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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Thank you for trying PMD.
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- About PMD
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- PM Designer(PMD) is a visual application development environment for OS/2
- Presentation Manager that supports the graphical creation of GUI applications,
- using your choice of compiler and class library.
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- This is the demo version of PMD 2.0. It is distributed solely for the purpose
- of demonstrating the retail version of PMD. As such, it is not fully
- functional. You can design forms and attach code to events and code sections,
- but you cannot generate code using this version. Otherwise, it is the same as
- the retail version.
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- There are 2 retail versions of PMD available. They are:
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- Base version
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- The Base version of PMD contains everything you need to start designing
- applications visually. It, like the Professional version, requires the presence
- of at least one of the IBM, Borland, Watcom, or MetaWare compilers and
- toolsets, and includes the following components:
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- The PMD design environment.
- VacNat Interface Classes(VIC) class library.
- The full set of CUA '91 PM controls, plus a Timer control.
- Full support for custom controls, and "plug in" code generators.
- Online documentation.
- Example programs and source code.
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- Professional version
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- The Professional version of PMD includes everything in the Base version, plus
- the following components:
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- Control Designer and CTL development tools.
- A toolkit for creating code generator DLL modules.
- VIC class library source code.
- Bitmap library.
- Icon library.
- Resource import tools, which are used to make PMD forms out of
- existing RC files.
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- Note: In both of the above packages, the documentation for PMD and the VIC
- class library is provided online. You can order printed manuals separately.
- Please see the pricing information below.
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- Where to get a copy of PMD
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- PMD is available from OS/2 retailers such as Indelible Blue, Inc. You can also
- order PMD direct from VacNat Software. If you wish to order PMD from an online
- source, you can connect to the OS/2 Shareware BBS, and download the retail
- version in the form of executable files that create installation diskette
- images.
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- Look for CTL files and other generators in the OS2USER and OS2DF2 forums on
- Compuserve and on the OS/2 Shareware BBS, or check the VacNat Web page at
- http://www.tyrell.net/~jkelly. More items, as well as improvements to PMD
- itself, are being developed all the time, so you should check these sites
- every few weeks.
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- Pricing Information
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- The various components of PMD can be purchased separately. Prices for the
- separate components are as follows:
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- PMD Design Environment $100 US
- VIC Class library (no source code) $100 US
- VIC Class library (incl. source code) $175 US
- CTL and Generator Development Kits $60 US
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- The prices for the two combined packages are:
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- PMD Base Edition (described above) $120 US
- PMD Pro Edition (described above) $200 US
- Printed manuals $45 US
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- For a limited time...
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- Until December 31, 1995, you can order the Base version of PMD, and get all of
- the components included in the Professional version for free. After that time,
- users of the Base edition can order an upgrade package directly from VacNat
- Software, to upgrade the Base edition to the Professional Edition.
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- Example programs
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- The example programs included in this package demonstrate the various features
- of PMD and the VacNat Interface Classes library. To get an overview of what
- each example program is for, start the example program, and press the F1 key.
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- License Agreement
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- Please see the included LICENSE.TXT file included with this package.
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- Contacting VacNat Software
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- We would like to hear any suggestions you may have regarding possible
- improvements to PMD. If you have any questions or suggestions for us regarding
- PMD, send us an e-mail at jkelly@tyrell.net, or 70572,1247 on CompuServe.
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- If you are interested in developing a code generator or CTL control library
- for PMD, contact us at one of the above places. We will be glad to assist you
- in your efforts.
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- Problem Reporting
- If, during your evaluation of this product, you find any problems with it's
- operation, use the file PMDPROB.TXT in the \DOC subdirectory under PMD's base
- directory. We will attempt to rectify the problem as soon as possible, and
- notify you of a fix for it.