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by not2b 1957 days ago
If it hadn't been able to run DOS and Windows apps it never would have been as successful as it was, so I don't think so.
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throwawayboise 1957 days ago
OS/2 was really only ever used in IBM shops: big enterprises that bought all their IT infrastructure, from Mainframes to network technology to printers to desktops from IBM.

OS/2 was never really successful outside of that domain.

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tadfisher 1957 days ago
It was also huge in the embedded space, e.g. ATMs, various kiosks, and POS terminals. I regularly encounter ATMs running some ancient version of Warp.
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