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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 seperate programs though, such as [[OpenGL]] support.
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[[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 a upgrade. This has numerous fixes and updates introduced in the OS/2 4.5 server version, and a small number of fixes developed since.
{|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
;German
 
* Zietlow: ''OS/2 Warp Version 4'' - tewi 1996, ISBN 3-89362-522-4
===Articles===
* ''OS/2 Warp V4 in Team'' - C&L Verlag 1996, ISBN 3-932311-02-7
* Cathy Longenberger: ''[[Inside the Next Release of OS/2 Warp]]'' - DevCon News Vol. 11
* Koch: ''OS/2 Warp Version 4 – Das Kompendium'' – Markt & Technik 1997, ISBN 3-8272-5213-X
* 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
* Ehrkamp: ''OS/2 Warp 4'' – bhv 1997, ISBN 3-89360-266-6
* 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: [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AI_zODOhhmsC&pg=PT115 Review: OS/2 addresses some old flaws on the desktop] - ComputerWorld Magazine (Nov 1996)
* [[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)
 
==Author==
* [[IBM]]


==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]


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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

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:

Inside DOS sessions the following tools are available:

Publications

Books

  • Getting to Know OS/2 Warp 4 – Prentice-Hall 1996, ISBN 0-13-842147-1

Articles

Reviews

Links

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