January 2021

IBM OS/2 2.0
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
Website

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 3.50 5.25
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

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