OS/2 1.x SDK

This page presents preliminary and ancillary documentation which was part of the original MS OS/2 SDK and was not shipped with any officially released product. Publicly released information for related software may be found in this section of the library.

Microsoft OS/2 Software Development Kit

The preliminary documentation for general OS/2 programming, published starting April 1987, in PDF format. Note that the July/August 1987 documents (C User’s Guide, CodeView, Mixed-Language programming, MASM Programmer’s Guide) should be identical to those shipped with Microsoft C 5.0 and MASM 5.0; the documents are written for the DOS versions of the tools, and separate OS/2 specific update pamphlets spell out the platform specific differences.

There is a minor mystery about the SDK Editor (SDKED) User’s Guide. There are two variants with the same document number and apparently identical contents, except one is clearly labeled pre-release while the other has a part number instead.

• OS/2 Programmer’s Guide (April 1987)
  Document No. 510830021-100-O00-0487
  Part No. 110-098-014
• OS/2 Programmer’s Reference (April 1987)
  Document No. 510830014-100-O00-0487
  Part No. 110-098-019
• OS/2 Programmer’s Reference Update (October 1987)
  Document No. 510830020-200-O00-1087
  Part No. 01318
• CodeView and Utilities Pre-release (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830017-100-O00-0587
• CodeView and Utilities Pre-release Update (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830018-100-O00-0587
  Part No. 110-098-031
• CodeView and Utilities (August 1987)
  Document No. 410840010-500-R02-0887
  Part No. 016-014-042
• CodeView and Utilities Update (October 1987)
  Document No. 510830018-200-001-1087
  Part No. 01033
• CodeView and Utilities Update (February 1988)
  Document No. 614010011-000-R00-0288
  Part No. 01701
• Mixed-Language Programming Guide (August 1987)
  Document No. 410840031-500-R00-0887
  Part No. 016-014-049
• Microsoft C Optimizing Compiler Version 5.1 Update (February 1988)
  Document No. 614840011-510-R00-0288
  Part No. 01540
• Microsoft C User’s Guide Pre-release (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830019-100-O00-0587
• Microsoft C 5.0 User’s Guide (August 1987)
  Document No. 41084001-500-R04-0887A
  Part No. 00177
• Microsoft C Language Reference Pre-release (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830022-100-O00-0587
• Microsoft C User’s Guide/Language Reference Update (May 1987)
• Microsoft C Run-Time Library Reference Pre-release (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830023-100-O00-0587
• Microsoft C Run-Time Library Reference Pre-release Update (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830024-100-O00-0587
  Part No. 048-014-087
• Microsoft C Run-Time Library OS/2 Update (October 1987)
  Document No. 510830024-200-001-1087
  Part No. 01032
• MASM Programmer’s Guide Pre-release (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830012-100-O00-0587
• MASM Programmer’s Guide Pre-release Update (May 1987)
  Document No. 510830016-100-O00-0587
  Part No. 016-014-031
• MASM 5.0 Programmer’s Guide (July 1987)
  Document No. 410610014-500-R00-0787
  Part No. 016-014-039
• MASM 5.0 OS/2 Update (October 1987)
  Document No. 510830016-200-001-1087
  Part No. 01034
• MASM 5.1 Update (February 1988)
  Document No. 61461011-510-R00-0288
  Part No. 02430
• OS/2 SDK Editor User’s Guide Pre-release (April 1987)
  Document No. 510830006-100-O00-0487
• OS/2 SDK Editor User’s Guide (April 1987)
  Document No. 510830006-100-O00-0487
  Part No. 01322
• Microsoft Editor User’s Guide (February 1988)
  Document No. 614510001-100-R00-0288
  Part No. 01694

Windows Presentation Manager

Microsoft’s preliminary Presentation Manager documentation, July 1987, in PDF format. “It is strongly recommended that the documentation be read for informational purposes only.”

• Windows Presentation Manager Reference Volume 1
  Document No. 07-01-87-001
  Part No. 00248
• Windows Presentation Manager Reference Volume 2
  Document No. 07-01-87-002
  Part No. 00249
• Windows Presentation Manager Reference Volume 3
  Document No. 07-01-87-003
  Part No. 00256

Microsoft OS/2 Device Driver Kit

Microsoft’s preliminary and release documentation pertaining to OS/2 device driver development in PDF format.

• Device Drivers Guide (April 1987)
  Document No. 510830010-100-O00-0487
  Part No. 110-098-022
• Update to Device Drivers Guide (October 1987)
  Document No. 510830020-200-O00-1087
  Part No. 01317
• Device Driver Kit Guide (August 1987)
  Document No. 060060010-100-O00-0887

LAN Manager

Microsoft’s preliminary and developer documentation for LAN Manager software.

• OS/2 LAN Manager Product Specification (October 1987)
  No discernible document number or other identification