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My Dad's work computer had OS/2 Warp on it, and I honestly just thought it was some kind of weird 'business' version of Windows. They only used it to run Window
by pram 4y ago
My Dad's work computer had OS/2 Warp on it, and I honestly just thought it was some kind of weird 'business' version of Windows. They only used it to run Windows programs as well, very strange lol
- rpeden 4y agoOS/2 Warp was a great way to get preemptive multitasking for 16-bit apps. If my memory is correct, 16-bit apps still only had cooperative multitasking even on Windows 95/98. I might be wrong, though, because it's been a long, long time since I used Windows 95. :)
- mixmastamyk 4y agoI think all the 16s ran in the same space, right?
- timbit42 4y agoMy work laptop came with DOS and Windows 3.1. I bought OS/2 Warp for the pre-emptive multi-tasking I was used to on my Amiga. I was building a dBase IV app using two DOS windows. One day while I was compiling my app in one of the DOS windows, the WorkPlace Shell crashed. After a minute the DOS windows went away and a few minutes later they came back along with the WorkPlace Shell. My app was still compiling. I was impressed.