

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 applications;
multitasking        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*
                    32-bit: C Set/2, C Set++ for OS/2

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

Programming         OS/2 for Windows requires Windows v3.1 and
requirements        DOS

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          OS/2 2.1: 60MB or greater hard disk with 20MB to
requirements        40MB available, depending on the offering and
                    installation options selected
                    OS/2 for Windows: 60MB or greater hard disk with
                    20MB to 40MB available, depending on the offering
                    and installation options selected; an additional
                    2MB required for DOS
                    OS/2 2.1 Special Edition: 18MB to 37MB; an
                    additional 3MB required for multimedia extensions

Warranty            Three months

Service             No-charge service for first 60 days; fee-based
                    offerings available after 60 days
                    Call 1 800 992-4777

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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

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

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

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

