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Clarify the evolution of the Z editor

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Jeff Parsons 2015-12-31 14:18:32 -08:00
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@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ printed documentation that came with the SDK, such as the *Installation Guide*,
[Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer’s Toolkit](/docs/os2/microsoft/ptk/1.0/) documentation from March 1988,
thanks to the [OS/2 Museum](http://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-library/os2-1-x-programming/).
Aside from Microsoft's assembler (MASM) and C compiler, the SDK included some other useful tools, such as **SDKED**
(SDK Editor), which was essentially an OS/2 port of Mark Zbikowski's **Z** Editor that was used internally at
Microsoft for many years. The same editor was later renamed to **M** and ultimately **PWB** (Programmer's Workbench).
With the introduction of various Integrated Development Environment (IDE) products, such as Visual BASIC in 1991,
Visual C++ in 1993, and Visual Studio in 1995, this stand-alone editor became obsolete, but in the 1980s, it was a
valuable tool.
Aside from Microsoft's assembler (MASM) and C compiler (CL), the SDK included some other useful tools, such as the
**SDK Editor** (SDKED), which was essentially an OS/2 port of Mark Zbikowski's **Z** Editor that was used internally
at Microsoft for many years. It was renamed to the **Microsoft Editor** (M or MEP) with the release of Microsoft C
5.1, and it was later integrated into **Programmer's Workbench** (PWB), the text-mode Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) that came with Microsoft C 6.0.
With the introduction of graphical IDEs, such as Visual BASIC in 1991, Visual C++ in 1993, and Visual Studio in 1995,
this stand-alone, text-mode editor became obsolete, but in the 1980s, it was an essential tool.
You can learn more about [SDKED](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/#using-sdked) on the
[MS OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/) page. I'll be adding a complete list of all the files