PCM OS/2 Compatible Systems - February 2, 1995

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PCM OS/2 Compatible Systems - February 2, 1995

INFORMATION UPDATED THROUGH JANUARY 31, 1995

The following IBM OS/2 products have been tested on a significant number of PCM systems listed in the table below. Based on these tests, IBM has determined that these products are considered compatible with all the PCM systems listed.

  • OS/2 Extended Services Version 1.0
  • DataBase 2 for OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1.0
  • Extended Services CID Utility
  • Communications Manager/2
  • CM High Speed SDLC/2
  • Distributed Database Connection Services/2 (DDCS/2)
  • OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.00.1
  • OS/2 LAN Enabler Version 2.0
  • LAN NetView Start Version 1.1
  • NTS/2 Version 1.0
  • RouteXpander/2 (RXR/2)
  • System Performance Monitor/2 Version 2.0
  • NetWare From IBM Products
  • LAN Distance Version 1.1

This list is also on the internal IBM Forum MKTTOOLS as PCMTABLE Package

Table 1. Personal Computer Manufacturers' Systems Compatibility Matrix

Table 2. Personal Computer Manufacturers' Systems Compatibility Matrix

OS/2 for Symetrical Processing Systems

Table 3. OS/2 for SMP Systems

Motherboards /CPU Upgrades

Table 4. Motherboards /CPU Upgrades

IBM OS/2 2.x Compatible Hardware Devices

The following tables specify hardware devices tested and found to be compatible with IBM OS/2 Version 2.x. The 'Available' column indicates either the initial OS/2 release containing support for the device or the the company from which device driver support is available. Unless otherwise noted, device drivers included in OS/2 are carried forward to subsequent releases of the operating system.

Not all of the products listed have been tested by IBM. Many have been tested by the respective hardware vendors or third parties.

Presence on this list does not necessarily mean that the product listed is compatible with OS/2 in your system configuration. When in doubt, you should seek additional information from your dealer or the appropriate vendor.

The compatibility test information provided herein is provided for information purposes. IBM makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the operation of OS/2 with the devices, or adapters listed.

NOTE: This table is available on the internal IBM forum MKTTOOLS as PCMTAB PACKAGE.

Display Adapters

Unless otherwise noted all support listed is 32 bit seamless drivers, supporting 256 colors in 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 resolutions. Multiple driver listings indicate driver is available from more than one source.

Table 5. Display Adapters

Disk and SCSI Adapters

Table 6. Disk and SCSI Adapters

CDROM Drives

Table 7. CDROM Drives

OS/2 Miscellaneous Storage Support

Table 8. OS/2 Miscellaneous Storage Support

Keyboards

Table 9. Keyboards

Digitizer Tablets

Table 10. Digitizer Tablets

Mice and Trackballs

Table 11. Mice and Trackballs

Scanners

Table 12. Scanners

OS/2 Multimedia Adaptor Support

Table 13. OS/2 Multimedia Adaptor Support

OS/2 PCMCIA Support

Table 14. OS/2 PCMCIA Support

Printers and Plotters

Table 15. Printers and Plotters

LAN Adapter Support

The following table does not imply testing or certification by either IBM and/or National Software Testing Labs (NSTL). Where appropriate, certification of these adapters is indicated in this table.

LAN Server support is indicated as follows:

YES
means driver is included in the LAN Server product, and LAN Server is supported using the adapter card. The adapter card and driver are supported by the vendor.
VENDOR
means LAN Server is supported using the adapter card, but the driver is not included and must be obtained from the vendor of the adapter card.

Table 16. LAN Adapter Support

Tape Support

The following table shows tape hardware devices that are supported under OS/2 by third parties. IBM makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the operation of these devices with the software listed below nor to the completeness of this list. When in doubt you should seek additional information from your dealer or the appropriate vendor. Vendor phone numbers for the products listed are at the end of this table.

Table 17. Tape Support