Microsoft OS/2 1.3 programs

Rodney01

where would i be able to find programs that run on Microsoft OS/2 1.3 as well as IDE (ATAPI 1.2) cd-rom drivers for it

UglynGrey

Might need to look at http://www.os2bbs.com/

anantha92

Any Win3.1 applications.

UglynGrey

anantha92 wrote:

Any Win3.1 applications.

Now why would you say that?

anantha92

Doesn't OS/2 run windows applications?

Q

Wasn't the 1.x line of OS/2 just a command prompt?

-Q

anantha92

Oh sorry, i though you were refering to the 2.0 version. Sorry my bad.

UglynGrey

1.3 had a nice shell and some integrated GUI apps. The shell had more in common with windows 2.x than windows 3.x

anantha92

warp 2.0 was the one that had similarities with 3.1 wasn;t it?

UglynGrey

Windows 3.0 in OS/2 2.0, and Windows 3.1 in OS/2 2.1

Edit: Here's a link rather than answer one line questions on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/2#Windo ... patibility

Q

I do recall someone (Probably me!) saying that the version #s were "One-upped".

-Q

Rodney01

with OS/2 1.3 i was going to install it on virtual pc but it said invalid country setting in country.sys so i put it on my 486dx4 100mhz 16mb ram
and it installed fine (my 486 is where my old os's get put)

UglynGrey

It won't run in a VPC because it does not run on a PCI bus (which VPC emulates).

reini1976

Thats not true.

You can install MS OS/2 1.30.1 in Parallels Workstation.
The complete installation won't start in the Parallels Workstation.
But you can convert the Paralles HD-image into VPC HD-image.
The VPC 2004 MS OS/2 1.30.1 runs fine.

Greetings reini1976

512dev

Q wrote:

Wasn't the 1.x line of OS/2 just a command prompt?

-Q

1.0 was a command line/text-mode menu. 1.1 and up had GUIs.

-512

Rodney01

yeh OS/2 1.3 looks a bit like win 3.0 but it looks more like windows 2.0 with the windows 3.0 colour sceme

anantha92

It's more closely resembled to 2.0.

Rodney01

this is the first OS/2 ive ever had and it was alright but i reackon that OS/2 2.0 would probably be better