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Re: The expensive IBM doc set

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From: Todd Crowe
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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