REDMOND, WASHINGTON – This author was recently searching on the Internet looking for an old acquaintance—he called OS/2—with which he had lost touch. While searching numerous online newspapers, this author stumbled across an obituary for his friend that confirmed his demise. The obituary was from a newspaper in the Redmond, Washington area that announced the death of OS/2, someone with whom this author was very familiar and had worked with many years ago.