This guide fully equips new and experienced OS/2 users for making the change to the new version. Featuring comprehensive coverage of OS/2 2.0's extended services, it addresses installation and customization of OS/2 Release 2, the OS/2 Release 1.3 compatible menu shell, the new Workplace Shell Graphic User Interface, and other OS/2 supported user interfaces.

The Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists is a single-volume, ready reference for the practicing engineer and scientist in industry, government, and academia as well as the novice computer user. It provides the most up-to-date information in a variety of areas such as common platforms and operating systems, applications programs, networking, and many other problem-solving tools necessary to effectively use computers on a daily basis. Specific platforms and environments thoroughly discussed include MS-DOS®, Microsoft® WindowsTM, the Macintosh® and its various systems, UNIXTM, DEC VAXTM, IBM® mainframes, OS/2®, WindowsTM NT, and NeXTSTEPTM. Word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, integrated packages, computer presentation systems, groupware, and a number of useful utilities are also covered. Several extensive sections in the book are devoted to mathematical and statistical software. Information is provided on circuits and control simulation programs, finite element tools, and solid modeling tools.

Developed from the official course materials and tested and approved by IBM, this book is a self-study tutorial covering the courses required to become a Certified LAN Server Engineer. The disk includes a self-test program for each test, using the NRP TestPrep program developed for the NetWare training guide series.

"This book is organized around three concepts fundamental to OS construction: virtualization (of CPU and memory), concurrency (locks and condition variables), and persistence (disks, RAIDS, and file systems"--Back cover.

A best-seller for decades, this classic 1861 work was an indispensable guide for the Victorian amateur astronomer.