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Just for fun (because I have a warped sense of fun), I decided to revisit some of the old OS/2 software I wrote
almost 30 years ago. But first, I needed an OS/2 development environment.
So I started with a clean install of IBM's OS/2 1.0 in the [8Mhz IBM PC AT](/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/) machine
So I started with a clean install of [IBM OS/2 1.0](/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/) in the 8Mhz IBM PC AT machine
below, by booting from the "IBM OS/2 1.0 (1.44M Install)" diskette in drive A and reformatting the machine's 20Mb
drive C.
Next, I installed the [MS OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/). This SDK was released
in December 1987 along with [Microsoft OS/2 1.0](/disks/pc/os2/microsoft/1.0/). I don't have any of the
printed documentation that came with the SDK, such as the *Installation Guide*, but I do have the
[Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer’s Toolkit](/pubs/pc/programming/os2/microsoft/ptk/1.0/) documentation
[Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer’s Toolkit](/pubs/pc/software/os2/microsoft/ptk10/) 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 (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 Editor (Z) 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.
Aside from **Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.00A** (MASM) and **Microsoft C Compiler 5.10 (Beta)** (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 full-screen editor (Z) 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 Compiler 5.10**, and it was later integrated
into **Programmer's Workbench** (PWB), the text-mode Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that came with
**Microsoft C Compiler 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.
this stand-alone, text-mode editor became obsolete, but in the 1980s, it was a valuable 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.
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
that came with SDK to that page in the near future.
To boot IBM OS/2 1.0 and tinker with the [SDK](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/), scroll down and
click the "Run" button.
Our [IBM OS/2 1.0](/disks/pc/os2/ibm/1.0/) demo machine (shown below) has the
[MS OS/2 SDK 1.02](/disks/pc/tools/microsoft/os2/sdk/1.02/) pre-installed, so check out our copy of the
[Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer’s Toolkit](/pubs/pc/software/os2/microsoft/ptk10/) and then write some code!
{% include machine.html id="ibm5170" %}