1985–1990: Joint IBM–Microsoft development
The development of OS/2 began when IBM and Microsoft signed the "Joint Development Agreement" in August 1985. It was code-named … 展开

OS/2 has been widely used by Iran Export Bank (Bank Saderat Iran) in their teller machines, ATMs and local servers (over 35,000 working stations). … 展开

• History of the graphical user interface
• Multiple Virtual DOS Machine (MVDM) – OS/2 virtual DOS machine and seamless Windows integration
• OpenDoc – Software componentry framework standard 展开

• os2world.com – Community of OS/2 users
• ecomstation.ru – Community of eComStation and OS/2 users
• netlabs.org – OpenSource Software for OS/2 and eCS
• OS/2 FAQ 展开

User interface
The graphic system has a layer named Presentation Manager that manages windows, fonts, and icons. This is similar in functionality to a non-networked version of X11 or the Windows GDI. On top of this lies the Workplace Shell … 展开

BYTE in 1989 listed OS/2 as among the "Excellence" winners of the BYTE Awards, stating that it "is today where the Macintosh was in 1984: … 展开

• Harvey M. Deitel and Michael S. Kogan (1992). The Design of OS/2. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-54889-5.
• Letwin, … 展开