Os 2 Programmer S Guide I

Authoritative information, expert advice, and great assembly-language code make this comprehensive overview of the features and structure of OS/2 indispensable to any serious OS/2 programmer. Also included are scores of valuable source code examples and a reference section.

From standard programming topics such as files, threads, pipes, and porting, to new concepts like CID (Configuration, Installation, and Distribution) and SOM (System Object Model), this is a thorough, functional and easy-to-use programming handbook for OS/2 2.1 applications.

Programming the console in UNIX? Here's just what you need. First, you'll get a no-nonsense tutorial guide to the nCurses version 5.5 library, taking you from basic to advanced functions step by step. Then you'll find an A-to-Z reference of more than 175 nCurses functions, cross-referenced and illustrated with examples. With this all-purpose nCurses reference, you?ll: Learn techniques that can be used to program Linux®, FreeBSD®, Mac OS® X, or any other UNIX-based OS. Program, control, and manipulate text on the terminal screen. Control interactive I/O, organize content into windows on the screen, and use color to highlight text and organize information. Use a mouse to further refine input. Create nCurses programs using your choice of editors. Find hundreds of quick, easy-to-understand programming examples. Author Dan Gookin is known for making technology make sense. Buy this book and you'll see why.

Reviewed for accuracy by IBM, this is the only book OS/2 programmers need after they've finished the product tutorials. It has solutions to almost any problem readers are likely to encounter when writing OS/2 applications, including how to get the most from their hardware and operating system interfaces using the Professional Developer's Kit.