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Presentation Manager on OS/2 Warp 4.5x is composed by the following files: | Presentation Manager on OS/2 Warp 4.5x is composed by the following files: | ||
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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 IBM Systems Application Architecture (SAA) Common Programming Interface.
Documentation
Files
Presentation Manager on OS/2 Warp 4.5x is composed by the following files:
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| BVHWNDW.DLL | A base video handler for textmode programs in PM windows. |
| OS2SM.DLL | OS/2 session manager dynamic link library. |
| PMATM.DLL | PM Adobe Type Manager dynamic link library. |
| PMBIDI.DLL | |
| PMBIND.DLL | PM language binding dynamic link library |
| PMCLIP.DLL | Related to clipboard functions. |
| PMCTLS.DLL | PM controls dynamic link library. |
| PMCTL.MSG | Error Messages for PMCTLS.DLL |
| PMCTL.REF | PM Control Template file. |
| PMDDE.DLL | Dynamic Data Exchange Library. Exchange of OS/2 programs with Win16 programs. |
| PMDDEML.DLL | Dynamic Data Exchange Library. |
| PMDRAG.DLL | DLL Forwarder. PM drag/drop dynamic link library. |
| PMGPI.DLL | PM graphics programming interface dynamic link library. |
| PMGRE.DLL | DLL Forwarder. PM graphics engine dynamic link library. |
| PMMERGE.DLL | Presentation Manager API library. |
| PMMLE.DLL | DLL Forwarder. PM multiline entry dynamic link library. |
| PMMRGRES.DLL | Resource library for PMMERGE. Contains the current "window theme". |
| PMPRE.DLL | PM presentation driver. |
| PMPRINT.QPR | PM print queue processor |
| PMSDMRI.DLL | PM CUA control dynamic link library |
| PMSHAPI.DLL | DLL Forwarder. PM shell APIs dynamic link library. |
| PMSHLTKT.DLL | PM shell's dynamic link library. |
| PMSHELL.EXE | Presentation Manager Shell Program. |
| PMSPL.DLL | PM spooler dynamic link library. |
| PMSPOOL.EXE | |
| PMTKT.DLL | PM shell's dynamic link library |
| PMUNIF.DLL | OS/2 PM Uni Font IFI Driver. |
| PMVDMH.DLL | |
| PMVDMP.DLL | PM virtual DOS machine private dynamic link library |
| PMVIOP.DLL | PM VIO calls private dynamic link library. |
| PMWIN.DLL | DLL Forwarder. PM dynamic link library. |
| SEAMLESS.DLL | Win16. Allows Win16 program present in a PM window list and participate in PM message exchange. |
Articles
Publications
- OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide: The Basics - 1994
- OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide: Advanced Topics - 1994
- OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume 1 - 1994
- OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume 2 - 1994
Replacements
- The FreePM project tried to clone Presentation Manager but the project was not finished.