This index is designed to let you find the book that covers the topics you need to learn about. It will eventually have a lot of categories, with each book being rated along each row. These tables will be quite large, and will continually grow, so please give me your feedback regarding what categories you would like to see, and which you don't. It may take me a while to flesh them out, so have a little patience.
Book Legend
Code | Issue | Title |
---|---|---|
RWP | 2-3 | Real World Programming for OS/2 2.1 |
LPE | 2-4 | Learning to Program OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager by Example |
ODD | 2-5 | Writing OS/2 2.1 Device Drivers in C |
GPI | 2-6 | OS/2 Presentation Manager GPI |
TAO | 2-7 | The Art of OS/2 2.1 C Programming |
MOR | 2-8 | Mastering OS/2 REXX |
RSH | 2-9 | REXX Reference Summary Handbook |
ADO | 2-10 | Application Development Using OS/2 REXX |
PMP | 2-11 | OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming |
DOA | 3-1 | Designing OS/2 Applications |
OSP | 3-2 | OS/2 Programming |
TGO | 3-4 | The GUI-OOUI War |
OU | 3-5 | OS/2 Warp Unleashed, Deluxe Edition |
QR1 | 3-6 | WIN Functions, OS/2 Quick Reference Library Volume 1 |
PWG | 3-7 | Programming the OS/2 Warp Version 3 GPI |
DHP | 3-8 | Designing High-Powered OS/2 Warp Applications |
OCH | 3-9 | OS/2 Certification Handbook |
CPA | 3-10 | OS/2 Warp Control Program API |
PMA | 4-1 | OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager API |
WSA | 4-2 | OS/2 Warp Workplace Shell API |
OPS | 4-2 | The OS/2 Warp Programmer's Sidekick, Functions and Structures |
PIR | 4-3 | Programming in REXX |
TRC | 4-4 | The REXX Cookbook |
WPM | 4-5 | OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager for Power Programmers |
OMF | 4-6 | OS/2 Quick Reference Library, Volume 2, Message Functions |
NOTE: Books which cover the same material can look similar in this table, but be different in real life. The style of a book, for example, can not be seen from a quick table, so make sure that you follow up by reading the reviews of the books you find here. Finally, be sure that the books you are comparing are aimed at the same audiences.
PM C/C++ Books
BOOK | MARK | Kernel Basics | Device Drivers | VIO and AVIO | PM | GPI | Fonts | WPS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RWP | B+ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
PME | B- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ODD | A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GPI | C+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
TAO | B+ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PMP | A- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSP | B+ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PWG | A- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
WPM | A+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
PM C/C++ References
BOOK | MARK | Kernel Basics | Device Drivers | VIO and AVIO | PM | GPI | Fonts | WPS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QR1 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (WIN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CPA | A+ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PMA | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
WSA | A+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
OPS | A+ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
OMF | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
REXX Books
BOOK | MARK | REXX Intro | WPS | Reference | GUI | REXX Macros |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOR | B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
RSH | A | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
ADO | A- | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
PIR | A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
TRC | A- | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
System and Non-Programming Books
BOOK | MARK | Kernel Basics | Device Drivers | VIO and AVIO | PM | Threads | GPI | Fonts | WPS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | TGO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
OU | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||
DHP | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||
OCH | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Ratings Legend
Rating | Description |
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No coverage | |
Very light coverage | |
Introductory coverage | |
Good Coverage | |
In-depth coverage | |
Authoritative |