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C compiler, debugger and IDE for development of 16 bit OS/2 and DOS code, based on an older Microsoft C compiler.

IBM's C/2 contains many additional features while maintaining a compatibility with former IBM Personal Computer C Compiler Version 1.0.

The product was withdrawn from marketing at 31 December 1997 and replaced by IBM VisualAge C++ that was already available from 1995.

Features

Runs on and generates code for IBM OS/2 and IBM DOS (on 8086/88 machines only IBM DOS is supported)
C/2 and generated code can run concurrently within OS/2's multi-tasking environment
Support for multiple selectable memory models
Library routines that provide greater program function
Additional compiler switches
enhanced MAKE utility (macros and inference rules)
Interactive symbolic debug utility that allows isolation of program errors at the source code level (CodeView)
- Full-screen window interface
- Viewing source code or generated assembly code during execution
- Single stepping through source code or generated assembly code
- Symbolic references to local or global variables
- Setting breakpoints, including conditional breakpoints based on changing memory or expression evaluation
- Options to view or modify memory, display contents of registers, view application output screen
- Ability to display and assign new values to variables
EXEMOD utility for modification of DOS *.EXE file header
Math Co-Processor support / Provides Math Co-Processor emulation

For creating Presentation Manager applications IBM C/2 Version 1.10 and IBM OS/2 Programmer Toolkit Version 1.1 are required.

Documentation

Volume 1
- C/2 Fundamentals
- C/2 Compile, Link and Run
Volume 2
- C/2 Language Reference

Versions

1.00 - 1987-11-17 - PROGRAM: 6280187 / ITEM: 95X3072 / AAS: 5604-064
1.10 - 1988-11-01 - PROGRAM: 6280284 / ITEM: 6280284 / AAS: 5604-167

Publications

C. Petzold: IBM's OS/2 Programming Tools- PC Magazine 14 Jun 1988, 321pp
C. Petzold: IBM's OS/2 1.1 Programming Tools- PC Magazine 30 May 1989, 371pp

Links

IBM US Announcements

287-104 - 1987-04-02 - New Compilers and Assembler for IBM Personal Computers and IBM Operating System/2
287-500 - 1987-11-03 - Availability of New Compilers, Assembler...
288-265 - 1988-06-02 - IBM C/2 Version 1.10 for IBM Personal System/2 and IBM Personal Computers
288-624 - 1988-11-01 - IBM C/2 Version 1.00 Withdrawal from Marketing
288-626 - 1988-11-01 - IBM C/2 Version 1.10 Availability
997-288 - 1997-09-30 - Software Withdrawal: IBM C/2 Version 1.10 - Replacement Available

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 IBM's C/2 contains many additional features while maintaining a compatibility with former IBM Personal Computer C Compiler Version 1.0.
-The product was withdrawn from marketing at 31 december 1997 and replaced by IBM [[VisualAge C++]] that was already available from 1995.
+The product was withdrawn from marketing at 31 December 1997 and replaced by IBM [[VisualAge C++]] that was already available from 1995.
 == Features ==
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 == Versions ==
 * 1.00 - 1987-11-17 - PROGRAM: 6280187 / ITEM: 95X3072 / AAS: 5604-064
-* 1.10 - 1988-11-01 - PROGRAM: 6280284  / ITEM: 6280284 / AAS: 5604-167
+* 1.10 - 1988-11-01 - PROGRAM: 6280284 / ITEM: 6280284 / AAS: 5604-167
-== References ==
-;IBM US Announcements
-* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS287-104/index.html 287-104] - 1987-04-02 - New Compilers and Assembler for IBM Personal Computers and IBM Operating System/2
-* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS287-500/index.html 287-500] - 1987-11-03 - Availability of New Compilers, Assembler...
-* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS288-265/index.html 288-265] - 1988-06-02 - IBM C/2 Version 1.10 for IBM Personal System/2 and IBM Personal Computers
-* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS288-624/index.html 288-624] - 1988-11-01 - IBM C/2 Version 1.00 Withdrawal from Marketing
-* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS288-626/index.html 288-626] - 1988-11-01 - IBM C/2 Version 1.10 Availability
-* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS997-288/index.html 997-288] - 1997-09-30 - Software Withdrawal: IBM C/2 Version 1.10 - Replacement Available
-==Author==
-* [[Microsoft]]
-* [[IBM]]
 ==Publications==
 * C. Petzold: ''IBM's OS/2 Programming Tools''- PC Magazine 14 Jun 1988, 321pp
 * C. Petzold: ''IBM's OS/2 1.1 Programming Tools''- PC Magazine 30 May 1989, 371pp
+== Links ==
+;IBM US Announcements
+* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS287-104/ 287-104] - 1987-04-02 - New Compilers and Assembler for IBM Personal Computers and IBM Operating System/2
+* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS287-500/ 287-500] - 1987-11-03 - Availability of New Compilers, Assembler...
+* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS288-265/ 288-265] - 1988-06-02 - IBM C/2 Version 1.10 for IBM Personal System/2 and IBM Personal Computers
+* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS288-624/ 288-624] - 1988-11-01 - IBM C/2 Version 1.00 Withdrawal from Marketing
+* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS288-626/ 288-626] - 1988-11-01 - IBM C/2 Version 1.10 Availability
+* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS997-288/ 997-288] - 1997-09-30 - Software Withdrawal: IBM C/2 Version 1.10 - Replacement Available
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