Device Manage for OS/2

DevCon for OS/2 - Developer Connection

Operating systems:
ArcaOS, eComStation, IBM OS/2 Warp
eComStation myths 

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Compilers  
 
 
Tools  
 
 
REXX  
 
 
Drivers/kernel  
 
 

 

 

Additional information

ACPI Interface

ACPI stands for "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface". It replaces old IBM APM, Plug'n'Play and OS2APIC.PSD. ACPI is a part of every modern computer. ACPI stores full detailed info about computer in one place, thus simplifies the development of OS and drivers.


ACPI influenced on eComStation very much

ACPI Toolkit

ACPI Toolkit -- library, headers, examples and instructions acpi-toolkit-20080425.zip
acpi-toolkit-20080307.zip

Additional API

ACPI brings additional kernel API for drivers developers:

  • AcpiExecSMPFunction() -- Execute a subprogram on all CPUs simultaneously
  • InitACPICall() -- Find PSD and get pointer to ACPI function
    FindPCIDevice() -- Filling ACPI info about given PCI device

Links

 


 

 

ArcaOS 5.1.1 whatsnew - PNG icons

PNG icons on Desktop

PNG icons on Desktop. (instead of ancient .ico designed in 1994)

Russian OS/2

eCo Software is making russian eComStation since 2001, all versions of ArcaOS since 2017.

// надо на ENG!!

Warpstock Europe 2000

The conference ... clip about the conference:

 

(C) OS2.GURU 2001 -- 2025