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Article #590Re: The expensive IBM doc set
From: Todd Crowe
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:29
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:29
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toddc@cray.com (Todd Crowe) writes: >dlb5404@tamsun.tamu.edu (Daryl Biberdorf) writes: >>Something that I haven't seen mentioned in this discussion (or I may have >>missed it) is that you don't have to buy all 17 volumes. Each volume >>has its own IBM publication number, so you can order them separately >>(or so a Team OS/2 member tells me). >> >>Now, would someone who was rich enough to pay the $300 volunteer to >>post the title and publication number (and maybe even a brief >>description) of each volume in the set? Chances are, most of us will >>only need a handful of volumes to get our job done. >> >If you have a copy of the Developer's Toolkit, you can find the numbers >in the back of the "Getting Started" manual. > >- Todd Crowe If you don't have a copy of the Developer's Toolkit the numbers are: 10G3356 Complete Set 10G6260 Application Design Guide 10G6261 Programming Guide, Volume I 10G6494 Programming Guide, Volume II 10G6495 Programming Guide, Volume III 10G6263 Control Program Programming Reference 10G6264 PM Programming Reference, Volume I $35.00 10G6265 PM Programming Reference, Volume II $35.00 10G6272 PM Programming Reference, Volume III $35.00 10G6262 IPF Guide and Refence 10G6309 System Object Model Guide and Reference 10G6269 Procedures Language 2/REXX Users Guide 10G6268 Procedures Language 2/REXX Reference 10G6266 Physical Device Driver Reference 10G6310 Virtual Device Driver Reference 10G6267 Presentation Driver Reference SC34-4289 SAA: CUA Guide to User Interface Design SC34-4290 SAA: CUA Advanced Interface Design Reference The numbers for ordering are: US: 1-800-IBM-PCTB (1-800-426-7282) Alaska: 1-414-633-8108 Canada: 1-800-465-1234 (except British Columbia?) B.C.: 112-800-465-1234 Perhaps this information could go into the the OS/2 Programmer's FAQ? Sorry, I don't have any more prices; I was only interested in the PM stuff when I called. (The 3 PM books are about 800 pages each, BTW) Todd Crowe
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!timbuk.cray.com!hemlock.cray.com!toddc From: toddc@cray.com (Todd Crowe) Subject: Re: The expensive IBM doc set Message-ID: <toddc.712516447@fig39> Lines: 51 References: <1992Jul28.021436.2865@hellgate.utah.edu> <1992Jul29.154428.12738@njitgw.njit.edu> <1992Jul29.171030.7248@tamsun.tamu.edu> <toddc.712504033@fig39> Date: 30 Jul 92 12:29:36 CDT