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Operating System
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There were two kinds fundamentally as an OS of the Multistation.
When it says strictly, more than three kinds exist in others
as well.
The kind of the OS is as the following.
Japanese DOS/BASIC interpreter
IBM Operating System/2
Bunsyo Program(Word Processer)
3270 Kanji Emulation
5250 Kanji Emulation
These three kinds start a system by the software itself
without using an OS.
It can be said that it has the function of the OS by itself.
(Though it may be in others as well, as for the details,
it isn't understood.)
Japanese DOS/BASIC interpreter
It is DOS of Japanese edition that "KDOS" is said.
As for "JDOS" of the rest, it isn't understood as for
the details though it has the
possibility not to say it as Japanese-ization edition
of simple PC-DOS, too, because
there is no difference English mode.
The file of the Kanji Font was contained in DOS.
It is to read a Font from the software and to indicate
a Kanji on the graphic screen.
Version
It began from 2.0, and the final was 3.4.
There was a difference by the version of
DOS as for a model to support, the hardware
and the software.
Font
There were 2 kinds in accordance with the
model of 24 dot and 16 dot.
The one for 5530 and 5535 was separately.
JIS the First Level Font was contained to
the end for the model which a Kanji ROM
was not in.
As for the JIS the Second Level, IBM designated
Kanji, the software of the option was
used.
A font doesn't seem as for the one for 5535,
to be contained.
BASIC interpreter.
A BASIC interpreter was built in.
It considers probably being the thing of
MS-BASIC.
(The territory of the program to 64KB in
total, A label can't be used, etc.)
Hard Disk
There was a limitation to around 1
partition maximum 32MB.
You had to divide a partition when it was
the disk of 40MB and more.
A Special Version
The version of the foreign language existed
besides Japanese.
The versions which existed are English,
a Hankul alphabet, China and Taiwan.
It thinks that English edition exists because
it lacked the compatibility of the hardware
with IBM PC.
The expansion list of Japanese DOS
Version
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Function
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Support of hardware
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K2.0
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Timer function
Japanese input and output
Processing by 5550
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Diskette Drive
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K2.1
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16 color processing
Change of a character / line pitch
Use of 720KB Dikette(s)
Twice as many length and twice as many width
expansion printing in graphic mode.
Use of an idiom conversion dictionary
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8.1MB Hard Disk
3/4 type Keyboard
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K2.2
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The Japanese input in a Roman alphabet
Operation of Japanese 3270PC
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Kanji Font Card
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K2.3
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The 720x512-dot color graphics of
16 color in
64 colors.
Graphic cursor
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A printer with a built-in
character generator (font 24).
Mouse
P1 type Keyborad
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K2.4
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The 1024x768-dot color graphics of
16 color
in 64 colors.
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10MB, 20MB Hard Disk
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K2.5
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Separation of the device driver for
printers.
Use of color printing by the device driver. |
5563-H02 type Printer
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K2.6
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Ram Disk
Logical disk
Use of 1200KB Dikette(s)
Character color specification in a color
character.
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5561-G08/H08 type Printer
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K2.7
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Multiple-clauses or Clause conversion
function
Use of a new IBM Japanese character set
Extension of Ram Disk
The device driver function of a Graphics -
Support Card and a Screen Memory -
Expansion Card.
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5541/5551 / 5561 J/K type
system.
3.5 inch Diskette Drive
Extended Dictionary Card
(for clause conversion)
Japanese alphabet Keyboard
3118-010 type Scanner /
3118-020 type Scanner
6392-K01 type Scanner
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K3.2
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Construction of the Local Area Network
of
the Token-Ring Network system which used
MS-NETWORKS.
Use is possible in a multiple-clauses or clause
conversion routine on Memory Bank 1 or 2.
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Optical-Disc Drive
Hand image scanner
Token-Ring Network Adapter
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K3.3
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A maximum of 16MB memory use by extension
of Memory Bank and Ram Disk.
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5530,5535,
5541/5551 / 5561 M/P type
system.
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K3.4
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Simplification of the number input
at the time of
the Japanese input in a Roman alphabet.
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The product list of Japanese DOS
Program name
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Program number
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Price(JY)
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Correspondence
model
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Japanese DOS/BASIC interpreter
/ Font 16
(Charactor set of JIS the First Level)
Japanese DOS (Version K2.20)
BASIC (Version
K1.00)
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5600-JBP
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30,000
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5540 D/E
5550 A/C/D/E
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Japanese DOS (Version K2.60)
BASIC (Version
K2.10)
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5600-JBD
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40,000
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5540 D/E
5550 A/C/D/E
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Japanese DOS (Version K2.70)
BASIC (Version
K2.10)
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5600-JBD
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40,000
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5540 E
5550 D/E
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.20)
BASIC (Version
K3.20)
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5600-JBC
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40,000
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5540 E
5550 D/E
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.3)
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5605-JZN
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40,000
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5535
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.4)
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5605-JZN
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40,000
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5535
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Japanese DOS/BASIC interpreter
/ Font 24
(Charactor set of JIS the First Level)
Japanese DOS (Version K2.20)
BASIC (Version
K1.00)
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5600-JYP
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30,000
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5540 B/J/K
5550 B/G/H/J/K
5560 G/H/J/K
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Japanese DOS (Version K2.60)
BASIC (Version
K2.10)
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5600-JYD
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40,000
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5540 B/J/K
5550 B/G/H/J/K
5560 G/H/J/K
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Japanese DOS (Version K2.70)
BASIC (Version
K2.10)
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5600-JYD
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40,000
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5540/5550/5560
J/K
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.30)
BASIC (Version
K3.30) |
5600-JYC
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40,000
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5540/5550/5560
J/K
5550/5560 M/P
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.30)
BASIC (Version
K3.30)
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5605-JYN
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40,000
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5530 G/H
5540 M/P
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.4)
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5600-JYC
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40,000
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5540/5550/5560
J/K
5550/5560 M/P
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Japanese DOS (Version K3.4)
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5606-JYN
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40,000
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5530 G/H
5540 M/P
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English DOS/BASIC interpreter
fonts 16/24
English DOS(Version 2.10)
BASIC (Version 1.00)
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5600-250
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47,000
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5550 BU
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English DOS(Version 2.40)
BASIC (Version 2.10)
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5600-250
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47,000
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5540 B/E
5550 D/E/G/H
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English DOS(Version 2.60)
BASIC (Version 2.10) |
5600-271
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60,000
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5540 B/E
5550 D/E/G/H
5560 G/H
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Kanji DOS/BASIC interpreter
(for the China Kanji fonts 24)
Kanji DOS(Version P2.4)
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5600-362
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47,000
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5540 B
5550 GU/G/H
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Kanji DOS/BASIC interpreter
(for the China Kanji fonts 24)
Kanji DOS(Version P2.6)
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5600-383
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47,000
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5540 B
5550 GU/G/H
5560 G/H
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Kanji DOS/BASIC interpreter
(for the Taiwan Kanji fonts 24)
Kanji DOS(Version T2.6)
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5600-TYP
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47,000
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5540 B
5550 GU/G/H
5560 G/H
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Hankul alphabet DOS/BASIC
interpreter (for fonts 24)
Kanji DOS(Version H2.6)
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5600-KYP
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47,000
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5540 B
5550 GU/G/H
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IBM Operating System/2
It is the single user, multitasking OS that
IBM did Microsoft and joint development.
It was developed as the next generation OS which changed
into PC-DOS.
It was announced as an OS of the new generation for PS/2
which is the new series that
MCA was carried in America.
The MCA machine put on the market in Japan was only by
5570 at this moment.
It was put on the market though the one for the Multistation
was taken because of that.
The version 1.x of 16 bit edition used the Protection
Mode of i80286.
32 bit-ization was done in the version 2.0.
The present latest edition is a version 4.5.
The versions which could be used in the Multistation are
1.0 and 1.1.
IBM intended to proceed with the switchover from DOS to
OS/2.
But, it hardly spread as the conditions in those days
after all because the memory of the
indispensable hardware and a disk were very expensive
with lack of management ability
of i80286.
Memory
It could be used to 16MB.
Although the minimum was once set to 2MB,
it needed more in fact.
Screen
It was switching of all the screens
in the version 1.0.
The presentation manager which is GUI was
employed in the version 1.1.
It changes into the Workplace Shell after
the version 2.0.
Disk
A file system is only FAT.
It is after 1.2 to adopt HPFS.
It is even around 1 partition maximum 32MB
if it is common to DOS though it isn't
understood precisely.
In "Install guide", there is a case of 5570,
if 32MB of partition is set up automatically.
Therefore, probably at the time of 1.0 and 1.1,
maximum size is 32MB (2003. 3.7).
DOS interchange box
It could run 1 software of DOS by using
the territory of 1MB and under.
It didn't let several run at the same time
to restrict i80286.
But, because it lacked perfect compatibility,
it became one of the causes that a user
hesitates a switchover to OS/2, too.
SE and EE
This is the classification which is characteristic
of IBM.
A Communication Manager (the connection
of SNA) and a Database Manager (It hits
RDBMS and present DB2.) were added to the
EE.
EE didn't exist in OS/2 of other companies
product.
About Ver1.0 (2003.3.7)
In "IBM Oparating System/2 related software
install guide" (1988.04,the first edition),
set of eight diskettes and the size of the minimum
partition are 7MB.
If it sees considering present, it will be thought
small that it is unexpected.
However, considering that KDOS in this time
are a set of two 2DD diskettes, I think
that there was an impression that capacity was
required fairly.
The contents of a diskette
Install Diskette A, B
OS/2 Diskette No.1 to No.6
The product list of OS/2
Program name
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Program number
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Price(JY)
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Correspondence
model
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IBM Operating System/2
Version 1.0
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5600-PAC
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75,000
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5540 J/K
5550 J/K M/P
5560 J/K M/P
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IBM Operating System/2
Version 1.0
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5605-PCC
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75,000
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5540 M/P
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IBM Operating System/2
Version 1.1 SE
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5600-PDC
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75,000
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5540 J/K
5550 J/K M/P
5560 J/K M/P
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IBM Operating System/2
Version 1.1 SE
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5605-PFC
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75,000
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5540 M/P
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IBM Operating System/2
Version 1.1 EE
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5600-PBE
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120,000
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5550 M/P
5560 M/P
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