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 |
Publications
- Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Consolidated (PDF)
- CP1.INF - Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Part 1 of 3 (Web), (INF)
- CP2.INF - Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Part 2 of 3 (Web), (INF)
- CP3.INF - Control Program Programming Guide and Reference, Part 3 of 3 (Web), (INF)
- API Addendum Volume 1 (PowerPC Edition) - IBM Tookit 4.5 (Web),
- Legacy OS/2 Programming Reference - IBM Tookit 4.5 (Web),
- 1992 - OS/2 2.0 Control Program Programming Reference P/N 10G6263, Form # S10G-6263 (PDF)
Links
- Alternative Versions
- OS2Linux (Open Source - Common Public License) tried to clone some of the functions of Control Program to run under Linux. [1]
- 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.