Let’s go back in time almost three decades ago back to the wild and woolly 1980s! And watch as our favorite DBMS, DB2, grows up over time. Version 1 Release 1 was announced on June 7, 1983. And it became generally available on Tuesday, April 2, 1985. I wonder if it was ready on April 1st but not released because of April Fool’s Day? Initial DB2 development focused on the basics of making a relational DBMS work. Early releases of DB2 were viewed by many as an “information center” DBMS, not for production work like IMS. Version 1 Release 2 was announced on February 4, 1986 and was released.
