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OS/2 Release History
1987 - OS/2 1.0 16-Bit
1988 - OS/2 1.1 16-Bit, with graphical user interface Presentation Manager (PM)
1989 - OS/2 1.2 16-bit for the first time HPFS in, improved Presentation manager
1991 - OS/2 1.3 16-bit
1992 March - OS/2 2.0 new design, optimized Presentation Manager, protected memory area, up to 240 simultaneous DOS Sessions possible, 32-bit, high compatibility to OS/2 1.x applications, DOS 2.x - 5.x, Windows 2.x - 3.x, "Cut and Paste", new Workplace Shell (WPS), supports LAN Server 2.0, extended Services 2.0
1994 Jan. - OS/2 2.1 Graphic subsystem optimized, dual DOS-sessions, APM and PCMCIA support
1994 Oct. - OS/2 Warp 3.0 networkable, P2P
1996 - OS/2 Warp Server Combination of Warp 3.0 aIBM's LAN Server 4.0, server services, remote login
1996 Oct. - OS/2 Warp 4.0 (merlin) Integration of the pentium III instructions, improved Plug and Play and multimedia, includes Java and VoiceType technology, universally network client
1999 - OS/2 Warp 4.5, bootable cd-rom, new 32-bit TCP/IP stack, JFS
2000 - Version 4.51 version which is completely improved and revised of version 4, "Convenience Pak 1"
2002 - Version 4.52, "Convenience Pak 2", new functions and bug fixes
1999 - Warp Server 4.5 (Aurora) for e-Business, Netfinity Manager, Java 1.1.6 JDK, new 32-bit kernel, SMP for up to 64 CPUs, JFS (64 bit Journaling File System), optimized TCP/IP protocol
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