

Operating System/2* Version 2.1 at a Glance

Addressable         48MB of EMS/XMS memory per application; up to 512MB 
memory              per application written to the DOS Protect Mode 
                    Interface (DPMI) specification 

Addressability      32-bit

Preemptive          Concurrent processing of multiple DOS, Windows** 3.1 
multitasking        and OS/2* 16-bit and 32-bit applications; fast and 
                    easy movement among applications; protection between 
                    applications 

Ease-of-use         Workplace Shell* an object based user interface, 
facilities          online tutorial, contextual Help, graphical 
                    installation 

Applets             Ready-to-use mini-applications for productivity and 
                    entertainment 

Programming         Existing: IBM COBOL/2*, FORTRAN/2*, PASCAL 
languages           Complier/2*, Basic Complier/2* 
                    New 32-bit: C Set/2 

System              Intel386** SX (or compatible microprocessor) 
requirements        or higher

Memory              4MB minimum, 6MB or greater recommended; Actual 
requirements        memory required is a function of the working set 
                    requirements of the operating system and your 
                    applications 

Disk space          60MB or greater hard disk, with 20MB to 40MB 
requirements        available for OS/2 2.1; an additional 3MB required 
                    for Multimedia extensions 

Warranty            Three months

Service             No-charge service for first 90 days; service 
                    available for 24 months after general availability 

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** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Microsoft 
   Corp. or the Intel Corp.





   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Communications Manager/2 at a glance

System              Intel286** (or compatible microprocessor) or higher, 
requirements        Intel386** SX (or compatible microprocessor) or 
                    higher required for OS/2 2.0 or higher 

Software            IBM OS/2* Standard Edition 1.3 with CSD 5050 or 
requirements        later, or IBM OS/2 Extended Edition 1.3 with CSD 5050 
                    or later, or IBM OS/2 2.0 or higher 

Memory              2MB minimum of system RAM depending on the Communications
requirements        Manager functions and features that are installed.
                    This memory is in addition to that required by the
                    operating system and other applications
                     
Disk space          Typically 8MB to 10MB for workstations performing 
requirements        tasks such as 3270 emulation.  This requirement will 
                    vary depending on the features and functions that are 
                    installed and configured 

API compatibility   The Communications Manager products provide upward 
                    compatibility for applications that were written to 
                    utilize the APIs of OS/2 Extended Edition and 
                    Extended Services' Communications Manager 

Emulator            The following number of concurrently active emulator 
session limits      sessions are supported: 16 non-DFT 3270 sessions, 5 
                    DFT 3270 sessions, 15 5250 sessions, 16 total sessions

Communication line  The following communication line speeds are supported:
speeds              9.6 kbps switched SDLC line, 19.2 kbps leased SDLC line,
                    64 kbps ASYNC line, 64 kbps ISDN adapter via switched line
                    
Workstation and     Workstations per LAN adapter = 255
gateway capacity    LAN adapters per workstation = 2 
                    Active workstations per LAN adapter = 254
                    Active sessions per gateway = 254 (per PU)
                    Multiple PU 2.0s per workstation = 3

Supported           Distributed Function Terminal (DFT) (coaxial)
communication       Twinaxial
                    Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC)
                    Asynchronous (ASYNC)
                    X.25
                    IBM Token-Ring
                    IBM PC Network (Broadband and Baseband)
                    Ethernet
                    ISDN

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DATABASE 2* OS/2 Version 1 at at glance

Product           - Full function relational database with a high degree 
highlights          of compatibility with IBM host database management 
                    systems 
                  - 32-bit application which exploits the OS/2* 2.0 or 
                    higher flat memory model 
                  - Support for static and dynamic SQL
                  - SQL statements can be imbedded in application 
                    programs written in C, COBOL, FORTRAN, and SAA* 
                    Procedures Language/2 REXX 
                  - Includes support for many built-in functions 
                    including date, time, timestamp and scalars 
                  - Systems management and remote installation support 
                  - Query Manager, an end-user application, allowing 
                    users to access, update and administer data with no 
                    need to learn SQL syntax 
                  - Available in two versions... 
                    - Single-User package for standalone systems
                    - Client/Server package for systems that are 
                      part of a Local Area Network 

System              Intel386** (or compatible microprocessor) or higher, 
requirements        with appropriate network adapters for client/server 
                    configurations 

Software            OS/2 2.0 (or higher) with Servicepak level XR6055, or
requirements        later. Client/Server configurations may require one of
                    the following to provide communications connectivity: 
                         Network Transport Services/2 Version 1.0
                         IBM Communications Manager/2 Version 1.0
                         IBM Extended Services Communications Manager

Memory              2MB minimum of system RAM depending on the database 
requirements        client and/or server features that are installed.  
                    This memory is in addition to that required by the 
                    operating system and other applications 

Disk space          7MB minimum is required to install DB2/2*.  This is 
requirements        in addition to that required by the operating system 
                    and other applications 

Warranty            Three months

Service             Available until March 26, 1995

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** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Intel Corp.


















OS/2 Local Area Network Server 3.0 at a glance 

Local area networks      IBM Token-Ring Network, IBM PC Network Broadband
supported                and Baseband, Ethernet, other NDIS media 

Number of desktop        As many as 254 NETBIOS sessions on each of up 
systems supported        to four adapters; maximum number of attached 
                         workstations depends on LAN adapters, wiring 
                         characteristics and workstation resources 

Network functions        Printer, file serially attached device and 
                         program sharing; messaging; remote IPL (DOS and 
                         OS/2*); multiple network servers; user 
                         logon/password protection; resource administration
                          
Ease-of-use facilities   Graphical online help and an installation tool 

System                   Intel386** SX (or compatible) microprocessor or 
requirements             higher, with appropriate network adapters 

Software requirements    OS/2 2.0 or higher

Memory requirements      2.5MB minimum for entry configuration; 9MB 
                         minimum for Advanced configuration (in addition 
                         to that required by the operating system and 
                         other applications) 

Disk space               7.2MB minimum for Entry configuration; 8.2MB 
                         minimum for Advanced configuration (in addition 
                         to that required by the operating system and 
                         other applications) 

LAN adapters           - IBM Token-Ring: IBM Token-Ring 16/4 Busmaster 
                         Server Adapter/A, IBM Token-Ring Network 16/4 
                         Adapter, IBM Token-Ring 16/4 Adapter/A, IBM 
                         Token-Ring 16/4 Trace and Performance 
                         Adapter, IBM Token-Ring 16/4 Trace and 
                         Performance Adapter/A, IBM Token-Ring Network 
                         Adapter/A, IBM Token-Ring Network PC Adapter, 
                         IBM Token-Ring Network PC Adapter II, IBM 
                         Token-Ring Network PS/2 Model P70 386 Adapter/A 
                       - IBM PC Network: IBM PC Network Baseband 
                         Adapter, IBM PC Network Baseband Adapter/A, 
                         IBM PC Network Adapter (Broadband), IBM PC 
                         Network Adapter II, IBM PC Network Adapter 
                         II/A, IBM PC Network Adapter II-Frequency 2, 
                         IBM PC Network Adapter II/A-Frequency 2, IBM 
                         PC Network Adapter II-Frequency 3, IBM PC 
                         Network Adapter 
                       - Ethernet Network: IBM PS/2 Adapter/A and NDIS 
                         compliant adapters

Warranty                 Three months

Service                  No-charge service for 24 months after U.S. 
                         general availability

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** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Intel Corp.







LAN NetView* Start Version 1.1 at a glance 

Product           - Centralized network management improves administrator
highlights          productivity by making it easier to manage information
                    and reduces end user involvement in the process
                  - Graphical user interface provides intuitive context 
                    for working with the configuration of workstations 
                    using efficient drag and drop technology 
                  - Configuration database automatically stores 
                    configuration information in either a plain-text 
                    (ASCII) file or an SQL database (Extended Services' 
                    Database Manager) 
                  - Interactive connection validation minimizes LAN 
                    configuration errors by reducing configuration 
                    management by "trial and error" 
                  - Configuration parameter calculator that simplifies 
                    the process of building CID Response Files by 
                    automatically calculating values for key 
                    configuration parameters 

System              Intel386** Intel486** recommended) and higher or 
requirements        compatible microprocessors 

Software            OS/2* 2.0 and higher
requirements

Memory              7MB minimum (in addition to that required by the 
requirements        operating system and other applications) 

Disk space          5MB minimum (in addition to that required by the 
requirements        operating system and other applications) 

Warranty            Three months

Service             No-charge service for 24 months after general 
                    availability

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** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Intel Corp.



























NetView Distribution Manager/2 Version 2.0 at a glance 

Product             NetView* DM/2 manages software distribution to an 
highlights          OS/2* or DOS workstation.  In conjunction with a 
                    host-based NetView DM/MVS or in a standalone LAN 
                    environment, NetView DM/2 allows you to: 
                  - Install and update OS/2 and DOS application software 
                  - Install and update OS/2 2.0 system software in 
                    accordance with the CID guidelines 
                  - Preserve and migrate individual user customizations 
                    for each OS/2 workstation 
                  - Distribute user data and files to/from NetView DM 
                    and/or other NetView DM/2 workstations. 
                  - Track changes made to each target workstation by 
                    recording history in the NetView DM central 
                    repository or in the local catalog of a designated 
                    workstation 
                  - Install and update software and data to Novell** 
                    NetWare** managed servers by using either the NetWare 
                    Requestor for OS/2 or the NetWare Workstation Kit for 
                    OS/2 

Software            OS/2 2.0 and higher or IBM OS/2 Extended Edition 1.3 
requirements

Warranty            Three months 

Service             No-charge service for 24 months after general
                    availability

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** Indicates registered trademark of Novel Inc.


































System Performance Monitor/2 Version 2.0 at a glance 

           
Product           - Presentation Manager* control panel that provides 
highlights          centralized control for performance monitoring 
                    sessions 
                  - Collection of OS/2* 2.0 or higher performance 
                    information, including additional data on thread, 
                    cache, printer and communications ports 
                  - Capability to discover SPM/2-enabled workstations on 
                    the LAN 
                  - Monitoring of remote OS/2 LAN requesters as well as 
                    remote servers
                  - Concurrent graphing and recording 
                  - Single instance of graphing facility can switch between
                    multiple nodes for viewing performance activity
                  - Graphical playback support for previously recorded 
                    performance data 
                  - Presentation Manager and Hyperblock* interface to 
                    Memory Analyzer 
                  - API support enabling user applications and device 
                    drivers to register performance metrics for 
                    collection by SPM/2 

System              Intel386** and higher or compatible microprocessors 
requirements 
                    
Software            IBM OS/2 2.0 or higher
requirements        For remote monitoring: IBM OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Entry 
                    or LAN Server 3.0 Entry/Advanced, or LAN Requester 3.0
                    with Peer Services at monitoring workstation; IBM LAN 
                    Server or Requester at monitored workstation (LAN 
                    Server 2.0 Entry or LAN Server 3.0 Entry/Advanced) 

Memory              2MB for a managing system; .5MB for a managed 
requirements        system 
                    
Disk space          2.7MB for a full install; .5MB for a system with the 
requirements        Distributed Feature installed; 50KB if only the APIs 
                    are installed 
                    
Installation        One-step installation from two diskettes 
                    
Distributed         Offered separately- Permits you to copy and 
feature             distribute code needed to collect performance data 
                    from a single remote OS/2 LAN system 
                    
Warranty            Three months 
                    
Service             No-charge service for 12 months from general 
                    availability

*  Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the IBM Corp.
** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Intel Corp.

