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OS/2

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Published February 19, 2021 1:45pm

In an effort to keep Microsoft from controlling the PC software industry, in the 1980s, IBM created OS/2, an operating system meant to give its computers a competitive advantage. Unable to do this alone, Big Blue turned to an unlikely company to help build it. Links and Show Notes: Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2 | Ars Technica Workplace OS History: IBM’s $2 Billion Microkernel of Failure WinCustomize: Articles : A History of IBM OS/2: 1991 to 1996 OS/2 Timeline | OS/2 Museum 86-DOS - Wikipedia IB...

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