Loans | Refinance | Advertising | Franc ehotel | Auto Loans
What is .... [Archive] - PCMech Forums

PDA

View Full Version : What is ....


MultiGroup
08-28-2003, 02:41 AM
Can someone please tell/explain me what OS/2 is?
Isn't it and OS?





:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

andyms18a
08-28-2003, 03:20 AM
os/2 is a operating system like dos windows linux see this link http://www-3.ibm.com/software/os/warp/

Confused
08-28-2003, 05:23 AM
IBM's answer to Windows. Didn't fly very high or far.
Chas

MultiGroup
08-28-2003, 12:53 PM
So, those are now obsolte?

Force Flow
08-28-2003, 01:54 PM
OS/2 and DOS are obsolete, although DOS is still used for various things. Linux is by no means obsolete as they keep coming out with new versions ;)

andyms18a
08-28-2003, 02:07 PM
a lot of uk banks still use os/2

Boone
08-28-2003, 07:36 PM
You'll also still find OS/2 on IBM hardware controller consoles for some of their larger enterprise equipment.