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Getting OS/2 |
In the United States, IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0 is available from almost any software dealer, including Egghead, Software Etc., CompUSA, Softmart, Babbage's, and many others. (Indelible Blue, and other vendors listed in the OS/2 FAQ List — see below — will handle both U.S. and international mail orders for the U.S. English version.) It is also available directly from IBM through the OS/2 Hotline at (800) 426-2255 (USA) or (800) 465-7999 (Canada). In addition, a list of online dealers for OS/2 Warp 4 around the world can be found at http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/os2order.html. Academic editions of OS/2 Warp 4.0 can be ordered from Indelible Blue; these contain all the features of Warp 4.0.
Warp 4.0 can be installed as an upgrade over any existing version of OS/2 (except OS/2 Warp Server and OS/2 2.11 SMP). It is also available in a full version for machines with no operating system installed, or those running DOS or Windows. The U.S Street price for Warp 4.0 is around $ 120 for the upgrade version, and $ 200 for the full version.
OS/2 Warp 4.0 is available on CD-ROM only, and requires a 1.44 MB diskette drive to start the installation. Warp 4.0 contains support for the vast majority of CD-ROM drives.
In addition to these three packages, OS/2 2.11 is available in a symmetric multi-processing version that can exploit computers that have more than 1 CPU [upto 16]. OS/2 Warp Server 4.0 is a Network Operating System based on OS/2 Warp; the Advanced version of this also supports SMP machines.
Please see the OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List for further information on OS/2 pricing, availability, and hardware requirements.
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