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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: hishamk on September 04, 2012, 02:20:29 PM

Title: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: hishamk on September 04, 2012, 02:20:29 PM
REXX was traded for "some Amiga technology" incorported in OS/2's Workplace Shell.

Snippet (http://books.google.com.bh/books?id=CZae0PbOXJMC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=ibm+licenses+Amiga+workplace+shell&source=web&ots=h4TV3J8ojn&sig=Kj1WiElrYMlZCzssjAnb9oUCTRs&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=ibm%20licenses%20Amiga%20workplace%20shell&f=false) in The Art of Unix Programming.

and http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/OS2Warp.html.
Title: Re: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: mongo on September 04, 2012, 05:30:31 PM
I don't know where that information came from, but it is completely untrue.
Title: Re: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: desiv on September 04, 2012, 05:42:28 PM
Quote from: mongo;706548
I don't know where that information came from, but it is completely untrue.
Kual!
Where's your documentation that it's untrue????

I've heard that OS2 / Amiga connection mentioned before, and would love to see some actual information..

What do you know and where do you know it from?

Thanx,

desiv
Title: Re: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on September 04, 2012, 06:01:40 PM
It's listed on the Wikipedia entry, as well (not that that necessarily makes it true, I understand).

"In addition, IBM once made a deal with Commodore to license Amiga technology for OS/2 2.0 and above in exchange for the REXX scripting language.[45] This means OS/2 may have code not written by IBM, which can prevent the OS from being open-sourced in the future.[46][47] On the other hand IBM donated Object REXX for Windows and OS/2 to the Open Object REXX project maintained by the REXX Language Association on Sourceforge.[48]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/2
Title: Re: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: psxphill on September 04, 2012, 06:16:31 PM
Quote from: mongo;706548
I don't know where that information came from, but it is completely untrue.

The way the story goes is that because MacOS, Windows & AmigaOS were all developed at the same time they couldn't sue each other for stealing ideas as they couldn't have. IBM came late to the party with OS/2, so they licensed some things.
 
Commodore got AREXX out of the deal, the irony is that all the time I ran OS/2 I never used REXX & I don't even remember it.
Title: Re: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: mongo on September 04, 2012, 06:27:58 PM
Quote from: psxphill;706553
The way the story goes is that because MacOS, Windows & AmigaOS were all developed at the same time they couldn't sue each other for stealing ideas as they couldn't have. IBM came late to the party with OS/2, so they licensed some things.
 
Commodore got AREXX out of the deal, the irony is that all the time I ran OS/2 I never used REXX & I don't even remember it.


Commodore licensed ARexx from William S. Hawes. ARexx contains no code from IBM, why would you need a license from them for it?

IBM and Commodore had a cross licensing agreement. They didn't need to license anything, they already had access to all of Commodore's patents.
Title: Re: OS/2 and AmigaOS connection
Post by: desiv on September 04, 2012, 07:06:55 PM
Quote from: mongo;706555
IBM and Commodore had a cross licensing agreement.

Ah, so maybe there is something to it...
Interesing..
Thanx!

desiv