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CNN: IBM updates OS/2

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 7, 1999

“IBM keeps plugging away with its OS/2 graphical operating
system, announcing this week an update aimed at electronic
commerce.”

“The new version, scheduled to ship by mid-May, supports Y2K
considerations and euro currency … includes the long-promised
Journaled File System, which is intended to give users more
capacity and better scalability so that they can run e-commerce
applications more efficiently…”

“In addition … features the Network File System for
compatibility with Unix clients and the Logical Volume Manager,
which gives administrators more flexibility in partitioning hard
disks on the fly.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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