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- ===== OS2DOCS CFORUM created at 01:47:46 on 92/04/08 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
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- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:49:17 on 92/05/04 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Looking for a list of all OS/2 R2 publications
-
- Where is there a comprehensive list of all publications availiable for OS/2
- I am particularly confused about what comes with ES, LS, Developers Tool
- Kit and what is seperately purchaseable. I have the base product, but most
- of that documentation is designed for online. I have been told things such
- as how REXX interfaces with EHLLAPI is in a manual not online, but am not
- sure what manual or if I will get it when the ES packages start to roll in
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 13:50:11 on 92/05/05 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
- Subject: Looking for a list of all OS/2 R2 publications
- Ref: Append at 21:49:17 on 92/05/04 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST)
- OS/2 Application Solutions document # G362-0002-01 is now available
- from your local IBM Marketing Branch and retail outlets. +1400
- listings to choose from.
- Ken Hopkins OS/2 Software Service & Support
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:40:43 on 92/05/05 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Looking for a list of all OS/2 R2 publications
- Ref: Append at 13:50:11 on 92/05/05 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
-
- It was my understanding that was a listing of applications, what I'm
- looking for is a listing of IBM publications. For Release 1.3 there
- were User's Guides for Communications Manager and Administrator's
- Guides for Data Base Manager and a number of programming guides.(A few examples
- )Some of them were distributed with the base package, some were extra add
- on purchases. With the move to online documentation, the items with
- the base package have all but been eliminated, but there still seems
- to be a need for some of the more technical reference manuals. Maybe
- part of my confusion is because so far I only have a full package on
- OS/2 Base, and electronic version of ES and LS. But if there are
- items to be seperately ordered, I would like to get the order going.
-
- By the way you must be one busy fellow, it appears you own all the forums
- I have seen so far, good luck
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:29:47 on 92/05/05 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
- Subject: Looking for a list of all OS/2 R2 publications
- Ref: Append at 18:40:43 on 92/05/05 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST)
- I guess pubs and apps are real close together :-)
- Your local marketing rep should be able to get a listing to you
- if retail comes up dry. I'll see about an append with a list of docs
- and their pub order numbers.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 20:32:27 on 92/05/07 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
- Subject: OS/2 Documentation list 5/7/92
- TIP: OS/2 Documentation List
-
- All items listed can be ordered through the dealer where you purchased
- OS/2, or by calling your local IBM Marketing Branch Office.
- IBM Internal users can use PUBS on HONE.
-
- Publication Title Order Number
-
- ACDI Programming Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1023-00
- DOS Lan Requester User's Quick Reference . . . . . . . . .S04G-1037-00
- DOS Lan Requester Windows User's Guide . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1038-00
- ES for OS/2 DB Manager Programming Guide & Reference . . .S04G-1022-00
- ES for OS/2 Database Manager User's Guide . . . . . . . .S04G-1013-00
- ES for OS/2 Product Supplemental Information . . . . . . .S04G-1009-00
- ES/2 1.0 APPC Programming Reference . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1025-00
- ES/2 1.0 Configuration Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1002-00
- ES/2 1.0 Database Manager Command Reference. . . . . . . .S04G-1020-00
- ES/2 1.0 EHLLAPI Programmer's Reference . . . . . . . . .S04G-1027-00
- ES/2 1.0 Example Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1005-00
- ES/2 1.0 KEYBOARD LAYOUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1018-00
- ES/2 1.0 Messages and Error Recovery Guide . . . . . . . .S04G-1017-00
- ES/2 1.0 Network Administrator's Guide . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1001-00
- ES/2 1.0 SPAR/ROP Service Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1021-00
- ES/2 1.0 Start Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1000-00
- Guide SAA Distributed Database Connection Services/2 . . .S04G-1090-00
- IBM Database Manager Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1114-00
- IBM ES Hardware & Software Reference . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1014-00
- IBM ES for OS/2 Database Query Manager Exercises . . . . .S04G-1011-00
- IBM ES for OS/2 Database Information Planning Guide . . .G326-0161-00
- LS 2.0 Application Programmer's Reference . . . . . . . .S04G-1046-00
- LS 2.0 Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1045-00
- LS 2.0 Lan Support Program User's Guide . . . . . . . . .S04G-1039-00
- LS 2.0 Network Adm Reference Supplement . . . . . . . . .S04G-1080-00
- LS 2.0 Network Adm. Ref. V1: Planning & Installation . . .S04G-1032-00
- LS 2.0 Network Adm. Ref. V2: Performance Tuning . . . . .S04G-1033-00
- LS 2.0 Network Adm. Ref. V3: Network Adm. Tasks . . . . .S04G-1034-00
- LS 2.0 Problem Det. Ref. V1: Problem Determination . . . .S04G-1041-00
- LS 2.0 Problem Det. Ref. V2: Lan Alerts. . . . . . . . . .S04G-1042-00
- LS 2.0 Problem Determination Ref. V3: Messages . . . . . .S04G-1043-00
- LS 2.0 Productivity Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S01G-8759-00
- OS/2 Lan Requester User's Quick Reference . . . . . . . .S04G-1035-00
- Query Manager Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . .S04G-1020-00
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:01:02 on 92/05/07 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Looking for a list of all OS/2 R2 publications
- Ref: Append at 21:29:47 on 92/05/05 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
-
- I have found that the original announcement letters from last October have
- all the information I need. Now if I can just sort back through 8 months
- of announcement letters. When is the paperless office supposed to get here?
- Actually Marketing is going to get me a reprint.
-
- By the way are you the real Hopkins who own's all these forums, if so you
- must be one busy fellow. Thanks for the reply
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 06:29:53 on 92/05/08 GMT (by IL54488 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: OS/2 LS 2.0 Capacity Planning
-
- Need to know how to do capacity planning for LS 1.0; RAM and DASd
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 03:10:55 on 92/05/11 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
- Subject: OS/2 LS 2.0 Capacity Planning
- Ref: Append at 06:29:53 on 92/05/08 GMT (by IL54488 at OS2CUST)
- See my previos append listing the available OS.2 Documentation.
- The LS 2.0 NEtwork Administrator's Reference Volumes 1, 2, and 3 all
- have pertinent info, primarily volume 1: Planning and Installation.
- Ken Hopkins OS/2 Software Service and Support.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:47:55 on 92/05/11 GMT (by WZ00006 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: OS/2 Documentation list 5/7/92
- Ref: Append at 20:32:27 on 92/05/07 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
-
- Thanks alot for the listing of all the manuals.
-
- Is it possible to order these via an 800 number?
-
- Cristy Yougel
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:55:03 on 92/05/15 GMT (by STGA049 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: availability of os/2 docs on list
-
- The documentation list is great! However I tried to place an order via
- pub order, and most were not available (ie unknown)! Is this merely a timing
- problem with update of puborder data base, or something else?
- All s04g... documentation but 1037, 1038, 1022, 1046, 1045, 1032, 1033, 1034,
- 1041, 1042, 1043, 1035, as well as s01g... were not defined.
- Bulletin board is great! We appreciate the service.
- Paula Reith
- Ga Department of Corrections
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:08:13 on 92/05/18 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
- ..... OS2DOCS CFORUM modified at 18:39:30 on 92/05/18 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: availability of os/2 docs on list
- Ref: Append at 17:55:03 on 92/05/15 GMT (by STGA049 at OS2CUST)
-
- I've also had problems with the document. What I would like to see is a
- complete list of manuals with the following information:
- Part number - IBM's order number (e.g. G362-0007)
- Available status flag - Y or 5/31 or something
- Brief description - similar to the existing document but without truncation
- Original product document flag - Y or N flag (i.e. would indicate that the
- manual comes with the appropriate product - I don't need 2 copies!)
-
- I would like to see a longer version of this document which contains more
- information such as the type contained under the publication section in
- IBMLink. I tried to use the search method and retrieved 34 pages worth!!!!!
-
- Also, the document should be broken out into the OS/2 2.0, ES, and LS sections
- as it is now.
-
- If you look in the OS2DOS forum, there is a reference to GG24-3731 manual
- - OS/2 V2.0 Volumne 2:DOS and Windows Red Book. Please include all manuals
- under development.
-
- This document would be a big help! Thanks a lot.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 00:06:42 on 92/05/19 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: OS/2 Pubs on CD-ROM
-
- Will OS/2 publications be made available on CD-ROM (in BookManager
- format)?
-
- I'm terribly disappointed that the manuals didn't make it to the
- "Starter Kit" CD's, but I really hope that you at least put out a
- product-specific CD-ROM with the base system, LS and ES programming
- manuals on it.
-
- It is a bit disconcerting when a set of hardcopy manuals for OS/2
- costs significantly more than a computer to run it on! Besides, I
- like softcopy manuals (though I very much prefer it if I can use
- BookManager READ/DOS or /2 to read them).
-
- Thanks for any information you can pass along.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:45:14 on 92/05/19 GMT (by CURRANB at DALVM41B)
- Subject: OS/2 Migration Considerations Book
-
- A new book from IBM's Personal Systems Competency Center, OS/2
- Systems Migration Considerations, is now available for customer
- order by toll free telephone at 1(800) 551-2832. The book
- costs just $18.95 plus $3.95 for shipping and handling -- a
- total of only $22.90. (Volume discounts are available.)
-
- Designed to cover detailed technical considerations for
- migrating to OS/2 2.0, Extended Services, or LAN Server
- 2.0 environments, this informative book is a "must read"
- reference for advanced users, system administrators, network
- administrators, or anyone involved in advanced personal
- computing or PC networks and planning to use OS/2 2.0.
-
- The nearly 250 pages in the book cover features of previous
- versions of OS/2 and help users locate those same highlights
- in OS/2 2. The book describes features of Microsoft Windows
- and identifies where these features can be found in OS/2 2.0.
- Extensive references are included.
- (NOTE: Internal IBM orders using PUBORDER, No. G325-5016,
- will be available through Mechanicsburg mid to late
- June.)
-
- Order by calling 1(800) 551-2832 and charging the $22.90
- total cost to VISA or MasterCard. Mail orders can pay by
- check or money order. For mail or FAX orders, complete the
- form below an send it to:
-
- MAIL: OS/2 Migration FAX (415) 948-4280
- The TDA Group
- P. O. Box 1360
- Los Altos, CA 94023
-
- OS/2 Systems Migration Considerations order form:
-
- Ship to: _______________________ Company: _____________________
-
- Address: _______________________________________________________
-
- City/State/Zip: ________________________________________________
-
- VISA No: ___________________ MasterCard No: ___________________
-
- Cardholder Name: ________________________ Card Expires: _______
-
- Signature: _____________________________________________________
-
- ****************************************************************
- If you have any questions, let me know. If you're looking for a
- customer referral, just ask Wayne "who reviewed the book" Holmes.
- (Thanks Wayne!!!)
-
- Thanks!!
- Bret Curran
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 20:20:44 on 92/05/26 GMT (by PTKING at ATLVM1)
- Ref: List of IBM OS/2 Publications
-
- ***** OS/2 2.0 PUBS *****************************************************
- G325-0650 CLIENT-SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH OS/2 2.0
- G362-0006 WRITING OS/2 2.0 DEVICE DRIVERS IN C
- G362-0007 OS/2 USING OS/2 VERSION 2 (QUE??)
- G362-0008 NOW THAT I HAVE OS/2 2.0 ON MY COMPUTER--WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
- G362-0009 INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS WITH OS/2 2.0
- G362-0013 C PROGRAMMING IN THE OS/2 2.0 ENVIRONMENT
- G362-0014 THE OS/2 2.0 USER'S GUIDE FOR THE WORKPLACE SHELL
- G362-0016 INSIDE OS/2 RELEASE 2.0
- GBOF-2224 OS/2 VERSION 2 REMOTE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
- GBOF-2254 OS/2 VERSION 2 TECHNICAL COMPENDIUM (REDBOOKS)
- S10G-2993 OS/2 2.0 BASE PUBLICATIONS
- S10G-3355 IBM OS/2 2.0 DEVELOPERS TOOLKIT 3.5"
- S10G-3356 IBM OS/2 2.0 TECHNICAL LIBRARY
- S10G-4433 OS/2 2.0 BIDIRECTIONAL NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT REFERENCE
- S10G-4443 IBM C SET/2 INSTALLATION BOOKLET
- S10G-4444 IBM C SET/2 USER'S GUIDE
- S10G-4445 IBM C SET/2 MIGRATION GUIDE
- S10G-4446 IBM C SET/2 REFERENCE SUMMARY
- S10G-4447 IBM C SET/2 DEBUGGER TUTORIAL
- S10G-4449 IBM C SET/2 AND IBM WORKFRAME/2:
- S10G-6260 OS/2 2.0 APPLICATION DESIGN GUIDE
- S10G-6261 OS/2 2.0 PROGRAMMING GUIDE VOLUME I
- S10G-6262 OS/2 2.0 INFORMATION PRESENTATION FACILITY GUIDE
- S10G-6263 OS/2 2.0 CONTROL PROGRAM PROGRAMMING REFERENCE (DOS API'S)
- S10G-6264 OS/2 2.0 PRESENTATION MANAGER PROGRAMMING REFERENCE I
- S10G-6265 OS/2 2.0 PRESENTATION MANAGER PROGRAMMING REFERENCE II
- S10G-6266 OS/2 2.0 PHYSICAL DEVICE DRIVER REFERENCE
- S10G-6267 OS/2 2.0 PRESENTATION DRIVER REFERENCE
- S10G-6268 OS/2 2.0 PROCEDURES LANGUAGE 2/REXX REFERENCE
- S10G-6269 OS/2 2.0 PROCEDURES LANGUAGE 2/REXX USER'S GUIDE
- S10G-6272 OS/2 2.0 PRESENTATION MANAGER PROGRAMMING REFERENCE III
- S10G-6309 OS/2 2.0 SYSTEM OBJECT MODEL REFERENCE
- S10G-6310 OS/2 2.0 VIRTUAL DEVICE DRIVER REFERENCE
- S10G-6312 OS/2 2.0 KEYBOARD AND CODE PAGES
- S10G-6313 OS/2 2.0 COMMAND REFERENCE
- S10G-6494 OS/2 2.0 PROGRAMMING GUIDE VOLUME II
- S10G-6495 OS/2 2.0 PROGRAMMING GUIDE VOLUME III
- SC09-1308 C REFERENCE -- LEVEL 2
-
- ***** ES 1.0 PUBS *******************************************************
- G04G-1009 OS/2 ES 1.0 PRODUCT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
- G04G-1115 EXTENDED SERVICES INFORMATION AND PLANNING GUIDE
- G362-0012 COMPRENENSIVE DATABASE PERFORMANCE FOR OS/2 2.0 EXT SERVICES
- S04G-1000 START HERE
- S04G-1001 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION GUIDE
- S04G-1002 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CONFIGURATION GUIDE
- S04G-1003 PROGRAMMABLE CONFIGURATION REFERENCE
- S04G-1004 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER HOST CONNECTION REFERENCE
- S04G-1005 EXAMPLE SCENARIOS
- S04G-1006 PROBLEM DETERMINATION FOR THE SERVICE COORDINATOR
- S04G-1007 PROGRAMMING SERVICES AND ADVANCED PROBLEM DETERMIN FOR COMM
- S04G-1008 WORKSTATION INSTALLATION GUIDE
- S04G-1010 QUERY MANAGER USER'S GUIDE
- S04G-1011 QUERY MANAGER EXERCISES
- S04G-1012 SQL REFERENCE
- S04G-1013 GUIDE TO DATABASE MANAGER
- S04G-1014 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REFERENCE
- S04G-1015 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER USER'S GUIDE
- S04G-1017 MESSAGES AND ERROR RECOVERY
- S04G-1018 KEYBOARD LAYOUTS
- S04G-1019 GLOSSARY
- S04G-1020 COMMANDS REFERENCE
- S04G-1021 SERVICE POINT APPLICATION ROUTER AND REMOTE OPER SVC GUIDE
- S04G-1022 DATABASE MANAGER PROGRAMMING GUIDE AND REFERENCE
- S04G-1023 ACDI PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
- S04G-1024 ACDI REDIRECTION INFORMATION AND GUIDE
- S04G-1025 APPC PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
- S04G-1026 ECF SERVER-REQUESTER (SRPI) PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
- S04G-1027 EHLLAPI PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
- S04G-1028 CONVENTIONAL LU APPLICATION PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
- S04G-1029 RTIC INTERFACE CO-PROC MULTIPORT/2 DEVICE DRIVER PROG REF
- S04G-1030 X.25 PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
- S04G-1031 SAMPLE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
- S04G-1111 EXTENDED SERVICES WORKSHEETS
- S04G-1112 GUIDE TO UPM
- S04G-1113 LAN ADAPTER AND PROTOCOL SUPPORT CONFIGURATION GUIDE
- S04G-1114 GUIDE TO DATABASE APPLICATION ENABLERS
- S04G-1115 PC LAN SUPPORT PROGRAM USER'S GUIDE
- S04G-1116 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMING REF
- S04G-1117 CM KEYBOARD TEMPLATE FOR IBM PERS COMPUTER ENHANCED KBD 101
- S04G-1118 CM KEYBOARD TEMPLATE FOR IBM PERS COMPUTER AT KBD/3270 EMUL
- S04G-1119 CM KEYBOARD TEMPLATE FOR IBM PERS COMPUTER AT KBD/5250 EMUL
- S33F-9404 EXT SERVICES AND OS/2 LAN SRVR 2.0 VENDOR INTEGRATION GDE
- S96F-8312 OS/2 ES 1.0 COMM MGR ADDITIONAL FUNCTION INSTALL GUIDE
- S96F-8313 OS/2 ES 1.0 PRODUCTIVITY AIDS
-
- ***** LS 2.0 PUBS *******************************************************
- S04G-1032 OS/2 LAN SERV 2.0 NETWORK ADM REF VOL 1 PLANNING AND INSTALL
- S04G-1033 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 NETWORK ADM REF VOL 2 PERFORMANCE TUNING
- S04G-1034 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 NETWORK ADM REF VOL 3 NETWORK ADM TASKS
- S04G-1035 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 USER'S QUICK REFERENCE
- S04G-1037 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 DOS LAN REQUESTER USER'S QUICK REFERENCE
- S04G-1038 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 DOS LAN REQUESTER WINDOWS USER'S GUIDE
- S04G-1039 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 LAN SUPPORT PROGRAM USER'S GUIDE
- S04G-1040 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 MASTER INDEX
- S04G-1041 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 PROBLEM DETERMINATION REFERENCE VOL 1
- S04G-1042 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 PROBLEM DETERMINATION REFERENCE VOL 2
- S04G-1043 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 PROBLEM DETERMINATION REFERENCE VOL 3
- S04G-1044 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 MIGRATION HANDBOOK
- S04G-1045 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 COMMANDS REFERENCE
- S04G-1046 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 APPLICATION PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE
- S04G-1080 OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 NETWORK ADM REF SUPPLEMENT FOR OS/2 2.0
- S33F-9404 EXT SERVICES AND OS/2 LAN SERVER 2.0 VENDOR INTEGRATION GDE
- S96F-8311 COEXISTENCE GUIDE FOR OS/2 LAN SERVER AND NETWARE FROM IBM
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 15:00:02 on 92/06/04 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Outrageous charges for publications
-
- We have been using OS/2 since version 1.1. We have always been able to receive
- documentation, usually in the form of "red books", to assist us in configuring
- our LAN. Additionally, during the EEP, we received drafts of documentation whi
- ch seemed to pretty thoroughly describe processes, procedures, etc. (although
- a lot of info was left out due to the draft status which is expected.) We are
- in the process of re-designing and planning to upgrade our network to 2.0 and
- have found the need for additionaly information such as that which we have alwa
- ys found in "red books" and the like. However, when we called our SE to get a
- current copy of IBM Extended Services for OS/2 Network Administration Guide
- S04G-1001-00, we were told it would be $76.00. It is now our understanding
- that the majority of pubs listed in another item in this section (those whose
- pub number begins with "S" (for sell)) we will now have to pay outrageously for
- . It seems to us that this documentation is necessary to set up and maintain a
- LAN running OS/2, Database Manager, etc. What happened to the "red books" we
- use to get N/C? Are we missing something? Is there documentation we should
- have received with our upgrade but didn't? Please don't tell me that you're go
- ing to sell me a tool then charge me extra for the documentation and planning
- guides to use it.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 05:26:06 on 92/06/05 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Outrageous charges for publications
- Ref: Append at 15:00:02 on 92/06/04 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST)
-
- A set of "Red Books" IS available -- GBOF-2254
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 12:00:40 on 92/06/09 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Outrageous charges for publications
- Ref: Append at 05:26:06 on 92/06/05 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- We're looking for very in-depth information. According to our SE the 4 book ti
- tles imply basic overview type information.
- s
-
- s
-
- Chris Silsby, Michigan Dept. of Treasury
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 02:21:08 on 92/06/15 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Outrageous charges for publications
- Ref: Append at 12:00:40 on 92/06/09 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST)
-
- You're quite right, of course.
-
- Yes, IBM *is* charging an outrageous amount for OS/2 technical books.
- Of course, in their defense, they do have a lot of costs to amortize
- over a small number of units -- not the mention the production,
- materials and storage/shipping costs for paper manuals.
-
- I'm rather annoyed that the OS/2 manuals were not made available for
- IBM's "Online Library Starter Kit", but I hope that they at least put
- out a product-specific CD-ROM SOON!
-
- CD-ROM's have the advantage of low cost (in any reasonable quantity,
- a CD-ROM costs maybe $1.50 a unit, including the jewel case).
-
- Frankly, what I'd really like to see would be OS/2, the DTK and all
- of the manuals on a single REASONABLY-PRICED CD-ROM.
-
- If you think that the manuals are outrageously expensive, you should
- price the tool kit and C compiler. Now that's a REAL ripoff!
-
- / Bob
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:37:50 on 92/07/01 GMT (by KFANNING at LSAVMIC4)
- Subject: Outrageous charges for publications
- Ref: Append at 15:00:02 on 92/06/04 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST)
-
- If you've been with OS/2 since 1.1, you should have been able to get a
- free upgrade to 2.0. One of the four boxes you should have gotten if
- you upgraded from EE is the ES Network Administrator's Kit...the intent
- was clearly NOT to charge our loyal customers. New license? You need to
- purchase this package for a fee.
-
- Re: Red Books - yes, there is a series of 5 redbooks (the 5th is not
- available for ordering yet), and you should be able to get these through
- your local Marketing Branch office for a small charge.
- The 4 available are:
- GG24-3730 OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 1: Control Program $4.15
- GG24-3731 OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 2: DOS and Windows Environment $6.20
- GG24-3732 OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 3: Pres. Mgr and WPS $3.65
- GG24-3730 OS/2 Version 2.0 Volume 4: Application Development $6.85
-
- Volume 5 will cover the Print Subsystem; ordering # and price unknown.
-
- Kathy Fanning OS/2 2.0 - The Wave of the Future!
- IBM Workstation Specialist SE
- Santa Barbara, CA
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 00:44:52 on 92/07/02 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Outrageous charges for publications
- Ref: Append at 21:37:50 on 92/07/01 GMT (by KFANNING at LSAVMIC4)
-
- I've ordered them all two months ago , before the costs was known.
- Would it be possible to get them in INF or BookMan format ?
- to search it is easier in electronic format.
-
- PS: The Red-Book pricing is real affordable. Even for students.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:41:07 on 92/07/07 GMT (by LEV1045 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: How do you order additional os/2 2.0 upgrade doc's????,
-
- I finally received my consolidate corporate upgrade order. Much to my supprise
- i only receive one set of shink wrap documenation for LanServer, Extended
- Services and the extended services administrator kit. The purpose of
- consolidating the upgrade was to ease the upgrade process. But with out
- additional documentation for my remote offices, my upgrade time table
- is blown away. How do i get shrink wrap doc for lan and es by July 21st?
-
- I have called the redempention center, (1-800-677-2581, they refered me to
- IBM at 1-800-426-3333, who in turn refered me to my local brach office
- libray publication group. who enturn asked for a list of pub numbers.)
- I will not order additional upgrade documentation by the peice!!!!!!!!)
-
- Don Simonson,
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 20:33:58 on 92/07/10 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: OS/2 Pubs on CDROM
-
- During the OS2EEP there was quite a bit of discussion about getting all of the
- manuals online. This would be a great convenience when searching for a particu
- lar topic. It appears that some of the Lan Server documentation is now availab
- le on diskette. What about the rest of it ? Could someone give us a list of
- the soft-copy manuals that are available ?
-
- Leo Tornow
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 06:33:44 on 92/07/13 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: SOM Documentation
- Is there any documentation or tutorial from the SOM other than
- the Toolkit/2 and and one example in the PS/2 Developer?
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:50:47 on 92/07/13 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
- Subject: SOM Documentation
- Ref: Append at 06:33:44 on 92/07/13 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- Geza,
-
- I found a publication named "Software Object Module, Guide and
- Reference" - S10G-6309-00; referenced in other OS/2 documentation.
- I do not have a copy of this but I'll bet its what your looking for.
-
- Stephen Poole
- OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:57:52 on 92/07/13 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- ..... OS2DOCS CFORUM modified at 16:59:58 on 92/07/13 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: SOM Documentation
- Ref: Append at 14:50:47 on 92/07/13 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
-
- Stephen,
- Theoretically this should be the same as the SOM.INF supplied with the
- toolkit. If not, Please notify me.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:50:50 on 92/07/17 GMT (by XXSUNL45 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: OS/2 publicatons order backlog
-
- Just wondering how long is the backlog for OS/2 Red books? My order
- was placed in May.
-
- Also, the ES 1.0 EHLLAPI Programming Reference (S04G-1027-00) was listed
- in one of the previous appends but not in PUBS. How can it be ordered?
-
- regards,
- Wilf Lee
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:22:00 on 92/07/17 GMT (by TCSC086 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: SOM Documentation
- Ref: Append at 16:57:52 on 92/07/13 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- Geza,
-
- The .INF for SOM in the toolkit is the same (with perhaps a few less
- words of introduction).
-
- Dan Lundy Time Customer Service, Inc. Tampa, Fl
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 06:53:12 on 92/07/18 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: SOM Documentation
- Ref: Append at 18:22:00 on 92/07/17 GMT (by TCSC086 at OS2CUST)
-
- Thanks, Dan.
- Now Who wants to sit down and write a nice Tutorial-RefMan.
- from SOM . With a plenty of source example.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 05:12:30 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Missing diskette.
- I ordered the OS/2 2.0 redbook series GBOF-2254 ..
- Monday I received the Vol 1,2,4 . and NO example diskettes.
- Do I have to order the examples separately? Is anyone keeps track of
- the missing volumes?
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 11:46:24 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Missing diskette.
- Ref: Append at 05:12:30 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- Geza:
-
- Normally IBM doesn't supply example diskettes, so I am not sure
- if you are going to get them. However, I do believe the example
- files are on the Canadian BBS. If this is a problem post me
- a note and I will ship off a diskette to you.
-
- Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 12:53:23 on 92/07/24 GMT (by TJBARRO at CHGVMIC1)
- Subject: Missing diskette.
- Ref: Append at 05:12:30 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- Geza: I don't believe that there are sample disks for this particular
- set of manuals. The only OS/2 2.0 manual I'm aware of that comes with
- a sample disk is GG24-3780 "OS/2 2.0 Remote Installation and Maintenance"
- Could you tell me what kind of sample disk were you expecting?
-
- For the benefit of others, ordering GBOF-2254 "OS/2 2.0 Technical
- Compendium" will provide the following manuals:
- GG24-3730 OS/2 2.0 - Volume 1: Control Program
- GG24-3731 OS/2 2.0 - Volume 2: DOS and Windows Environment
- GG24-3732 OS/2 2.0 - Volume 3: Presentation Manager and
- Workplace Shell
- GG24-3774 OS/2 2.0 - Volume 4: Application Development
- GG24-3775 OS/2 2.0 - Volume 5: Print Subsystem
-
- I haven't seen Volume 5 yet...it is just coming out.
-
- Timothy J. Barron TEAM IBM Workstation Systems Engineer
- TJBARRO at CHGVMIC1 OS/2 Chicago Insurance Branch 098
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:09:29 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Missing diskette.
- Ref: Append at 12:53:23 on 92/07/24 GMT (by TJBARRO at CHGVMIC1)
-
- I've downloaded some sample code from CIS IBMOS2 the RedBook 1-4
- sample code. It looked like it was for the beta code, so this is
- why I'm looking for the GA examples.
- When I ordered the 1.2 EE Reference , I received two good examples
- from EHLLAPI,APPC,.... I just assumed that the sample code is a
- part of the RedBook.
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:41:14 on 92/07/24 GMT (by GARRISON at AUSVM1)
- Subject: Missing diskette.
- Ref: Append at 14:09:29 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- Geza,
- If you are looking for the Extended Services Communications Manager
- sample programs, they are located on the ES Comm Mgr Sample Program
- Diskette (S04G-1031). It contains EHLLAPI, APPC and much more.
- Many of the samples can be compiled as 16-bit or 32-bit (using IBM
- C Set/2). A quick summary of the contents:
-
- o SNA samples - APPC, CPIC, system mgt, etc.
- o EHLLAPI - including REXX examples
- o ACDI
- o SRPI
- o LUA
- o X.25
- o X.25 adapter reactivation sample
- o CMSTOP - programmatic stop of CM
- o Programmable configuration - REXX access to CM config parameters
- o Netbios
- o IEEE 802.2
-
- Mike Garrison
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:18:29 on 92/07/24 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Missing diskette.
- Ref: Append at 14:41:14 on 92/07/24 GMT (by GARRISON at AUSVM1)
-
- Thanks, Mike.
- I used the CM as an example that IBM does distribute source
- examples.
- I was looking for the RedBook 1-5 examples.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 22:40:50 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Is tec. library available online?
-
- Anyone,
-
- Are any (or all) of the books in the technical library available online
- or distributed with the toolkit? In other words, do we have to purchase
- the printed documentation to obtain that information, or will we get it
- online through purchasing the toolkit? (WorkSet/2).
-
- Brian Jones,
- Systems Center.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:32:50 on 92/07/27 GMT (by FORD at BCRVMPC1)
- Subject: Is tec. library available online?
- Ref: Append at 22:40:50 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST)
-
- The contents of the Technical Library are included in softcopy (INF)
- form in the Toolkit. The Technical Library is for those who prefer
- har-copy.
-
- Ann Ford
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 13:46:03 on 92/07/29 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: "The Design of OS/2"
-
- Can I order "The Design of OS/2" from IBM?
-
- "The definitive architectural overview
- from an operating systems expert and one of the lead architects of OS/2 2.0"
- ISBN 0-201-54889-5
- Addison-Wesley
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:53:20 on 92/07/29 GMT (by TJBARRO at CHGVMIC1)
- Subject: "The Design of OS/2"
- Ref: Append at 13:46:03 on 92/07/29 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST)
-
- You sure can! I think I have seen this book in a bookstore before....
- I beleive it is a red, hard-cover book. Simply provide the order number
- to your IBM Marketing Representative or Systems Engineer. Hope this
- Hope this helps!
-
- Timothy J. Barron TEAM IBM Workstation Systems Engineer
- TJBARRO at CHGVMIC1 OS/2 Chicago Insurance Branch 098
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ORDERNO S325-4005 SUFFIX: 00
- TITLE THE DESIGN OF OS/2
- ABSTRACT This manual provides insights into design decisions and
- philosophy of the OS/2 operating system.
- It discusses motivation, architecture and realization of
- OS/2 in the personal computing marketplace.
- The design of the major components of OS/2 are described
- in terms of their API architecture, internal structures and
- algorithms.
- DESCRIBE Manual, 450 pages, 10/91
- PRICE SELL PRICE: $40.95
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:26:13 on 92/07/31 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: DDCS/2 documentation
-
- Where can I find some documentation on the subject of DDCS/2?
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:47:07 on 92/08/03 GMT (by TCSC086 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: "The Design of OS/2"
- Ref: Append at 14:53:20 on 92/07/29 GMT (by TJBARRO at CHGVMIC1)
-
- QuickReview:
-
- I found "The Design of OS/2" an interesting read. However, I feel it
- would have been better named "The Evolution of OS/2".
-
- Under that title, the book would fulfill its promise. Instead I was
- put off by the Shared Time mechanisms the authors used to explain the
- Design of OS/2 1.3 and 2.0. I was not at all interested - but if you
- are a current 1.3 fan or want to know the "guts" of what has changed
- -- this book is for you.
-
- The book takes you through the "major" considerations: Dos support,
- Windows, 16bit OS/2 to the present 2.0GA.
-
- I found the discussion of memory tiling, etc. within OS/2 worth a
- second (and a third!) read. Some of this material has appeared in the
- GA technical library - but THE RED BOOK is concise and compiled (Red
- it is - stands out on the shelf!).
-
- I am currently on my second full pass - I'll pass on any tidbits.
-
- THE BOO LIST:
-
- I have cruised through most of the "introductory" OS/2 2.0 texts now
- littering the bookshelves. In a word, yech!! The genre of "What do I
- do now that I have it" has never appealed to me and the latest
- offerings have not changed my mind. Be CAREFUL before you offhandedly
- recommend one of these to your users: they will NOT love you for it.
-
- Dan Lundy Time Customer Service, Inc. Tampa, Fl
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:00:33 on 92/08/05 GMT (by CRAIGM at SBRYVM4)
- Subject: DDCS/2 documentation
- Ref: Append at 16:26:13 on 92/07/31 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST)
-
- S04G-1090 SUFFIX: 00
- DDCS GUIDE VERSION 1.0
- This is the DDCS Guide Version 1.0.
- Manual, 128 pages, 04/92
- BILLABLE DIRECT FORM ORDER ONLY
- SELL PRICE: $18.00
- AVAILABLE DATE: 05/92 LAST REVISED:
-
- Craig McAllister (sent at 12:57:39 EDT on 08/05/92 from Southbury CT)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 13:39:37 on 92/08/18 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
-
- I hear alot about a series of manuals called the RED BOOK. Can someone
- tell me what they are? How to purchase them? The cost of these manuals?
- Will they be an asset in using and setting up OS/2 2.0? Do they have more
- indepth information on the inner workings of OS/2.
-
- Thanks .....
-
- Jerry Sitbon (718) 357-4369
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 00:27:37 on 92/08/19 GMT (by CONT06 at LEXVMK)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 13:39:37 on 92/08/18 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
-
- Ask your IBM rep. or call IBM for
-
- GBOF-2254-00 OS/2 Version 2.0 Technical Compendium GENBF
-
- What includes:
-
- 1 GG24-3730-00 OS/2 V2.0 Volume 1: Control Program BRIEF
- 2 GG24-3731-00 OS/2 V2.0 Vol 2: DOS & Windows Environment BRIEF
- 3 GG24-3732-00 OS/2 V2.0 Vol 3: Present Mgr & Workplace S BRIEF
- 4 GG24-3774-00 OS/2 V2.0 Vol 4: Application Development BRIEF
-
- Price for all four is something about $20 if I remember well, this is
- great deal for a very valuable knowledge.
-
- Leshek J. Fiedorowicz - Team OS/2 Lexington 1992/08/18 20:23
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 12:51:38 on 92/08/19 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 13:39:37 on 92/08/18 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
-
- "Red Books" are the colloquial name for System Center technical bulletins,
- which have been around (in the IBM mainframe world) for a long time.
-
- There are these places in IBM called "System Centers" that contain staffs
- of very knowledgeable people who apparently spend all of their time
- dinking around with our systems and software, learning how they *REALLY*
- work (in contrast to what the official publications claim). They
- periodially issue "bulletins" on various topics that capture the
- knowledge and practical experience that these people have acquired.
- These technical bulletins have distinctive red covers; hence, the name
- "Red Books".
-
- These Red Books are usually invaluable. Also, they typically have a
- limited "run", so get 'em while they're hot (and still available).
-
- John A. Pershing Jr.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:09:38 on 92/08/19 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 12:51:38 on 92/08/19 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
-
- John
-
- Don't forget the BLUE or YELLOW (really orange) books ....
-
- Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:12:51 on 92/08/19 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 00:27:37 on 92/08/19 GMT (by CONT06 at LEXVMK)
-
- Thank you for your help. I placed an order for the books today. The only
- problem I found is that IBM can't decide if there are 4 or 5 books in the
- set. I hope they will be useful.
-
- Again thank you
-
- OS/2 2.0 GA Beta version 1 "Can't wait for OS/2 2.01 or 2.1 or 2.0A or 2.0+"
-
- Jerry Sitbon (718) 357-4369
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:57:28 on 92/08/19 GMT (by EJDIAMO at NYCVMIC1)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 19:12:51 on 92/08/19 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
-
- GG24-3775, Volume 5, "Print Subsystem", is due out shortly.
-
- Eric Diamond EJDIAMO at NYCVMIC1
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 02:52:01 on 92/08/20 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 17:09:38 on 92/08/19 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP)
-
- RED books are from the International Technical Support Centers
-
- YELLOW books are from the Dallas Telecommunications Systems Center
-
- ORANGE books are from the Washington Systems Center
-
- BLUE and MAROON books are from the Dallas Systems Center
-
- GREEN books are from the Raleigh Networking Systems Cupport Center
-
- and DARK GREEN books are from Dallas Office Systems Marketing
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:34:27 on 92/09/25 GMT (by ABLI001 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Book (?)
- Ref: Append at 02:52:01 on 92/08/20 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- As a customer, I think I should mention to other customers that IBM gives
- a great bargain on publications to those who have a customer number. For
- those who don't know, your SE keeps up an "SLSS" which is a list of
- publications which are sent to you automatically. At first this is usually
- just a list of those manuals which went with products that you ordered.
- But he can add anything that you like if you know the "order number".
- This includes dictionaries, magazines and the "red" and other color books
- mentioned. One of the first things that I do when I go to a new site is
- to ask for the latest SLSS list for that customer number.
- As a starter, you should get the manuals which explains all of this:
- GE20-0731 organizing and maintaining a library
- G320-1561 Entering an SLSS
- G320-1621 KWIC index
- GB21-9949 Software directory
- GG24-3070 Bibliography of ITSC
- (there are also bibliographies for areas like s/390)
- In the personal computer area, the following might be relevant:
- G362-0001 Developer magazine!
- G362-0002 OS/2 catalog
- GBOF-0426 ITSC personal systems bulletins
- GBOF-1229 Personal Systems Technical Solutions!
- (as well as those mentioned in previous postings here.)
- Of general interest, might be the following:
- GBOF-5004 Journal of Research and Development
- GBOF-5005 Systems Journal (highly recomended!)
- GBOF-2293 Insight
- SBOF-1240 SAA library
- SBOF-1367 SAA CCS
- GBOF-2006 SAA publications
- SC20-1699 Dictionary of Computing
- G320-6300 Systems and Products Guide
- --
- Note that order numbers which begin with S are for sale, which means
- that you may be charged for them, the others are usually free (for the
- first copy). The BOF stands for bill-of-forms which means that it is a
- superset of other manuals, including future additions to that series (this
- is how magazines fit into the picture.)
- Your SE will ask you whether you want a number just added to the list
- or "initial shipment". For SBOF orders this may result in hundreds of
- dollars of charges immediately, so you may not want initial-ship for them.
- If you are on IBMLINK then you may have access to PUBORDER where you can
- order a limited quantity; but they will not be added to your SLSS so you
- will not be shipped updated versions when they come out (remember that
- the world moves on after this week, that's why we automate things.)
-
- ->Rich Corbett; ABC Liquors, Inc., Orlando, FL (NASPA: CORBRIC7)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:49:59 on 92/09/29 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
-
- FYI... Volumes 1-4 of the OS/2 2.0 Redbooks are now available in INF format
- for download from the BBS. Just look for REDBOOKS in the Documents and
- Information section of the Software Library.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:36:32 on 92/09/29 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 16:49:59 on 92/09/29 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Brent, .INF versions of the OS/2 Red Books are of very little
- interest to me (I find VIEW impossible for reading books, though it's
- OK for finding specific information if you don't require a "fuzzy"
- search).
-
- Can you also upload these in BookManager (i.e. IBM Library Reader/2)
- format, please?
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:46:38 on 92/09/29 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 18:36:32 on 92/09/29 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- I second!
- INF is the first (good) step , .BOO is better for books.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 00:27:07 on 92/09/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 18:36:32 on 92/09/29 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- I can't create a BookManager format file (I don't have the source files),
- but I'll pass along your comments to the ITSC people so see if they can
- provide us with a Book version.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 04:15:11 on 92/09/30 GMT (by WZ00725 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: DOCS for Productivity Applets
-
- I would like to obtain any docs available on the OS/2 Productivity
- Applets. Particularly, I would be interested in anything on PM Diary.
- I know this was an internal application before it became a part of
- OS/2 2.0
-
- If any documentation is available, I have an account also on CompuServe
- and my userid is 70263,1606
-
- Thanks...Ed
-
- Eddie Miller
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:55:10 on 92/09/30 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 00:27:07 on 92/09/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Thanks, Brent! I would really appreciate .BOO versions of the Red
- Books, if you can pry them out of ITSC.
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 20:39:13 on 92/09/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 00:27:07 on 92/09/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- The Bookmanager versions are on the way. As soon as they make it to my userid
- I will put them on the BBS.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 22:02:07 on 92/09/30 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 20:39:13 on 92/09/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Thanks Brent.
- Please send a message to us when it is done. I'm not used to call
- down Atlanta.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 06:12:38 on 92/10/01 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 20:39:13 on 92/09/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Thank you, Brent! It will be WONDERFUL to be able to use READ/2 with
- the Red Books.
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 15:52:04 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 22:02:07 on 92/09/30 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- The BookManager version of the Redbooks are now available on the OS/2 BBS
- for download.
-
- Geza, This isn't the NSC BBS so if you're dialing into Atlanta the
- files probably are not there. Only the INF files have been through the usual,
- BBS distribution (Compuserve, NSC BBS, OS/2 BBS, etc) and I don't know if they
- plan to do so. Do you have the ability to download from the Canandian IBMLink
- system? If so, I could send the files I have to Norval so he could get them to
- you.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:20:54 on 92/10/01 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 15:52:04 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Brent,
- The IBMLink method is the prefered for me. It runs in high speed,
- and error free connection. Norval could put this books to the ESDTOOLS,
- and make it available to all of us.
- Thank you,
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:20:21 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 16:20:54 on 92/10/01 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- I figured that IBMLink would be better. I'd hate to see the phone bill from
- Calgary to Atlanta to download over 2.5 meg.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:31:39 on 92/10/01 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 18:20:21 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Thanks, Brent.
- I appreciate it. Plus if it is on the IBMLink, you can escape from
- Michael, Elliott,... and other Canadians start to bug you .
- We just have to talk with Norval.
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:34:23 on 92/10/01 GMT (by NOSWALD at TORECS)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 15:52:04 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Brent, you might as well send them to me. Geza, et al. and I will
- work something out. Ideally, ESDTOOLS, would be the easiest but it is
- not available to everyone, just the DAP members. Any way, we might as
- well take you out of the loop for now, until there is a refresh on the
- Redbooks...
-
- Regards Norval Oswald, Canadian IBMlink Development/Support Team
- IBM Canada Ltd, 3600 Steeles Ave E, Markham, Ont, Canada L36 3R9
- NORVKO AT TORIBM AND CANVM2, T/L 8-886-5445 ==> 1 (416) 946-5445
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 13:53:58 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 15:52:04 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Thanks, Brent!
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:20:03 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE81)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 13:53:58 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- Brent:
- I (and many others) would be happy to accept any docuement s you can get
- in .INF format. Keep up the good work.
-
- J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS Sandy, Utah)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:52:27 on 92/10/02 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 14:20:03 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE81)
-
- Credit for the Redbooks goes to the folks at the ITSC for providing all of us
- with the softcopy versions (I use them too!). It's nice that they take the
- time to produce these files and pass them along.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:53:12 on 92/10/02 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 19:34:23 on 92/10/01 GMT (by NOSWALD at TORECS)
-
- They're on the way Norval....
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:52:37 on 92/10/02 GMT (by NOSWALD at TORECS)
- ..... OS2DOCS CFORUM modified at 22:05:30 on 92/10/08 GMT (by NOSWALD at TORECS)
- Subject: Red Books available for Download
- Ref: Append at 18:53:12 on 92/10/02 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- | Received all 4 of the REDBKnBM ... thanks Brent.
-
- Regards Norval Oswald, Canadian IBMlink Development/Support Team
- IBM Canada Ltd, 3600 Steeles Ave E, Markham, Ont, Canada L36 3R9
- NORVKO AT TORIBM AND CANVM2, T/L 8-886-5445 ==> 1 (416) 946-5445
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:17:11 on 92/10/08 GMT (by DWF2376 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: List of Portables Which Will Run OS/2 2.0
-
- Is there an up-to-date list of computers, specifically portables IBM supports
- OS/2 2.0 on?
-
- David Frye, Duke Power, Charlotte, NC
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:52:44 on 92/10/08 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE82)
- Subject: List of Portables Which Will Run OS/2 2.0
- Ref: Append at 17:17:11 on 92/10/08 GMT (by DWF2376 at OS2CUST)
-
- > Is there an up-to-date list of computers, specifically portables IBM supports
- ? OS/2 2.0 on?
-
- Get PCMTABLE from here.
-
- John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 22:29:43 on 92/10/08 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: List of Portables Which Will Run OS/2 2.0
- Ref: Append at 17:17:11 on 92/10/08 GMT (by DWF2376 at OS2CUST)
-
- The PCMTABLE package in the Documents & Information section of the Software
- Library contains a list of the machines that have passed compatibility
- tests by IBM. Support is not exclusive to just this list however. OS/2 2.0 is
- supported on any 386sx or higher machine that meets the minimum hardware
- requirements (memory, disk space, etc.).
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 23:13:42 on 92/10/08 GMT (by ROK2070 at HONE83)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
-
- In the Extended Services Query Manager User's Guide, page 10-1, we found a
- reference to the book: Query Manager Programming Guide and Reference
- I am having trouble finding that book in the IBMLINK PUBS CATALOG.
- How can we find out how to get it?
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 12:45:40 on 92/10/09 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
- Subject: List of Portables Which Will Run OS/2 2.0
- Ref: Append at 22:29:43 on 92/10/08 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Is there a version of PCMTABLE available to internal IBM users?
- Or, is this an "IBM External Use Only" document?
-
- John A. Pershing Jr.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 13:03:54 on 92/10/09 GMT (by SVISSER at TOROLAB4)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 23:13:42 on 92/10/08 GMT (by ROK2070 at HONE83)
-
- The Query Manager Programming Guide is packaged with the Database
- Manager Programming Guide and Reference.
-
- The order number is S04G-1022.
-
- Susan Visser
- Toronto Information Development
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 14:57:52 on 92/10/09 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE82)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 13:03:54 on 92/10/09 GMT (by SVISSER at TOROLAB4)
-
- Susan:
- I have been talking with Brent ib Dallas and Scott at Watson about online
- (view or book) documentation. You seem to know something about at least the
- DBM side of ES as far as documentation is concerned. Is there any chance of
- getting ES documentation on CD's?
-
- J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS Sandy, Utah)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 15:35:32 on 92/10/09 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: List of Portables Which Will Run OS/2 2.0
- Ref: Append at 12:45:40 on 92/10/09 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
-
- It's not "IBM External Use Only" <g>.
- IBMers can find the PCMTABLE package on the MKTTOOLS disk.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:24:30 on 92/10/09 GMT (by SVISSER at TOROLAB4)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 14:57:52 on 92/10/09 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE82)
-
- Unfortunately, there are no plans to issue Extended Services
- DBM documentation on CD. We recognize the need for softcopy
- and are considering it for a future release.
-
- Susan Visser
- Toronto Information Development
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 17:42:43 on 92/10/09 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE82)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 17:24:30 on 92/10/09 GMT (by SVISSER at TOROLAB4)
-
- Susan:
- Please put that on your list. Remember soft copy is not a luxury to a large
- number of us, but a necessity. Tracking through the maze of manuals on ES is
- enough to drive one crazy. They could be structured better. IBM still
- produces some of the most unusable hard copy manuals in computer land.
- Placing the manuals in to soft copy form at least reduces the cross
- reference problem.
-
- Poorly structured IBM manuals have always been part of the given like the
- sun setting at night. Soft copy at least has given us a light to try to
- grasp.
-
- J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS Sandy, Utah)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:07:20 on 92/10/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 17:24:30 on 92/10/09 GMT (by SVISSER at TOROLAB4)
-
- Not only consider , do it. ALL documents should be available in
- softcopy. (Please.!)
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 FAX (403)-290-5900
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 20:19:11 on 92/10/09 GMT (by DSMARTT at AUSVM1)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 19:07:20 on 92/10/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
-
- I wanted to let you know that the OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 ship-group pubs
- are available in BookManager format as a separately orderable item.
- I'm not sure what the retail price is, but the order number is
- S96F-8317. The media is 3.5" diskettes. The following books are
- included:
-
- Network Admin. Ref. Vol.1: Planning and Installation
- Network Admin. Ref. Vol.2: Performance Tuning
- Network Admin. Ref. Vol.3: Network Administrator Tasks
- Network Admin. Ref. Supplement for OS/2 2.0
- Problem Det. Ref. Vol.1: Problem Determination Guide
- Problem Det. Ref. Vol.2: LAN Alerts
- Problem Det. Ref. Vol.3: LAN Error Messages
- OS/2 LAN Requester User's Quick Reference
- DOS LAN Requester User's Quick Reference
- DOS LAN Requester Windows User's Guide
- LAN Support Program User's Guide
- Migration Handbook
-
- To use the softcopy library, you must have BookManager Read/2
- Version 1.2.1 (or BookManager Read/DOS). If you're using OS/2 2.0,
- you need the May BookManager CSD.
-
- Deborah Smartt, OS/2 LAN Server Information Development
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:21:45 on 92/10/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
- Subject: Query Manager Programming Guide
- Ref: Append at 20:19:11 on 92/10/09 GMT (by DSMARTT at AUSVM1)
-
- Thanks Deborah,
- but I'd like to wait till LS 3.0 comes out. (8 more weeks.isnt?)
- I don't want to spend our money to soon to be outdated docs.
- (usually we have 4-6 weeks for docs delivery)
-
- Geza Szivos
- NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900
- NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 21:24:27 on 92/10/11 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- ..... OS2DOCS CFORUM modified at 03:34:17 on 92/10/12 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
-
- Brent,
-
- This is only a minor annoyance for me, as I have a licensed copy of
- BookManager/READ, but did you know that the .BOO formatted OS/2 "Red
- Books" you made available for download are not readable by the IBM
- Library Reader?
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723 FAX:(315) 458-1003
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:13:38 on 92/10/12 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE84)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 21:24:27 on 92/10/11 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- IBM:
- Hey guys, VSE, MVS, VM, OS/400, MFT, MVT, DOS, etc where all enough
- problems. Can you get together on a single soft copy format. Now there
- appears to at least 3 that are partial compatable, BookMaster, Library
- reader and View. I think we would all do better with one.
-
- J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS Sandy, Utah)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:58:46 on 92/10/12 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 21:24:27 on 92/10/11 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- Bob,
- I wasn't aware of that. I thought they were the same but I guess not.
- In the Getting Started booklet of the Online Library Starter Kit it says
- "With the IBM Library Readers, you can read and search only the IBM books
- in the IBM Online Library...... The IBM Library Reader cannot read any
- books that you may have built with the IBM BookManager BUILD/MVS or
- BUILD/VM licensed programs." Basically, the only way to get it to work
- with Library Read is to get the file(s) on one of the CD's (at least that's
- the best info that I've found so far). That's a bit outside my control so
- I guess you have to stick to using READ or use the INF version. Learn
- something new everyday......
-
- I'll update the package description on the BBS to reflect this. Thanks for
- the input.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 02:27:12 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 18:58:46 on 92/10/12 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- I sent you a PROFS note regarding the Red Book formatting. The
- userid from the OS2BBS directory was "LNK1SM1".
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723 FAX:(315) 458-1003
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 08:30:53 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IKAL at FRAVMKS2)
- ..... OS2DOCS CFORUM modified at 12:32:58 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IKAL at FRAVMKS2)
- Subject: In search of OS/2 DB C-API documentation.
- Ref: Append at 02:27:12 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- I am in need of a document which describes the C API for the OS/2
- Data Base Manager and SQL, ASAP. Is there anywhere a softcopy of
- this kind of reference material? If not, could anyone provide information
- about the number of the document in question? Any info appreciated.
- I had posted a similar append on IBMBOOKS but no reply so far.
- Thank you.
-
- Iannnis Kalafatis - IBM Frankfurt, Germany.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 12:29:01 on 92/10/13 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 18:13:38 on 92/10/12 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE84)
-
- BookManager READ and Library Reader are essentially the same (the LR
- books are "marked" in some manner, and LR will refuse to open any book
- that is not properly "marked"; other than than, LR and BookManager READ
- are the same). BookManager READ is available on all of our platforms (I
- believe) except for AIX and ACP/TPF, so this is about as "strategic" as
- they come. (BookManager BUILD is available for VM and MVS, and an OS/2
- version has been announced.)
-
- There has already been too much discussion about how and why VIEW managed
- to crawl out the door, and whether VIEW's daddy can beat up READ's daddy.
- Personally, I'd rather argue the merits of editors...
-
- John A. Pershing Jr.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:06:16 on 92/10/13 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 02:27:12 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
-
- Thanks Bob, I got your note. I also received a note from an IBMer
- with a contact name in Boulder which is where
- the actual "marking" for Library Reader files is done. I'll take a shot it
- and see if we can get the redbooks re-built.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:33:29 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE84)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 12:29:01 on 92/10/13 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
-
- John:
- Really, I could care less who can beat up who. It just would be nice to deal
- with a single program in a single way for softcopy manuals.
-
- J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS Sandy, Utah)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 22:23:14 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL78568 at HONE85)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 16:06:16 on 92/10/13 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Brent,
-
- If you are able to mark *.BOO documents so they can be read with the Library
- Reader, then could you also get permission to make the Library Reader
- downloadable from this BBS (so those of us without our own CD-ROM yet can read
- the books).
-
- If we decide that the facility is a good one for reading on-line documents, it
- might result in increased sales of BookManager Read and Build products.
-
- Brooks McNeely - Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 13:11:54 on 92/10/14 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
- ..... OS2DOCS CFORUM modified at 13:18:59 on 92/10/14 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 15:37:40 on 92/10/14 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 22:23:14 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL78568 at HONE85)
-
- I don't think it works that way. From what I've learned so far, it is
- still the CDROM people in Boulder who mark the files for Library Reader
- so it's still out of my direct control.
-
- I doubt if they will allow LR to be downloadable, but I'll ask.
-
- Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 19:42:42 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 13:11:54 on 92/10/14 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH)
-
- You know, VIEW is really a wonderful help processor. I have
- absolutely no problem (quite the contrary) for using VIEW for this
- application.
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723 FAX:(315) 458-1003
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 22:24:22 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL04688 at HONE84)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 16:06:16 on 92/10/13 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
-
- Online manuals are tremendously valuable to us, but we don't
- want to have to buy and support a plethora of different tools
- for the same job; especially not for different offerings from
- the same vendor.
-
- Since IBM bundles VIEW with every copy of OS/2 it is my hope
- that all the soft-copy manuals that come out will be available
- in .INF format so we can use that tool. We do not own Book-mgr,
- nor have I read anything to indicate there is more than a
- farthings worth of difference between the products. If I am
- off-base, someone please enlighten me, but even with single-copy
- pricing in the $600-$1,000 range it is hard for Book-manager to
- compare with VIEW. (We get the .INF build function bundled with
- the developers toolkit.)
-
- Leo Tornow, Northwest Pipeline, SLC UT
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 03:34:04 on 92/10/15 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: Redbook Formatting
- Ref: Append at 22:24:22 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL04688 at HONE84)
-
- You need the BookManager READ/2 license only for books you create
- yourself. IBM's online docs come with the "IBM Library Reader/2"
- which will (in theory) read any IBM-produced book. This program may
- be freely copied throughout your enterprise (even taken home for use
- on home machines) without violating the license terms.
-
- Moreover, the docs also come with a DOS reader as well, so you don't
- even have to use an OS/2-capable machine to view the docs.
-
- Furthermore, the OS/2 docs (if supplied in .BOO format) are readable
- on a VM, MVS, AS/400 or RS/6000 system also (though the reader
- software is not free). Conversely, you can use READ/2 or READ/DOS to
- read online docs from any or all of these platforms.
-
- Actually, there is even a way for you to be able to read your own
- docs using the free readers -- and that is to have IBM publish it for
- you (I have this from an IBM'er who works in that department in
- Boulder). I'm told terms are VERY competitive.
-
- Since the DOS and OS/2 readers are free, and come right along with
- the docs, the fact that VIEW comes with OS/2 as a help processor is
- somewhat less interesting, I think.
-
- Of course, the OS/2 folk could certainly choose to publish all of
- their books in .INF format as well as .BOO format, and people could
- then choose whichever they like best.
-
- Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. (315) 458-0723 FAX:(315) 458-1003
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:39:34 on 92/10/15 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST)
- Subject: New Version of Remote Installation & Maintenance Red Book
-
- I had heard that ther was a revision to the Remote Installation and Maintenance
- manual in August. I ordered a copy and the copywrite page shows no indication
- that there was any revision. Does anyone know it there was an August revision?
-
- Matt Hickman, Chevron
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 18:22:51 on 92/10/17 GMT (by TCSC086 at HONE85)
- Subject: In search of OS/2 DB C-API documentation.
- Ref: Append at 08:30:53 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IKAL at FRAVMKS2)
-
- You need:
-
- S04G-1022 DATABASE MANAGER Programming Guide and Reference
- S04G-1012 ES Structured Query Language (SQL) Reference
-
- The DBM programming guide is actually several soft bound books delivered as one.
-
- Dan Lundy Time Customer Service Tampa Fl
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 20:45:48 on 92/10/18 GMT (by DEV2081 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: 32 Bit GRE Documentation ???
-
- I understand that the 32 but GRE has some changes to the GPI API. Where are
- these changes documented?
-
- Thank you,
- -Gary
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 15:45:13 on 92/10/19 GMT (by PMS7508 at MARTLINK)
- Subject: New OS/2 Redbooks Are Available
-
- There are several new OS/2 Redbooks available according to the PUBS
- application on IBMLink:
-
- GG24-3780 01 OS/2 Version 2 Remote Installation and Maintenance
- GG24-3781 00 Automated Installation for CID Enabled Extended Services,
- LAN Sever Version 3, and Network Transport Services/2
- GG24-3794 00 Extended Services for OS/2 Database Manager New Features
- GG24-3876 00 Extended Services for OS/2 Communications Manager New
- Features and Enhancements
-
- These documents have a great deal of useful information. Can we
- persuade IBM to make these documents available in either .BOO or .INF
- format ? Better yet, make them available in both formats.
-
- John Baker, Policy Management Systems Corporation
-
- ----- OS2DOCS CFORUM appended at 16:32:19 on 92/10/21 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)
- Subject: New OS/2 Redbooks Are Available
- Ref: Append at 15:45:13 on 92/10/19 GMT (by PMS7508 at MARTLINK)
-
- I second the motion to put these Redbooks in .INF format. The others that have
- been made available for downloading in this way are extremely useful.
-
- Thanks for considering it.
-
- Wil Davies, California Legislative Analyst's Office
-