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Next, I installed the [MS OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/). This SDK was released around
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Next, I installed the [MS OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/). This SDK was released around
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December 1987 and included a copy of Microsoft OS/2 1.0. I don't have any of the printed documentation that came
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December 1987 and included a copy of Microsoft OS/2 1.0. I don't have any of the printed documentation that came
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with the SDK, such as the *Installation Guide*, but I do have the [Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer’s Toolkit](/docs/os2/microsoft/ptk/1.0/)
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with the SDK, such as the *Installation Guide*, but I do have the [Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer’s Toolkit](/docs/os2/microsoft/ptk/1.0/)
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from March 1988, thanks to the [OS/2 Museum](http://www.os2museum.com/).
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from March 1988, thanks to the [OS/2 Museum](http://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-library/os2-1-x-programming/).
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Aside from Microsoft's assembler (MASM) and C compiler, the SDK included some other useful tools, such as **SDKED**
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Aside from Microsoft's assembler (MASM) and C compiler, the SDK included some other useful tools, such as **SDKED**
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(SDK Editor), which was essentially an OS/2 port of Mark Zbikowski's **Z** editor that was used internally at
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(SDK Editor), which was essentially an OS/2 port of Mark Zbikowski's **Z** Editor that was used internally at
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Microsoft for many years. The same editor was later renamed to **M** and ultimately **PWB** (Programmer's Workbench).
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Microsoft for many years. The same editor was later renamed to **M** and ultimately **PWB** (Programmer's Workbench).
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With the introduction of various Integrated Development Environment (IDE) products, such as Visual BASIC in 1991,
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With the introduction of various Integrated Development Environment (IDE) products, such as Visual BASIC in 1991,
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Visual C++ in 1993, and Visual Studio in 1995, this stand-alone editor became obsolete, but in the 1980's, it was a
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Visual C++ in 1993, and Visual Studio in 1995, this stand-alone editor became obsolete, but in the 1980s, it was a
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valuable tool.
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valuable tool.
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You can learn more about [SDKED](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/#using-sdked) on the
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You can learn more about [SDKED](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/#using-sdked) on the
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### Ready-To-Run App Demos
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### Ready-To-Run App Demos
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Check out these machines from our [IBM PC Application Archive](/apps/pc/):
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Machines from our [IBM PC Application Archive](/apps/pc/):
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* [VisiCalc (1981)](1981/visicalc/)
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* [VisiCalc (1981)](1981/visicalc/)
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* [Executive Suite (1982)](1982/esuite/)
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* [Executive Suite (1982)](1982/esuite/)
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List of Preconfigured IBM PC Machines
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List of Preconfigured IBM PC Machines
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This is a list of all the other preconfigured IBM PC machines in the project. Some of them include
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a predefined state, which automatically restores the machine and the specified application to an initial
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state, while others include a hard disk with preinstalled software.
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However, most simply boot an early version of DOS, and the hard disk, if any, will generally be unformatted.
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From there, you can load another disk image
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### Model 5150 Machine Configurations
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### Model 5150 Machine Configurations
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* [IBM PC, MDA, 64K](/devices/pc/machine/5150/mda/64kb/)
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* [IBM PC, MDA, 64K](/devices/pc/machine/5150/mda/64kb/)
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### Installation
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### Installation
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If you look at the **TOOLKIT1** disk, in the **OS2DOC** folder, you'll find **READ.ME!**, which includes some very
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If you mount the **TOOLKIT1** disk and look in the **OS2DOC** folder, you'll find **READ.ME!**, which includes some very
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useful information about the SDK installation process:
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useful information about the SDK installation process:
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The installation guide is confusing, can you give me three easy steps to
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The installation guide is confusing, can you give me three easy steps to
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NMPIPE.H
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NMPIPE.H
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README.DOC
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README.DOC
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but you aren't likely to need those.
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but you aren't likely to need those. We will rebuild a copy of this missing disk from other sources and
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include it in the SDK at a later date.
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### Using SDKED
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### Using SDKED
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As previously noted, we don't have a copy of this SDK's documentation. But we do have a copy of the "[User's Guide
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As previously noted, we don't have a copy of this SDK's documentation. But we *have* unearthed copy of the
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to the Z Editor](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/misc/root/Z.TXT)", by Mark Zbikowski, August 4, 1986, included
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"[User's Guide to the Z Editor](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/misc/root/Z.TXT)", by Mark Zbikowski, August 4, 1986,
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below. **SDKED** was an OS/2 port of the Z Editor.
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included below. **SDKED** was an OS/2 port of the Z Editor.
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