The history of OS/2

Video Description

A better DOS than DOS, a better Windows than Windows, OS/2 was going to be the OS we would all want to install on our PC, but some how despite it being a really good OS, IBM never did get the masses to buy and install it. Was it that OS/2 was not all that is was cracked up to be, or was it that IBM's marketing department was as good at marketing as Liz Truss was at out lasting lettuce. Video about EISA/MCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQcX7BQ1LYw This video is sponsored by https://www.pcbway.com/ 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - A word from our sponsors 02:46 - IBM Creates their PC 05:36 - IBM vs The Clones (Clone wars) 07:36 - The IBM/MS joint agreement, & the first version of OS/2 11:58 - OS/2 gets a GUI 16:10 - Ms pulls out of the joint agreement 17:31 - Why did the joint agreement end 23:25 - OS/2 1.3 & OS/2 2.0 the first IBM only release 28:42 - OS/2 Windows compatibility 30:03 - OS/2 Warp 36:37 - Windows 95 comes out, and Workplace OS 44:39 - Why is OS/2 good (REXX) 46:21 - Why protected memory matters 51:33 - OS/2 marketing (a series of unfortunate events) 58:05 - Thanks