Family API

Family API (FAPI) is a subset of function calls for development of OS/2 protected mode and real mode programs.

OS/2 1.0 introduced 91 function calls that could be used in FAPI programs.

Limitations

Real Mode

max. 640K memory

no virtual adress space

no multitasking

no undocumented OS services

Protected Mode

16 MB memory

1GB virtual address space

==Article

• Hints for writing simple programs for both OS/2 and DOS

Links

• The 16-bit Family API toolkit - C/C++