Operating System/2

IBM OS/2 1.0

Overview

OS/2 SE 1.0 was released in December 1987 with IBM OS/2 Programmer's Toolkit, Version 1.0 and IBM OS/2 Technical Reference, Version 1.0.

Requirements

• IBM PC AT, PS/2 with Intel 286 CPU
• Harddrive with 5 MB free space on primary partition (max. partition size 33 MB)
• 1.44MB floppy drive
• Mouse: IBM PS/2, Microsoft serial

Development Tools

• IBM
  • BASIC Compiler/2
  • C/2
  • COBOL/2
  • FORTRAN/2
  • Macro Assembler/2
  • Pascal Compiler/2
• Lattice
  • C Compiler
• Microsoft
  • BASIC
  • C 5.1
  • MASM 5.1

Announcement Letter

• 287-099 Operating System/2
• 287-105
• 287-498 IBM OS/2 Availability
• 287-500 Availability of New Compilers

IBM OS/2 1.1

Overview

This release introduces graphical user interface Presentation Manager.

Presentation Manager API

• Shell
• Windows
• Input
• Dialogues & Mouse
• Alphanumerics Output
• Graphics Output
• BitMaps

Announcement Letter

• 287-498 IBM OS/2 Availability
• 287-499 IBM OS/2 EE V1.1 FCS & NV
• 287-500 Availability of New Compilers
• 287-501 IBM LAN Server 1.0

Courses

• P1000 - Planning for the IBM Operating System/2 EE V1.1
• P1004 - Implementing the Base Operating System/ for IBM OS/2
• P1006 - Introduction to IBM OS/2 SE V1.0
• P1007 - Installation Topics for IBM OS/2 SE V1.0

IBM OS/2 1.2

Overview

Introduction of Installable File Systems (IFS).

Requirements

DualBoot

• IBM DOS 3.2, 3.3 or 4.0

Hardware

• PS/2 Models 30-286, 50, 50Z, 55SX, 60, 70, P70, 80
• PC-AT, PC-XT Model 286
• Industrial Computer 75xx

IBM OS/2 1.3

Overview

Last 16-bit version. Optimized for performance and reliability.

Requirements

Hardware

• IBM PS/2 Model 30-286, 50, 50Z, 55SX, 60, 65, 70, P70, 80, 90, 95
• Memory (RAM): 3MB
• IBM display
• Floppy
• Hard drive (30 MB)

Announcements

• 290
• 1990-10-30 REXX