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.