IBM BookMaster

Publishing Systems BookMaster is a host-based solution for publishing based on the GML application used to create most of the IBM Corporation product support documentation.

BookMaster runs under the control of IBM Document Composition Facility (DCF). Its GML vocabulary is a superset of the DCF GML Starter Set and it provides the tools to create complex document formats.

The BookMaster is a set of programs developed by IBM that simplify the day to day running of book publishing companies, these include specific tasks like automation of general editing and formatting but also more specialised features like dictionary editing and reference collection, pre-press and so on.

IBM never ported any of these tools to a PC system, but they did create and port a number of OS/2 programs that either supported the BookMaster system in some way or acted as a front end to specific capabilities of the system.

Products

IBM Publishing Systems BookMaster (5688-015)

• 1.01.0 (Jul 1987)
• 1.01.2 (Jun 1988) - device support for PostScript printers
• 1.02.0 (Apr 1989) - document creation for online distribution
• 1.03.0 (Oct 1990) - hypertext tags
• 1.04.0 (Aug 1992) - double byte language support

IBM SolutionPac Publishing System VM Edition (5759-003)

• Jul 1987

Base: ProcessMaster, BrowseMaster, BookMaster

Graphics Option: DrawMaster, APL2

Workstation Option: DrawMaster Workstation Support

Formula Formatting Option: Script Mathematical Formula Formatter

OS/2 tools that support the Bookmaster software suite

• cBook - C language file formatter for BookMaster
• Enhanced Editor - Has BookMaster source files syntax highlighting built in with some auto-formatting features.

Links

• 287-294 - Publishing Systems BookMaster Available
• ZP88-0170 (1988-03-15) - Publishing Systems BookMaster Release 1.2
• ZP89-0147 (1989-03-07) - Publishing Systems BookMaster Release 2
• ZP90-0320 (1990-07-03) - Publishing Systems BookMaster Release 3
• ZP92-0517 (1992-06-16) - Publishing Systems BookMaster Release 4