IBM Developer Connection

The Developer Connection for OS/2 was a software package that was aimed to help developers of the IBM OS/2 and LAN platforms to have access to development tools, source code and development related articles.

It was commonly delivered on CD-ROMs.

The known editions of IBM Developer Connections are:

Release 1

These collection where referred as IBM's "The Developer Connection for OS/2".

Vol. 1 (08/1993)

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IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 1 - 1993 - Cover

• Date: August 1993
• Number of CDs: 1
• OS/2 2.1, OS/2 2.1 Toolkit Reference Library
• GIK/2
• Pen OS/2, MMPM/2 - Technical Documents
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 1

Vol. 2 (11/1993)

• TCP/IP
• OS/2 SMP beta
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 2

Vol. 3 (03/1994)

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IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 3 - 1993 - Cover

• Date: March 1994
• Number of CDs: 2
• DB2/2 1.0.1 (Single User)
• LAN Distance (Beta)
• OS/2 2.1 ServicePak
• OS/2 2.1 Japanese + Toolkit
• Pen-OS/2
• SOMobjects Base Toolkit
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 3

Vol. 4 (10/1994)

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IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 4 - 1994 - Cover

• Number of CDs: 2
• IBM Time and Place/2
• Pen for OS/2: Base, Developer's Toolkit
• Personal AS Builder/2: Base, Dev
• OS/2 SMP 2.11 (Beta)
• OS/2 Performance Beta 2.99
• IBM C Set++ CSDs (CTC0009, CTL0009, CTM0009, CTU0002)
• OS/2 1.3 Toolkit CSD (XR05053)
• OS/2 2.11 ServicePak
• IBM LAN System SP
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 4

Vol. 5 (09/1994)

• Number of CDs: 2
• SOMobjects Toolkit 2.1, Workgroup Enabler 2.1, Workstation Enabler 2.1 (Eval)
• DCE Developer's Toolkit for OS/2
• Distributed Applications Developer's Toolkit
• AnyNet for OS/2, IPX over SNA Gateway, SNA over TCP/IP Gateway, Sockets over SNA Gateway
• LAN Systems Toolkit
• MPTS, NetDoor/2, Person-to-Person/2, NetView DM/2 Easy Prep.
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 5

Vol. 5 (10/1994) Special Edition

• Includes replacement disc 1 with OS/2 Warp V3 (replaces OS/2 Warp Beta II V2.99)
  • OS/2 Warp, Version 3
  • OS/2 Kernel Debugger for OS/2 Warp, Version 3
  • The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp, Version 3
  • SMART - Version 1
  • SMART Analysis and Reporting Tool, Version 2

Vol. 6 (01/1995)

• Date: Jan 1995
• Number of CDs:
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 6

Promotional Copy (02/1995)

IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Promotional Copy Feb 1995 - Cover

This promotional copy contains one CD based on the contents of the Volume 6.

Vol. 7 (04/1995)

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IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 7 - 1994 - Cover

• Date: April 1995
• Number of CDs: 3 CDs + 1 LAN CD.
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 7

Vol. 8 (10/1995)

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IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 8 - 1995 - Cover

• Date: November 1995
• Number of CDs: 3 CDs + 1 LAN CD.
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 8

Vol. 9 (1995)

Volume 9 Special Edition (Mar 1996)

• OpenDoc 1.0 GA

Vol. 10 (04/1996)

• Date: April 1996
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 10

Vol. 12 (1996/97)

• Date: 1996
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Volume 12

IBM Developer Connection Release 2

Volume 1

• CD #: 14 CDs
• Date: May 1997 to March 1998.
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 1

Volume 2

IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Release 2 Volume 2 - CDs

• CD #: 24 CDs
• Date: June 1998
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 2

Volume 3

IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Release 2 Volume 3 -Cover

IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Release 2 Volume 3 - Inside

IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Release 2 Volume 3 - Inside

• CD #: 27 CDs Member / 23 CDs Advanced Level
• Date: 1999 - 2000
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 3

IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 4

• CD #: 117 professional CDs.
• Date: October 2001
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 4

IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 5

• CD #: 55 CDs
• Date: May 2002
• Contents: IBM Developer Connection Release 2 Volume 5