New Mexico State University (NMSU)with his recent statement Hobbes OS/2 Archive has announced that it will close its Internet Archive on April 15, 2024. The archive, which has been a key source for IBM OS/2 and subsequent operating systems for more than thirty years, was of great importance for operating systems that were once rivals to Microsoft Windows.

This is evident from statements from NMSU, the university After you’ve assessed your priorities made the difficult decision to end the service. On the other hand, no information was shared in the statement about the details of the decision. Also on the official site “After many years of service, hobbes.nmsu.edu is being discontinued and will no longer be accessible. On April 15, 2024, this site will no longer exist.” Expressions have been used. Hobbes in OS/2 dates from 1992 Even the contents could be found.

The 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 “No one has to worry about Hobbes. I’ve done the Hobbes thing.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 the time, this operating system lost the battle with Windows. IBM and Microsoft later parted ways. OS/2 was used for many important systems, such as ATMs and subway systems.