IBM OS/2 Warp 4
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| IBM OS/2 Warp 4 | |
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| Version | 4.0 |
| Release Date | 1996-09-25 (US) 1996-11-18 (NLV) |
| Vendor | IBM |
| License | IPLA |
| Preceded by | IBM OS/2 Warp 3 IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3 |
| Succeeded by | IBM OS/2 Warp 4.51 |
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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 add-ons 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 12 MB to 16 MB memory
- For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and 4 MB additional memory
- For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium 100 MHz, or higher, with 8 MB to 12 MB additional memory recommended
- Disk space
- 100 MB to 300 MB free
- Removable media
- 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive "A" and an OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive
- Display
- 640 x 480 resolution video with 256 colours 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
Program Packages
| Upgrade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Feature Number | Part Number | Part Number |
| Arabic | 2954 | 65H0747 | 65H0772 |
| Bulgarian | 2774 | 65H0755 | 65H0780 |
| Catalan | 2997 | 65H0756 | 65H0781 |
| Czech | 2975 | 65H0752 | 65H0777 |
| Danish | 2926 | 65H0743 | 65H0768 |
| Dutch | 2923 | 65H0742 | 65H0767 |
| Finnish | 2925 | 65H0744 | 65H0769 |
| French | 2928 | 65H0735 | 65H0760 |
| German | 2929 | 65H0737 | 65H0762 |
| Greek | 2957 | 65H0749 | 65H0774 |
| Hebrew | 2961 | 65H0748 | 65H0773 |
| Hungarian | 2976 | 65H0750 | 65H0775 |
| Italian | 2932 | 65H0738 | 65H0763 |
| Norwegian | 2933 | 65H0740 | 65H0765 |
| Polish | 2978 | 65H0751 | 65H0776 |
| Portuguese | 2922 | 65H0745 | 65H0770 |
| Russian | 2979 | 65H0746 | 65H0771 |
| Slovenian | 2911 | 65H0757 | 65H0782 |
| Spanish | 2931 | 65H0739 | 65H0764 |
| Swedish | 2937 | 65H0741 | 65H0766 |
| Turkish | 2956 | 65H0753 | 65H0778 |
| UK English | 2927 | 65H0733 | 65H1032 |
| US English | 2924 | 65H1031 | 65H0758 |
| Greek English | 2908 | 14J1759 | 14J1750 |
| Japanese | 55H3803 | ||
| Korean | 55H3814 | ||
| Chinese Simplified | 55H3825 | ||
| Chinese Traditional | 55H3836 | ||
| Thai | 55H3847 |
| Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users | Feature Number | Part Number | OS/2 2.1 or 2.11 OS/2 2.11 SMP OS/2 Warp 3 (blue) OS/2 Warp Connect 3 (blue) |
OS/2 Version 2.0 or 2.01 | OS/2 for Windows 2.1 OS/2 Warp 3 (red) OS/2 Warp Connect 3 (red) |
OS/2 1.x | ||||
| 1 | 5071 | 65H1033 | 0587 | 84H1430 | 0588 | 84H1431 | 0874 | 84H4498 | 0878 | 84H4502 |
| 5 | 5072 | 65H0794 | 0868 | 84H4492 | 0871 | 84H4495 | 0875 | 84H4499 | 0879 | 84H4503 |
| 10 | 5073 | 65H0795 | 0869 | 84H4493 | 0872 | 84H4496 | 0876 | 84H4500 | 0880 | 84H4504 |
| 50 | 5074 | 65H0796 | 0870 | 84H4494 | 0873 | 84H4497 | 0877 | 84H4501 | 0881 | 84H4505 |
| Language | Full | Upgrade | Educational |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 84H1426 | 84H1429 | |
| Chinese T | 55H3836 | ||
| German | 65H1205 | ||
| Spanish | 65H1207 |
Pictures
Announcement Letters
- US
- 296-375 - 1996-09-24 - IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - The Easiest Way to a Connected World
- 902-274 - 2002-12-10 - Software Withdrawal: Selected Part Numbers of OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business Programs
- 905-163 - 2005-07-12 - Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
- Canada
- A96-1100 - 1996-09-24 - OS/2 Warp 4
- A96-1416 - 1996-11-18 - Warp 4 Upgrade Use Based Feature Promotion
- A96-1423 - 1996-11-26 - OS/2 Warp 4 Academic Edition Available thru EDUQUEST
- A97-0965 - 1997-08-26 - Service Extension: OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server
- A97-1034 - 1997-08-26 - Price Change Warp and Warp Server
- EMEA
- ZP05-0336 - 2005-07-12 - Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 & OS/2 Warp Server for e-business