From: brooke@cco.caltech.edu (Brooke Paul Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: I need info about IBM's OS/2 Developers' Program
Date: 2 Oct 1992 09:07:47 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: usa
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The following is a message posting, I think, in this newsgroup a
while back.  It's all I know about the developer's assistance
program.




           IBM ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE OS/2 DEVELOPER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM            
                                                                                
     BOSTON, Sept. 17, 1992 . . . IBM today announced that it has enhanced      
     the OS/2 Developer Assistance Program (DAP) to reach software devel-       
     opers around the world who are interested in developing OS/2-based         
     products.  The details of this program -- which IBM expects will           
     substantially increase the number of developers writing OS/2 software      
     -- were outlined at the Software Development '92 Fall conference being     
     held at Boston's World Trade Center.                                       
                                                                                
     "IBM's current DAP offerings have provided support to more than 1,000      
     ISVs who have committed to developing 32-bit OS/2 2.0* applications --     
     and more than 160 of these programs are commercially available -- in       
     addition to the thousands of 16-bit commercial applications that           
     currently run on OS/2 2.0," said John Soyring, director of IBM's soft-     
     ware development programs.                                                 
                                                                                
     "Building on this success, we are expanding the coverage and enhancing     
     the products and services of the DAP," said Soyring.  "Our goal is to      
     provide the new DAP offerings to all types of developers around the        
     globe, including ISVs, corporate developers, systems integrators,          
     value-added resellers, MIS professionals, consultants, industry            
     analysts, computer science students, educators, shareware developers       
     and others."                                                               
                                                                                
     According to Soyring, IBM now has streamlined and simplified the DAP       
     enrollment process.  Starting today, developers can apply for DAP          
     membership by calling (407) 982-6408 to receive a sign-up form via         
     facsimile.  By October 18, developers can apply by typing "GO OS2DAP"      
     on CompuServe** and completing the electronic sign-up form.  There is      
     no charge to join the DAP; however, some program services and products     
     require a fee.                                                             
                                                                                
     In addition to current CompuServe support and country-specific elec-       
     tronic services -- such as IBMLink in the U.S. -- IBM intends to use       
     CompuServe as one of the primary worldwide distribution sources for        
     OS/2 product, technical and marketing information.                         
                                                                                
     "Around the world, CompuServe will provide a valuable addition to          
     IBM's existing regional electronically supported DAP services for          
     developers," said Soyring.                                                 
                                                                                
                             CD-ROM FOR DEVELOPERS                              
                                                                                
     IBM also announced that it will offer a beta version of OS/2 2.x code,     
     beta versions of various IBM OS/2 development tools and programming        
     technical information on a CD-ROM that is being distributed in a pilot     
     program.  An earlier version of this CD-ROM was tested by a dozen          
     developers and this test is now being expanded to 4,000 programmers        
     worldwide.  The successful testing of this program is expected to lead     
     to a more extensive use of CD-ROM technology for delivering large          
     quantities of code and technical information to software developers.       
                                                                                
     This CD-ROM will be distributed during September and October at busi-      
     ness shows and industry conferences such as Software Development '92       
     and the IBM OS/2 Developer Conference and Exposition.                      
                                                                                
     "The CD-ROM format is a fast and economical way to distribute early        
     code and technical information to developers," said Soyring.               
                                                                                
     There will be a shipping and handling fee for the CD-ROM.  Installa-       
     tion support will be provided to programmers via the CompuServe            
     "OS2DEV" forum, section 16 "DEVELOPERS CD ROM."  The license for the       
     code contained on the CD-ROM expires December 15, 1992.                    
                                                                                
     The CD-ROM contains:                                                       
            o OS/2 2.x;                                                         
              -- 32-bit graphics engine beta code;                              
            o Windows** 3.1 API support for Win-OS/2*;                          
            o IBM's Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0;                           
            o A beta version of an enhanced IBM WorkFrame/2;                    
            o IBM C Set/2 for OS/2 (a beta version of IBM C                     
              Compiler with Virtual Device Driver (VDD) development             
              support) and a beta version of a new linker;                      
            o A profiler for C Set/2;                                           
            o MMPM/2 plus Toolkit;                                              
            o LAN Server 3.0 beta code;                                         
            o Network Transport Services/2 (NTS/2) beta code;                   
            o NetWare Workstation Kit for OS/2 2.0;                             
            o TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2;                                    
            o IBM OS/2 2.0 "Red Books" (documentation);                         
            o IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Library (documentation);                   
            o 26 productivity tools (IBM employee-written                       
              software).                                                        
                                                                                
     Current CD-ROM drives supported by OS/2 2.0 include all IBM CD-ROM         
     drives; Toshiba models 3301T, TXM3301 and 3301B; Sony model CDU541;        
     and NEC's CDR84 when attached to IBM, Future Domain or Adaptec SCSI        
     controllers.                                                               
                                                                                
                                OS/2 VERSION 2.0                                
                                                                                
     OS/2 2.0 is an advanced 32-bit operating system that supports DOS,         
     Windows and OS/2 applications in a single package.  This platform          
     offers Crash Protection* and true multitasking -- allowing concurrent      
     execution of multiple software programs -- and enables users to choose     
     from tens of thousands of applications, providing access to a tremen-      
     dously broad range of software programs.                                   
                                    #  #  #                                     
                                                                                
     *  Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Busi-      
     ness Machines Corporation                                                  
                                                                                
     ** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc. and     
     Microsoft Corporation