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IBM Officially Kills OS/2

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the rest-in-peace dept.

boarder8925 writes "'Big Blue has hammered the final nails into OS/2's coffin. It said that all sales of OS/2 will end on the 23rd of December this year, and support for the pre-emptive multitasking operating system will end on the 31st December 2006.' IBM has posted a migration page to help OS/2 users easily switch to Linux."

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  1. Hey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It ain't dead until Netcraft confirms it!

    1. Re:Hey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      what a shame.. os/2 had so much potential

    2. Re:Hey! by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's right. I don't care what IBM says about it; I want empirical evidence. Has anyone counted the number of Usenet posts about OS/2?

    3. Re:Hey! by darkpixel2k · · Score: 5, Funny

      4.

      1. I heard they were killing OS/2.
      2. Yeah, me too!
      3. F*ck OS/2
      4. Grow up, retard.

      Yeah. Four posts.

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    4. Re:Hey! by LilGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why oh why did I use all my mod points earlier. I almost fried my keyboard thanks to you! Definately deserved a point from me!

      Alas, I remember when I was about 7 or 8 visiting a computer store in Rapid City, SD called Reboot. They sold / bought used software, and I saw a copy of OS/2. I picked it up and thought WOW! ANOTHER os?! I didn't even know they existed aside from macintosh. I wanted it soooo bad, but my dad couldn't afford it. In retrospect I think he could, but he didn't want to have to format the hd and lose all his precious stuff.

      I became determined to get it. I mowed lawns until I had enough money to buy a stack of game cds from another store for $20 and sold it to Reboot for $25. But as I was going to pick up the OS/2 box I noticed Falcon 4.0 and couldn't resist.

      I made my dad proud. But I never tried os/2. :(

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    5. Re:Hey! by MarkGriz · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Alas, I remember when I was about 7 or 8 visiting a computer store in Rapid City, SD called Reboot. They sold / bought used software, and I saw a copy of OS/2"

      In keeping with their name, they now sell strictly Microsoft products.

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  2. Netcraft confirms it: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Netcraft confirms it: OS/2 is...

    Oh, nevermind.

  3. Quick Question... by Azadre · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the OS/2 ran on older hardware similiar to what ran Windows 3.1? Should those that run OS/2 just upgrade to 3.1?

  4. Year of Linux Desktop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a sure thing with all those OS/2 users coming over.

    1. Re:Year of Linux Desktop by chris_eineke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Relatively speaking this will be an increase by 100%....
      Absolutely speaking this will be an increase by 3! ;)

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    2. Re:Year of Linux Desktop by mvdw · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mis-spelled 'both'. HTH.

  5. migration strategy by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

    To help switch to Linux, they are assigning a different engineer to each of the 12 customers. Talk about service! :^)

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  6. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I hate thinking of ATM machines - I can never remember my PIN number.

  7. Re:OS2 is still in use? by End11 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because linux is too mainstream now GOD even my mother can use it. To be a REAL geek now you have to use OS/2 and/or punchcards.

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  8. Strange Bedfellows by prosphora · · Score: 2, Funny

    In other news tonight Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds were reported to have been involved in a secret conspiracy which...included suckering Steve Jobs into going x86...

  9. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by hullabalucination · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your PIN number is 1583. Write this down and for goodness' sake, don't reveal it to another living soul.

  10. OS/2 is dying? by debilo · · Score: 4, Funny


    As a *BSD user, I really feel great today!

  11. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I entered my PIN number into an ATM machine, and took out $60 dollars.

    I know, I should STFU up...

  12. Quite a shock by Council · · Score: 2, Funny

    This of course came as a shock to the dedicated OS/2 userbase, which had recieved no hints that it might no longer be in the forefrunt of the computer culture . . .

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  13. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Guy+Harris · · Score: 5, Funny
    I entered my PIN number into an ATM machine

    Did the ATM machine run Windows 2000, which is built on Windows NT technology?

    I know, I should STFU up...

    Only if you're posting over a DSL line.

  14. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    For the love of god it's ATM not ATM machine. No one goes to the Automatic Teller Machine Machine

    Anybody with a PIN number goes to an ATM machine.

  15. Re:get eComStation instead by OrangeTide · · Score: 2, Funny

    It has drive letters. ewww!

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  16. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by the+real+darkskye · · Score: 2, Funny

    I go to an Automatic Teller Machine Machine and enter my Personal Identification Number Number at least 3 times a wekk!

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  17. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by flyingsquid · · Score: 5, Funny
    For the love of god it's ATM not ATM machine. No one goes to the Automatic Teller Machine Machine

    Well, obviously the ATM machine is the machine which dispenses the ATMs.

  18. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I entered my PIN number into an ATM machine

    Did the ATM machine run Windows 2000, which is built on Windows NT technology?

    I know, I should STFU up...

    Only if you're posting over a DSL line.

    Relating to TFA article, I think the ATM machine was running the Operating System OS/2. At least, AFAIK know.

    And this is all utter nonsense, but what do I care? I'm posting as an AC coward!

  19. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, I for one only use ATM Machines with LCD Displays.

  20. Re:Think of the marketing IBM wasted by Mozk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, most ATMs block incoming emails.

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  21. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by KingEomer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, we all go to the slash slash slash dot dot. :P

  22. OS/2 Userbase shocked at recent developments!!! by SMS_Design · · Score: 5, Funny

    The OS/2 userbase was totally shocked upon hearing this news from IBM. He then went to the fridge and got a soda.

  23. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Personally when I go to the ATM, I fear the BSOZ.

    You know, the Blue Screen Of Zeros, which details the amount of... money in each of... my accounts... Nooooooooo !

  24. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by toddbu · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sounds like Windows will have competition on an even wider base.

    They've updated the error message in Longhorn to make it much more comprehensible to the average user. The new message reads:

    Unable to write to disk in drive C:
    Data, cash, or files may be lost
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  25. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Funny
    Anybody with a PIN number goes to an ATM machine.

    Some of them have LCD Displays

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  26. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by jackbird · · Score: 3, Funny
    or the love of god it's ATM not ATM machine.

    So, do people understand you when you say you're going to the AT Machine?

  27. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by KutuluWare · · Score: 2, Funny

    To be fair: Say "ATM" around a collection of geeks and see what's the first thing that pops into their head.

  28. Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines by lbmouse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Three leters for you.... G N U.
    Don't be a word nazi

  29. Only a few to go ... by Eric604 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It looks like AmigaOS is slowly crawling to the top again. heheheh