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OS/2 2.0 TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS
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The price for the "OS/2 2.0 Command Reference" has been
reduced to $19.95.
Several OS/2 2.0 technical publications can now be
ordered by calling toll free 1-800-IBM-PCTB
(1-800-426-7282) weekdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Eastern Time. In Alaska, call 1-414-633-8108.
Allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.
Recently added publications include:
o "OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 1: Control Program"
Part Number: 52G9938 Price: $ 4.15
This book provides detailed information about the Control
Program component of OS/2 2.0. It describes memory and
task management, debugging support, and enhanced application
programming interfaces. This book also describes
installation and national language considerations, and
discusses enhanced support.
o "OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 2: DOS and Windows Environment"
Part Number: 52G9939 Price: $ 6.20
This book provides detailed information about the Multiple
Virtual DOS Machines feature, and support for Microsoft
Windows. It describes 8086 emulation, device drivers,
extended memory support, DOS settings, using specific
versions of DOS, and the architecture of Multiple Virtual
DOS Machines. This book also provides technical information
about using Microsoft Windows programs and DOS Protect Mode
Interface (DPMI).
o "OS/2 2.0 Version 2.0 Volume 3: Presentation Manager"
Part Number: 52G9940 Price: $ 3.65
This book provides an overview of the Presentation Manager
component of OS/2 2.0. It introduces the Presentation Manager,
describes the enhanced graphical appearance of the OS/2 2.0
operating system, and the enhanced help facilities. The
book also discusses programming considerations for 32-bit
or a mix of 16-bit and 32-bit code application development.
It describes how to migrate existing 16-bit applications and
describes the support for national languages and double-byte
character sets.
o "OS/2 2.0 Version 2.0 Volume 4: Application Development"
Part Number: 52G9941 Price: $ 6.55
This book provides a general introduction to object-orientation,
modularization, naming conventions, and other structural
considerations for programs designed to run in the OS/2
environment. It also discusses programming and migration
considerations for 32-bit, 16-bit, and mixed applications.
o "OS/2 2.0 Version 2.0 Volume 5: Print Subsystem"
Part Number: 52G9942 Price: $ 4.00
This book describes the internal workings of the print subsystem,
including the spooler.
o "OS/2 2.0 Remote Installation and Maintenance"
Part Number: 52G9943 Price: $ 7.55
This book provides instructions for installing OS/2 2.0 from
a local area network (LAN).
o "OS/2 2.0 Version 2.0 Migrating from a DOS/Windows Environment
to OS/2 2.0 - Porting Windows Applications to OS/2 2.0"
Part Number: 52G9944 Price: $ 3.75
The first part of this book describes the process of migrating
from DOS with Windows. The second part describes the process
of porting Windows application source code to OS/2 2.0 and is
intended for programmers and application developers.
o "OS/2 2.0 Technical Library"
Part Number: 10G3356 Price: $299.00
This library is designed for application developers and
device driver developers. The guidance information provides
a complete guide to designing, writing, and building your
application. The reference information is for all
the application programming interface (API) functions.
The library contains all of the following books. You
can purchase the entire library as a single package
or only individual books from the library. None of these
items is included when you purchase "Developer's Toolkit
for OS/2 2.0."
Following are the descriptions, part numbers, and prices
for each book in the "OS/2 2.0 Technical Library."
o "Application Design Guide"
Part Number: 10G6260 Price: $15.00
This book provides an overview of the programming concepts
supported by OS/2 2.0. In more general terms than the
Programming Guide, it introduces significant aspects of
programming in the 32-bit OS/2 environment. Use this book
when building dynamic link libraries, when writing code for
an object-oriented environment, or when migrating from OS/2
16-bit applications.
o "Programming Guide Volume I"
Part Number: 10G6461 Price: $15.00
Three volumes provide guidance information and code examples
to enable you to start writing source code using the
application programming interfaces (APIs) OS/2 2.0 provides.
Volume I describes the Control Program for programming
functions that are internal to applications, including file
system, memory management, exception management, and
multitasking functions.
o "Programming Guide Volume II"
Part Number: 10G6494 Price: $25.00
Volume II describes the Presentation Manager windowed
user interface, including messages and message queues,
window classes, frame windows, control windows, and
window controls.
o "Programming Guide Volume III"
Part Number: 10G6495 Price: $15.00
Volume III describes the graphics programming interface,
including graphic primitives, and graphics segments, bit
maps, and transformation functions. This volume also
describes printing and device support.
o "Control Program Programming Reference"
Part Number: 10G6263 Price: $25.00
Refer to this book for functions of the base
operating system (functions with a prefix of DOS).
Dos functions are listed in alphabetic order. Each
one includes a C-language code example and pointers
to related functions. This information is also
available online in the CP Reference.
o "Presentation Manager Programming Reference, Volume I"
Part Number: 10G6264 Price: $35.00
Three volumes provide a detailed reference for
programming to the Presentation Manager interface.
Volume I has an alphabetic listing of the Dev (device),
Drg (drag), Gpi (graphics), Prf (profile), and
Spl (spooler) API functions.
o "Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume II"
Part Number: 10G6265 Price: $35.00
Volume II has an alphabetic listing of the Win (window)
API functions and the new WP (workplace) methods.
o "Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume III"
Part Number: 10G6272 Price: $35.00
Volume III contains related information such as
graphics-orders, graphics-orders data types, application
hooks and procedures, and Presentation Manager messages.
This information is also available online in the
PM Reference.
o "Information Presentation Facility Guide and Reference"
Part Number: 10G6262 Price: $15.00
This book is for both the application programmer designing
help windows, as well as for an author developing online
documents. It provides guidance in using the Information
Presentation Facility (IPF) tagging language and the IPF
compiler, and serves as a reference for window functions,
dynamic data functions, and help manager messages. This
information is also available online in the IPF Reference.
o "System Object Model Guide and Reference"
Part Number: 10G6309 Price: $ 9.00
This book describes the System Object Model (SOM), and the
tools that support its use. The book is aimed primarily
at the experienced C-language programmer. It covers the
basic structure of SOM, how SOM programs are developed,
the Object Interface Definition Language (OIDL), the SOM
compiler, the C-language bindings, and the SOM programming
interface functions. This information is available online
in the SOM Reference.
o "Procedures Language 2/REXX User's Guide"
Part Number: 10G6269 Price: $10.00
This book describes the REXX language. Each chapter is
divided into two sections: Basic includes frequently-used
features, and Advanced Topics describes special features
and includes examples. The book is intended for users
who want to learn how to program in REXX.
o "Procedures Language 2/REXX Programming Reference"
Part Number: 10G6268 Price: $15.00
Refer to this book for a list of the REXX functions
supported by the OS/2 operating system. The book is a
more detailed description of the REXX programming
language. The book contains detailed descriptions of
C language APIs for those who wish to extend their
applications with REXX as a macro language.
o "Physical Device Driver Reference"
Part Number: 10G6266 Price: $30.00
Use this book to write OS/2 physical device drivers.
It provides category, function code, and calling
conventions for I/O control (IOCtl) functions.
Calling conventions also are described for DevHlp
routines. This book is written for system programmers
as well as application programmers.
o "Virtual Device Driver Reference"
Part Number: 10G6310 Price: $10.00
This book is for writing virtual device drivers and
provides information on virtual DevHlp routines. It
describes virtual device driver architecture, operations,
and inter-device driver communications. It also describes
each virtual device driver shipped with OS/2 2.0. This
book is written for system programmers as well as
application programmers.
o "Presentation Driver Reference"
Part Number: 10G6267 Price: $25.00
This book is for experienced system programmers who are
developing presentation drivers for devices operating in
an OS/2 program environment. It describes the internal
interface between Presentation Manager and the driver,
and between the driver and the I/O subsystem. This book
also contains information about queue drivers and port
drivers. Detailed descriptions of control structures,
data structures, and I/O formats are included.
o "OS/2 2.0 Technical Library"
This library is designed for application developers and
device driver developers. The guidance information provides
a complete guide to designing, writing, and building your
application. The reference information is for all
the application programming interface (API) functions.
The library contains all of the following books. You
can purchase the entire library as a single package
or only individual books from the library. None of these
items is included when you purchase "Developer's Toolkit
for OS/2 2.0."