From: bergstro@src.honeywell.com (Pete Bergstrom)
Subject: Re: The expensive IBM doc set
To: comp.os.os2.programmer
Posted-Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 13: 53:36 CDT
Organization: Honeywell Systems & Research Center
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 18:53:36 GMT
Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 13: 53:37 CDT

dlb5404@tamsun.tamu.edu (Daryl Biberdorf) flames:

>\begin{flames_from_Hades}
>
>Look.  This is the second response to my original follow up that
>directs me to look into IBM development tools or publications that
>*I DON'T HAVE*.  I've ordered the redbooks already.  They haven't
>arrived yet.  I don't expect them to arrive for another two weeks.
>The *only* OS/2 programming books I've got are the older Microsoft
>volumes as well as the Petzold book, all of which are for OS/2 1.x.
>
>Maybe I was naive, but I thought it might help a lot of budding OS/32
>developers out if *SOME KIND SOUL* would friggin' post the pub numbers,
>titles, and maybe a description of each volume in the 17-volume, $300
>doc set!  Cripes, I'm not an idiot.  If I had a manual that listed
>the pub numbers already, I wouldn't have asked for them.  And calling
>the IBM librarian and having her *read* me the titles and descriptions
>of each of 17 volumes just sounds like a bit much for me to handle.
>I can see me trying to keep up by typing everything in to a computer
>while she dictates.  
>
>\end{flames_from_Hades}

There is a *LOT* of really good info on ftp-os2.  Check there first.

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Taken from os2pubs.txt from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu:/pub/os2/2.0/info,

Document No.	Title

G325-0650	Client-Server Programming with OS/2 2.0
G362-0006	Writing OS/2 2.0 Device Drivers in C
G362-0007	Using OS/2 Version 2 (Que)
G362-0008	Now That I Have OS/2 2.0 on My Computer...
G362-0009	Integrating Applications with OS/2 2.0
G362-0013	C Programming in the OS/2 2.0 Environment
G362-0014	The OS/2 2.0 User's Guide for the Workplace Shell
G362-0016	Inside OS/2 2.0 Release 2.0
GBOF-2224	OS/2 Version 2 Remote Installation and Maintenance
GBOF-2254	OS/2 Version 2 Technical Compendium (All "Redbooks")
GG24-3730	OS/2 Version 2 "Redbook": Control Program
GG24-3731	OS/2 Version 2 "Redbook": DOS & Windows Environment
GG24-3732	OS/2 Version 2 "Redbook": Presentation Manager & WPS
GG24-3774	OS/2 Version 2 "Redbook": Application Development
GG24-3775	OS/2 Version 2 "Redbook": Print Subsystem
S10G-2993	OS/2 2.0 Base Publications
S10G-3355	IBM OS/2 2.0 Developer's Toolkit (3.5 Inch)
S10G-3356	IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Library (All 17 Volumes)
S10G-4433	OS/2 2.0 Bidirectional National Language Supplement
S10G-4443	IBM C Set/2 Installation Booklet
S10G-4444	IBM C Set/2 User's Guide
S10G-4445	IBM C Set/2 Migration Guide
S10G-4446	IBM C Set/2 Reference Summary
S10G-4447	IBM C Set/2 Debugger Tutorial
S10G-4449	IBM C Set/2 and IBM Workframe/2...
S10G-6260	OS/2 2.0 Application Design Guide
S10G-6261	OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide Volume I
S10G-6262	OS/2 2.0 Information Presentation Facility Guide
S10G-6263	OS/2 2.0 Control Program Programming Reference
S10G-6264	OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager Programming Reference I
S10G-6265	OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager Programming Reference II
S10G-6266	OS/2 2.0 Physical Device Driver Reference
S10G-6267	OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager Driver Reference
S10G-6268	OS/2 2.0 Procedures Language 2/REXX Reference
S10G-6269	OS/2 2.0 Procedures Language 2/REXX User's GUI
S10G-6272	OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager Programming Reference
S10G-6309	OS/2 2.0 System Object Model Reference
S10G-6310	OS/2 2.0 Virtual Device Driver Reference
S10G-6312	OS/2 2.0 Keyboard and Code Pages
S10G-6313	OS/2 2.0 Command Reference
S10G-6494	OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide Volume II
S10G-6495	OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide Volume III
SC09-1308	C Reference Level 2

Extended Services/2 1.0 Publications:

G04G-1009	OS/2 ES 1.0 Product Supplemental Information
G04G-1115	Extended Services Information and Planning Guide
G362-0012	Comprehensive Database Performance for OS/2 2.0
S04G-1000	Start Here
S04G-1001	Network Administration Guide
S04G-1002	Communications Manager Configuration Guide
S04G-1003	Programmable Configuration Reference
S04G-1004	Communications Manager Host Connection Reference
S04G-1005	Example Scenarios
S04G-1006	Problem Determination for the Service Coordinator
S04G-1007	Programming Services and Advanced Problem Determination
S04G-1008	Workstation Installation Guide
S04G-1010	Query Manager User's Guide
S04G-1011	Query Manager Exercises
S04G-1012	SQL Reference
S04G-1013	Guide to Database Manager
S04G-1014	Hardware and Software Reference
S04G-1015	Communications Manager User's Guide
S04G-1017	Messages and Error Recovery
S04G-1018	Keyboard Layouts
S04G-1019	Glossary
S04G-1020	Commands Reference
S04G-1021	Service Point Application Router and Remote...
S04G-1022	Database Manager Programming Guide and Reference
S04G-1023	ACDI Programming Reference
S04G-1024	ACDI Redirection Information and Guide
S04G-1025	APPC Programming Reference
S04G-1026	ECF Server-Requester (SRPI) Programming Reference
S04G-1027	EHLLAPI Programming Reference
S04G-1028	Conventional LU Application Programming Reference
S04G-1029	RTIC Interface Co-Processor Multiport/2 Device Driver...
S04G-1030	X.25 Programming Reference
S04G-1031	Sample Programs for Communications Manager
S04G-1111	Extended Services Worksheets
S04G-1112	Guide to UPM
S04G-1113	LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration
S04G-1114	Guide to Database Application Enablers
S04G-1115	PC LAN Support Program User's Guide
S04G-1116	Communications Manager Systems Management...
S04G-1117	CM Keyboard Template...
S04G-1118	CM Keyboard Template...
S04G-1119	CM Keyboard Template...
S33F-9404	Extended Services and OS/2 LAN Server 2.0...
S96F-8312	OS/2 ES 1.0 Communications Manager Additional Function...
S96F-8313	OS/2 ES 1.0 Productivity Aids

Lan Server 2.0 Publications:

S04G-1032	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Network Administration Reference I
S04G-1033	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Network Administration Reference II
S04G-1034	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Network Administration Reference III
S04G-1035	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 User's Quick Reference
S04G-1037	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 DOS LAN Requester User's Guide
S04G-1038	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 DOS LAN Requester Windows...
S04G-1039	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 LAN Support Program User's Guide
S04G-1040	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Master Index
S04G-1041	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Problem Determination Reference I
S04G-1042	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Problem Determination Reference II
S04G-1043	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Problem Determination Reference III
S04G-1044	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Migration Handbook
S04G-1045	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Commands Reference
S04G-1046	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Application Programmer's...
S04G-1080	OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Network Administration Reference
		Supplement
S33F-9404	Extended Services and OS/2 LAN Server 2.0...
S96F-8311	Coexistence Guide for OS/2 LAN Server...