OS/2 Warp Version 3

The third major release of the OS/2 operating system and better known under the original project name OS/2 Warp or Warp 3 or even just plain "Warp", it was the best selling of the OS/2 variations and represented the peak of the system's popularity.

Versions

IBM OS/2 Warp 3 family products:

Oct 1994: OS/2 Warp Version 3 (for Windows) - red box
Jan 1995: OS/2 Warp Version 3 (with Win-OS/2) - blue box
OS/2 Warp Connect (for Windows) - red box
OS/2 Warp Connect (with Win-OS/2) - blue box
OS/2 Warp Server Version 4
OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 Advanced
OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 Advanced SMP

Fixpaks

Later fixpaks also introduced new features to the Base Operating System component.

Publications

Books

Albrecht; Plura: The OS/2 Warp Bible – Abacus 1995, ISBN 1-55755-268-X
Stagray; Rogers: Official Guide to Using OS/2 Warp – 1995, ISBN 1-56884-466-2
Kaply: IBM’s Official OS/2 Warp FAQs – 1995, ISBN 1-56884-472-7
Magid; Schneider: OS/2 Warp Uncensored – IDG Books 1995, ISBN 1-56884-474-3
Ivens: OS/2 Warp Answers - Certified Tech Support – McGraw-Hill 1995, ISBN 0-07-882115-0

Local Articles

Reviews

René Meyer: Angeschaut: OS/2 Warp Version 3, Funkamateur (Germany), Volume 44, Issue 2, 1995, pages 140 to 143.

Redbooks

SG24-4552-00: OS/2 Warp Generation, Volume 1: OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS/2 OS/2 Warp Connect and BonusPak (Oct 1995)
GG24-4505-00: OS/2 Warp Generation, Volume 2: Exploring LAN Connectivity With OS/2 Warp Connect (July 1995)
SG24-4602-00: Inside OS/2 Warp Server, Volume 1: Exploring the Core Components (Mar 1996)
SG24-4627-00: The Guide to OS/2 Warp Device Drivers (Dec 1995)