OS/2 2.x Books -------------- Compiled by Mark Chapman, IBM PC Company. Updates made in the IBM PS Marketing Assistant, available on the IBM PC Company BBS for downloading. Many people are interested in finding out more about using or programming OS/2. In addition to the manuals written by IBM and Microsoft, there are a number of books written by others that are available through libraries, bookstores, and computer retailers. The following is but a sampling of these; just enough to get you started. It is by no means intended to be an exhaustive list, nor is it an endorsement by IBM of any of the books or authors. Publication dates are provided in most cases. (All but a dozen or so are available as of June 1993). Note: Many of the books listed below may be ordered by calling 800-3IBM-OS2, using the 4-digit Item Number in parentheses after the description. Title Author/Publisher/Publication˙Date  10-Minute Guide to OS/2 2.0 Tyson, Herb. Alpha Books (A division of Prentice-Hall), Carmel, IN; 1992. 192 pages. ISBN# 1-56761-000-5. (Item No. 1005)  10-Minute Guide to OS/2 2.1, Second Edition Tyson, Herb (revised by Kelly Oliver). Alpha Books (A division of Prentice-Hall), Carmel, IN; April 1993. 224 pages. ISBN# 1-56761-185-0. IBM Form Number SR28-4322.  Advanced OS/2 for Programming Managers [2.1] John Wiley and Sons; May 1993.  Art of OS/2 C Programming [2.1], The QED; August 1993.  C Programming in the OS/2 2.0 Environment Gopaul, V. Mitra. Van Nostrand Reinhold, November 1992. IBM Form Number G362-0013.  Client-Server˙Programming˙with˙OS/2˙2.0 (2nd Edition) Orfali, Robert; Dan Harkey. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; August, 1992. 1,152 pages. ISBN# 0-442-01219-5. IBM Form Number G325-0650. (Item No. 1056)  COBOL Presentation Manager Programming Guide, The Dill, David M. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; July 1992. 280 pages. ISBN# 0-442-01293-4. IBM Form Number G362-0010. (Item No. 1054)  Comprehensive Database Performance for OS/2 2.0's Extended Services Tate,Bruce; Tim Malkemus; Terry Gray. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; September 1992. 155 pages. ISBN# 0-442-01325-6. IBM Form Number G362-0012. (Item No. 1032)  Design of OS/2 [1.x-2.0], The Deitel, H.M.; M.S. Kogan. Addison-Wesley; January 1992. 412 pages. ISBN# 0-201-54889-5. IBM Form Number S325-4005. (Item No. 1050)  Designing OS/2 Applications John Wiley and Sons; 1993. ISBN# 0-471-58889-X. IBM Form Number SC28-2701.  Dvorak's Guide to OS/2 [2.1] Dvorak, John. Random House; May 1993.  Easy OS/2 [2.0] O'Hara, Shelley. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; April 1993. 256 pages. ISBN# 1-56529-145-X. (Item No. 1005)  Inside OS/2 2 Special Edition [2.0-2.1] Minasi, Mark; John W. Little; Marlene Semple; Bill Camarda. New Riders Publishing; December 1992. 900 pages. ISBN# 1-56205-134-2. IBM Form Number G362-0016. (Item No. 1011)  Killer OS/2 Utilities [2.1] Nance, Barry. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; August 1993. 928 pages. ISBN# 1-56529-294-4. (Diskette included)  Learn OS/2 In a Day [2.1] Wordware Publishing; June 1993.  Learning to Program OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager by Example Knight, Stephen A. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; July 1992. 230 pages. ISBN 0-442-01292-6. IBM Form Number G362-0011. (Item No. 1057)  Little Book of OS/2: 2.1 Edition, The Peachpit Press; 1993  Maximizing OS/2 2 [2.0-2.1] Little, John; Toby Pennycuff; Bruce Hallberg. New Riders Publishing; December 1992. 816 pages. ISBN# 1-56205-118-0. IBM Form Number SR28-4320. (Diskette included) (Item No. 1031)  Now That I Have OS/2 2.0 On My Computer -- What Do I Do Next? Levinson, Steven; Eli Hertz. Hertz Computer Corp. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; June 1992. 278 pages. ISBN 0-442-01227-6; IBM Form Number G362-0008. (Item No. 1000)  Object-Oriented Interface Design: IBM Common User Access Guidelines Que Corp., Carmel, IN. 730 pages. (Item No. 1043).  OS/2 Application Solutions Catalog, Second Edition Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York; 1992. IBM Form Number G362-0002.  OS/2 Application Development Tools Profitt, Brian. 1992. ISBN# 1-881899-00-4. IBM Form Number G362-0004.  OS/2 Database Manager Handbook QED; July 1993  OS/2 Extra [2.1] TAB/McGraw-Hill; July 1993.  OS/2 For Dummies (2.1) IDG; May 1993.  OS/2 For Non-Nerds [2.0-2.1] New Riders Publishing Group. New Riders Publishing; April 1993. 350 pages. ISBN# 1-56205-153-9. IBM Form Number SR28-4319. (Item No. 1005)  OS/2 From The Wrong Drive: What to Do with OS/2 [2.1] Sessions, Dan. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; July 1993. 352 pages ISBN# 1-56529-277-4.  OS/2 In the Fast Lane [2.0] Camarda, Bill. New Riders Publishing; October 1992. 250 pages. ISBN# 1-56205-126-1. IBM Form Number SR28-4321.  OS/2 Inside and Out [2.0] Ivens, Kathy; Brian Profitt. Osborne/McGraw Hill, Berkely, CA; 1993. (Item No. 1012)  OS/2 Instant Reference Book [2.1] Sybex; May 1993.  OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming [2.1] Ziff-Davis Press; August 1993.  OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming for COBOL Programmers Chapman, Robert B. (Diskette included) (Item No. 1053)  OS/2 Red Book for Developers [2.1] IBM. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; July 1993. 800 pages. ISBN# 1-56529-287-1.  OS/2 Red Book for Power Users [2.1] IBM. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; July 1993. 800 pages. ISBN# 1-56529-286-3.  OS/2 2.0 Application Design Guide (IBM OS/2 Technical Library) Que Corp., Carmel, IN; 1992. 390 pages. (Item No. 1047).  OS/2 2.0 Control Program Programming Guide (IBM OS/2 Technical Library) Que Corp., Carmel, IN; 1992. 344 pages. (Item No. 1044).  OS/2 2.0 Exploiting Application Solutions Directory 1992. IBM Form Number G362-0029. (Call 800-READ-OS2 to order)  OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager GPI: A Programming Guide to Text, Graphics, and Printing Winn, Graham C.E. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; 1992. 318 pages. (Item No. 1052)  OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager Graphics Programming Guide (IBM OS/2 Technical Library) Que Corp., Carmel, IN; 1992. 519 pages. (Item No. 1046).  OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager Programming Guide (IBM OS/2 Technical Library) Que Corp., Carmel, IN; 1992. 592 pages. (Item No. 1045).  OS/2 2.0 Handbook -- Applications, Integration, and Optimization, The Zack, William H. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; June 1992. 512 pages. ISBN 0-442-01234-9. IBM Form Number G362-0009.  OS/2 2.0 Systems Migration Considerations May 1992. (Call 800-551-2832 to order.) IBM Form Number G325-5016.  OS/2 2.0 Quick Reference Nance, Barry. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; August 1992. 160 pages ISBN# 1-56529-068-2.  OS/2 2.0 Workplace Shell: The User's Guide and Tutorial Tyne, Maria. Computer Information Associates, Wood Dale, Il; June 1992. 353 pages. ISBN# 1-881435-47-4. IBM Form Number G362-0014. (Item No. 1012)  OS/2 2.0: The Useable Portable Guide Haber, Jan; Herbert Haber. 171 pages. (Item No. 1007)  OS/2 2.1 Complete Abacus Books. 392 pages. (Item No. 1019)  OS/2 2.1 Corporate Programmer's Handbook, The Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; August 1993.  OS/2 2.1 Power User's Guide Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; May 1993.  OS/2 2.1 Quick Reference Guide for End Users QED; July 1993  OS/2 2.1 Unleashed Moskowitz, David; David Kerr; et al. Sams Publishing, Carmel IN; February 1993. 1134 pages. ISBN# 0-672-30240-3. IBM Form Number SR28-4318. (Diskette included) (Item No. 1034)  OS/2 2.1 User's Bible, The Abacus; May 1993.  OS/2 2.x Notebook - The best of OS/2 Developer Magazine Conklin, Dick. VNR Computer Library; 1993. 1008 pages. ISBN# 0-442-01522-4. IBM Form Number G362-0015 (Item No. 1033)  OS/2 2.x Programming Schildt, Herbert; Robert Godsey. Osborne/McGraw, Berkely, CA; 1993. 400 pages. ISBN# 0-07-881910-5. (Item No. 1051)  OS/2: Workplace Shell - The User's Guide and Tutorial for OS/2 2.1 Tyne, Maria. Computer Information Associates, Wood Dale, Il; June 1993.  PC Learning Labs Teaches OS/2 [2.1] Ziff-Davis Press; June 1993. (Diskette included)  Real-World Programming for OS/2 [2.0] Blain, Derrel R.; Kurt R. Delimon; Jeff English. Sams Publishing, Carmel IN; May 1993. 700 pages. ISBN# 0-672-30300-0. (Diskette included)  Secrets of the OS/2 Masters [2.1] Sams Publishing, Carmel IN; July 1993.  Shell Collection: OS/2 2.0 Utilities, The Levenson, Steve. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; 1992. 160 pages. ISBN# 0-442-01585-2. IBM Form Number G362-0049  Shell Collection: OS/2 2.1 Utilities, The Levenson, Steve. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; 1993.  Software Implementation Techniques: VMS, UNIX, OS/2, MS-DOS Merusi, Donald E. Digital Equipment Corporation; May 1992. 700 pages. ISBN# 1-55558-090-4.  Stepping up to OS/2 2.X Abacus Books. 209 pages. ISBN# 1-55755-185-5. (Item No. 1010)  Teach yourself OS/2 in a Week [2.1] Thomas, Carol. Sams Publishing, Carmel IN; July 1993. 700 pages. ISBN# 0-672-30360-4.  Teach yourself OS/2 2.1 MIS: Press; August 1993.  Using OS/2 2.0 Nance, Barry; Greg Chicares. Que Corp.; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; April, 1992. 500 pages. ISBN 0-88022-863-6. IBM Form Number G362-0007. (Item No. 1001)  Using OS/2 2.1 Special Edition Nance, Barry; Greg Chicares; Caroline Halliday; Sue Plumley. Que Corp.; Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; March 1993. 1000 pages. ISBN 1-56529-118-2. IBM Form Number SR28-4317.  Van Wolverton's Guide to OS/2 [2.1] Random House; June 1993.  Writing OS/2 2.0 Device Drivers in C Mastrianni, Steven J. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; April 1992. 409 pages. ISBN 0-442-01141-5. IBM Form Number G362-0006. (Item No. 1058)  Writing OS/2 Device Drivers in C, 2nd Edition [2.1] Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY; July, 1993.  Your OS/2 2.1 Consultant Tyson, Herb. Sams Publishing, Carmel IN; April 1993. 618 pages. ISBN# 0-672-30317-5. IBM Form Number SR28-4317. Related˙Topics -------------- Title Author/Publisher/Publication˙Date  LAN Operating Systems New Riders Publishing Group. New Riders Publishing; February 1993. 600 pages. ISBN# 1-56205-054-0.  Micro Focus CICS Option: Developing CICS Applications on the PC QED; June 1993.  Micro Focus COBOL/2 Workbench for the Application Developer McNally Jr. QED. 384 pages. (Item No. 1055)  Professional Reference DB2 Developer's Guide [V2.3] Mullins, Craig S. Sams Publishing, Carmel IN; August 1992. 1000 pages. ISBN 0-672-30191-1. IBM Form Number SR28-4297.  Using Borland C++ for OS/2 Que Development Group. Que Corp., Carmel, IN; July 1993. 800 pages. ISBN# 1-56529-135-2.