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From: ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard)
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In article <1991Apr17.152123@riddler.Berkeley.EDU> yow@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov writes:

>What is in the 1.X toolkit for $350?
 
The MS Toolkit actually lists at about $500, I think, but is available 
from many places at about the $350 I quoted -- check any issue of Byte or
Pc Mag. 
 
It contains:
   all the OS/2 header files (also availabe via MS/C 6.0)
   all the MS development tools, include RC, fontedit, iconedit,
     dlgbox, and miscellaneous lesser ones
   the IBM tools for compiling dtl (dialog manager stuff) and
      ipf (help manager stuff).
   megabytes of sample code
   qh-format online reference/help
   copies of vols 1-4 of the MS OS/2 Programmer's Reference
   copy of Charles Petzold's book on PM. 
   an account on "MS Online" and some amount of connect time.
 
The MS softset (about $100 discounted) contains the tools and header files,
but not the docs, online reference, samples, or Online account.  

The IBM Toolkit contains the tools, headers, samples, online documents,
IBM's versions of the printed reference manuals (somewhat better than
MS's).  It includes documentation for device drivers, which is a separate
product from Micrsoft. 

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