> PDS 7.1 (by MicroSoft of all sources) seems to be the only real
 > alternative for writing and compiling basic code for OS/2.

      If the rumors in the trade mags are correct, you should be a happy
camper before too long.  IBM is supposedly working on a Visual Basic type
compiler for cross platform development.  I believe the project name is
BART and it's supposed to be able to compile for OS/2, Win, Win NT, AIX,
and maybe a few others.