

OS/2 was intended as a protected-mode successor of PC DOS targeting the Intel 80286 processor. The first version of OS/2 was released in December 1987 and newer versions were released until December 2001. The name stands for "Operating System/2", because it was introduced as part of the same generation change release as IBM's " Personal System/2 (PS/2)" line of second-generation personal computers. As a result of a feud between the two companies over how to position OS/2 relative to Microsoft's new Windows 3.1 operating environment, the two companies severed the relationship in 1992 and OS/2 development fell to IBM exclusively. OS/2 ( Operating System/2) is a series of computer operating systems, initially created by Microsoft and IBM under the leadership of IBM software designer Ed Iacobucci. Ĥ.52 / December 2001 21 years ago ( 2001-12)Ĭhinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Slovenian, Portuguese, Russian This version was released on 25 September 1996.
