Hobbes OS/2 Archive, which has been operating for more than 30 years, will terminate its operations.
New Mexico State University (NMSU)with his recent statement Hobbes OS/2 Archive announced that it will close its internet archive on April 15, 2024. The archive, which has been an important resource for IBM OS/2 and subsequent operating systems for more than 30 years, was of great importance for operating systems that were once rivals of Microsoft Windows.
According to statements from NMSU, the university After reviewing your priorities made the difficult decision to terminate the service. On the other hand, no information was shared about the details of the decision in the statement. Also on the official site “After many years of service, hobbes.nmsu.edu will be terminated and will no longer be accessible. On April 15, 2024, this site will no longer exist.” expressions were used. Hobbes in OS/2 dating from 1992 Even the contents could be found.
Files in the archive have already been backed up
From Internet Archive jason scott Names such as stated that the files kept in Hobbes are safe and have already been backed up elsewhere, while “Nobody need worry about Hobbes. I’ve got the Hobbes thing done.” he shared. Although the data will be protected An important point in the history of the internet His disappearance is a remarkable event.
OS/2 to replace DOS IBM And Microsoft It was co-developed by. Although it had advanced features for its time, this operating system lost its battle with Windows. IBM and Microsoft later parted ways. OS/2 was used for many important systems such as ATMs and subway systems.