OS/2 Research Outline

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This is a set of wiki pages dedicated to researching the rise and fall of OS/2, with the intent on creating a larger record of the 16-bit and early 32-bit era of IBM's ill fated operating system, with stream ideas, research notes, discussion and more.

This is an effort to fundamental answer is to document the reasons as to why despite IBM's best efforts, OS/2 failed in the marketplace in favor of Windows 3.0, an operating system that is technically inferior in almost all regards.

Overview of the 16-bit Era of OS/2

OS/2 Pre-alphas and 1.0

OS/2 Editions

Microsoft Edition

IBM Edition

IBM Extended Edition

LAN Manager

OS/2 as a Server

Understanding the OS/2 Development Environment

Hello World on OS/2 1.0-1.3

Comparison to DOS and Creating Family Mode applications

Exploring Native OS/2 Apps

Limits of Preemptive Multitasking

Capabilities and Limitations of OS/2

How Hamstrung was OS/2 By the 286

HPFS

Use of Segmentation in Protected Mode (such as IOPL)

Networking with NetWare/LAN Server/LAN Manager

DOS/Windows Compatibility