OS/2 users weigh up alternatives

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Organisations running OS/2 applications will be looking at Linux, Windows and other options after IBM last week detailed plans to end mainstream support for the operating system.

IBM said that OS/2 support will become paid-for from 2007 in a statement that will cause some IT managers to look for a replacement platform to run legacy applications. Envisioned in the 1980s ...

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