The History of OS/2

I’ve been reading Steven Sinofsky’s Hardcore Software Substack which follows his career at Microsoft. In the early sections there are lots of mentions of Microsoft’s partnership with IBM on the OS/2 operating system. I was familiar with this effort in name, but never knew the details and turns out they are fascinating. The story of OS/2 is the story of IBM’s fall from dominance in the personal computer industry.

By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18849795

If you are into computer history, give this a read.

Ars Technica’s history of OS/2.

And if you want this in podcast format, Flashback #14 covers OS/2.