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|Version=4.0
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|ReleaseDate=1996-09
|ReleaseDate=1996-09-25 (US)<br/>1996-11-18 (NLV)
|Vendor=[[IBM]]
|Vendor=[[IBM]]
|License=IPLA
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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. It is beta release was code name Merlin.
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:
Some of the features of this edition:
* Included VoiceType for speech recognition.
* Included VoiceType for speech recognition.
* Some editions included a companion headset to use with VoiceType.
* Some editions included a companion headset to use with VoiceType.
* Improved Workplace Shell and the inclusion of Warpcenter.
* Improved Workplace Shell and the inclusion of WarpCenter.
* Included Java(1) technology.
* Included Java technology.
* WarpGuide and Assistance center.
* WarpGuide and Assistance center.
* TCP/IP Version 4 and Webexplorer.
* TCP/IP Version 4 and Web Explorer.
* Bundle extra addons like Lotus Notes Mail 4.1, the Device Driver Pak, and Application Sampler CDs.
* 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 dafault.  
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==
==Key Prerequisites==
; Processor and Memory:
;Processor and Memory: Minimum 486 33MHz, or higher, with 12 MB to 16 MB memory
: Minimum 486 33MHz, or higher, with 12MB to 16MB memory
: For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and 4 MB additional memory
: For speech navigation, Pentium* 75MHz, or higher, and 4MB additional memory
: For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium 100 MHz, or higher, with 8 MB to 12 MB additional memory recommended
: For speech navigation and dictation, Pentium 100MHz, or higher, with 8MB to 12MB additional memory recommended  
; Disk space: 100 MB to 300 MB free
; Disk space: 100MB to 300MB free
; Removable media: 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive "A" and an OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive
; Removable media: 1.44MB, 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)
; Display: 640 x 480 resolution video with 256 colors recommended (SVGA mode)
; IBM-compatible mouse
; IBM-compatible mouse
; Communications: 14.4 Kbps, or higher, modem or network connection for Internet/intranet
; Communications: 14.4 Kbps, or higher, modem or network connection for Internet/intranet
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:Or compatible
:Or compatible


==Releases==
==Part Numbers==
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - English - 84H1426]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - English - 84H1429]]
|+Program Number: 5639-A29
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Chinese T - 55H3836]]
! || ||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]]
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 22L3550]]
* [[IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - German - 65H0737]]
* IBM OS/2 Warp 4 - Upgrade - German - 65H0762
*OS/2 Warp 4 Danish - 65H0743
*OS/2 Warp 4 Dutch - 65H0742
*OS/2 Warp 4 Japanese - 55H3803
*OS/2 Warp 4 Korean - 55H3814
*OS/2 Warp 4 Chinese Simplify - 55H3825
*OS/2 Warp 4 Thai - 55H3847


==Pictures==
==Pictures==
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==Announcement Letters==
==Announcement Letters==
* [https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS296-375 Announcement Letter Number 296-375: IBM OS/2 Warp 4 -- The Easiest Way to a Connected World / Software Announcement / September 24, 1996]
;US
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060427082209/http://www-306.ibm.com/fcgi-bin/common/ssi/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&appname=Demonstration&htmlfid=897%2FENUS905-163 IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 905-163: Changes in support for IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business - July 12, 200]
* {{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:IBM OS/2 Release]]
[[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
Boot Image

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 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 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
Program Number: 5639-A29 (IPLA use pack)
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
Box Releases
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