From: hho@phakt.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 sales; erg.
Date: 21 Jan 1993 09:38:53 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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moonhawk@bluemoon.use.com (David Culberson) writes:

>  You can get the OS/2 2.1 Beta CD-ROM from IBM for $15; that includes all 
>developer's stuff, etc.  TCP/IP beta, C++ beta, C (Non-beta), all the 
>toolkits, everything; $15.  Straight from IBM; give them a call.  OS/2 2.1 
>beta is also available for FTP, but it is 27 HD 3.5" floppies, so I think 
>it would be better to get the CD-ROM.

>                        David
Hi David


IBM (telephone: 1-800-342-6672) is currently offering one of the most
amazing software package deals of all time.  For a grand total of $15
anyone can order a copy of a CDROM (that's a compact disk - just like
a music CD -- but containing up to 600 MB of programs, documents, and
data) with near final pre-release versions of the following products:

      o  OS/2 2.1 Operating System

      o  C Set/2 C/C++ Compiler
      o  Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1
      o  Workframe/2
      o  Kernel Debugger

      o  LAN Requester
      o  NTS/2 (Network Transport Services)
      o  Netware Workstation Kit

      o  TCP/IP Base Kit
      o  TCP/IP NFS (Network File System) Kit
      o  TCP/IP PMX Server (X11R4 Server)  <====== turns PC into X Terminal!!!
      o  TCP/IP X.25 Kit
      o  TCP/IP Programmer's Toolkit & Source Code Examples

      o  WIN-OS2 -- Windows-OS/2 Version 3.1

Published benchmarks on the new system indicate that OS/2 2.1 beta runs
Windows Enhanced Mode applications faster that Microsoft's Windows 3.1!

OS/2 2.1 also offers numerous other benefits over DOS-5.0/Windows-3.1
including the ability to run existing DOS and Windows applications in 
an error free environment with greater freedom of memory use and full 
multi-tasking capability.

This CDROM contains BETA TEST code -- as such it should not be used in
critical applications where a system error could be catastrophic.  But,
if you want to get a solid feeling for the capabilities of the OS/2 2.1
due to be released by IBM in March 1993 -- without investing any really
significant amount of money in acquiring software to test -- then you
should definitely order a copy of the $15.00 NOVEMBER 1992 PDK from the
IBM 1-800-342-6672 number mentioned at the beginning of this note.  If
you want to do C++ development work then you should also order the $25
3.5" diskette containing the AT&T base class libraries.

I have never before seen anyone release so much software to such a wide
audience as the current IBM 11/92 OS/2 2.1 BETA PDK CDROM!!!  But, IBM
is intent on capturing as much of the PC market as possible -- and this
pre-release CDROM is one method of communicating the superiority of the
IBM product over the Microsoft product as directly as possible.

A small subset of the CDROM containing only the base end user operating
is available in 3.5" and 5.25" disk images from the following anonymous
ftp sites:

software.watson.ibm.com (129.34.139.5)
   location: /pub/os2/os2beta
   note: 3.5 inch only, also only seems to have 18 of the 19 disks?

hobbes.nmsu.edu (128.123.35.151)
   location: /pub/os2/2.1/beta
   note: 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch
   times: non-business hours in New Mexico

energy.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu (134.129.123.2)
   (this is a VMS machine, kind of different)

edc3jr.gsph.pitt.edu (130.49.4.223)
    location: /pub/os2/2.1beta
    note: 3.5 and 5.25 inch available
    times: 5pm EST to 8am EST

icss2.agron.iastate.edu (129.186.20.86)
    location: /pub/os21beta
    times: 5pm CST to 8am CST M-F, 24 hrs weekends

i.ece.uiuc.edu ( 128.174.115.19)
    location: /os2/2.1beta

andyspc.rh.uchicago.edu (128.135.120.51)
    times: 24 hours
    note: This is running TCP/IP under OS/2, rather intriguing...
          Use dir, not ls to see directories


p.s.  In addition to containing all of the software products mentioned
above, the CDROM contains the entire IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Reference
Library including all of the following documents (at no extra cost) --
this solves one of the most serious prior complaints about OS/2 2.0 --
by making up for the prior lack of readily available documentation:

o  "OS/2 2.0 Technical Library"
        Part Number: 10G3356   Price: $299.00

   This library is designed for application developers and
   device driver developers.  The guidance information provides
   a complete guide to designing, writing, and building your
   application.  The reference information is for all
   the application programming interface (API) functions.
   The library contains all of the following books.  You
   can purchase the entire library as a single package
   or only individual books from the library.  None of these
   items is included when you purchase "Developer's Toolkit
   for OS/2 2.0."

   Following are the descriptions, part numbers, and prices
   for each book in the "OS/2 2.0 Technical Library."

   o "Application Design Guide"
        Part Number: 10G6260   Price: $15.00

     This book provides an overview of the programming concepts
     supported by OS/2 2.0.  In more general terms than the
     Programming Guide, it introduces significant aspects of
     programming in the 32-bit OS/2 environment.  Use this book
     when building dynamic link libraries, when writing code for
     an object-oriented environment, or when migrating from OS/2
     16-bit applications.


   o  "Programming Guide Volume I"
        Part Number: 10G6461   Price: $15.00

     Three volumes provide guidance information and code examples
     to enable you to start writing source code using the
     application programming interfaces (APIs) OS/2 2.0 provides.

     Volume I describes the Control Program for programming
     functions that are internal to applications, including file
     system, memory management, exception management, and
     multitasking functions.

   o  "Programming Guide Volume II"
        Part Number: 10G6494   Price: $25.00

      Volume II describes the Presentation Manager windowed
      user interface, including messages and message queues,
      window classes, frame windows, control windows, and
      window controls.

   o  "Programming Guide Volume III"
        Part Number: 10G6495   Price: $15.00

      Volume III describes the graphics programming interface,
      including graphic primitives, and graphics segments, bit
      maps, and transformation functions.  This volume also
      describes printing and device support.


   o  "Control Program Programming Reference"
         Part Number: 10G6263   Price: $25.00

      Refer to this book for functions of the base
      operating system (functions with a prefix of DOS).
      Dos functions are listed in alphabetic order.  Each
      one includes a C-language code example and pointers
      to related functions.  This information is also
      available online in the CP Reference.

   o  "Presentation Manager Programming Reference, Volume I"
         Part Number: 10G6264   Price: $35.00

      Three volumes provide a detailed reference for
      programming to the Presentation Manager interface.

      Volume I has an alphabetic listing of the Dev (device),
      Drg (drag), Gpi (graphics), Prf (profile), and
      Spl (spooler) API functions.

   o  "Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume II"
         Part Number: 10G6265   Price: $35.00

      Volume II has an alphabetic listing of the Win (window)
      API functions and the new WP (workplace) methods.

   o  "Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume III"
         Part Number: 10G6272   Price: $35.00

      Volume III contains related information such as
      graphics-orders, graphics-orders data types, application
      hooks and procedures, and Presentation Manager messages.
      This information is also available online in the
      PM Reference.

   o  "Information Presentation Facility Guide and Reference"
        Part Number: 10G6262   Price: $15.00

      This book is for both the application programmer designing
      help windows, as well as for an author developing online
      documents.  It provides guidance in using the Information
      Presentation Facility (IPF) tagging language and the IPF
      compiler, and serves as a reference for window functions,
      dynamic data functions, and help manager messages.  This
      information is also available online in the IPF Reference.

   o  "System Object Model Guide and Reference"
         Part Number: 10G6309   Price: $ 9.00

      This book describes the System Object Model (SOM), and the
      tools that support its use.  The book is aimed primarily
      at the experienced C-language programmer.  It covers the
      basic structure of SOM, how SOM programs are developed,
      the Object Interface Definition Language (OIDL), the SOM
      compiler, the C-language bindings, and the SOM programming
      interface functions.  This information is available online
      in the SOM Reference.

   o  "Procedures Language 2/REXX User's Guide"
        Part Number: 10G6269   Price: $10.00

      This book describes the REXX language.  Each chapter is
      divided into two sections: Basic includes frequently-used
      features, and Advanced Topics describes special features
      and includes examples.  The book is intended for users
      who want to learn how to program in REXX.

   o  "Procedures Language 2/REXX Programming Reference"
        Part Number: 10G6268   Price: $15.00

      Refer to this book for a list of the REXX functions
      supported by the OS/2 operating system.  The book is a
      more detailed description of the REXX programming
      language.  The book contains detailed descriptions of
      C language APIs for those who wish to extend their
      applications with REXX as a macro language.

   o  "Physical Device Driver Reference"
        Part Number: 10G6266   Price: $30.00

      Use this book to write OS/2 physical device drivers.
      It provides category, function code, and calling
      conventions for I/O control (IOCtl) functions.
      Calling conventions also are described for DevHlp
      routines.  This book is written for system programmers
      as well as application programmers.

   o  "Virtual Device Driver Reference"
        Part Number: 10G6310   Price: $10.00

      This book is for writing virtual device drivers and
      provides information on virtual DevHlp routines.  It
      describes virtual device driver architecture, operations,
      and inter-device driver communications.  It also describes
      each virtual device driver shipped with OS/2 2.0.  This
      book is written for system programmers as well as
      application programmers.

   o  "Presentation Driver Reference"
        Part Number: 10G6267   Price: $25.00

      This book is for experienced system programmers who are
      developing presentation drivers for devices operating in
      an OS/2 program environment.  It describes the internal
      interface between Presentation Manager and the driver,
      and between the driver and the I/O subsystem.  This book
      also contains information about queue drivers and port
      drivers.  Detailed descriptions of control structures,
      data structures, and I/O formats are included.

o  "OS/2 2.0 Technical Library"
   This library is designed for application developers and
   device driver developers.  The guidance information provides
   a complete guide to designing, writing, and building your
   application.  The reference information is for all
   the application programming interface (API) functions.
   The library contains all of the following books.  You
   can purchase the entire library as a single package
   or only individual books from the library.  None of these
   items is included when you purchase "Developer's Toolkit
   for OS/2 2.0."



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