Be among the first to Leani direct/v fi'oin the Your last chance to Access 0S12 floW- develop software developers of OS12. purchase the OS12 kit before it's available to applications for and attend the Dallas end users. 's OS12. Developers Conference. he Microsoft Operat- ing System/2 Software OS/2 is Development Kit is T Development software, \licrosoft's next- The Presentation a cumprenensive set of pre- DIAL subscription... M netieration oper- Manager: Make your final release (beta test) PLUS the Dallas MS One. :crn for the IBM PC application easy to versions of Microsoft's new OS12 Developers AT and compatibles. For the learn and use. system software for Intel® Conference. One price first time, the advanced fea- NIS OS;'P includes the 80286- and 80386-based per- covers everything. tures of the 80286 and 80386 l crating system proper sonal computers. It provides nc :ca lictnni processors are exploited to kernel) and the presentation application software devel- Di •\ L (Direct Information provide a superior operational manager. The presentation opers with early access to this Access Line) subscription environment for writing and manager provides an easy-to- new environment and an provides developers with an rulmlmImmLr PC 11 ) 151 ications. use, intuitive graphical user opportunity to begin designing on-line support system for the interface. It is the protected- and writing applications for MS OS/2 Kit. Additionally, Real-mode operation mode equivalent of the current MS OS/2 before it becomes protects your for a limited time only, each MS-DOS-based Microsoft ecncInl;avaln:nc 1, end itscr investment in MS-DOS licensee receives admission to product. applications. an MS OS/2 Developers The presentation manager The kit includes every \lS 0512 supports both Conference at no additional is the graphical user interface component you'll need. real- and protected-mode charge. (Conference admis- component of MS OS/2. iDe MS OS D operation on 80286 and 5100 does not include Initially only the product Development Kit contains all 80386 processors. In real cC)iIIdtiiifl. specification for the presenta- the components a developer mode, users can run an appli- tion manager will be included needs to write applications for A thoroughly tested cation designed for MS-DOS in the MS OS/2 Software this new environment. It beta version with free (including all ill-behaved Development Kit. Software includes the new operating periodic updates. application), thereby preserv- documentation will he avail- system. Microsoft Operating ing their software investment. In erdet to p:nvtdc cmiv able in Fall 1987. System/2 with the presen- access to developers, the MS However. MS-DOS applica- Presentation manager is tation manager, and the OS/2 Software Development tions cannot take full advan- the logical user interface for Microsoft LAN Manager. an Kit contains preliminary tage of the new operati no MS OS/2 applications. It advanced (S • ¼ tpnI (beta) versions of the products replaces the ''A>''- prompt (LAN) product. The MS OS/2 Each component has been with an easy-to-learn, full- Kit also contains new versions Protected-mode oper- thoroughly tested, but the color graphical user interface. of Microsoft C Optimizing ation improves your products will not be error- Applications that follow pre- Compiler and Microsoft productivity and free. Microsoft will use its sentation manager conventions Macro Assembler to construct provides a full 16 best efforts to correct problems and style recommendations either real-mode applications megabytes of memory. as they are reported via the Prooram \\ ritten specifi will appear familiar to users written for MS-DOS® (and DIAL system. In addition, for of other presentation manager le PC DOS) or protected- calls 0)1 MS 0S2 are run in IBM O a limited time, periodic up- applications. And by employ- mode applications written for protected mode and can exploit dates \Vill be provided at no ing presentation manager, MS OS/2. Both of these lan- the advanced features of the esost charge. operating system such as multi- users will learn to use the new guages run in either real mode applications quickly and or protected mode. The kit also tasking and advanced memory Summary of management. With imilti-task- effectively. includes the Windows Software Components Development Kit and \Vindows ing several applications can be •M cros))It Operai ill0 retail product at no additional run simultaneously. thereby System/2 Version 1.0 charge. Use these products increasing the user's produc- • Presentation manager to build presentation manager tiv i ty. With advanced memor • Microsoft LAN Manager management. the full 16 application prototYpes in Version 1.0 real mode. megabytes of niemory are • Microsoft C Optimizing accessible to an application. Compiler Version 4.5 No longer are applications • Microsoft Macro Assembler limited to 640K memory. In Version 4.5 addition, applications are • Microsoft DIAL (one-year protected" from one another subscription) No longer can one program • Attendance at MS OS/2 accidentally destroy another Developers Conference (limited introductory offer) program in memory. • Video tapes of conference materials • On-going updates to the Software Development Kit Presentation m an acer Features provides the application soh- Complete document - FREE on-line support Initial reference ,naterials will ware developer with many ation included with for one full year. discuss thefollowing: building blocks to help deveb every kit. - Non-deLi iL(CL CI'\1'i applications mcluding nicnu • Ads anced security s\stem and dialog box facilities. • Advanced network Sample application source administration tools code and libraries assist in the • Compatible with N-I icrosott implementation ot co 1101(10 Features Networks \'ersioil 1.0 Features functions. These bu Id lie Operating system component ( toni-)atihi!it. \5itil blocks and libraries free the • ..\ds anccd. single-user. %llcio.'oft Macro developer to concentrate on iii oh i - tasking operating Microsoft C Assembler 'version 4.0 the functional i tv of tile pro- sVi e ill Optimizing Compiler: • Support for the CodeView cram rather than on the details • Relict' from the 640K full-screen symbolic New features give you the full of low-level implementation ill C ifiOp. restriction. With Ic bugger power of OS/2. iOl Li Li scr in ten ace. Lip to 16 NIB oladdressahle • Simplified segment inc morv NI icrosoft C Opti ill i/ing directives to ease mixed Concentrate on • \leillOrv protection Compiler Version 4.5 has language progniull 11l Mg applications design, • Ness call-based, full- significant new teatures that • Assembly of large programs not operational details. function application al loss C languagc program- • Support for the Intel For the app! cation' program interface (API) niens to write new C applica- 8086/8087/80186/80286/ dcs eloper. presentioion mana- • Rolls most existing ions that take ILill ad vm tage 50287 microprocessors ger provides a device-indepen- MS-DOS applications of NIS OS/2. dent applications environment. including ill-behaved ones Freed from having to under- • Help utility Features Microsoft Code View/ stand the detailed operation of Windows presentation • Optimizing compiler: Utilities/Editor: each hardware device, soft- manager component produces compact code and ware developers have more • Easy-to-use, full--color fast executables to speed tip Programming utilitiesfor a time to concentrate on the graphical user interface programs. making the most totally integrated development des ig ii of the application. • Ease of application learning efficient use of the PC environment. • Simplified inter-application • Dual mode: the compiler The MS OS/2 Software and the applications pro- Sophisticated GPI data transfer Development Kit provides if duced can run in protected simplifies your job of • Device-independent completely integrated develop- mode or real mode displaying and print- environment for ment environment: Microsoft • Uses all available memory ing graphics output. applications CodeView, a lull-screen In ildiiion. preen1n! for the symbol table. allow- ing compilation Of much symbolic debugger: MAKE. - manager provides graphics a program maintenance utility: functionality to application larger programs Microsoft LAN • I iiipiements register vari- I,INK, a segmented-overlay programs. The Graphical Manager: High-peifor- ables to optimize processillg linker: LIB a library manager: Procraniming Interface (GPI) inance networking for computers • Support for Microsoft and other helpful program- i1!lO\t s application des dopers running OS12. CodeView., a full-screen ming utilities, The MS OS/2 to use sophisticated raster and The LAN Manager pro- sVillhOhc debugger Kit also contains a full- vector graphics in their appli- vi des full local -area network- featured text editor designed cations. GPI greatly simplifies ing capabilities to computers by and for programmers. the task of displaying and running the MS OS/2 oper- printing graphics output. Microsoft Macro Features ating system. Completely Assembler: The ideal • Compatibility with compatible with earlier Cut and paste between too/for OS12 assembly language Microsoft C Optimizing versions of Microsoft Net- applications. programming tasks. Compiler and Macro The prcscritationlilail- works for the MS-DOS and Assembler Microsoft Macro Assem- acer prograinuiililg environ- ® operating systems. • Real- or protected-nlode bler Version 4.5 provides a ment provides consistent ways the LAN Manager includes linking complete assembly language ot trails te rn ng in format ion user features such as a high- • Dual-mode editor, runs in programming environment for mom one application to pentormance non-dedicated either real mode or protected N-IS 0S/2. Combining tile full- another. Text and graphics server, an advanced security mode screen Microsoft CodeView can he 'cut' and "pasted'' svstenl, and powerful network debugger. simplified segmen-- between applications. administration tools. Because tile IAN t at ion, a new comprehen sive Manager is tightly integrated manual . and fast assenihiv Microsoft DIAL (Direct into MS OS/2. it fully supports speed. Microsoft Macro Information Access Line): Free the MS OS/2 API including Assemhler4.5 is the ideal on-line support for one full year. new i nterprocess cornniun ica- assembler for MS OS/2 A one-year subscription tion facilities across the net- assembly language program- for N-I icrosoft DIAL Version work. MS OS/2 applications ming tasks. Everything needed 2.0 is included with the MS can be written to s' oi'k equal iv for both protected-mode and OS/2 Kit to pros - ide an on-line well as standalone applications real-mode 80256/50287 pro- support system for MS OS/2 or as fill, distributed network- gram mj ic is provided. developers. The DIAL svstenl 00 application pro c ra ills running on separate phr sical

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