Hi there,
I' m new to this site. I have tons of os/2 betas and abandonware (both main OS and apps). I wonder how I could contribute some releases to the site?.
Thanks
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Tons of OS/2 abandonware
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WinPC
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
Do you have any betas of OS/2 from before IBM and Microsoft split up? The reason I'm asking is that I collect mainly betas of Microsoft operating systems, and as such, any betas of OS/2 from before IBM and Microsoft split up would be greatly appreciated.
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The Distractor
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
aissacf, can you post a full list of what you have ?
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Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
aissacf, you're just new to BA. Try to post some 10 Contributing post to be able to access FTP Servers to help us.
I'm interested in OS/2 Stuff too.
I'm interested in OS/2 Stuff too.
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Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
Sorry, I entered the OS/2 world with the first 32-bit version, when Microsoft had already left the OS development to IBM. So, my first version was OS/2 2.0 on 5 1/4 diskettes. The first version on CD I have is the IBM OS/2 2.1 beta, dated 3/93.WinPC wrote:Do you have any betas of OS/2 from before IBM and Microsoft split up? The reason I'm asking is that I collect mainly betas of Microsoft operating systems, and as such, any betas of OS/2 from before IBM and Microsoft split up would be greatly appreciated.
If you want that, let me know, and I' ll make a post and upload to megaupload or similar sites.
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Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
This is not the best category to post this thread. Get 10 posts and go to Requests/Offers section, please.
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
Actually you don't need 10 posts to post an offer, only a request.CapitanPeanut wrote:This is not the best category to post this thread. Get 10 posts and go to Requests/Offers section, please.
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
Wait, you mean Microsoft and IBM were working together at some point?WinPC wrote:Do you have any betas of OS/2 from before IBM and Microsoft split up? The reason I'm asking is that I collect mainly betas of Microsoft operating systems, and as such, any betas of OS/2 from before IBM and Microsoft split up would be greatly appreciated.
When they were working together, did they both contribute to making the IBM DOS OSes? Just wondering because I happen to have the install floppies for IBM DOS 5.0, and I'll be glad to upload them once I have advanced user status.
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WinPC
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
They split up during the development of NT OS/2 because of how Microsoft chose to abandon the OS/2 API in favor of the Windows one due to how more people chose to move up to Windows 3.0 than OS/2 1.2 and later (NT OS/2 was likewise renamed to Windows NT to reflect this).
So the original OS/2 was developed further to become OS/2 2.0 (which Microsoft developed together with IBM during the earlier part of development, prior to the split), as well as OS/2 2.1, OS/2 Warp 3.0, and OS/2 Warp 4.0, whereas NT OS/2 was developed further to become the finished Windows NT 3.1 product, which has seen numerous updates to this day. And while people did not generally move up to OS/2, there were, however, large numbers of people moving up to Windows NT.
So the original OS/2 was developed further to become OS/2 2.0 (which Microsoft developed together with IBM during the earlier part of development, prior to the split), as well as OS/2 2.1, OS/2 Warp 3.0, and OS/2 Warp 4.0, whereas NT OS/2 was developed further to become the finished Windows NT 3.1 product, which has seen numerous updates to this day. And while people did not generally move up to OS/2, there were, however, large numbers of people moving up to Windows NT.
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
You can get MS-IBM OS/2 easily. Just download anything before 2.0WinPC wrote:They split up during the development of NT OS/2 because of how Microsoft chose to abandon the OS/2 API in favor of the Windows one due to how more people chose to move up to Windows 3.0 than OS/2 1.2 and later (NT OS/2 was likewise renamed to Windows NT to reflect this).
So the original OS/2 was developed further to become OS/2 2.0 (which Microsoft developed together with IBM during the earlier part of development, prior to the split), as well as OS/2 2.1, OS/2 Warp 3.0, and OS/2 Warp 4.0, whereas NT OS/2 was developed further to become the finished Windows NT 3.1 product, which has seen numerous updates to this day. And while people did not generally move up to OS/2, there were, however, large numbers of people moving up to Windows NT.
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WinPC
Re: Tons of OS/2 abandonware
Actually, I was referring to his question about the development process, and not to any requests for the releases themselves, thanks.