IBM OS 2 Power PC Edition A First Look

SG24-4630-00 International Technical Support Organization OS/2 Warp (PowerPC Edition) A First Look December 1995 IBML SG24-4630-00 International Technical Support Organization OS/2 Warp (PowerPC Edition) A First Look December 1995 Take Note! Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under “Special Notices” on page xiii. First Edition (December 1995) This edition applies to OS/2 Warp Connect (PowerPC Edition) Version 1.0. Order publications through your IBM representative or the IBM branch office serving your locality. Publications are not stocked at the address given below. An ITSO Technical Bulletin Evaluation Form for reader′s feedback appears facing Chapter 1. If the form has been removed, comments may be addressed to: IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization Dept. JLPC Building 14 Internal Zip 5220 1000 NW 51st Street Boca Raton, Florida 33431-1328 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.  Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1995. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users — Documentation related to restricted rights — Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Abstract This document is unique in its detailed coverage of OS/2 Warp (PowerPC Edition) architecture. It focuses on the architecture of the microkernel. It provides information about the microkernel based architecture, which will give dramatic advances in computing architecture. This document was written for IBM customers, system engineers, software developers. Basic understanding of OS/2 is assumed. (178 pages)  Copyright IBM Corp. 1995 iii iv OS/2 Warp (PPC) Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Special Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv How This Document is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi …