IBM OS/2 Version 2.0
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32-bit OS/2 has the ability to run DOS, Windows, 16-bit and 32-bit OS/2 applications concurrently.
Contents
Features
- 240 concurrent DOS sessions
- support for booting a specific version of DOS
- WIN-OS/2 provides execution of Windows 2.0 and 3.0 applications
- OS/2 16-bit application compatibility
- Workplace shell
- Information Presentation Facility (IPF)
- Procedures Language/2 REXX
Versions
- Dec 1991: 2.0 LA
- Mar 1992: 2.0 GA
Package | Media | |
---|---|---|
3.50" | 5.25" | |
Full | 84F7586 | 10G2991 |
Upgrade from DOS | 10G5999 | 10G6000 |
Upgrade from Windows | 52G9956 | 52G9957 |
- Oct 1992: 2.00.1 - Pre-install
- Updates
- Oct 1992: Service Pack XR06055
- Aug 1993: Service Pack XR06100
National Language Support
OS/2 Version 2.0 offers National Language Support for 12 languages:
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Norwegian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Swedish
- UK English
- US English
Development Tools
Publications
IBM
- Redbooks
- GG24-3730-00 – OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 1: Control Program
- GG24-3731-00 – OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 2: DOS and Windows Environment
- GG24-3732-00 – OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 3: Presentation Manager and Workplace Shell
- GG24-3774-00 – OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 4: Writing Applications
- GG24-3775-00 – OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 5: Print Subsystem
- GG24-3780-00 – OS/2 Version 2.0 Remote Installation and Maintenance
- GG24-3822-00 – Migrating from a DOS/Windows Environment to OS/2 2.0 Porting Windows Applications to OS/2 2.0
- GG24-3944-00 – Evaluation of OS/2 V2.0 Application Development Tools
- GG24-4052-00 – OS/2 2.0 WPS Development C++ User Interface Class Library
Books
- Franken: OS/2 2.0 Complete – Abacus 1992, ISBN 1-55755-157-X
- Albrecht; Plura: Stepping Up to OS/2 2.0 - Abacus 1992, ISBN 1-55755-160-X
- Deitel; Kogan: The Design of OS/2 – Addison-Wesley 1992, ISBN 0-201-54889-5
- Tyson: 10 Minute Guide to OS/2 2.0 – Alpha Books 1992, ISBN 1-56761-000-5
- Crockett: Exploring OS/2 Version 2.0 – Boyd & Fraser 1993, ISBN 0-87709-056-4
- Tyne: OS/2: The Workplace Shell, A User’s Guide & Tutorial – Computer Information Assoc. 1992, ISBN 1-881435-47-4
- Lynch: OS/2 Version 2 – DDC 1993, ISBN 1-56243-091-2
- Schildt; Goosey: OS/2 2.0 Programming – McGraw-Hill 1993, ISBN 0-07-881910-5
- Mark J. Minasi: Inside OS/2 2.0 – NRP 1992, ISBN 1-56205-045-1
- Little: Maximizing OS/2 2.0 – NRP 1992, ISBN 1-56205-118-0
- Camarda: OS/2 In the Fast Lane – NRP 1992, ISBN 1-56205-126-1
- Nance: Using OS/2 2.0 – Que 1992, ISBN 0-88022-863-6
- Nance: OS/2 2.0 Quick Reference – Que 1992, ISBN 1-56529-068-2
- Mastrianni: Writing OS/2 2.0 Device Drivers in C – VNR 1992, ISBN 0-442-01141-5
- Levenson: Now That I Have OS/2 2.0 on My Computer, What Do I Do Next – VNR 1992, ISBN 0-442-01227-6
- Zack: The OS/2 2.0 Handbook – Applications, Integration, and Optimization – VNR 1992, ISBN 0-442-01234-9
- Knight: Learning to Program OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager by Example – VNR 1992, ISBN 0-442-01292-6