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'''OS/2''' (an IBM-ism for "'''O'''perating '''S'''ystem'''/2'''") is an operating system developed by [[IBM]] and [[Microsoft]]. It was marketed as a "professional" upgrade from [[DOS]] and 16-bit [[Windows]], and was the precursor of Windows NT, leading directly to modern Windows. For a brief history of OS/2, read [[wp:OS/2|its Wikipedia entry]]. |
'''OS/2''' (an IBM-ism for "'''O'''perating '''S'''ystem'''/2'''") is an operating system developed by [[IBM]] and [[Microsoft]]. It was marketed as a "professional" upgrade from [[DOS]] and 16-bit [[Windows]], and was the precursor of Windows NT, leading directly to modern Windows. For a brief history of OS/2, read [[wp:OS/2|its Wikipedia entry]]. |
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Although IBM discontinued OS/2 at the end of 2006, a third-party version called [[wp:eComStation|eComStation]] |
Although IBM discontinued OS/2 at the end of 2006, a third-party version called [[wp:eComStation|eComStation]] was available for several years from Serenity Systems, and now there is another third-party version available called [https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/ ArcaOS] that is still undergoing active development. |
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 23 June 2022
OS/2 (an IBM-ism for "Operating System/2") is an operating system developed by IBM and Microsoft. It was marketed as a "professional" upgrade from DOS and 16-bit Windows, and was the precursor of Windows NT, leading directly to modern Windows. For a brief history of OS/2, read its Wikipedia entry.
Although IBM discontinued OS/2 at the end of 2006, a third-party version called eComStation was available for several years from Serenity Systems, and now there is another third-party version available called ArcaOS that is still undergoing active development.