The Intergrating Platform

OS/2 2.0–The Integrating Platform(*)–provides the Workplace Shell graphical interface and automatically manages system resources for all applications running concurrently in the system. It manages the transfer of data between an application and another application or a hardware device, such as a printer or a diskette drive. It enables access to network resources. The platform provides protection for OS/2 2.0 and the applications running in the system. It manages memory and file system services. It also provides support for multimedia extensions.



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