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Index of Books Reviewed

  This index is designed to let you find the book that covers the topics you need to learn about. It will eventually have a lot of categories, with each book being rated along each row. These tables will be quite large, and will continually grow, so please give me your feedback regarding what categories you would like to see, and which you don't. It may take me a while to flesh them out, so have a little patience.

Book Legend

Code Issue Title
RWP 2-3 Real World Programming for OS/2 2.1
LPE 2-4 Learning to Program OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager by Example
ODD 2-5 Writing OS/2 2.1 Device Drivers in C
GPI 2-6 OS/2 Presentation Manager GPI
TAO 2-7 The Art of OS/2 2.1 C Programming
MOR 2-8 Mastering OS/2 REXX
RSH 2-9 REXX Reference Summary Handbook
ADO 2-10 Application Development Using OS/2 REXX
PMP 2-11 OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming
DOA 3-1 Designing OS/2 Applications
OSP 3-2 OS/2 Programming
TGO 3-4 The GUI-OOUI War
OU 3-5 OS/2 Warp Unleashed, Deluxe Edition
QR1 3-6 WIN Functions, OS/2 Quick Reference Library Volume 1
PWG 3-7 Programming the OS/2 Warp Version 3 GPI
DHP 3-8 Designing High-Powered OS/2 Warp Applications
OCH 3-9 OS/2 Certification Handbook
CPA 3-10 OS/2 Warp Control Program API
PMA 4-1 OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager API
WSA 4-2 OS/2 Warp Workplace Shell API
OPS 4-2 The OS/2 Warp Programmer's Sidekick, Functions and Structures
PIR 4-3 Programming in REXX
TRC 4-4 The REXX Cookbook
WPM 4-5 OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager for Power Programmers
OMF 4-6 OS/2 Quick Reference Library, Volume 2, Message Functions

NOTE: Books which cover the same material can look similar in this table, but be different in real life. The style of a book, for example, can not be seen from a quick table, so make sure that you follow up by reading the reviews of the books you find here. Finally, be sure that the books you are comparing are aimed at the same audiences.

PM C/C++ Books

BOOK MARK Kernel Basics Device Drivers VIO and AVIO PM GPI Fonts Print WPS
RWP B+ 2 0 0 4 4 4 3 0
PME B- 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
ODD A 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0
GPI C+ 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0
TAO B+ 3 2 1 4 1 2 0 0
PMP A- 1 0 1 5 3 4 2 0
OSP B+ 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
PWG A- 0 0 0 1 5 5 5 0
WPM A+ 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 3

PM C/C++ References

BOOK MARK Kernel Basics Device Drivers VIO and AVIO PM GPI Fonts Print WPS
QR1 A 0 0 0 5 (WIN) 0 0 0 0
CPA A+ 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PMA A 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0
WSA A+ 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5
OPS A+ 4 0 0 4 4 1 1 2
OMF B 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 0

REXX Books

BOOK MARK REXX Intro WPS Reference GUI REXX Macros
MOR B 4 0 2 0 0
RSH A 1 2 5 0 1
ADO A- 3 2 4 1 2
PIR A 5 0 4 0 0
TRC A- 4 0 2 2 4

System and Non-Programming Books

BOOK MARK Kernel Basics Device Drivers VIO and AVIO PM Threads GPI Fonts Print WPS
DOA A 4 4 2 4 5 3 2 3 1
TGO B 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 5
OU A+ 1 4 4 5 2 5 5 5 5
DHP A 4 4 2 4 5 3 2 3 1
OCH A- 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 4

Ratings Legend

Rating Description
0 No coverage
1 Very light coverage
2 Introductory coverage
3 Good Coverage
4 In-depth coverage
5 Authoritative

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