IBM OS/2 2.0

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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 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.

Full Upgrade DOS
Feature Code NLS 3.50 5.25 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 84F7586 10G2991 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 14G0495
2928 French 1992-04-30 1992-05-27
2929 German 1992-04-30 1992-05-27 14G0715 IBM OS/2 2.0 - German - 5.25 Disks
2931 Spanish 1992-04-30 1992-05-27
2932 Italian 1992-04-30 1992-05-27 14G0825
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 (US)
  • 291-598 (1991-10-22) IBM Operating System/2 Version 2.0
Announcement Letters (EMEA)