Warp
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Warp is the codename for IBM’s major OS/2 operating system releases from the mid-1990s, known for their advanced multitasking and stability features.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OS/2 version family
ⓘ
operating system release codename ⓘ software codename ⓘ |
| designedFor |
business users
ⓘ
power users ⓘ |
| designGoal |
backward compatibility with DOS
ⓘ
backward compatibility with Windows 3.x ⓘ efficient multitasking ⓘ high stability ⓘ |
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| feature |
HPFS file system support
ⓘ
Java support (in later Warp versions) ⓘ TCP/IP networking stack ⓘ Workplace Shell object-oriented desktop ⓘ long filename support ⓘ multimedia subsystem (MMPM/2) ⓘ multitasking command line sessions ⓘ |
| includedComponent | IBM WebExplorer (in some Warp editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedEdition |
OS/2 Warp Connect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OS/2 Warp Server NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/2 Warp Server for e-business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1994 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
32-bit architecture support
ⓘ
advanced multitasking ⓘ preemptive multitasking ⓘ robust memory protection ⓘ stability ⓘ workstation operating system capabilities ⓘ |
| majorVersion |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
alternative to Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
high-performance 32-bit operating system ⓘ |
| marketingName | OS/2 Warp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
relative resistance to crashes compared to contemporaries
ⓘ
strong system resource management ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | OS/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | OS/2 2.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| successor |
ArcaOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eComStation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
DOS virtual machines
ⓘ
Win-OS/2 (Windows 3.x compatibility) NERFINISHED ⓘ multithreaded applications ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | Intel x86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsCodenameFor |
OS/2 Warp 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OS/2 Warp 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInterface |
command-line interface
ⓘ
graphical user interface ⓘ |
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