Presentation Manager

Presentation Manager (PM) is the graphical user interface (GUI) that IBM and Microsoft introduced in version 1.1 of their operating system OS/2 in late 1988.

It is based on the VisiOn shell extended and adapted to fit the IBM Systems Application Architecture (SAA) Common Programming Interface. With version two of OS/2 it gained a new portable and optimised graphics developed by Micrografx.

Programming Utilities

 * Dialog Editor
 * Font Editor
 * Icon Editor
 * Resource Compiler


 * OS/2 Warp 4 Presentation Manager Files

Articles

 * Presentation Manager Functions
 * EDM/2 PM Articles

Publications

 * Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference (Nov 1996)
 * OS/2 Warp V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide (1994)
 * The Basics
 * Advanced Topics
 * OS/2 Warp V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference (1994)
 * Volume 1
 * Volume 2


 * OS/2 2.0 - Programming Guide
 * Volume I P/N 10G6261, Form # S10G-6261, ISBN 1-56529-154-9 (PDF)
 * Volume II P/N 10G6494, Form # S10G-6494, ISBN 1-56529-155-7 (PDF)
 * Volume III P/N 10G6495, Form # S10G-6495, ISBN 1-56529-156-5 (PDF)


 * Bryan Goodyer: OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming: Hints and Tips - McGraw-Hill 1993, ISBN 0-07-707776-8

Links

 * Presentation Manager