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An [[RPG]] II deployment system originally shipped in 1988 that allowed a PS/2 compatible workstation or server with OS/2 to run software originally developed for System/36. The RPG II AP system runs as an OS/2 task and allows up to eight users to work on S/36 RGP compatible applications at a time, either connected via networking on PC's or using dumb [[ASCII]] terminals. The code for the RPG II AP is based on [[Baby/36]] and should run System/34 applications out of the box as well as well as [[AS/400]] applications specifically developed as RPG II (as opposed to RPG III or the native RPG/400).
The '''IBM Personal System/2 RPG II Application Platform''' is an [[RPG]] II deployment system originally shipped in 1989 that allowed a PS/2 compatible workstation or server with OS/2 to run software originally developed for System/36. The RPG II AP system runs as an OS/2 task and allows up to eight users to work on S/36 RGP compatible applications at a time, either connected via networking on PC's or using dumb [[ASCII]] terminals. The code for the RPG II AP is based on [[Baby/36]] and should run System/34 applications out of the box as well as [[AS/400]] applications specifically developed for RPG II (as opposed to RPG III or the native RPG/400).


==Version==
==Version==
* RPG II Application Platform version 1 (November 1988)
* 1.00 (Apr 1989)
* 1.1 (Dec 1989)
;Prerequisites
;Prerequisites
: OS/2 1.0 or higher
: OS/2 1.0 or higher
: PS/2 or fully compatible compatible workstation or server with a MicroChannel interface (e.g ACT, Mitsubishi MCA clones etc, not AT clones).
: PS/2 or fully compatible workstation or server with a MicroChannel interface (e.g. ACT, Mitsubishi MCA clones etc, not AT clones).


==Related products==
==Related products==

Revision as of 06:14, 11 February 2023

The IBM Personal System/2 RPG II Application Platform is an RPG II deployment system originally shipped in 1989 that allowed a PS/2 compatible workstation or server with OS/2 to run software originally developed for System/36. The RPG II AP system runs as an OS/2 task and allows up to eight users to work on S/36 RGP compatible applications at a time, either connected via networking on PC's or using dumb ASCII terminals. The code for the RPG II AP is based on Baby/36 and should run System/34 applications out of the box as well as AS/400 applications specifically developed for RPG II (as opposed to RPG III or the native RPG/400).

Version

  • 1.00 (Apr 1989)
  • 1.1 (Dec 1989)
Prerequisites
OS/2 1.0 or higher
PS/2 or fully compatible workstation or server with a MicroChannel interface (e.g. ACT, Mitsubishi MCA clones etc, not AT clones).

Related products

  • IBM PS/2 RPG II Application Toolkit

Licence and availability

Discontinued commercial software.

Author & publisher

Links

  • ZP88-0455 (1988-09-27) - IBM Personal System/2 RPG II Application Platform Version 1.00, IBM Personal System/2 RPG II Application Toolkit Version 1.00
  • ZA89-0148 (1989-03-28) - IBM PS/2 RPG II Version 1.00 Availability and Additional Terms and Conditions
  • ZP89-0464 (1989-10-24) - IBM PS/2 RPG II Application Platform Version 1.1, IBM PS/2 RPG II Application Toolkit Version 1.1
  • ZA90-0113 (1990-02-06) - IBM PS/2 RPG II Application Platform V1.1