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<h2 id="version-history">Version history</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Versionno.</th><th>Year</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1.0</td><td>1988</td><td>for OS/2 EE 1.0<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1.2</td><td>1990</td><td>for OS/2 EE 1.2<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1.3</td><td>1991</td><td>for OS/2 EE 1.3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2.0</td><td>1992</td><td>related to <a href="/facts/LAN_Manager/JLXQQlGT">LAN Manager</a> 2.0<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3.0</td><td>1993</td><td>Entry and Advanced versions<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> (no LAN Manager "cousin" from here on<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a>)</td></tr><tr><td>4.0</td><td>1994</td><td>Entry and Advanced versions, new <a href="/facts/Object-oriented/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> user interface<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5.0</td><td>1996</td><td>included in <a href="/facts/OS%2f2_Warp_Server/uVBl6ItP">OS/2 Warp Server</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5.1</td><td>1999</td><td>included in OS/2 Warp Server for e-business<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Predecessors included IBM PC LAN Program (PCLP).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> Variants included LAN Server Ultimedia (optimized for network delivery of <a href="/facts/Multimedia/PtJteq27">multimedia</a> files) and LAN On-Demand.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> Add-ons included Directory and Security Server,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> Print Services Facility/2 (later known as Advanced Printing),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> Novell <a href="/facts/NetWare/cfnyxMzs">NetWare</a> for OS/2,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> and LAN Server for <a href="/facts/Macintosh/8GhnXTK0">Macintosh</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="innovations">Innovations</h2> <p>LAN Server pioneered certain file and print sharing concepts such as domains (and <a href="/facts/Domain_controller/XIpb6t6d">domain controllers</a>), networked <a href="/facts/COM_port/0sMVyT0H">COM ports</a>, domain aliases, and automatic printer driver selection and installation. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/LAN_messenger/WMYTt0g8">LAN messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Server_Message_Block/pWM35pl8">Server Message Block</a> (SMB)</li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Gosling, Ben; Guillermo Diaz (March 1989). <a href="http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/lan/GC24-3338-00_LAN_Server_Guide_Mar89.pdf"><i>IBM LAN Server Guide</i></a> (PDF). IBM International Technical Support Centers – via <a href="/facts/Bitsavers/Y9Q5XevR">Bitsavers</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Doyle, Lee (January 6, 1988). "The LAN Server dilemma". Computerworld. 22 (1). IDG Publications: 33 – via ProQuest. <a href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/215967918/" target="_blank">https://www.proquest.com/docview/215967918/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Staff writer (November 10, 1987). "IBM announces ship dates for its standard, extended OS/2 editions". PC Week. 4 (45). Ziff-Davis: 16 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A6125058/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A6125058/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Minasi, Mark; Jim Blaney; Chris Brenton (1999). The Complete Network Upgrade & Maintenance Guide. Sybex. p. 620. ISBN 9780782122596 – via Google Books. <a href="9780782122596" target="_blank">9780782122596</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Burns, Christine (January 17, 1994). "NCR, IBM to team on LAN Server for AIX". Network World. 11 (3). IDG Publications: L1, L10 – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14-IA12" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=vQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14-IA12</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Staff writer (March 28, 1999). "IBM Tweaks AIX for Better PC Interoperability, Security". Computer Business Review. New Statesman Media Group. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221111055136/https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ibm_tweaks_aix_for_better_pc_interoperability_security" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20221111055136/https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ibm_tweaks_aix_for_better_pc_interoperability_security</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Soltis, Frank G. (2001). Fortress Rochester: The Inside Story of the IBM i Series. NEWS/400 Books. p. 266. ISBN 9781583040836 – via Google Books. <a href="9781583040836" target="_blank">9781583040836</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Doyle, Lee (January 6, 1988). "The LAN Server dilemma". Computerworld. 22 (1). IDG Publications: 33 – via ProQuest. <a href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/215967918/" target="_blank">https://www.proquest.com/docview/215967918/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Morrissey, Jane; David Strom (March 19, 1990). "IBM OS/2 upgrades reach starting gate". PC Week. 7 (11). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A8253400/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A8253400/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Morrissey, Jane (February 18, 1991). "Comprehensive pact to boost NetWare on multiple platforms: IBM, Novell pledge to fortify networking bonds". PC Week. 8 (7). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale. IBM pledged that OS/2 LAN Server will remain a strategic offering, announcing that version 1.3 was shipped ahead of schedule last week. They also pledged to fully support both LAN Server and NetWare equally. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A10360424/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A10360424/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Krohn, Nico (June 15, 1992). "OS/2 gets network muscle: directory services, peer features set for LAN Server". PC Week. 9 (24). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A12330301/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A12330301/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Krohn, Nico (August 31, 1992). "LAN Server 3.0 in beta; peer services included". PC Week. 9 (35). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A12578473/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A12578473/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Smalley, Eric (August 2, 1993). "IBM puts new muscle behind OS/2 LAN Server". PC Week. 10 (30). Ziff-Davis: 45 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14093773/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14093773/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Capen, Tracey (January 10, 1994). "NOS". InfoWorld. 16 (2). IDG Publications: 60 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A15016340/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A15016340/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Petreley, Nicholas (August 22, 1994). "IBM cleans up LAN Server's act". InfoWorld. 16 (34). IDG Publications: 1 – via Gale. IBM's LAN Server 4.0 network operating system, which will be out in Oct[ober] 1994, adds object-oriented administration tools and peer-to-peer services ... <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A16201640/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A16201640/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Green, Terence (February 7, 1996). "IBM cooks up an efficient NOS". PC User (276). EMAP Media: 44 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A18171573/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A18171573/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"OS/2 Warp Server for e-business Performance Tuning". eCSoft/2. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201024195712/https://ecsoft2.org/docs/os2-warp-server-e-business-performance-tuning" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20201024195712/https://ecsoft2.org/docs/os2-warp-server-e-business-performance-tuning</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Nance, Barry (1994). Client/Server LAN Programming. Que. p. 40. ISBN 9781565299245 – via Google Books. <a href="9781565299245" target="_blank">9781565299245</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Polilli, Steve (February 7, 1994). "IBM, integrator offer networks ready to plug in". InfoWorld. 16 (6). IDG Publications: 44 – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=6DoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=6DoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Staff writer (December 13, 1993). "IBM launches LAN Server Ultimedia". PC Week. 10 (49). Ziff-Davis: 56 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14805847/GPS?" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14805847/GPS?</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Zelinka, Douglas A. (February 19, 1996). "Directory and Security Server scales Warp Server to the enterprise". InfoWorld. 18 (8). IDG Publications: 101 – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=xT4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=xT4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"IBM SystemView Series" (Announcement letter). International Business Machines Corporation. May 3, 1995. ZP95-0253. <a href="https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUSZP95-0253" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/archive/ENUSZP95-0253</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>Cummings, Joanne (October 28, 1991). "Novell sharing IBM vision". Network World. 8 (43). IDG Publications: 58 – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>Wilson, Jayne (December 7, 1992). "IBM moves its LAN Server to the Macintosh". InfoWorld. 14 (49). IDG Publications: 51 – via Gale. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A13650869/GPS?sid=wikipedia" target="_blank">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A13650869/GPS?sid=wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>