LE> I think your best bet is simply to stick with the PM and CP References 
 LE> included with most [all?] PM-aware OS/2 compiler 
 LE> packages. I use this as my major reference. My "intro" 

 Trouble is, i would like to get the student version which usually
 are only shipped with online docs. So i will still need to get a 
 good os/2 reference book. The online docs are good for checking
 syntax and the like, but i always like to keep a good reference
 book handy as well.

 LE> the API function and message help. A lot of 
 LE> experimenting is necessary, but you learn a lot. A 
 LE> serial debugger and remote terminal can be a total 
 LE> lifesaver in this regard.

 I have a spare Comms port, and an old ascii terminal :)

 Do programming packages support serial programming, or is it
 something built into os/2 itself? I know the Amiga had something
 like that, which was very handy for debugging.

 From what i have seen, OS/2 PM apps are event driven in a similar
 manner to how the amiga's GUI works.

 LE> It can also help to have Windows programming knowledge. 
 LE> It can also hinder ! OS/2 programming is VERY different 
 LE> from Windows/DOS.

 Apart from the afore mentioned amiga GUI work, i never really 
 bothered with windows as eventually going to swich to OS/2 :)

 Cheers,
 Brett


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