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Man42

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[LOOKING] IBM OS/2 1.30.1 Standard Edition
« on: May 28, 2026, 02:56:37 pm »
Hi, everybody.

I'm looking for one elusive OS/2 edition that seems very rare these days.
In general, versions 1.x Standard were less common because OS/2 was most often used in the corporate segment.

There were three main releases in the 1.3x line: 1.30, 1.30.1 and 1.30.2, each of the versions was in two editions: Standard and Extended.

Version 1.30.1 Standard has not been found so far. Does anyone still have this edition?

Presumably, this edition has the following characteristics:
– Distribution kit 3.5" 10x1.44m
– On the front side of the box in the upper left corner there is the text "Refresh Level 1.30.1".
– P/N of box 84F7588 (for US version).
The value on the labels of the floppy disks is 1.30.1 (for the US version) or 1.31 (for the UK version).
– The date of the files is approximately 04/1991.
– The OS2KRNL version is 7.220.
– I'm not sure about the value of SYSLEVEL. At that time, IBM did not always label CSD correctly. Most likely, the value is XR00000, XR05000 or XR05015.
– Not to be confused with MS OS/2 1.30.1, which has an internal version of 7.224MS.

There were two versions: US and UK. The characteristics of the UK version are similar, but I know less about it. Presumably, there could be a version 5.25", but I'm not sure about that.

Does anyone have this rare edition?
I checked WinWorld, BA, archive.org this issue is nowhere to be found in Internet.
There is no practical point in searching for this particular version, the interest here is historical. I want to find this elusive issue. I'm interested in both the UK and US versions, and I hope I can find at least one of them.

Thank you for your answers.

Best regards.
–Man42

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Re: [LOOKING] IBM OS/2 1.30.1 Standard Edition
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2026, 01:39:52 am »
Hello Man42

I have no information about the "84F7588" box.

I found some text source like:
- REXX for OS/2 1.3
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PRODNO       84F7588  OS/2 SE Version 1.3
                      3.5-Inch (1.44MB) Media
- "IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 MODEL 80 (8580-081, 161 AND A16)"
Quote
Operating System/2 Standard Edition             1.3        84F7588

84F7586 and 84F7587 is listed in the OS/2 announcement, but can not find on an announcement 84F7588. I agreed that seems to be elusive.

Do you have some pictures of the boxes? I want to include it on the OS2World wiki too.

Regards
Martin
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Re: [LOOKING] IBM OS/2 1.30.1 Standard Edition
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2026, 01:55:26 am »
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Re: [LOOKING] IBM OS/2 1.30.1 Standard Edition
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2026, 05:16:43 am »
Hello Man42
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Do you have some pictures of the boxes? I want to include it on the OS2World wiki too.

Regards
Martin

Hello, Martin.

First of all, the name of the issue is mentioned on this website:
http://www.emsps.com/oldtools//ibmos2.htm

Secondly, the conclusion about the P/N box is based on logic. There are dumps of versions 1.30.0 SE and 1.30.2 SE on the Internet. The PN of the box has not changed. I concluded that the PN of box 1.30.1 SE was the same.

thirdly, there is a photo of the front of the box on this resource. I tried to contact them a few years ago, but they didn't respond. Would you like to try it?
https://mupin.it/software-expo/ibm-os-2/

Regards
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