Kevin Ring wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:

> The main thing you need is the OS/2 Toolkit, which supplies the 
> necessary INC files for the OS/2 API in ASM and the import libraries.  
> It is available on DevCon.  Programming OS/2 in ASM is very much 
> supported by IBM.

 KR> DevCon?  I'm assuming this is an IBM-related BBS? 

DevCon is the shorthand for Developer's Connection, a CD-ROM subscription
available from IBM.  See my eariler message today about it.  For
information about it in the U.S., call (800)633-8266.

 KR> I have v3.1... I believe it supports USE16 and USE32....
 KR> Will this do?  How does WASM compare with TASM (the DOS
 KR> version, which I have now)?  I was considering buying Watcom
 KR> C as well because I've heard its the best for OS/2 (and
 KR> cross-platform) development.  

WASM (Watcom ASM) comes with Watcom C/C++; I don't even think you can buy
it separately.  While TASM 3.1 can take ASM source and make OBJ files that
can be linked under OS/2, it runs under DOS and you would have to do
everything manually.  WASM has an OS/2-hosted version, and Watcom C/C++
comes with the OS/2 Toolkit and the INC files for the OS/2 API.
 
-- Mike


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