The OS/2 Warp survival guide

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    • Azzarito, Doug
    • Green, David W.

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The OS/2 Warp survival guide

Doug Azzarito & David W. Green

Wiley, c1995

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IBM's recent low-cost release of OS/2 is now offering users a viable alternative to Windows. The OS/2 operating system may be complex by nature, but this guide demonstrates its many uses and operating requirements. The text covers everything from how to use OS/2 in conjunction with DOS, Windows and networks, to the use of REXX. It also contains details of undocumented features.

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION: OS/2 Hardware Requirements
  • Software Requirements
  • INSTALLING OS/2: Hard Disk Partitions
  • Installation Procedure
  • Initial OS/2 Configuration
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKPLACE SHELL: Shell Basics
  • Shell Object Configuration
  • System Setup Objects
  • Getting Help
  • MIGRATING APPLICATIONS: Using the Migrate Facility
  • Using Software with OS/2
  • DOS UNDER OS/2: Built-in DOS Support
  • Specific DOS
  • WINDOWS UNDER OS/2: The WINDOWS/2 Support
  • Windows Application Features
  • OS/2 APPLICATIONS: OS/2 Application Support
  • COMMAND-LINE INTERFACES: The OS/2 Command Line
  • The DOS Command Line
  • THE PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS: Personal Productivity Programs
  • More Productivity Programs
  • Editors
  • System Utilities
  • ADVANCED FEATURES: Advanced WPS Features
  • OS/2 Print Spooler
  • OS/2 Display
  • System Configuration
  • Error Recovery
  • REXX Language
  • OS/2 and Networks.

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