25 Years of IBM's OS/2

harrymcc writes "On April 2nd, 1987 — 25 years ago today — IBM announced OS/2. It was supposed to be the next-generation operating system that would replace DOS. It never did. But for a famous failure, it's doing okay — it still runs the computers that manage the New York Subway's Metrocard fare cards, for instance. Over at TIME.com, I've taken a look at its occasional triumphs, frequent tribulations and enduring legacy."

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Re:os/2 was not able to windows 32 bit apps just 3

[project5117]

10 I
20 REM FIXED CAPITALIZATION
30 might have a valid point in there somewhere - but
40 REM EXTRA COMMA REMOVED
50 sadly, our grammar and punctuation were so poor that it is lost.
60 REM PERIOD ADDED

70 Congratulations,
80 REM FIXED CAPITALIZATION
90 my written english is even less readable than INTERCAL!

100 COMEFROM: 10
110 Fixed that for you.
120 And congratulations on learning INTERCAL, I'm still stuck in BASIC dialects.
130 SYSTEM

Re:os/2 was not able to windows 32 bit apps just 3

[project5117]

say certainly /* "i'll give it my best shot" */

parse upper pull obvious_joke /* retrieve next obvious joke */
do while (obvious_joke) /* as long as we've got jokes */
select
when (grammar_error)
say requote_with_satirical_comments_added /* need to fill in details here... */
when (recursion_mentioned)
do
NOP /* need to study more SICP to tell this type of joke; try to read SICP, then reread thread */
end
otherwise
if modpoints
say mod_up_insightful /* well done! */
else
say wish_i_had_modpoints /* but good job! somebody with modpoints get in on this */
end
parse upper pull obvious_joke /* get the next joke if there is one! */
end /* done with the post! */

/* thanks JD, that was a lot of fun */