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Warp was the codename for OS/2 3.0, IBM used Star Trek related codenames like Riker (2.0.1) and Borg (2.1) for OS/2 at the time.

As for it becoming part of the name? Not sure, it’s marketing, I suspect they thought it made the OS sound fast or something

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I recall having 8 MB of RAM and a lot of swap or whatever they called it in OS/2 Warp. It was really beautiful graphically and felt ahead of its time. But, it was not fast and far from warp speed. Thanks for explanation about codename Warp.

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