Run virtualbox then click on the start button at the top. Give the vm a name and select ibm os2 under type, and os2 warp 4. The longawaited modern os2 distribution from arca noae was released monday. Editforgot to say the before installation, the confusing parts have been. Microsoft ibm os 2 warp 4 virtualbox installation and first look. Os2 warp 4 in vmware if vmware isnt a possibility, how is hyperv support. Os2 is a series of computer operating systems, initially created by microsoft and ibm under the leadership of ibm software designer ed iacobucci. Or if you really need to keep os2 like me, just buy ecomstation. With virtual hard disk, set up 100gb with vmdk type. Id pref to not run in virtualbox as a dedicated virtualization host wou be preferable to desktop virtualization if at all possible.
The os2 community has taken this news with positivism and the os2world community is now requesting everybody that has developed for os2 on the past to open source their source code to collaborate. Now create a new virtual machine, pick a name for it, and choose ibm os2 as the operating system and os2 warp 4 as the version. Ok, fortunately i uninstalled everything without having to reinstall os2 itself, now i only have the fixpack 15, addons for vbox and snap, os2 ver is 4. Warp 3 brought about a fully 32bit windowing system, while warp 4 introduced the objectoriented 32bit gradd display driver model. Under settings, make sure you check the enable vtxamdv. Does it beat the current champion, microsofts windows 3.
Disk 0 boot diskette disk 1 boot drivers disk 2 cmd disk 3 lvm, chkdsk, format, tedit on the windows platform you can use winimage to generate the diskettes from the ima format. In october 1994 ibm released os2 warp, the most popular version of os2 and arguably one of the coolest operating systems ever warp connect even said so on the boxthe totally cool way to run and network your computerso it must be true. Well really i didnt do anything out of the ordinary for installing os2 warp 3 or atleast i dont think i did. It also updated the appearance of the workplace shell. An operating system iso file or disk, if you dont have either download a ubuntu iso. Creating an os2 warp 4 virtual machine part 1 obsolete.
I cant remember what i was looking for when i run into this, but over on the internet archive site they now have disk image archives for most of the major versions the os2 warp 4 download disk images are here other versions, warp 3, 2. I created a new vm selecting typical for the vm configuration, followed by other for the operating system and other for the version. Before venturing the actual installation have a look at hobbes if your actual network card is supported. Some sources say its possible while others say its not. The golden yearsthe most successful version of os2. If your objective in using it is primarily to run os2 on a pc running mac os x or ms windows you may want to take a look at microsofts. If you have downloaded the virtualbox version 5 so, you just need the code for version 5. This is probably the most involved single step in this guide. They announced a new os, codenamed blue lion, at warpstock 2015 this last october. Os2 warp 4 incorporated a number of new technologies over os2 warp 3, such as java, opengl, opendoc, and voicetype. Use winimage to convert dsk images to a newer format. One day at work we joked about getting os2 warp running in a guest im was an os2 user as late as 2004.
These instructions are here for those who wish to help out. Os2 warp 4 incorporated a number of new technologies over. Memory size is 4 gb 70% of your ram virtual disk file. Microsoft ibm os 2 warp 4 virtualbox installation and first look duration. I am very glad to see someone installed os2 on a mac. As a result of a feud between the two companies over how to position os2 relative to microsofts new windows 3. Kee came with os2 warpserver for ebusiness in 1999 aka warp 4. Mac iici with a newer mac s startup chime duration. Oracle vm virtualbox is a x86 and x8664 virtualisation product that uses both software emulation and hardware. A create virtual machine dialog box will appear allowing you to select which operating system it will be using for this virtual machine vm. Installing os2 warp on virtualbox kevs development toolbox. Virtualbox lets you run mac osx within windows by creating a virtual machine, which is a. Thus, oracle vm virtualbox comes with extensive support for a substantial number of guest operating systems including, but absolutely not limited to, mac os x 10.
If you want to install on modern hardware, as martin said, arcaos should be out soon. Also, if you want to be able to view usb devices from your mac os x lion virtual machine, download the virtualbox extension pack and run it before going to step 2. System requirements are pretty trivial by todays standards, the 64 mb of ram and 2gb hard disk defaults are more than plenty. Open your virtualbox, click on new button to create a virtual machine. Which is really too bad because i am desperate to give parallels the heaveho. Uninstall virtualbox assuming it didnt install properly boot into recovery mode restart your mac while holding the command and r keys once booted into recovery mode, click utilitiesterminal in your top bar. It is a free and powerful x86 and amd64intel64 virtualization product available for most of the operating systems such as linux, microsoft windows, mac os x, solaris and ported version for freebsd. Could you try to see if you can get a working version for 14. Arcaos offers a new set of drivers for acpi, network, usb, video and mouse to run os2 in newer hardware. My host os is ubuntu, on a different os it may look a little different this goes for all screen shots here in open virtualbox and you should see a screen similar to this. You can follow our blog for new images we release for virtualbox.
For the price of the upgrade, i can install from the cd and have all the ibm maintenance on so there is no need to apply fixpacks and loads of individual fixes. You could also use the ecomstation democd to see whether your networking hardware is supported go to customized boot options and see for the driver. Now, everything is ready for installation of mac os x on virtualbox. I decided to dust off the old os2 warp 4 cd and give it a shot. Creating the correct installation diskettes to install os2 unto unusual hardware has always been the trickiest part of the entire process. Give the vm a name and select ibm os 2 under type, and os 2 warp 4. Things like firefox use a lot of memory and older os2 is limited to 512 mb process space. Once you have created your virtual machine, now its time to edit it. Preparing virtualbox for virtual os installations tutonics. If you want a good home connectivity for low price, with good support no os2 support though, but internal device details, pick out netgear.
I am still trying to remember how to use this os dug the cd out of an old case i thought i threw away a while back. Os2 warp 4 in vmware im getting conflicting information regarding running os2 warp 4 in vmware. The vga adapter for virtualbox doesnt seem to go any higher. With this diskettes you can boot os2 the command line from floppy disks. Os2 warp 4 in virtualbox getting started the big beat. I was able to fix both the install floppy, and the disk 1 image using the exact same method opening them in a hex editor and deleting the first 41 bytes, then saving them with. They also have a great free driver which they are supporting for outofthebox for os2. If you really want to do anything with os2, you really need warp v4.
Can anyone please let me know if they are running warp 4 in vmware an its working out for them. As you type, it will figure out what type of vm you want to create. The network adapter wasnt configured with dhcp by default, so from the tcpip folder on the desktop, find tcpip configuration local and enable the first interface and dhcp. Microsoft ibm os2 warp 4 virtualbox installation and first look. Warp 4 is from 1996, so you dont have it out of the box.
Open virtualbox and you should see a screen similar to this. Com the biggest free abandonware downloads collection in the universe. If you are using version 4 of virtualbox, so you need the code for version 4. The kee stuff has been added to os2 warp 4 with a fixpack but i cant tell you which one if i have to guess i would say fixpack. I suggest you try installing the most recent version of the snap video driver from scitech. It installed surprisingly easy, and i forgot how ugly it was.