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- | ==== A foreword about OS/2 ==== | + | ====== A foreword about OS/2 ====== |
**OS/2** is an operating system originally created by Microsoft and IBM(but later maintained solely by IBM) in the early 80s to late 90s. osFree is an attempt to emulate this operating system and its facilities in an environment similar to the final version(Warp 4) shown at the right. Unfortunately, | **OS/2** is an operating system originally created by Microsoft and IBM(but later maintained solely by IBM) in the early 80s to late 90s. osFree is an attempt to emulate this operating system and its facilities in an environment similar to the final version(Warp 4) shown at the right. Unfortunately, | ||
- | === OS/2's Beginnings === | + | ===== OS/2's Beginnings ===== |
IBM and Microsoft created the original OS/2 1 product under Microsoft' | IBM and Microsoft created the original OS/2 1 product under Microsoft' | ||
- | === The Warp Years === | + | ===== The Warp Years ===== |
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IBM then released OS/2 Warp 4 - the final version of OS/2 to be released. It included many improvements to OS/2 Warp 3, and featured several features that its Microsoft counterpart did not have, at least in the standard installation. | IBM then released OS/2 Warp 4 - the final version of OS/2 to be released. It included many improvements to OS/2 Warp 3, and featured several features that its Microsoft counterpart did not have, at least in the standard installation. | ||
- | === The Death === | + | ===== The Death ===== |
After the release of OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 slowly withered away as a serious competitor in the market. IBM did not make any further releases and public interest waned. By December 2006, IBM officially dropped OS/2 from its product line, offering support to those who were willing to pay for their continued support. IBM now favors Unix like environments, | After the release of OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 slowly withered away as a serious competitor in the market. IBM did not make any further releases and public interest waned. By December 2006, IBM officially dropped OS/2 from its product line, offering support to those who were willing to pay for their continued support. IBM now favors Unix like environments, | ||
- | === Rebirth and Continued Support === | + | ===== Rebirth and Continued Support ===== |
Even after IBM has withdrawn OS/2, its community and companies continue its legacy. | Even after IBM has withdrawn OS/2, its community and companies continue its legacy. | ||
- | == eComStation == | + | ==== eComStation |
Serenity Systems published eComStation, | Serenity Systems published eComStation, | ||
- | == osFree == | + | ==== Arca Noae ==== |
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+ | Arca Noae published Arca Noae, , which is based on OS/2 Warp 4 with several enhancements, | ||
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+ | ==== osFree ==== | ||
osFree is a project aimed at creating an open source OS/2 clone that is compatible and at the level of OS/2 Warp 4. The project stalled in 2005, but now osFree has been taken with new interest, and the project lives on actively developed. | osFree is a project aimed at creating an open source OS/2 clone that is compatible and at the level of OS/2 Warp 4. The project stalled in 2005, but now osFree has been taken with new interest, and the project lives on actively developed. | ||
- | == Voyager == | + | ==== Voyager==== |
The Voyager project is a project similar to osFree' | The Voyager project is a project similar to osFree' | ||