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Reut 01/28 1446 IBM <IBM.N> BEGINS SHIPPING OS/2 VERSION 2.0
By Samuel Perry
NEW YORK, Jan 28, Reuter - International Business Machines Corp said it has
begun shipping a new release of the OS/2 personal computer system software,
version 2.0, in small numbers and expects full availability later this year.
IBM executive Lee Reiswig told Reuters in an interview that IBM remains
firmly committed to development of Operating System/2, although the original DOS
program and newer Windows graphics interfaces developed by Microsoft Corp
<MSFT.O> for IBM-compatible computers may remain the top-selling system.
OS/2 was initially developed to replace DOS programs.
OTC 01/28 1555 MICROSOFT DENIES REPORT OF PLANS TO DROP OS/2 ...
SEATTLE (JAN. 28) UPI - Microsoft Corp. denied a report Monday that it plans to
drop its complex OS/2 operating system for IBM and compatible personal
computers in order to focus on its popular Windows operating software.
Marty Taucher, Microsoft spokesman, said an article in Monday's Wall Street
Journal "put an incorrect spin" on comments by industry sources who suggested a
Microsoft annoucement on Tuesday would detail the demise of OS/2. "We are
certainly not announcing the death of OS/2," Taucher said.
But Taucher said he "could not totally deny" the Journal story, saying there
would be an announcement on future plans for the software. He would not give
details, but said Microsoft plans to continue developing an upcoming version of
OS/2 that will work with a new generation of more powerful computers.
Microsoft will stick with a plan announced last September, under which it
will split with IBM the development of different versions of OS/2, Taucher said.
Taucher also said Microsoft would announce plans to enhance Windows, the
wildly popular "operating platform" for the older DOS operating system that
makes IBMs and clones much friendlier by using pictures instead of arcane DOS
commands as the tools for navigating through the computer.
The enhancement probably will entail the development of a 32-bit version of
Windows, meaning Windows could process 32 bits of information at once instead
of the current 16 bits. The change would represent an enormous leap in
computing power, and would take better advantage of potential in today's
desktop computers.
Microsoft has sold more than 4 million units of Windows since introducing it
last May. Sales of Windows also have buoyed other application programs, such as
spreadsheets and word processing, that work under the Windows system.
The Journal article, however, reflected the displeasure many software
developers have felt toward Microsoft for what they feel has been its weak
support for OS/2. Many software companies have spent millions of dollars
developing programs for OS/2, only to see meager customer response.
Some companies also have accused Microsoft of tricking them into spending
money and effort on OS/2 while it developed Windows as well as the application
programs that work under Windows. Microsoft has denied charges it deceived other
developers.
OTC 01/21 0933 INFOWORLD TO ANNOUNCE MICROSOFT'S 32-BIT VERSION ...
MENLO PARK, CA (JAN. 21) BUSINESS WIRE - InfoWorld, the leading newsweekly for
corporate PC buyers, will report this week that Microsoft is preparing to
annouce a more powerful, 32-bit version of its popular Windows interface that
will further challenge the need for OS/2 for corporate computer users.
The new version of Windows is expected to deliver many of OS/2's 32-bit
capabilities directly under DOS. Microsoft's new 16-bit Windows 3.0, launched
in May 1990, already provides many of the same graphical interface, multitasking
and networking capabilities of the IBM-developed interface.
The 32-bit version of Windows is expected to offer even more advanced
multitasking and networking capabilities, according to InfoWorld's copyrighted
article appearing in its Jan. 21 edition.
"Few expected Microsoft to move so quickly toward a 32-bit Windows product,
which they are calling Win32 internally," said Rachel Parker, executive editor
of news at InfoWorld.
According to the InfoWorld cover story, Microsoft plans to take features from
OS/2 and its existing Windows application and include them in Win32. The story
notes that Microsoft plans to ship a software development kit for a 32-bit
Windows by mid-year. A final release may be introduced in 1992.
InfoWorld is a weekly newspaper serving personal computing professionals. It
has a current circulation of 200,000 corporate buyers with an average PC
purchasing responsibility of $250,000. InfoWorld is a member of the
International Data Group, the world's leader in information services on
information technology.
CONTACT: Neale-May & Partners, Los Altos
Maura Kendrick or Carmen Hernandez, 415/967-4444
Reut 01/28 1454 IBM <IBM.N> BEGINS SHIPPING OS/2 VERSION 2.0
By Samuel Perry
NEW YORK, Jan 28, Reuter - International Business Machines Corp said it has
begun shipping a new release of the OS/2 personal computer system software,
version 2.0, in small numbers and expects full availability later this year.
IBM executive Lee Reiswig told Reuters in an interview that IBM remains
firmly committed to development of Operating System/2, although the original DOS
program and newer Windows graphics interfaces developed by Microsoft Corp
<MSFT.O> for IBM-compatible computers may remain the top-selling system.
OS/2 was initially developed to replace DOS programs.
IBM <IBM.N> BEGINS SHIPPING OS/2 VERSION 2.0 =2 NEW YORK
"DOS is going to be the predominant operating system for the forseeable
future," said Reiswig, assistant general manager of programming for IBM's
Personal System computers.
Microsoft developed DOS - which stands for "disk operating system" - for
IBM's initial PC personal computer introduced in 1981. In 1983 they began plans
for OS/2 to replace DOS as an operating systems, or program used to instruct
the computers.
OS/2 and Presentation Manager, a graphical interface that simplifies
computer commands, were on the market in 1988 and some developers at the time
anticipated that OS/2 would surpass DOS in sales as early as 1991.