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A multitasking PC operating system.
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An operating system developed by IBM that permits true multitasking with a minimal risk of total system failure.
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An operating system from IBM for use on IBM compatible personal computers.
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An operating system, sold by IBM. It's a flexible operating system capable of multi-tasking both DOS and Windows programs.
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A 32-bit operating system developed by IBM.
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Older IBM PC operating system.
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An operating system with a graphical user interface, developed by IBM for IBM PCs and compatible computers.
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IBM OS/2
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n. The IBM operating system for personal computers.
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OS/2 operating system
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an operating system which allows each application program to run in its own separate protected region (see also Windows NT)
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An operating system originally developed by Microsoft and IBM; Microsoft dropped out of the project to concentrate on its Windows operating systems. IBM...
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An IBM operating system for personal computers that featured capabilities for large memory, multitasking and virtual machines.
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A multitasking operating system for IBM and compatible personal computers
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An acronym for Operating System/2, a powerful GUI personal computer operating system owned by IBM.
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See Operating System/2 (OS/2).
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Abbreviation for Operating System/2.
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Micro computer operating system developed by IBM. Although rather advanced, this system was never accepted by the users community.
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IBM's failed attempt to displace Microsoft operating systems from dominance. Distributed originally with PS/2 computers, but there was no real correlation between the two. 2. half an operating system.
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n. A protected-mode, virtual-memory, multitasking operating system for personal computers based on the Intel 80286, 80386, i486, and Pentium processors. OS/2 can run most MS-DOS applications and can read all MS-DOS disks. Important OS/2 subsystems include Presentation Manager, which provides a graphical user interface, and LAN Manager, which provides networking facilities. OS/2 was initially developed as a joint project of Microsoft and IBM but is now an IBM product. See also protected mode, virtual memory.
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A protected-mode, virtual memory, multitasking operating system for personal computers based on the Intel 80286, 80386, i486, and Pentium processors. OS/2 can run most MS-DOS-based programs and can read all MS-DOS disks. See also: MS-DOS-based program
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