On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 02:33:57PM +0100, cl@isbd.net wrote:
On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 02:14:00PM +0100, Brett Parker wrote:
On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 01:11:40PM +0100, Paul Tansom wrote:
** cl@isbd.net cl@isbd.net [2006-10-23 11:16]:
Are there any OS/2 enthusiasts on this list, or does anyone know of any local (i.e. East Anglian) OS/2 user groups? I have some OS/2 bits and pieces (software and books) that I'd like to clear off my shelves.
** end quote [cl@isbd.net]
Yup, I used to work at IBM and OS/2 was the reason I even considered getting a PC since at the time Windows was such a primitive lash together (hmm, some things never change!) that was light years behind my Amiga. I only came in as 2.0 was released iirc, although worked on many 1.2 and 1.3 machines. I worked with the beta of 2.1 and still have my Merlin beta (aka Warp 4). In fact if any of those bits are a full copy of Warp 4 I'm all ears. Sadly my copy was sent down to a development group and never returned :(
Interestingly, of course, OS/2 v1 was a Microsoft product, the rights where bought by IBM when Microsoft decided that windows was a better product.
Wasn't it actually developed by both of them and when MS ditched it IBM bought the part that MS owned.
If it was, then IBM didn't have any mention what so ever in the (c) notice of v1 (I used to maintain an OS/2 v1 server that was remote booting Windows 3.1 workstations...). Fairly sure that IBM were paying MS to develop the OS up until MS said "ha, right, windows is working now, screw you hippies!".
Cheers,