IBM C Set++ for OS/2

A C development system introduced by IBM alongside the 2.0 version of OS/2 and replaced the Microsoft sourced IBM C/2. Available in two versions, one supporting C originally sold as C Set/2 but later just renamed C Set and a replacement version that also supported C++ development that is known as C Set++. The compiler itself appears to be a port of the C Set++ tool from AIX that was also available for OS/400, but version numbers did not match and the GUI utilities and front ends were specific to OS/2.

Work Set/2

A popular package that bundled the C Set/2 toolkit with the OS/2 SDK and the WorkFrame/2 development environment for a price that was only a little higher than what the company charged for C Set/2 itself. It was only sold for a limited time in 1992 as an enticement to new developers, but at the time the WorkFrame/2 environment was considered a boon to development since it allowed you easily to integrate existing third party OS/2, DOS and MS Windows development tools into your working environment.

C Set++ FirstStep

A cut down version of C Set++ 2.1 intended for beginners and students, came bundled with the 2.1 SDK and a tutorial book. Original RRP was 85 USD in 1994.

IBM Bonus Bundle advert from 1994

Bonus Bundle

After the introduction of VisualAge C++ IBM continued to sell C Set++ as a part of a beginners development package that bundled it with OS/2 Warp For Windows, KASE:Set, WorkFrame/2 and the Book "Experience C++" at a bargain price, RRP was USD 249 in 1994.

Version

IBM C Set++ FirstStep advert from 1994

C Set/2

• IBM C Set/2 1.0 - Workframe/2 1.0

CSet++

• IBM C Set++ 2.0 - Workframe/2 1.1
• IBM C Set++ 2.1 - Workframe/2 1.1 + 2 - 1993

Came bundled with WorkFrame/2 and with a free cut-down version of KASE:Set from Kaseworks. Original RRP was USD 393 for the CD-ROM version.

CSD

CTC0012 - Compiler CTL0009 - Class Library CTM0010 - ILCUI

License

Discontinued. IBM Commercial Software.

Author

IBM

Publications

IBM C++ Set reference materials

• S61G-1178-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Collection Class Library Reference
• S61G-1179-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: User Interface Class Library Reference
• S61G-1180-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Standard Class Library Reference
• S61G-1181-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Programming Guide
• S61G-1183-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: C Library Reference
• S61G-1184-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Debugger Introduction
• S61G-1185-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: C++ Language Reference
• S61G-1186-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Class Library Reference Summary
• S61G-1397-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Browser Introduction
• S61G-1398-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Execution Trace Analyzer Introduction
• S61G-1399-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: C Language Reference
• S61G-1428-00 IBM C++: Workframe/2 Introduction
• S61G-1441-00 IBM C/C++ Tools: Reference Summary

IBM C Set/2 reference materials

• S10G-4443-00 IBM C Set/2 Installation Booklet
• S10G-4444-00 IBM C Set/2 User's Guide
• S10G-4445-00 IBM C Set/2 Migration Guide
• S10G-4446-00 IBM C Set/2 Reference Summary
• S10G-4447-00 IBM C Set/2 Debugger Tutorial
• S10G-4449-00 IBM C Set/2 and IBM Workframe/2: An Integrated Environment
• SC09-1308-00 SAA CPI C Reference -- Level 2

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• A Review of C++ Compilers by Gordon Zeglinski (November 1993)