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Re: The Fall Of OS/2

From	ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: The Fall Of OS/2
Date	2024-10-06 02:47 +0000
Organization	loft
Message-ID	<lmec1fFkp0gU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<vdslo9$ukl1$1@dont-email.me>

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In article <vdslo9$ukl1$1@dont-email.me>,
Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>I always thought the main reason OS/2 failed was IBM wasted its time 
>trying to fulfil its promise, made when it first brought out the PC AT, 
>that it would one day bring out an OS that would make use of the 
>protected-mode features of the 286 chip. But by the time OS/2 came out, 
>people were buying 386-based machines in droves, and nobody really cared 
>about making the most out of aging 286-based ones any more.
>
>But IBM made far more missteps than that. Even when it finally made OS/2 
>into a 32-bit OS, it still managed to screw up the marketing, climaxing in 
>the total disaster that was the “OS/2 Warp” branding.
>
>Good review of the whole sorry tale here
><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAMT187GWd4>.

There was certainly some uptake in the non-consumer arena.  I recall
driving up to a Bank Of America ATM which was rebooting after a thunderstorm
and being a bit surprised that it ws OS/2 loading.
-- 
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The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 00:31 +0000
  Re: The Fall Of OS/2 ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2024-10-06 02:47 +0000
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 03:27 +0000
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-06 06:55 -0400
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 15:58 -0700
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 23:24 +0000
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2024-10-07 04:16 +0000
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 OrangeFish <OrangeFish@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-07 10:47 -0400
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 20:37 +0000
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 OrangeFish <OrangeFish@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-08 13:08 -0400
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2024-10-08 20:25 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 19:45 -0700
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 21:03 -0700
  Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 20:57 -0700
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 13:40 +0000
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 14:16 -0700
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 21:31 +0000
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 09:35 -0700
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 20:41 +0000
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 14:32 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 21:44 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 15:19 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-08 02:41 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 09:59 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-08 23:12 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-14 15:02 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-17 23:25 +0000
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> - 2024-10-11 14:49 +0000
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 15:58 -0700
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 23:26 +0000
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 18:05 -0700
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 03:11 +0000
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 09:09 -0700
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-07 15:52 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-08 02:45 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 19:56 -0700
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-07 15:52 -0700
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 20:14 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-09 05:48 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-10 19:28 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-11 05:42 +0000
  Re: The Fall Of OS/2 jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) - 2024-10-06 10:10 +0100
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-06 07:01 -0400
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2024-10-06 09:08 -1000
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2024-10-06 13:33 -1000

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