Why get Warped?

Why get Warped?

Millions of customers have already answered that question for themselves. They've chosen the most sophisticated, fully market-tested 32-bit operating system you can buy ...

"OS/2 Warp?"

IBM's award-winning operating system has been winning converts right and left lately. Why? Maybe it's the one-button access to the Internet. Or the growing number of applications now available (like Lotus SmartSuite). Or maybe it's because OS/2 Warp is simply the most powerful, easiest-to-use PC operating system on the market.

But don't take our word for it. See what our users are saying. And if you're starting to wonder whether OS/2 Warp could be the 32-bit operating system you've been waiting for, then ...

Decide for yourself!

Czech Nuns - OS/2

Frequently asked question:

Nuns in Eastern Europe surfing the net with OS/2 Warp? C'mon!!

Script

English subtitles

Original Czech version

We're somewhere in Prague. Two nuns are walking back to their convent after mass. Their conversation is subtitled.

Nun 1:
I'm trying to get that new operating system...Chicago. But they keep pushing back the release date.

Nun 2:
That new OS/2 Warp from IBM sounds pretty hot.

Nun 1:
OS/2 Warp?

Nun 2:
I just read about it in "Wired." You get true multitasking...easy access to the Internet.

Nun 1:
I'm dying to surf the "net."

We hear an odd beeping noise.

Nun 1:
Whoops. My beeper.

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(0:30) A group of strolling nuns discuss 32-bit operating systems, getting on the net and reading "Wired" magazine.

Best moment: the cutaway to the Mother Superior, with her expression mixing rebuke and interest in equal parts.

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Prague scrapbook

CIA World Factbook on the Czech Republic

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Nuns in Eastern Europe surfing the net with OS/2 Warp? C'mon!!

Sure, all kinds of people are surfing the net these days. OS/2 Warp makes it easy to connect to the Internet. And once you're there, Warp's 32-bit multithreading, multitasking environment lets you do more in less time. What's more, it's 100% compatible with all your existing Windows and DOS programs. Your prayers have been answered!

Find out more about OS/2 Warp

And as for nuns using computers? See for yourself.

Mr. Louis Gerstner
CEO
IBM Corporate Headquarters
Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504

Dear Mr. Gerstner:

I laughed out loud when I saw the [Czech] nuns walking through the Abbey talking computer lingo, sharing Internet dreams, etc. When I first saw your ad, I had just returned from Romania where two of us American Sisters worked with four Sisters of Saint Basil [to get them started on computing].

To many, your ad may have seemed far fetched, but to me it was right on the money. These Sisters initially requested the computer for writing letters and faxes. I believe they hope to get on-line, however, with their Motherhouse in Rome.

Thank you for making my day.

Sincerely,

Sister Patricia Mirsberger
Cincinnati, Ohio

We went to Prague, Czech Republic to shoot the "Nuns" spot.

We attracted a crowd while filming the nuns. We got a lot of funny looks when we told people we were making a commercial for IBM.

Seen in this photo are:
Matt Ross, left, who works for IBM's ad agency Ogilvy & Mather as the Executive Group Director for IBM Brand; Charlie Tercek, right, who wrote the spots. We have no idea who the guy in the middle is. He just wanted to have his picture taken.

Why are people choosing OS/2 Warp? Here's what some current OS/2 users are saying:

Because of its stability

John Wunderlin, Senior Dev. Ctr. Analyst, Lands' End
"OS/2's stability means that mission-critical business functions aren't interrupted by runaway Windows programs. If a Windows program crashes, it doesn't stop host access or other programs. That means less lost work and less downtime."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp is in its third generation as a battle-tested and proven 32-bit operating system.

Because of its true multitasking

Doug Strock, LAN Specialist, Dow Corning Corp.
"When we migrated from DOS to OS/2 in our department, we skipped over Windows because we needed true multitasking capabilities. OS/2 Warp permits us to process thousands of incoming documents, retrieve existing ones, print others in the background, send and receive e-mail, and work with other host and LAN applications all at the same time."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp is a true 32-bit, preemptive multitasking operating system.

Because of its value

John Robinson, Systems Manager, South Carolina Department of Recreation and Tourism
"With OS/2 Warp Connect you get Warp, you get LAN Server client, you get Lotus Notes Express, and TCP/IP. There's really no better product on the market for the money."

Bottom Line: IBM is committed to delivering valuable, effective software at the best price.

Because of its 32-bit performance

Brent Byrd, Director, Technical Services, Lee Apparel
"The fact that it has a 32-bit engine, the fact that it has faster graphics, the fact that it can support all our Windows 3.1 applications, the fact that it can install faster, the fact that we're delivering solutions to the business, these are the important things."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp is built from the ground up to be fast and powerful - what a 32-bit operating system should be.

Because of Internet access

Dr. Eric Larson, Researcher, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
"OS/2 slid into this environment with alacrity. It was sure nice to just install the software and go. We spent weeks getting our DOS and Windows machines onto the network as clients. I would never do that again -- far too many arcane commands for a one-time installation. With OS/2 Warp, it was dead easy. The WebExplorer in Warp is clearly one of the best ways to search the World Wide Web. Its multi-threaded design lets you read text while continuing to download graphics. The one-button installation of the kit is wonderful. Literally 10 minutes after deciding to install it, at home, I was using a SLIP connection through the university's modem bank."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp provides one-button access to the Internet, surfing tools and a choice of network providers.

Because of its interoperability

Jim Flannery, Wide Area Network Engineer, MCI
"It works! I could not begin to put all our different hardware together with Microsoft applications and systems and guarantee it all to work. I've been there and it doesn't work. That's why we use OS/2."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp is based on open, published industry standards.

Because of its reliability

Walter Leonard, CIO, Wachovia Bank
"OS/2 Warp is the most reliable and industrial strength operating system. When you put 500 LANs out there with no technicians close by, stability is very important."

Bottom Line: Today IBM delivers enterprise-wide stability and remote management of software ranging from desktops to mainframes. (Microsoft does not.)

Because of its investment protection

Jeremy MeHarg, Director, Education Technology, Burnaby South School
"The future OS/2 promised in the past is happening now... in Warp. I really feel good about the decision we made to invest in OS/2 a couple of years ago because it is starting to show off some of the things we only dreamt about back then."

Bottom Line: IBM delivers what customers ask for by providing them with choices and a competitive edge.

Because of its application support

Virgil Pittman, CIO, Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
"We needed to integrate our mission critical applications with off-the-shelf software in an industrial-strength, client/server environment and OS/2 was the one operating system that could pull it all together for us."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp with its Win-OS/2 capability provides memory management and multitasking benefits to DOS, Windows and OS/2 applications.

Because of its productivity

James Troxell, Vice President, Eddie Elias Enterprises
"Because OS/2 Warp is integrated with my desktop, cutting and pasting and printing and faxing is really easy. I can actually grab something off the Internet and fax it immediately, without ever copying it. That kind of response time is really appreciated by my clients."

Bottom Line: Applications work in concert on OS/2 Warp's desktop automatically because of its object-oriented technology.

Because of its flexibility

Marcus Malone, Vice President, NationsBank
"OS/2 provides the reliability, responsiveness and flexibility required to support NationsBank's customer sales and service environment. Windows wasn't robust enough to run management applications in the background. Plus, the main application we wanted to run was on DOS and OS/2 only."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp with its Win-OS/2 capability preemptively multitasks DOS, Windows and OS/2 applications.

Because of its connectivity

Jim Miller Manager, PC Department Enterprise Rent-A-Car
"We decided against Windows because we felt we needed the communications capabilities that OS/2 gives us, as well as the ability to run multiple applications concurrently."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp Connect provides flexibility for communicating and networking anytime, anywhere.

Because of its ease of use

Russell Judd, Manager, IS Development, Great Lakes Higher Ed. Corp.
"OS/2's object-oriented graphical user interface provides an easy-to-use platform which, with multitasking, has helped to reduce our development cycle time significantly. What we're really excited about is that it is making our end-users, many of whom are PC novices, become much more proficient on PCs. In fact, some of them are almost turning into power users, using OS/2's built-in tools and applets to solve problems on their own."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp's award-winning graphical user interface is object oriented, allowing users at every level to increase their productivity.

Because of its scalability

Jim Steinbiser Director, App. Development, General Public Utilities
"OS/2 Warp offers us a common look and feel across several different platforms. It's everywhere, from our laptops in our trucks to our desktop clients and SMP servers in the office. We even plan to put it on our PDAs in the future. It's nice to be able to run your applications across your platforms seamlessly."

Bottom Line: OS/2 Warp scales across platforms as a client or a server with a single API.