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The fourth major release of the client version of the OS/2 operating system and also known as '''Warp 4''' or under the original project name '''Merlin'''. It is not as radical a change as [[OS/2 Warp Version 3]] was from [[OS/2 Version 2]] mainly because the money earmarked for OS/2 development inside IBM's Personal Systems Division was used to develop the ill-fated [[OS/2 PPC]], and while small portions of the OS/2 PPC code showed up in Merlin, most of the changes were superficial. The release does include a number of additional features that were developed as | [[Image:OS2Warp4-Bootlogo.png|thumb|Bootlogo]] | ||
[[Image:OS-2_W4.png|thumb|OS/2 Warp Version 4 desktop]] | |||
The fourth major release of the client version of the OS/2 operating system and also known as '''Warp 4''' or under the original project name '''Merlin'''. It is not as radical a change as [[OS/2 Warp Version 3]] was from [[OS/2 Version 2]] mainly because the money earmarked for OS/2 development inside IBM's Personal Systems Division was used to develop the ill-fated [[OS/2 PPC]], and while small portions of the OS/2 PPC code showed up in Merlin, most of the changes were superficial. The release does include a number of additional features that were developed as separate programs though, such as [[OpenGL]] support. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
====Minor versions | ===Fixpaks=== | ||
IBM released versions 4.5 for those with a defect support contract and for a time also sold it as | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!No.||US version||Date||Build||Warp 4||WSOD 1||WSOD 2 | |||
|- | |||
|0 c||XR_M000|| ||9.024||x||rowspan=5| ||rowspan=11| | |||
|- | |||
|1||XR_M001||1997-02-21||9.025||x | |||
|- | |||
|2 c||XR_M002||1997 ||9.026||x | |||
|- | |||
|3||XR_M003||1997 ||9.027||x | |||
|- | |||
|4||XR_M004||1997-10-07||9.028||x | |||
|- | |||
|5||XR_M005||1997-12-07||9.029||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|6||XR_M006||1998||9.030||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|7||XR_M007||1998||9.031||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|8||XR_M008||1998-08-28||9.032||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|9||XR_M009||1998-11-10||9.033||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|10||XR_M010||1999-02-26||9.034||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|11||XR_M011||1999-07-01||9.035||x||x||x | |||
|- | |||
|12||XR_M012||1999-09-29||9.036||x||x||x | |||
|} | |||
===Minor versions=== | |||
IBM released versions 4.5 for those with a defect support contract and for a time also sold it as an upgrade. This has numerous fixes and updates introduced in [[OS/2 Warp Server for e-business]], and a small number of fixes developed since. The last minor version released was 4.52. | |||
==Development Tools== | |||
The base operating system contains: | |||
*[[Object REXX]] and SAA REXX | |||
*IBM Linker: [[LINK.EXE]] [[LINK386.EXE]] | |||
*IBM Resource Compiler: [[RC.EXE]], [[RCPP.EXE]] | |||
Inside DOS sessions the following tools are available: | |||
*DEBUG | |||
*[[QBasic]] | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
===Books=== | |||
* ''Getting to Know OS/2 Warp 4'' – Prentice-Hall 1996, ISBN 0-13-842147-1 | * ''Getting to Know OS/2 Warp 4'' – Prentice-Hall 1996, ISBN 0-13-842147-1 | ||
* | ===Articles=== | ||
* Cathy Longenberger: ''[[Inside the Next Release of OS/2 Warp]]'' - DevCon News Vol. 11 | |||
* | * Edward Duhe, Rene Gracia, Kathy Hutchison & Tony White: [https://web.archive.org/web/19970131164156/http://pscc.dfw.ibm.com/psmag/nov96/tech/os2-1.htm OS/2 Warp 4: Best on the Planet] - [[Personal Systems Magazine]] Nov/Dec 1996 | ||
* Brian Proffit: [http://books.google.com/books?id=2rK8GDDQbTYC&pg=RA1-PA137 OS/2 Warp 4.0] - From [[PC Magazine]] September 1996. | |||
;Reviews | ;Reviews | ||
* Schindler: [ | * [[Esther Schindler]]: [http://books.google.com/books?id=AI_zODOhhmsC&pg=PT115 Review: OS/2 addresses some old flaws on the desktop] - ComputerWorld Magazine (Nov 1996) | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/os/warp-withdrawal/ OS/2 Withdrawal from Marketing and Change in Support] | * [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/os/warp-withdrawal/ OS/2 Withdrawal from Marketing and Change in Support] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:OS/2]][[Category:IBM Products]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:37, 3 August 2018
The fourth major release of the client version of the OS/2 operating system and also known as Warp 4 or under the original project name Merlin. It is not as radical a change as OS/2 Warp Version 3 was from OS/2 Version 2 mainly because the money earmarked for OS/2 development inside IBM's Personal Systems Division was used to develop the ill-fated OS/2 PPC, and while small portions of the OS/2 PPC code showed up in Merlin, most of the changes were superficial. The release does include a number of additional features that were developed as separate programs though, such as OpenGL support.
Versions
Fixpaks
| No. | US version | Date | Build | Warp 4 | WSOD 1 | WSOD 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 c | XR_M000 | 9.024 | x | |||
| 1 | XR_M001 | 1997-02-21 | 9.025 | x | ||
| 2 c | XR_M002 | 1997 | 9.026 | x | ||
| 3 | XR_M003 | 1997 | 9.027 | x | ||
| 4 | XR_M004 | 1997-10-07 | 9.028 | x | ||
| 5 | XR_M005 | 1997-12-07 | 9.029 | x | x | |
| 6 | XR_M006 | 1998 | 9.030 | x | x | |
| 7 | XR_M007 | 1998 | 9.031 | x | x | |
| 8 | XR_M008 | 1998-08-28 | 9.032 | x | x | |
| 9 | XR_M009 | 1998-11-10 | 9.033 | x | x | |
| 10 | XR_M010 | 1999-02-26 | 9.034 | x | x | |
| 11 | XR_M011 | 1999-07-01 | 9.035 | x | x | x |
| 12 | XR_M012 | 1999-09-29 | 9.036 | x | x | x |
Minor versions
IBM released versions 4.5 for those with a defect support contract and for a time also sold it as an upgrade. This has numerous fixes and updates introduced in OS/2 Warp Server for e-business, and a small number of fixes developed since. The last minor version released was 4.52.
Development Tools
The base operating system contains:
- Object REXX and SAA REXX
- IBM Linker: LINK.EXE LINK386.EXE
- IBM Resource Compiler: RC.EXE, RCPP.EXE
Inside DOS sessions the following tools are available:
- DEBUG
- QBasic
Publications
Books
- Getting to Know OS/2 Warp 4 – Prentice-Hall 1996, ISBN 0-13-842147-1
Articles
- Cathy Longenberger: Inside the Next Release of OS/2 Warp - DevCon News Vol. 11
- Edward Duhe, Rene Gracia, Kathy Hutchison & Tony White: OS/2 Warp 4: Best on the Planet - Personal Systems Magazine Nov/Dec 1996
- Brian Proffit: OS/2 Warp 4.0 - From PC Magazine September 1996.
- Reviews
- Esther Schindler: Review: OS/2 addresses some old flaws on the desktop - ComputerWorld Magazine (Nov 1996)