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Documentation

IBM Device Driver Development Kit 2004

• AP2 - Automated Audio Device Driver Test Tool
• Assembly Language Processor (ALP) Assembler Reference
• Display Device Driver Reference for OS2
• Graphics Adapter Device Driver Reference
• Input Output Device Driver Reference
• LAN Device Driver Documentation
• MMPM2 Device Driver Reference
• Object-Oriented OS2 Audio Device Driver Samples
• Pen for OS2 Device Driver Reference
• Physical Device Driver Reference
• Presentation Device Driver Reference for OS2
• Printer Device Driver
• Storage Device Driver Reference
• Using Your DDK
• Virtual Device Driver Reference for OS2
• Basic USB Device Driver Stack for OS/2 Warp Programmer’s Reference. Version 1.1 (02/22/2002)

IBM OS/2 Development Related Contents

• OS/2 Application Binary Interfase for PowerPC (32-BIT) - 1995-12-08
• IBM OS2 16-32-BIT Object Module Format (OMF) and Linear Executablet Module Format (LX) - lx386 - 1996-10-09
• The System Object Model (SOM) and the Component Object Model (COM): A comparison of technologies summarized
• OpenDoc/SOM and OLE/COM Presentation by Berthold Reinwald
• Object-Oriented Programming in OS/2 2.0 Using SOM by Roger Sessions and Nurcan Coskun
• OS/2 Network Related Presentations by IBM

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 11

• Developing With Java(TM)) by Herman Rodriguez and Miguel Sang (August 1996)
• Developer Connection: Spinning Our Web by Stacey Miller (August 1996)
• Inside the Next Release of OS/2 Warp by Cathy Longenberger (August 1996)
• Connect Your Data to the Web with Net.Data by John E. Peterson (August 1996)
• Network Computing: Get Ready for the Next Wave by IBM (August 1996)
• Attention DB2 Developers by IBM (August 1996)
• Get Educated--Enroll Via WWW by IBM (August 1996)
• Digital Sound Music Interface for OS/2 Adds Multichannel Support for Multimedia Applications by Julien Pierre (August 1996)
• Simplify Pen Application Development by Bryan Dobbs (August 1996)
• Solving the Mysterious Software Failure by Curt Finch (August 1996)
• Moving Up to VisualAge C++ From CSet++ by Roger E. Pett and Joel Troster (August 1996)
• Introducing the Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 4 by Jill Simula and Robert Spinneweber (August 1996)
• Suffering From Memory Leaks? by Curt Finch (August 1996)
• TeamConnection for OS/2: More Than a Source Code Library by Lee R. Perlov (August 1996)
• OS/2 Debugging in Style by Chris Matthews and Dave Evans (August 1996)
• Secure Your Enterprise by Donna Skibbie and Lee Terrell (August 1996)
• DSS--We have your Size By Dave Bachmann (August 1996)
• Tips Techniques Tips on Using DSS Threads (August 1996)
• Extend DB2 Beyond the Ordinary by Ed Ort (August 1996)
• SMARTsort Just Got Smarter by Jane Shen (August 1996)
• Cross-Platform Hints by IBM (August 1996)
• Highlights on Some New Volume 11 Products by IBM (August 1996)
• Where Are The LAN CDs? by IBM (August 1996)
• DevCon Catalog Browser Updates Hints by IBM (August 1996)
• Professional Certifications by IBM (August 1996)
• First Failure Support Technology (FFST) - Probing for Solutions to OS/2 Problems by Tony Mueller (August 1996)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 10

• Tips & Techniques -- Java - April 1996 (April 1996)
• Tips & Techniques -- LAN Systems - April 1996 (April 1996)
• Q's & A's - April 1996 (April 1996)
• IBM Revamps Developer Support (April 1996)
• PV--Program Visualizer Technical Information (April 1996)
• Go Cross Platform With the Developer Connection by Jackie Walker (April 1996)
• Java--An Exciting World of Opportunities by David Mounce (April 1996)
• What's New on Volume 10? by Karen Foley (April 1996)
• Using the IBM Developer API Extensions for OS/2 Warp by Todd Crowe (April 1996)
• Finally...Software MPEG Video Playback! by Lauren Post (April 1996)
• OpenDoc for AIX by Leigh Williamson (April 1996)
• Mustering DCE Registry Objects with the Managed Object Class Library by Theodore Shrader and Gregg Wilson (April 1996)
• Strategies for Using the DCE Managed Object Class Library by Theodore Shrader and Gregg Wilson (April 1996)
• Enabling DCE Application Servers for System Management by Rick Cohen and Umesh Khatwani (April 1996)
• DSS Directory Services by Joe Lucas (April 1996)
• 32-Bit Memory Management in OS/2 by Monte Copeland (April 1996)
• DBCS Enabling of Applications by John Howard (April 1996)
• The Power of Hyperwise by Cathy Longenberger (April 1996)
• SMARTsort: The Choice for Handling Workstation Data by Tony Gilbert (April 1996)
• PMCX: A Combined Solution by Matt Smith, Prominare, Inc. (April 1996)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 9

• Developers Enjoy the "ALP"s (Assembly Language Processor) by Scott Gruber and Steve Turner (November 1995)
• VisualAge C++ Visual Application Builder by Dale R. Nilsson (November 1995)
• NewShow: A C++ DIVE Class Sample by Larry Kyrala (November 1995)
• BRender: The Real-Time 3D Renderer by Maria Ingold (November 1995)
• What's New on Volume 9? by Karen Foley (November 1995)
• SMART Update by IBM (November 1995)
• Operating System Evolution: The Rest of the Story by Jeri Dube and Paul Giangarra (November 1995)
• So You Want Your Application to Be Multilingual? by Paul Rock (November 1995)
• Writing Workplace Shell Objects Using the IBM Open Class User Interface Library by Alan Auerbach (November 1995)
• Software Installer: Your Tool for Installation by Anita Hampton and Lalethia Vereen (November 1995)
• Open MPEG Committee by IBM (November 1995)
• PMCX - What's zat? by Matt Smith, Prominare, Inc. (November 1995)
• Write Once, Read Many...with Hyperwise by Cathy Longenberger (November 1995)
• CID Installation of SVGA Display Support by Tim Moore (November 1995)
• Round Up All Yer Pard'ners for the 1996 IBM Technical Interchange! by IBM (November 1995)
• Q's A's - November 1995 by Linden deCarmo (November 1995)
• Tips Techniques - November 1995 by IBM (November 1995)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 8

• Happy 2nd Anniversary! by Barbara J. Britt (August 1995)
• Prepping for the PowerPC by Jeri Dube
• The Battleground: Software Consistency and Ease of Use by Joe Pesot and John Sweitzer (August 1995)
• What's New on Volume 8? by Karen Foley (August 1995)
• IBM Developer API Extensions by David E. Reich (August 1995)
• Understanding How OpenDoc "Ticks" Using Trace and Debug Tools by Robert Tycast (August 1995)
• Creating a Workplace Shell "PileOf" Class by Bernie Arruza (August 1995)
• Ultra-Fast Audio for Games and Multimedia by Linden deCarmo (August 1995)
• An Accurate Software Delay for OS/2 Device Drivers by Frank J. Schroeder and Allen Wynn (August 1995)
• Using the OS/2 Tutorial Framework by Mike Kaply (August 1995)
• Pen for OS/2 Version 1.03: Text Entry Control Data by Mario Galliano (August 1995)
• Migrating Your Source Code to OS/2 Warp, Part 3: Migration, Analysis, and Translation by Ingrid Rodriguez (August 1995)
• SMART Tips by IBM (August 1995)
• Hyperwise 2.0: Helpful Hints and Tips by Cathy Longenberger (August 1995)
• Getting Started with VisualAge C++ by John Robertson (August 1995)
• Introducing URE by IBM (August 1995)
• New Tool: Universal Resource Editor by Matt Smith, Prominare, Inc. (August 1995)
• Developing Games for OS/2 Warp Made Easy by Lynette Mitchell and Herman Rodriguez (August 1995)
• Tips & Techniques - August 1995 by IBM (August 1995)
• IBM Product Compatibility Program by IBM (August 1995)
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Read about the Toolkit! by IBM (August 1995)
• OS/2 Applications Benchmark by IBM (August 1995)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 7

• Operating System Evolution by Jeri Dube and Paul Giangarra (April 1995)
• VisualAge C++. A panoramic View by Jim Williams (April 1995)
• Evolving the Blueprint for visibility through integration by Ken Ast and John Sweitzer (April 1995)
• Setting the Stage for Object REXX scripting by Mike Baryla (April 1995)
• Hello World: Part II, OpenDoc Views and Presentation Types by Robert Tycast (April 1995)
• Workplace Shell Processes and Threads by Deepa Desai (April 1995)
• Development Tools for OS/2 for the PowerPC by Robert Spinneweber (April 1995)
• Migrating Your Source Code to OS/2 Warp, Part 2 by Ingrid Rodriguez (April 1995)
• The Road to the Final Four by Yvonne Nonte Stoetzel and Gregg Mason (April 1995)
• One Call Does It All by Monte Copeland (April 1995)
• Writing Multithreaded Graphics Programs by Kelvin R. Lawrence (April 1995)
• APIs and Frameworks by Robert J. Knaus (April 1995)
• Writing OS/2 Device Drivers with WATCOM C by Joseph Nord and Robert Rose (April 1995)
• Hyperwise: What's New in Version 2? by IBM (April 1995)
• Q's and A's - April 1995 by Amir Kolsky (April 1995)
• Tips and Techniques - April 1995 by IBM (April 1995)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 6

• A Diary of a Programmer's Vacation in Florida by Randell S. Flint (January 1995)
• Countdown to PowerPC by Scott L. Winters (January 1995)
• Delivering the OS/2 API Commitment by Jeri Dube (January 1995)
• OS/2 for the PowerPC: The Development Environment by Jay A. Tunkel (January 1995)
• Writing OpenDoc Part Handlers: Hello World by Robert Tycast (January 1995)
• On the Road with Object REXX by Mike Baryla (January 1995)
• The Enhanced Workplace Shell Programming Interface in OS/2 Warp Version 3 by Cathy Bloomfield (January 1995)
• Workplace Shell and DSOM: Together at Last by Eric Osmann (January 1995)
• Migrating Your Source Code to OS/2 Warp by Ingrid Rodriguez (January 1995)
• OS/2 for the PowerPC: Development Tools Coming Online Fast! by IBM (January 1995)
• Using the OS/2 Workplace Shell and DirectToSOM C++ by Robert Warren (January 1995)
• DDTT: A New API Test Tool by Vince Rapp (January 1995)
• Personalize Your OS/2 Warp Boot Screen by Allen Wynn and Joe Polimeni (January 1995)
• Extend Your Programs with REXX by Monte Copeland (January 1995)
• Monitoring Display Driver Interface Calls by Mike Cooper (January 1995)
• The Merging of Object-Oriented and Distributed Systems by Rob High (January 1995)
• Q's and A's - January 1995 by IBM (January 1995)
• Tips and Techniques - January 1995 by IBM (January 1995)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 5

• Workplace:Advancing the State of the Art by Miles Barel and Jeri Dube (September 1994)
• What's in it for me? - Workplace by IBM (September 1994)
• DIVEing into OS/2 Games! by Darren Dobkin (September 1994)
• OS/2 Enters the DSP Age by Linden deCarmo (September 1994)
• The Long Road by Sheila Harnett (September 1994)
• Fonts R Us! by Kelvin R. Lawrence (September 1994)
• Going the Extra Yard by Yvonne Nonte Stoetzel and Gregg Mason (September 1994)
• What's New for Programmers in LAN Server 4.0 by Tom Herrick(September 1994)
• Using the CTOI Tool by Amy Conner (September 1994)
• Getting the Bugs Out with IPMD by Patrick Gerstle (September 1994)
• Extra Extra!! by Michelle Harr and Tina Lemire (September 1994)
• Easing the Windows to OS/2 Migration Path Using Common Functions by Jeff English, One Up Corporation (September 1994)
• Is That Valid? by Matt Smith (September 1994)
• New and Improved:The GRE22 Printer Device Driver Model by Michael R. Cooper and Monte Copeland (September 1994)
• A Sample GRE22 Hardcopy Driver by IBM (September 1994)
• Making your OS/2 Device Driver APM-Aware by Frank J. Schroeder (September 1994)
• Writing OpenDoc Part Handlers: Hello World by Robert Tycast (September 1994)
• More Cool Stuff by IBM (September 1994)
• Tips - September 1994 by IBM (September 1994)
• Q's and A's - September 1994 by IBM (September 1994)
• The Road to Hyperwise! by Cathy Longenberger (September 1994)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 4

• Creating Animation for MMPM/2 by Darren Dobkin (Jun 1994)
• Open Scripting Architecture: Scripting for the Masses by Robert Tycast (Jun 1994)
• OpenDoc Glossary by IBM (Jun 1994)
• Insights -- It's Renewal Time by IBM (Jun 1994)
• Writing Object Oriented Multimedia I/O Procedures by Ron Jones (Jun 1994)
• What Is the Future of OS/2 Multimedia? by Brad Noe (Jun 1994)
• Snapshot of the PSP LAN Systems API Strategy by Kim Wilkens (Jun 1994)
• An Introduction to Universal Language Support by Lisa Abbott (Jun 1994)
• Internationalization Glossary by IBM (Jun 1994)
• The OS/2 Debug Kernel by Charlie Schmitt and Monte Copeland (Jun 1994)
• Creating CID-Enabled Installations by Andrei Malacinski, Ken Greenlee, and Ernie Lovenhouse (Jun 1994)
• A Closer Look at Software Installer by IBM (Jun 1994)
• Filling You In: Areas, Paths, and Clipping by Kelvin R. Lawrence (Jun 1994)
• Ready! Set! Build! by Yvonne Nonte Stoetzel and Gregg Mason (Jun 1994)
• Communication Between OS/2 and WIN-OS/2 - Part 3 by David Kenner (Jun 1994)
• Sharing the Parallel Port by Frank J. Schroeder (Jun 1994)
• Q's and A's - Jun 1994 by IBM (Jun 1994)
• Tips 'N Techniques - Jun 1994 by IBM (Jun 1994)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 3

• Initializers and Destructors in SOM by Scott H. Danforth (March 1994)
• Workplace OS/2: Just Good Old OS/2 ... For the PowerPC! by Scott Winters and Jeri Dube (March 1994)
• Workplace OS/2 and OS/2 32-Bit API Strategy by Ken Borgendale and Arnold Bramnick (March 1994)
• 10 Tips to Effective Multimedia Programs by Linden deCarmo (March 1994)
• OpenDoc Technology: Basic Concepts by Robert Tycast (March 1994)
• Bento Technology by Kirk Searls (March 1994)
• SMART Review by Ingrid Rodriguez (March 1994)
• The Shell Game -- Alternative Shells for OS/2 by Monte Copeland (March 1994)
• Avoiding the Build Lab Blues by Gregg Mason and Yvonne Nonte Stoetzel (March 1994)
• Communication Between OS/2 and WIN-OS/2 Processes by David Kenner (March 1994)
• What is a Transform? by IBM (March 1994)
• Using Transforms in your PM Graphics Applications by Kelvin R. Lawrence (March 1994)
• New Tricks for Dynamic Linking on the OS/2 2.x Operating System (Part 2) by John Keenleyside (March 1994)
• DDK Notes - March 1994 by Tony Arcuri (March 1994)
• Tips 'N Techniques - March 1994 by IBM (March 1994)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 2

• LIFE AFTER MAXIMUM ENTROPY or Operating Systems Unification at Last by Scott L. Winters and Jeri Dube (November 1993)
• OpenDoc: An Idea Whose Time has Come! by Robert Tycast (November 1993)
• Side by Side Comparison - OpenDoc vs. OLE2 (November 1993)
• The OS/2 Graphics Subsystem in the Workplace OS Family by Kelvin R. Lawrence (November 1993)
• Snap! Crack! Bang! With OS/2 2.1 Multimedia Support (Part 2) by Gary G. Allran (November 1993)
• Modifying Your PM Programs for Pen for OS/2 by Vera Dulaney and Kevin Lee (November 1993)
• Maximizing the Audio Support in OS/2 2.1 by Linden deCarmo (November 1993)
• 32-Bit OS/2 Exception Management by Monte Copeland (November 1993)
• Communication between OS/2 and Windows Processes by David Kenner (November 1993)
• Migrating Windows Applications to OS/2: Making it Work by Jeff English. One Up Corporation (November 1993)
• The Five Phases of the Porting Process (November 1993)
• New Tricks for Dynamic Linking On The OS/2 2.x Operating System by John Keenleyside (November 1993)
• Why DLLs? (November 1993)
• KwikINF (Quick Information Access into Online References) by Paul Brightly (November 1993)
• DDK Notes - Nov 1993 by Judith A. Courter (November 1993)
• DDK Q's and A's - Nov 1993 by IBM (November 1993)
• Tips 'N Techniques - Nov 1993 by IBM (November 1993)

The Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 1

• IBM Ships Premiere Issue of The Developer Connection for OS/2 by David Kenner (August 1993)
• Workplace OSs: Doors to the Future by Paul Giangarra (August 1993)
• An Open Letter from the Publisher and Product Manager of The Developer Connection for OS/2 by Barbara J. Britt (August 1993)
• A Snapshot of the IBM Personal Operating Systems Strategy by Sam Kahn (August 1993)
• Pen for OS/2 by Judy Schwait (August 1993)
• Snap! Crack! Bang! With OS/2 2.1 Multimedia Support - Part 1 by Gary G. Allran (August 1993)
• Multithreading Presentation Manager Applications by Monte Copeland (August 1993)
• Creating Multithreaded Applications with WATCOM VX þ REXX by Brian Vink (August 1993)
• Graphics Interface Kit/2 Brings Ease to Creating GUIs (August 1993)
• Graphics Interface Kit/2 and The Developer Connection for OS/2 by Seth Eilbott (August 1993)
• IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2 by Judith A. Courter (August 1993)
• Question and Answers - August 1993 by IBM (August 1993)