IBM (R) Personal Software Products DDDD EEEEE V V EEEEE L OOO PPPP EEEEE RRRR D D E V V E L O O P P E R R D D EEEE V V EEEE L O O PPPP EEEE RRRR D D E V V E L O O P E R R DDDD EEEEE V EEEEE LLLLL OOO P EEEEE R R SSSS U U PPPP PPPP OOO RRRR TTTTT N N EEEEE W W SSSS S U U P P P P O O R R T NN N E W W S SSS U U PPPP PPPP O O RRRR T N N N EEEE W W W SSS S U U P P O O R R T N NN E W W W S SSSS UUU P P OOO R R T N N EEEEE WW WW SSSS ======================================================================== 1994 Issue 4 15 March 1994 ======================================================================== SUMMARY OF CONTENTS Custom Application Porting Description. Proven results. Use of Workshops for OS/2 S.M.A.R.T. porting tools. Locations. Registration and more information. OS/2 for Windows - Important Position paper by Scott Handy, PSP Update! Marketing Strategies. OS/2 2.1 ServicePak (XR06200) Description. How to obtain the Available ServicePak. Downloading electronically. Ordering by mail (including prices). The Developer Connection for OS/2 List of contents. How to order. Volume 3 Bento and OpenDoc Materials in Background. Four key technologies. Developer Connection Volume 3 Bento and OpenDoc content in Developer Connection Volume 3. FREE SOMobjects Developers Description. Highlights. Who should Seminar Features Direct-To-SOM attend. Tentative agenda. Enrollment Compilers deadline. Enrollment application. C++ and Object-Oriented Education Review of pre-release IBM CD-ROM on CD-ROM covering C++ and object-oriented technology. How to obtain. IBM SOMobjects Developer Toolkit, Description. Highlights. SOM Workstation Enabler, Workgroup technology advantages. OMG CORBA- Enabler Version 2.0 for Windows compliant. Workstation and workgroup SOM. Binary compatibility. Product positioning. Publications. Hardware requirements. Software requirements. Packaging. Planned availability dates. Additional licenses. Charges. Ordering information. Tools Added to DAPTOOLS Thus Far List of latest DAPTOOLS. in 1994 IBM Device-Driver Source Kit Description. Subscription prices. (DDK) for OS/2 System requirements. Technical support. Version 1.2 highlights. Lists of specific drivers, tools, and debuggers. How to order. Device-Driver Development Support DUDE usage surges. FREE device-driver News workshops fill up. More information. Joining the DUDE. Device-Driver Source Kit Future DDK CD features Developer Connection Directions News. DDK CD usability improvements. Give us your feedback! Device-Driver Source Kit Better mix of hardcopy and online Documentation Enhancements information. Improved organization. Better retrieval of information. More tools and sample code. More hypertext capability. Ordering the Libraries. Correction to PSP Technical Corrected information about what each Interchange Information Published attendee receives. in January DSNEWS Reminder: Early Registration Fees. How to register. Discount for PSP Technical Interchange Expires on 21 March! IBM PSP Technical Interchange As of 10 March 1994. Topics merged or Agenda discontinued. Topics added. Topics renamed. Complete schedule of all breakout sessions. New TalkLink Service Description. Migrating to new TalkLink. TalkLink highlights. APL2/2 Version 1.0 Description. Packaging options. Highlights. Environment. Benefits. Cooperative processing. Uses. Cross-system compatibility. Growth enablement. Auxiliary processors. Business solutions. Publications. Hardware requirements. Programming requirements. Charges. CM/2 Version 1.1 Upgrade Promo - Two offers expiring 31 March for Hurry, Time's Running Out! upgrading to Version 1.1. U.S. Developer Assistance Program Description. How to participate. Discount on IBM Printers Whom to contact. Disclaimer. Eligible products (printers and features) and prices. Japanese OS/2 2.1 and Related Description. Products supported. Products Now Available Elsewhere Service. Trading companies to contact for more information. Technical Support for DBCS OS/2 Furnished by Microburst, Inc. for for Developers Outside Asia all OS/2 DBCS versions. Products supported. Contact information. IBM Japan Developer Assistance Enrollment via fax. Technical support Program Contact Methods via Nifty-Serve. Products supported. Nifty-Serve forum and userids. IBM LAN Distance 1.1 Beta Drop 4 How to obtain more information. How Available in E/ME/A to order. 800 Phone Numbers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHERE TO FIND IBM PSP DEVELOPER SUPPORT NEWS (DSNEWS) Outside IBM ----------- DSNEWS zipped files are found on several e-mail and BBS systems: o America Online, in the OS/2 forum, in the Newsletters library o CompuServe, in OS2DF2 forum, *DAP library section 14 and in OS2DF1 forum, OPEN FORUM library section 15 o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16 o Gopher, in index.almaden.ibm.com, OS/2 Information menu o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) BBS, in file area DOCS.PUBS o IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS, in area PUBS01 o IBM OS2BBS (TALKLink), in OS/2 Software Library, in Documents and Info o IBM Personal Computer Company BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming o Internet, in anonymous ftp server software.watson.ibm.com, in directory /pub/os2/info o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library, in IBM Files Note: If you cannot find files named dsn... (in lower case), look for files named DSN... (in upper case). Within IBM ---------- All 1994 issues, in ASCII and INFBIN formats, are in DSN4 PACKAGE in the OS2TOOLS tools catalog *only*. To obtain DSN4 PACKAGE, type TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE or TOOLS SENDTO KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE You can also request DSN4 PACKAGE by typing REQUEST DSN4 FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1 To subscribe to DSN4 PACKAGE, type TOOLS SENDTO KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS SUB DSN4 PACKAGE All 1993 issues, in ASCII and INFBIN formats, are in DSNEWS PACKAGE in the MKTTOOLS, OS2TOOLS, and PCWIN tools catalogs. To obtain DSNEWS PACKAGE, type TOOLCAT catalogname GET DSNEWS PACKAGE or TOOLS SENDTO catalogdisk GET DSNEWS PACKAGE where catalogname MKTTOOLS is on catalogdisk USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS catalogname OS2TOOLS is on catalogdisk KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS catalogname PCWIN is on catalogdisk BCRVMMS1 PCWIN PCWIN Examples: TOOLCAT MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE TOOLS SENDTO USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE You can also request DSNEWS PACKAGE by typing REQUEST DSNEWS FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1 DSNEWS PACKAGE is no longer being updated every month. 1994 updates are made to DSN4 PACKAGE.