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OS/2 was tied to the PS/2 hardware and IBM had it way over priced. We had one in the office and when we needed a new card for a peripheral, we realized it was n
by ChicagoDave 7y ago
OS/2 was tied to the PS/2 hardware and IBM had it way over priced. We had one in the office and when we needed a new card for a peripheral, we realized it was never going to cut it compared to compatibles.
- ogre_codes 7y agoOS/2 was not tied to the PS/2 hardware. Unless there was some specific version of it. It was reasonably compatible with a fairly wide range of hardware. (Roughly comparable to Linux desktop at various times)
- ChicagoDave 7y agoMaybe I'm remembering "guilt by association". IBM was pushing the PS/2 line very hard because they wanted the compatible hardware to die and they assumed everyone would still trust them. I don't remember ever trying to install OS/2 anywhere else.