Believe it or not: OS/2 in the news

It seems the only time OS/2 ever makes the news is when someone stepsforward to predict it's dead. Well, OS/2 may be dead, but that hasn'tstopped IBM from quietly enhancing it. This week, IBM announced that itintends to create a version of OS/2 for NCs, or Network computers. Thenew OS will use the OS/2 kernel, a Web browser, and a Java VM to createa thin client that IBM hopes corporations will go for. Warp for NC, asthe project is known, will be available by the end of the year.

In another unrelated OS/2 story, IBM also announced three new componentsthat allows OS/2 Warp to integrate better with Windows 95 and NT in anetwork environment. The three components include a Windows 95 clientfor Warp, a Windows NT 4.0 client for Warp, and a Network Neighborhoodenabler that allows Windows clients to use the desktop icon to browseWarp Server networks. The Windows 95 client is available on IBM's Website and is free for those with a Windows 95 license and Warp Server.

Oh, one more thing: I realize you didn't hear this here first, but OS/2 _is_ dead. :)

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