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    #14: OS/2

    February 19th, 2021 · 41 minutes

    In an effort to keep Microsoft from controlling the PC software industry, in the 1980s, IBM created OS/2, an operating system meant to give its computers a competitive advantage.

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    Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2 | Ars Technica
    Workplace OS History: IBM’s $2 Billion Microkernel of Failure
    WinCustomize: Articles : A History of IBM OS/2: 1991 to 1996
    OS/2 Timeline | OS/2 Museum
    86-DOS - Wikipedia
    IBM Personal System/2 - Wikipedia
    The Forgotten Operating System That Keeps the NYC Subway System Alive
    Home - Arca Noae
    OS/2 Warp News and Rumors
    Flashback #2: The Microsoft Zune - Relay FM
    Microsoft's $1 Billion Failure - Snazzy Labs - YouTube