OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.023Q (pre-release)

9.023Q (pre-release)
Build of OS/2 Warp 4
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Architecturex86
Compiled on1996-08-16
Base build
Works in
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OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.023Q (pre-release) is a release candidate build of OS/2 Warp 4. It is the gamma release of OS/2 Warp 4, and is very close to the RTM build. This build introduced a new boot screen.

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 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Presents: IBM OS/2 Warp v4.0 aka OS/2 Merlin Build 23Q                  │
 ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ Supplier..........: Crypto            Released.........: 09-06-96       │
 │ Cracker...........: n/a               Video............: n/a            │
 │ Packager..........: Crypto            Audio............: n/a            │
 │ Protection........: n/a               Disk(s)..........: 62             │
 └┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Release Notes:                                                          │
 │                                                                         │
 │                 REBELS proudly presents OS/2 Merlin Build 23Q           │
 │                                                                         │
 │                 This is the *real* thing! .. no such lame crap          │
 │                 as gamma, golden or whatever other groups calls it ;-)  │
 │                 No names mentioned ....                                 │
 │                                                                         │
 │                 Everything is here, except the bonus-pak which cannot   │
 │                 be installed from anything else than a CD-ROM ;-)       │
 │                 TCP/IP and Networking is not here too because they      │
 │                 have all been released earlier this summer.             │
 │                                                                         │
 │                 One last note ... IBM is still developing the system.   │
 │                 It's not finished yet, at least not before 09-25-96     │
 │                                                                         │
 │                                      Crypto / Rebels Senior             │
 │                                                                         │
 │                                                                         │
 └┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Installation Notes:                                                     │
 │                                                                         │
 │                      Unpack the files using ARJ X -V -Y MERL-23Q.ARJ    │
 │                                                                         │
 │                      Extract IN_MR23Q.184 D1_MR23Q.184 D2_MR23Q.184     │
 │                      to floppy using XDFCOPY.EXE (DOS/OS2 executable)   │
 │                                                                         │
 │                      Edit line 5 in config.sys which can be located     │
 │                      on disk 1 (i.e. the disk you put D1_MR23Q.184 on)  │
 │                      Add the parameter :\OS2IMAGE                │
 │                                                                         │
 │                      Boot the machine with the install disk ...         │
 │                                                                         │
 │                                                          Have phun!     │
 │                                                                         │
 │                                                                         │
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 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Greetings   Groups:                                                     │ 
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 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ MEMBERS:                                                                │
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 │                          TheKon   Totl   Yesod                          │
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 ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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 ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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