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A Technical Guide to OS/2
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The OS/2 Technical Guide is aimed at customer technical staff, software
developers, IBM staff, dealers and business partners, and anyone else who
needs to understand the detail of how OS/2 2.0 has been designed and
implemented. Its primary aim is to help those evaluating the product to
understand just why OS/2 is the platform of choice for the 90s. It covers the
base, but not ES or LS, except for one chapter on "OS/2 in a connected
environment". It aims to fill the gap between the 4-page brochure and the 5
volumes of red books!
These are the titles of the chapters:
OS/2 Version 2.0
Why OS/2?
OS/2 2.0 Key Elements
Better DOS
Better Windows
Better OS/2
Workplace Shell
OS/2 in a Connected Environment
Futures
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Appendix A : Comparison Tables
Appendix B : Hardware Requirements and performance
Appendix C : Further Reference Materials
Appendix D : OS/2 Bulletin Board Systems
This ZIP file contains this readme file and the main document, OS2TECH PS.
The OS2TECHG PS file is a print-ready PostScript file, so send it to the
printer using your usual technique (COPY, PRINT, drag 'n drop etc).
*** WARNING: the document is 145 pages with 29 pictures,
so you'll need plenty of disk space (8.3MB approx) and it may be better to
print when you have nothing else waiting for half an hour or so.
The document convers the base system, but not ES or LS (except for a chapter
on "OS/2 in a Connected Environment"). this is because to cover the
extensions as well would take it over 145 pages, which is big enough as it is!
We are thinking about doing a separate guide(s) on ES and LS, but want to see
how this guide works out before devoting any more of our (scarce) resource to
it. Any feedback on whether this kind of "technical marketing" (as opposed to
one or the other) information is useful to us, will help us decide where we
should spend our time.
Please let me have your comments on the content and format (my name's on the
front!) Even if you only want to comment on its usefulness (or otherwise),
that's important too. It took me a long time to write, and we can only
justify the effort to do other things like it, if we know it is being used out
there. Above all, please distribute this document to everyone you can - it's
an easy way to spread the word about OS/2!
I am also making the guide available in IPF format (maybe by the time you are
reading this, it is already available!) for those who want an on-line
readable version.
I DO intend to update the guide for OS/2 2.1, once it has shipped.
And now...enjoy!
Thanks,
Martin McElroy
European Personal Systems Center
IBM Europe
Basingstoke,
UK