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os/2 image
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The os/2 image tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about OS/2, particularly Microsoft's obscure 1980s hardware experiment known as OS/2 for the Mach 20. This edition was a hardware-tied operating system that reportedly sold only eleven copies, with eight returned, making it a notable piece of computing history. The tag includes threads exploring the background of expansion cards like the Mach series, which allowed businesses to upgrade PCs without replacing them entirely. Topics touch on retro computing, Microsoft's early OS ventures, and the challenges of software distribution in the 1980s. This tag is relevant for enthusiasts interested in vintage operating systems, Microsoft history, and obscure hardware-software integrations.
In the mid‑1980s Microsoft quietly produced an obscure, hardware‑tied edition of OS/2 that, by the account of a long‑time Microsoft engineer, may have sold only eleven copies — eight of which were returned — leaving it to claim the dubious title of the company’s worst‑selling shipped product...