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[[ | {{OS Release | ||
|Logo=OS2WarpC.png | |||
|Version=4.0 | |||
|ReleaseDate=1996-09-25 (US)<br/>1996-11-18 (NLV) | |||
|Vendor=[[IBM]] | |||
|License=IPLA | |||
|Preceded=[[IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3]] | |||
|Succeeded=[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4.51]] | |||
}} | |||
[[Image:os24_boot.png|thumb|Boot Image]] | |||
[[image:os24_1stscreen.png|thumb]] | [[image:os24_1stscreen.png|thumb]] | ||
[[image:OS2Warp4Box-English.jpg|thumb]] | [[image:OS2Warp4Box-English.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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 | |||
==Part Numbers== | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|+Program Number: 5639-A29 | |||
! || ||Program Package||Program Package 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||[[IBM_OS/2_Warp_4_-_German_-_65H0737|65H0737]]||65H0762 | |||
|- | |||
|Greek||2957||65H0749||65H0774 | |||
|- | |||
|Hebrew||2961||65H0748||65H0773 | |||
|- | |||
|Hungarian||2976||65H0750||65H0775 | |||
|- | |||
|Italian||2932||65H0738||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - Italian - 65H0763|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|| ||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Japanese - 55H3803|55H3803]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|Korean|| ||55H3814|| | |||
|- | |||
|Chinese Simplified|| ||55H3825|| | |||
|- | |||
|Chinese Traditional|| ||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Chinese T - 55H3836|55H3836]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|Thai|| ||55H3847|| | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|+Program Number: 5639-A29 (IPLA use pack) | |||
!Users||Feature Number||Part Number | |||
|- | |||
|1||5071||65H1033 | |||
|- | |||
|5||5072||65H0794 | |||
|- | |||
|10||5073||65H0795 | |||
|- | |||
|50||5074||65H0796 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!colspan=9|IPLA Use Pack - Upgrade to OS/2 Warp 4 from: | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
!colspan=2|Group I | |||
!colspan=2|Group II | |||
!colspan=2|Group III | |||
!colspan=2|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 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!colspan=4|Qualifying Products for Upgrades | |||
|- | |||
!Group I||Group II||Group III||Group IV | |||
|- | |||
|OS/2 2.1 or 2.11<br/>OS/2 2.11 SMP<br/>OS/2 Warp 3 includes DOS and Windows Application Support (Blue Spine)<br/>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<br/>OS/2 Warp 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine)<br/>OS/2 Warp Connect 3 uses your existing DOS and Windows (Red Spine) | |||
|OS/2 1.x | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|+Box Releases | |||
!Language||Full||Upgrade||Educational | |||
|- | |||
|English||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - English - 84H1426|84H1426]]||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - English - 84H1429|84H1429]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|Chinese T||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Chinese T - 55H3836|55H3836]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|German || || ||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H1205|65H1205]] | |||
|- | |||
|Spanish|| || ||[[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Spanish - 65H1207|65H1207]] | |||
|} | |||
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 22L3550]] | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
* [https://goo.gl/photos/vZSG4fmF1Ae9uePw8 OS2World Gallery - Boxes - OS/2 Warp 4] | * [https://goo.gl/photos/vZSG4fmF1Ae9uePw8 OS2World Gallery - Boxes - OS/2 Warp 4] | ||
* [https://goo.gl/photos/M1oayeWaXXtZ348v6 OS2World Gallery - Desktop - OS/2 Warp 4] | |||
==Announcement Letters== | |||
;US | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|296-375}} - 1996-09-24 - IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - The Easiest Way to a Connected World | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|902-274}} - 2002-12-10 - Software Withdrawal: Selected Part Numbers of OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business Programs | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|905-163}} - 2005-07-12 - Withdrawal Announcement 905-163: Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business | |||
;Canada | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|A96-1100}} - 1996-09-24 - OS/2 Warp 4 | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|A96-1416}} - 1996-11-18 - Warp 4 Upgrade Use Based Feature Promotion | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|A97-0965}} - 1997-08-26 - Service Extension: OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|A97-1034}} - 1997-08-26 - Price Change Warp and Warp Server | |||
;EMEA | |||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|ZP05-0336}} - 2005-07-12 - Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 & OS/2 Warp Server for e-business | |||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:IBM OS/2 Release]] |
Latest revision as of 14:57, 13 August 2023
IBM OS/2 Warp 4 | |
---|---|
Version | 4.0 |
Release Date | 1996-09-25 (US) 1996-11-18 (NLV) |
Vendor | IBM |
License | IPLA |
Preceded by | IBM OS/2 Warp Connect 3 |
Succeeded by | IBM OS/2 Warp 4.51 |
Website |
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
Part Numbers
Program Package | Program Package 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 |
Users | Feature Number | Part Number |
---|---|---|
1 | 5071 | 65H1033 |
5 | 5072 | 65H0794 |
10 | 5073 | 65H0795 |
50 | 5074 | 65H0796 |
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 |
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 - Withdrawal Announcement 905-163: 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
- 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