Control Program
OS/2's Control Program.
The API is composed by:
- Control Program Functions
- Keyboard Functions
- Mouse Functions
- Video Functions
Documentation
Files
| Name | Comments | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| ANSICALL.DLL | ANSI terminal support. | OSFree |
| BKSCALLS.DLL | Base keyboard calls. | OSFree |
| BMSCALLS.DLL | Base monitor calls. | OSFree |
| BVSCALLS.DLL | Base Video Subsystem. | OSFree |
| DOSCALL1.DLL | DLL that contains entry points for base APIs. | |
| KBDCALLS.DLL | Keyboards calls dynamic link library. | OSFree |
| MONCALLS.DLL | Monitor API. | OSFree |
| MOUCALLS.DLL | Dynamic link library for mouse calls. | OSFree |
| MSG.DLL | Message dynamic link library. | OSFree |
| NLS.DLL | National language support dynamic link library. | OSFree |
| OS2CHAR.DLL | OS2 character dynamic link library. | OSFree |
| QUECALLS.DLL | System queue calls dynamic link library. | OSFree |
| SESMGR.DLL | Session manager dynamic link library. | OSFree |
| VIOCALLS.DLL | Base video calls dynamic link library. | OSFree |
Articles
Publications
- CP1.INF - Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Part 1 of 3 [1]
- CP2.INF - Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Part 2 of 3 [2]
- CP3.INF - Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Part 3 of 3 [3]
- 1992 - OS/2 2.0 Control Program Programming Reference P/N 10G6263, Form # S10G-6263 [4]
Alternative Versions
- The OS2Linux (Open Source - Common Public License) tried to clone some of the functions of Control Program to run on the Linux OS. [5]
- The Phoenix OS/4 is aimed to try to generate an OS/2 kernel clone/replacement. It also included some replacement for the Control Program.
- The OSFree Project generated some of the forwarder's DLLs of this component.