OS/2 FAQ List: User's Edition (4 Apr 94)

Inf-HTML [About][Toc][Index] 0.9b (c) 1995 Peter Childs

(4.9) Books and Magazines



What OS/2 books and magazines are available? 



OS/2 has its own magazines: OS/2 Developer Magazine (phone 800-WANT-OS2 or 
708-647-5960, FAX 708-647-0537), OS/2 Monthly (mail 
72550.2440@compuserve.com or phone 800-365-2642), Inside OS/2 (phone 
502-491-1900), OS/2 Professional (phone 301-770-7302), OS/2 Magazine 
(Miller-Freeman; {{ phone 800-765-1291 or 415-905-2200, or FAX 
415-905-2499), }} and the OS/2 Newsletter (phone 714-495-3757). 



Many OS/2 2.x books can be ordered by calling IBM Fulfillment Headquarters 
at 800-342-6672.  Or you may obtain OS/2 books through most computer book 
sellers. 



Here are just a few of the OS/2 2.x books available, with ISBN and IBM 
Publication Number, if available: 



 o Designing OS/2 Applications, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-58889-X, IBM 
   Publication No. SC28-2701. 



 o Easy OS/2, QUE, ISBN 1-56529-145-X. 



 o The Little Book of OS/2: 2.1 Edition, Peachpit Press. 



 o Micro Focus COBOL/2 Workbench for the Application Developer, QED. 



 o OS/2 for Non-Nerds, New Riders, ISBN 1-56205-153-9, IBM Pub. No. 
   SR28-4319. 



 o OS/2 Inside & Out (2.1), Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-881871-0. 



 o OS/2 2.x Notebook: The Best of OS/2 Developer Magazine, Van Nostrand 
   Reinhold, ISBN 0-442-01522-4, IBM Pub. No. G362-0015. 



 o OS/2 2.1 Complete, Abacus. 



 o OS/2 2.1 Programming, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-881910-5. 



 o OS/2 2.1 Unleashed, Sams, ISBN 0-672-30240-3, IBM Pub. No. SR28-4318. 



 o The Shell Collection: OS/2 2.1 Utilities, Van Nostrand Reinhold. 



 o Stepping Up to OS/2 2.1, Abacus, ISBN 1-55755-185-5. 



 o Ten-Minute Guide to OS/2 2.1, Alpha, ISBN 1-56761-185-0, IBM Pub. No. 
   SR28-4322. 



 o Using OS/2 2.1: Special Edition, QUE, ISBN 1-56529-118-2, IBM Pub. No. 
   SR28-4317. 



 o Your OS/2 Consultant, Sams, ISBN 0-672-30317-5. 



 o Advanced OS/2 for Programming Managers, John Wiley & Sons. 



 o Dvorak's Guide to OS/2, Random House. 



 o OS/2 for Dummies (2.1), IDG, ISBN 1-878058-76-2. 



 o OS/2 Instant Reference Book, Sybex. 



 o The OS/2 2.1 User's Bible, Abacus. 



 o OS/2 2.1 Power User's Guide, Van Nostrand Reinhold. 



 o Real-World Programming for OS/2, Sams. 



 o Learn OS/2 in a Day, Wordware Publishing. 



 o Micro Focus CICS Option: Developing CICS Applications on the PC, QED. 



 o OS/2: The Workplace Shell, A User's Guide & Tutorial for Release 2.1, 
   Computer Information Associates. 



 o PC Learning Labs Teaches OS/2, Ziff-Davis Press. 



 o Quick Reference Guide for OS/2 2.1, DDC. 



 o Van Wolverton's Guide to OS/2, Random House. 
 



 IBM's OS/2 "redbooks" (power user guides) are IBM Publication No. 
 GBOF-2254.  (To order these and other IBM publications phone your local 
 IBM office and ask for the Librarian or phone 800-765-4IBM.)  These 
 redbooks are also available in electronic form [See (3.2) Shareware and 
 Freeware Sources].  Other OS/2 publications, such as the OS/2 Technical 
 Library, IBM Part No. 10G3356, are available by calling IBM Technical 
 Books at 800-IBM-PCTB. 



 IBM also offers the OS/2 Online Book Collection CD-ROM, Part No. 53G2166. 
  This CD-ROM provides nearly all of the OS/2 publications produced by IBM 
 in electronic form.  The CD-ROM includes the following titles: 



 o IBM C Set ++ Version 2.0 



    - IBM WorkFrame/2 Introduction 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: Browser Introduction 
    - Collection Class Library Reference 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools C Library Reference 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: C Language Reference 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: C++ Language Reference 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: Debugger Introduction 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: Programming Guide 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: Standard Class Library Reference 
    - User Interface Class Library Guide 
    - User Interface Class Library Reference 
    - IBM C/C++ Tools: EXTRA Introduction 



 o IBM International Technical Support Center (Red Books) 



    - OS/2 V2.0 Vol 1: Control Program (ITSC) 
    - OS/2 V2.0 Vol 2: DOS and Windows Environment (ITSC) 
    - OS/2 V2.0 Vol 3: PM and Workplace Shell (ITSC) 
    - OS/2 V2.0 Vol 4: Application Development (ITSC) 
    - OS/2 V2.0 Vol 5: Print Subsystem (ITSC) 
    - OS/2 2.1 Technical Update 



 o OS/2 LAN Server Version 2.0 



    - OS/2 LAN Server Migration Handbook 
    - Problem Determination Reference Volume 1: Problem Determination 
      Guide 
    - Network Administrator Reference Volume 2: Performance Tuning 
    - DOS LAN Requester User's Quick Reference 
    - LAN Server User's Quick Reference 
    - Problem Determination Reference Volume 3: LAN Error Messages 
    - LAN Support Program User's Guide 
    - Network Administrator Reference Volume 1: Planning and Installation 
      Guide 
    - Network Administrator Reference Volume 3: Network Administrator's 
      Tasks 
    - Problem Determination Reference Volume 2: LAN Alerts 
    - DOS LAN Requester Windows User's Guide 
    - OS/2 LAN Server Productivity Aids 
    - Network Administrator Reference Supplement for OS/2 2.0 



 o OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0 



    - PC LAN Program Migration Guide 
    - Problem Determination Reference Volume 1: Problem Determination 
      Guide 
    - Network Administrator Reference Volume 2: Performance Tuning 
    - DLR and DLR Windows User's Quick Reference 
    - OS/2 LAN Requester User's Quick Reference 
    - Problem Determination Reference Volume 3: LAN Error Messages 
    - IBM LAN Support Program User's Guide 
    - Network Administrator Reference Volume 1: Planning and Installation 
      Guide 
    - Network Administrator Reference Volume 3: Network Administrators 
      Tasks 
    - Problem Determination Reference Volume 2: LAN Alerts 
    - OS/2 LAN Server Productivity Aids 
    - LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration Guide 
    - IBM Network Transport Services/2 Redirected Installation and 
      Configuration Guide 
    - Messages and Problem Determination Guide 



 o Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 Version 1.1 



    - MMPM/2 Application Programming Guide 
    - MMPM Toolkit/2 
    - CUA Guide to Multimedia User Interface Design 
    - MMPM/2 Programming Reference 
    - OS/2 Multimedia Advantage 



 o Network Transport Services/2 Version 1.0 



    - LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration Guide 
    - IBM Network Transport Services/2 Redirected Installation and 
      Configuration Guide 
    - Messages and Problem Determination Guide 



 o OS/2 2.0 



    - OS/2 2.0 Information and Planning Guide 
    - Getting Started with Workplace Shell (White Paper) 
    - Upgrading to OS/2 2.0 (White Paper) 
    - IBM OS/2 2.0 Getting Started 
    - OS/2 2.0 Installation Guide 
    - OS/2 2.0 Quick Reference 
    - OS/2 2.0 Command Reference 
    - IBM OS/2 2.0 Migrating to the OS/2 Workplace Shell 
    - OS/2 2.0 Using the Operating System 
    - Tips and Techniques 
    - OS/2 2.0 Adobe Type Manager for WIN-OS/2 
    - OS/2 2.0 Compatibility Information 
    - OS/2 2.0 Using Bidirectional Support 



 o OS/2 2.1 



    - OS/2 2.0 Information and Planning Guide 
    - Getting Started with Workplace Shell (White Paper) 
    - Upgrading to OS/2 2.0 (White Paper) 
    - OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System 
    - OS/2 2.1 Book Catalog 
    - OS/2 2.1 Installation Guide 
    - OS/2 2.1 Quick Reference 
    - OS/2 2.1 Command Reference 
    - OS/2 2.0 Using Bidirectional Support 
    - OS/2 2.1 Performance Tuning for End Users (White Paper) 
    - OS/2 2.1 Performance Improvements (White Paper) 



 o Operating System/2 2.0 Technical Library 



    - OEM DASD and SCSI Device Driver Support 
    - OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide: Volume III 
    - Getting Started: OS/2 2.1 Toolkit 
    - Getting Started: Toolkit 
    - Information Presentation Facility 
    - Physical Device Driver Reference 
    - Presentation Manager Programming Reference: Volume I 
    - Presentation Manager Programming Reference: Volume II 
    - Presentation Manager Programming Reference: Volume III 
    - Application Design Guide 
    - Procedures Language 2/REXX User's Guide 
    - Presentation Driver Reference 
    - Virtual Device Driver Reference 
    - System Object Model Guide and Reference 
    - OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide: Volume I 
    - OS/2 Programming Guide: Volume II 
    - Bidirectional National Language Support 
    - Control Program Programming Reference 
    - OS/2 2.1 PM Programming Reference: Volume I 
    - OS/2 2.1 PM Programming Reference: Volume II 
    - OS/2 2.1 PM Programming Reference: Volume III 
    - OS/2 2.1 CP Programming Reference 
    - Procedures Language 2/REXX Reference 
    - SAA CUA Advanced Interface Design Reference 
    - SAA CUA Guide to User Interface Design 



 o PL/I Package/2 Version 1.1 



    - PL/I Package/2 Programming Guide 
    - PL/I Package/2 Language Environment Run-Time Messages 
    - PL/I Package/2 Installation 
    - PL/I Package/2 Language Reference 
    - PL/I Package/2 Reference Summary 
    - PL/I Package/2 Fact Sheet 



 o SAA Common User Access Controls Library/2 Version 1.0 



    - Common User Access Controls Library/2 Programming Guide 
    - Common User Access Controls Library/2 PM Reference 
    - Common User Access Controls Library/2 Windows Reference 



 o Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Version 1.2 for OS/2 



    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2: User's Guide 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2: Installation and Maintenance 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2: Programmer's Reference 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2: Quick Reference Guide 



 o Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Version 1.2.1 for OS/2 



    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2: User's Guide 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2: LAN Adapter and Protocol Support 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2: Installation and Maintenance 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2: Programmer's Reference 
    - IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2: Quick Reference Guide 
 



 



 Related information: 



 (4.5) Technical Support 
  





Inf-HTML End Run - Successful