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> V3.0 of the toolkit contains references and guides for programming Multimedia,
> SOM, the Workplace Shell, the Presentation Manager, the GPI subsystem, and the
> OS/2 control program.  It also has a REXX Reference, a reference for the tools
> provided with the toolkit, and a guide and reference to the Information
> Processing Facility used to generate .INF and .HLP files.  Of these, I personally
> found the Control Program information most useful because the Control Program
> is what handles system calls.  That info is ESSENTIAL if you're going to do
> device programming.
> 
> If you really are strapped for cash, and aren't going to build applications that
> use help and don't come with on-line documentation and don't use any of the
> features of SOM, then don't get the toolkit.

        There may be an alternative.  I am strapped for cash too, and
unwilling to pay 225$ can for the DEVCON CDs.  So I wrote a letter to IBM
(devcon@vnet.ibm.com) to request a special subscription.  Rather than paying
225$ can for a one year subscription where I receive 4 packages, I would
prefer to receive only one package for 56.25$ can (1/4 of the total price).
This way, I would obtain all the documentation, the toolkit, and some other
gooddies.  The answer I received was that MOST developers like to receive
quaterly updates, and so there was no incentive to change the policy.
So let the programmers speak up, and say your piece.  Maybe we'll get IBM
to revise their policy and provide programmers with the information they
require to write OS/2 applications.

        Stephane [TEAM OS/2]
        The future is available right now!