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Back then, compared to DOS, OS/2 was said to be a quite good operating system. Due to its late launch and the unscrupulous monopoly of Microsoft DOS, it didn't gain popular promotion.
It seems that OS/2 didn't have the hard constraints of "640k memory, 8-byte filename".
It seems that OS/2 could switch to DOS state (compatible) with one click.

There are screenshots of OS/2 usage online, through which we can get a general idea:
https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/os221

1. I remember that OS/2 also had a "character + command line" interface. Why did the above-mentioned graphical interface appear?
2. Pentium 1 desktop computer. Is OS/2 system fun? Are there many games under it? I knew nothing before. Is it necessary to tinker with it?
3. Similarly, UNIX in the DOS era, is it fun? I knew nothing before. Is it necessary to install and tinker with it?

Floor1　proof	Posted 2021-04-06 11:22
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Back then, compared to DOS, OS/2 was said to be a quite good operating system. Due to its late launch and the unscrupulous monopoly of Microsoft DOS, it didn't gain popular promotion. It seems that OS/2 didn't have the hard constraints of "640k memory, 8-byte filename". It seems that OS/2 could switch to DOS state (compatible) with one click. There are screenshots of OS/2 usage online, through which we can get a general idea: https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/os221 1. I remember that OS/2 also had a "character + command line" interface. Why did the above-mentioned graphical interface appear? 2. Pentium 1 desktop computer. Is OS/2 system fun? Are there many games under it? I knew nothing before. Is it necessary to tinker with it? 3. Similarly, UNIX in the DOS era, is it fun? I knew nothing before. Is it necessary to install and tinker with it?

Floor2　startmenu	Posted 2024-04-01 20:50
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Not fun, at least the operations after the Warp version are very uncomfortable...

Floor3　sswv	Posted 2024-04-22 13:44
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The early Microsoft version is still quite similar to Windows 3.X: http://toastytech.com/guis/MOS2.html