IBM's application development tools

IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0, and IBM WorkFrame/2 - are available at the same time as OS/2 2.0. IBM C Set/2 follows one week later. These IBM application development tools give you access to the powerful programming interfaces in OS/2 2.0 and enable you to develop high performance 32-bit applications that fully participate in the OS/2 Workplace Shell. You'll find IBM OS/2 2.0 is a superior platform for all your development environments.

Microsoft began offering an OS/2 2.0 SDK for $2600 in December 1989. This offering included pre-release versions of MS OS/2 2.0, MS tools and MS language products followed by retail versions of each of the products in their final form. When Microsoft discontinued their OS/2 2.0 SDK in October 1991, without delivering the retail versions, MS SDK developers had to change their development environment. Many of these developers chose to accept IBM's offer of a no-charge program of pre-release versions of IBM OS/2 2.0, IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0, IBM WorkFrame/2 and IBM C Set/2. We've heard from several of these developers that they have successfully changed environments and have great new 32-bit apps in the works.

Now that the retail versions of the IBM products are generally available, for a limited time IBM will offer OS/2 2.0 and the IBM development tools - Developer's Toolkit, WorkFrame/2 and C Set/2 - to licensees of the Microsoft OS/2 2.0 SDK for only $295, including shipping and handling. To participate in this program, send the system installation diskette from the most recent release (pre-release 3) of the MS OS/2 2.0 SDK to: IBM (Attn. M. Barovich - Zip 1620) 1000 NW 51st St, Boca Raton FL 33432. You will be informed by letter of your acceptance in this program. This offer ends June 30, 1992. This offer is U.S. only; customers in other countries should ask their IBM representative for information and developer assistance. In Europe, the IBM contact for developer assistance is Albert Kleyn (44-256-56144); in Canada, it is Ken Fadelle (416-946-3786); in Australia, call the Direct Market Centre at 008-028-211.

Licensees of the SDK who have already participated in IBM's pre-release code program by submitting their MS OS/2 2.0 diskette will be notified of this offer by letter at the close of the pre-release code program (March 31, 1991).

The OS/2 2.0 Technical Library is available on March 31 for $299. Each of the 17 books in the library can be purchased separately. An order form is in the Toolkit. Or call 1-800-IBM-PCTB (IBM PC Technical Books) and inquire about:

Part #      Form #                  Title 10G3356                     IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Library 10G6260    S10G-6260        IBM OS/2 2.0 Application Design Guide 10G6261    S10G-6261        IBM OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide Vol I 10G6494    S10G-6494        IBM OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide Vol II 10G6495    S10G-6495        IBM OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide Vol III 10G6262    S10G-6262        IBM OS/2 2.0 IPF Guide and Reference 10G6309    S10G-6309        IBM OS/2 2.0 SOM Guide and Reference 10G6263    S10G-6263        IBM OS/2 2.0 Control Program Prog Ref 10G6264    S10G-6264        IBM OS/2 2.0 PM Prog Ref Vol I  10G6265     S10G-6265        IBM OS/2 2.0 PM Prog Ref Vol II   10G6272     S10G-6272        IBM OS/2 2.0 PM Prog Ref Vol III 10G6266    S10G-6266        IBM OS/2 2.0 Physical Device Driver Ref 10G6310    S10G-6310        IBM OS/2 2.0 Virtual Device Driver Ref 10G6267    S10G-6267        IBM OS/2 2.0 Presentation Driver Ref 10G6268    S10G-6268        IBM OS/2 2.0 Prog Lang 2/REXX Reference 10G6269    S10G-6269        IBM OS/2 2.0 Prog Lang 2/REXX User's Guide 10G6270    SC34-4289        IBM SAA CUA Interface Design Reference 10G6271    SC34-4290        IBM SAA CUA Guide to User Interface Design