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- 4/21/92
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- NEW BOOKS ON OS/2 2.0
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- The following new books about OS/2 version 2.0 have been published
- within the past year or are planned for 1992. Information has been
- provided by the authors and their publishers. IBM author information
- and IBM order numbers have been added where appropriate.
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- Information about new OS/2 2.0 books should be sent to Dick Conklin,
- Editor, OS/2 Developer Magazine. MCI: DConklin; Prodigy: CGVD41A;
- IBM Profs: BCRVM1(CONKLIND).
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- THE DESIGN OF OS/2 by H. M. Deitel and M. S. Kogan (Kogan works at
- IBM, Boca Raton, FL). 400 pages., hardcover. Published by Addison-
- Wesley, October 1991. ISBN 0-201-54889-5; $40.95 US. IBM order
- number S325-4005; $40.95.
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- The primary goal of The Design Of OS/2 is to provide insights into the
- design decisions and philosophy of the OS/2 operating system. It
- discusses the motivation, architecture, and realization of OS/2 in the
- personal computing marketplace. The design of the major components of
- OS/2 are described in terms of their API architecture, internal data
- structures, and algorithms. Each area focuses on bridging operating
- systems theory to the realization of the design and implementation of
- OS/2. Where it is significant, an objective comparison of the
- technical aspects of OS/2 and other operating environments is
- provided. A key thrust is to describe the evolution of personal
- computer operating systems from DOS through 16-bit OS/2 and 32-bit
- OS/2.
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- CLIENT-SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH OS/2 2.0 by Robert Orfali and Dan
- Harkey, both with IBM, San Jose, CA. Published by Van Nostrand
- Reinhold. First Edition, June 1991, Second Edition (V 2.0) due in
- July 1992. 1,026 pages. ISBN 442-00826-0; $39.95 US. IBM order
- number G325-0650; $34.00.
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- Guide to Client-Server programming and OS/2 Extended Edition /
- Extended Services. Includes: database servers vs. transaction
- servers; APPC, NetBIOS, Named Pipes, LAN Server; remote vs. local SQL
- vs. stored procedures; OLTP, database and communication benchmarks;
- GUI tools and rapid prototyping; plus 300 pages of C programming
- examples.
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- Second Edition adds: how the client/server model is evolving; new
- OS/2 2.0 and Extended Services features; TCP/IP, Novell and CPI-C; the
- OS/2 2.0 Workframe programming environment; 32-bit C Set/2 compiler;
- case study: CUA '91 object-based front-end with a transaction server
- back-end.
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- OS/2 PRESENTATION MANAGER GPI: A Programming Guide to Text, Graphics,
- and Printing by Graham C. E. Winn, IBM Hursley, UK. Published by
- Van Nostrand Reinhold, June 1991. 318 pages. ISBN 442-00468-0;
- $39.95 US. IBM order number G362-0005; $33.67.
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- This book helps you create superior OS/2 graphics using the powerful
- graphic programming interface by clarifying a complex package that has
- not been well documented or understood. Over 50 programming examples
- are given that help answer questions on GPI and development functions.
- All aspects of data transfer, deletion, dimension functions, page
- units, scaling of MetaFiles and form selection are included.
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- WRITING OS/2 2.0 DEVICE DRIVERS IN C by Steven J. Mastrianni.
- Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, April 1992. 250 pages. ISBN
- 0-442-01141-5; 36.95 US. IBM order number G362-0006.
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- This book provides the skills needed to write device drivers:
- it shows how operating system components interact and how device
- drivers fit in; compares 16-bit drivers to 32-bit versions; DOS
- compatibility; mouse drivers, storage devices, Micro Channel, tools,
- debugging, tuning, and performance; virtual device drivers; memory
- mapped adapters and IOPL; direct memory access; Extended Device Driver
- Interface; device helper reference.
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- USING OS/2 2.0 by Barry Nance with Greg Chicares. Published by Que
- Corporation, April 1992. 470 pages. ISBN 0-88022-863-6; $24.95 US.
- IBM order number G362-0007.
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- A guide to understanding and learning to use OS/2 2.0 and a reference
- for first-time computer users, as well as DOS and Windows pros.
- Installation and configuration; command reference, Workplace Shell;
- built-in help; Enhanced Editor; running DOS, Windows, and OS/2
- programs; using the tutorial and built-in help; troubleshooting; batch
- files; printing.
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- INSIDE OS/2 RELEASE 2.0 by Staff of New Riders Publishing. June 1992.
- 850 pages. ISBN 1-56205-045-1; $34.95 U. S. IBM order number
- G362-0016. Comprehensive guide to OS/2 2.0 for the advanced DOS or
- Windows user making the move to OS/2. Describes in detail the
- advantages of OS/2 over competing operating systems from the end-user
- perspective. Describes and explains the OS/2 graphical user
- interface, customizing the desktop, and built in applications.
- Extensive descriptions of requirements to run DOS or Windows
- applications under OS/2 and surveys significant OS/2 applications.
- Additional chapters discuss networking under OS/2, optimization, and
- batch programming with REXX.
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- NOW THAT I HAVE OS/2 2.0 ON MY COMPUTER -- WHAT DO I DO NEXT? by
- Steven Levenson and Eli Hertz, Hertz Computer Corp. Published by Van
- Nostrand Reinhold, June 1992. 300 pages. ISBN 0-442-01227-6; $24.95
- US. IBM order number G362-0008, $21.03.
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- The OS/2 2.0 Workplace Shell: interacting with the operating system
- and applications; customizing the environment; common functions;
- comparisons to DOS and Windows; FAT and HPFS file systems; object
- manipulation and customization; guided tour; applets; printing and
- fonts; editing the CONFIG.SYS file; built-in and third party
- diagnostic and troubleshooting utilities; tips and techniques.
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- The OS/2 2.0 USER'S GUIDE FOR THE WORKPLACE SHELL by Maria Tyne.
- Published by Computer Information Associates, June 1992. 300 pages.
- $24.99 US. IBM order number G362-0014.
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- Learning and understanding the Workplace Shell for novices and
- experts: visual examples; step by step procedures; quick reference.
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- INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS WITH OS/2 2.0 BY WILLIAM H. ZACK. Published
- by Van Nostrand Reinhold, Summer 1992. 300 pages. $34.95 US. ISBN
- 0-442-01234-9. IBM order number G362-0009.
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- Implementing and using applications in OS/2 2.0; migrating DOS and
- Windows applications to OS/2 2.0; Workplace Shell graphic user
- interface; "applets"; internal OS/2 management tools; installation and
- customization; hardware requirements; memory management; multitasking;
- program management; file systems and file management.
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- THE COBOL PRESENTATION MANAGER PROGRAMMING GUIDE by David M. Dill.
- Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, June 1992. 280 pages, $38.95 U.S.
- ISBN 0-442-01293-4. IBM order number G362-0010, $32.82. Introduces
- OS/2 programming through easy-to-understand COBOL examples, with
- skeleton code. Especially useful for COBOL programmers wishing to
- migrate applications from a mainframe to OS/2.
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- LEARNING TO PROGRAM OS/2 PRESENTATION MANAGER BY EXAMPLE by Stephen A.
- Knight (IBM, Rochester, MN). Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, July
- 1992. 200 pages; $39.95 U.S. IBM order number G362-0011.
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- COMPRENENSIVE DATABASE PERFORMANCE FOR OS/2 2.0's EXTENDED SERVICES by
- Bruce Tate, Tim Malkemus, and Terry Gray (IBM, Austin, TX). Published
- by Van Nostrand Reinhold, September 1992. IBM order number G362-0012.
- A complete guide to database performance, from database design to
- optimizing queries to benchmarking a completed application. Sample
- benchmarking code, a symptom / response troubleshooting matrix and a
- list of practical tips and techniques.
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- OS/2 UPDATE by Dick Conklin (IBM, Boca Raton, FL). Published by Van
- Nostrand Reinhold, Fall 1992. IBM order number G362-0015. A
- collection of popular articles from IBM's Personal Systems Developer
- magazine, 1990 - 1992. Picks up where OS/2 Notebook (G362-0003) left
- off.
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- C PROGRAMMING IN THE OS/2 2.0 ENVIRONMENT by V. Mitra Gopaul.
- Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, November 1992. IBM order number
- G362-0013.
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