IBM Java
IBM used to develop the Java runtime and development environment until version 1.3.1 from their own codebase that was in general considerably faster than the original Sun Microsystems code. 1.1x versions were available as a free download for users of any version of OS/2 v3 or higher, but the later 1.3x versions were only available to those that had an upgrade subscription, purchased the OS/2 Version 4x Convenience Package or purchased eComStation.
Versions
- IBM Java for OS/2
- 1.0 beta 1 (Jan 1996) - IBM OS/2 Java Developer's Kit
- 1.0 (Sep 1996)
- 1.0.1 (Oct 1996) - included in OS/2 Warp Version 4
- 1.0.2 (Apr 1997) - Software Choice catalog - javaos2.zip
Runtime updates included in Netscape 2.02 (SR8 - 1998)
- IBM OS2 Warp Developer Kit, Java Technology Edition
- 1.1.0 (Apr 1997) - alpha prerelease
- 1.1.1 (Oct 1997) - beta prerelease
- 1.1.4 (Feb 1998) - better Unicode support, JDBC
- 1.1.6 (Jun 1998) - Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP), Year 2000 ready
- 1.1.7 (1999) required for TCP/IP 4.3, Communications Server 6.01
- 1.1.8 (2000) required for IBM DB2 7.2
Last updates:
- Release 1.1.8: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/java/system/java118.zip
- Release 1.1.8 Fixes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/java/system/java118fixes.zip
- IBM OS2 Warp Developer Kit, Java 2 Technology Edition
- 1.3.0 (2001)
- 1.3.1 (2002)
Last update: 1.3.1 SR 9 (Dec 2005)
License
Commercial software, discontinued