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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 ''' | 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. | ||
==Versions== | |||
====Minor versions==== | ====Minor versions==== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* | * ''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 | |||
* ''OS/2 Warp V4 in Team'' - C&L Verlag 1996, ISBN 3-932311-02-7 | |||
* Koch: ''OS/2 Warp Version 4 – Das Kompendium'' – Markt & Technik 1997, ISBN 3-8272-5213-X | |||
* Ehrkamp: ''OS/2 Warp 4'' – bhv 1997, ISBN 3-89360-266-6 | |||
;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) | ||
==Author== | ==Author== | ||
* [[IBM]] | * [[IBM]] | ||
==Links== | |||
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/os/warp-withdrawal/ OS/2 Withdrawal from Marketing and Change in Support] | |||
[[Category:Operating Systems]] | [[Category:Operating Systems]] | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 24 March 2016
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.
Versions
Minor versions
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.
Publications
- 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
- OS/2 Warp V4 in Team - C&L Verlag 1996, ISBN 3-932311-02-7
- Koch: OS/2 Warp Version 4 – Das Kompendium – Markt & Technik 1997, ISBN 3-8272-5213-X
- Ehrkamp: OS/2 Warp 4 – bhv 1997, ISBN 3-89360-266-6
- Reviews
- Schindler: Review: OS/2 addresses some old flaws on the desktop - ComputerWorld Magazine (Nov 1996)