CPI-C Reference

Additional Information Sources

This section lists additional resources for CPI Communications information. If you need information about using CPI Communications in a specific operating environment, please see the appropriate product chapter in "Part 3. CPI-C 2.1 Implementation Specifics".

Previous Editions of this Reference

Table 1 lists the previous editions of this book still available, the order numbers, and the versions of the implementing product described.

Table 1. Previous Editions of the CPI-C Reference
Edition Number Products
8th Edition
SC26-4399-07 		ST01-0223
AIX SNA Server/6000, Version 2 Release 1.1
IMS/ESA, Version 4
7th Edition
SC26-4399-06 		ST00-8760 AIX SNA Services/6000, Release 1.2.1
VM/ESA, Release 2
MVS/ESA, Release 4.3
6th Edition
SC26-4399-05 		ST00-6053 MVS/ESA, Release 4.2.2
VM/ESA, Release 1.1
AIX SNA Services/6000, Release 1.2.1
IBM Extended Services for OS/2, Version 1, R0
MVS/ESA, Version 4, Release 3
IBM SAA Networking Services/2, Version 1
Networking Services DOS, Version 1
Operating System/400, Version 2, Release 2
5th Edition
SC26-4399-04 		ST00-5632 CICS/ESA, Version 3, Release 2
IMS/ESA, Version 3, Release 2
MVS/ESA, Version 4, Release 2
4th Edition
SC26-4399-03 		ST00-5002 Operating System/400, Version 2, Release 1

Related APPC/LU 6.2 Publications

The following publications contain introductory level information on CPI-C or APPC:

The following publications contain detailed technical information on CPI-C or APPC:

Note: Product-specific information about using CPI Communications in each operating environment can be found in the appropriate chapters in "Part 3. CPI-C 2.1 Implementation Specifics".

CD-ROM

This publication is also available as a softcopy book. The softcopy book is on an electronic bookshelf and is part of the IBM Networking Systems Softcopy Collection Kit (SK2T-6012) on compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM).

You can view and search softcopy books by using BookManager* READ products or by using the IBM Library Reader* product included on each CD-ROM. For more information on CD-ROMs and softcopy books, see IBM Online Libraries: Softcopy Collection Kit User's Guide (GC28-1700) and BookManager READ documentation.

Solution Developers Organization

The Solution Developers Organization (SDO) is open to independent software vendors (ISVs) who are developing, or planning to develop, APPC and/or CPI-C support in their products. The SDO provides you with technical, business, and marketing services related to the development and promotion of APPC support in products. For full details, please see Appendix H. "Solution Developers Program - Enterprise Communications Partners in Development".

Online Information--CPI-C, APPC, and APPN

You can access helpful online information on CPI-C, APPC, and APPN and utilities through CompuServe, the OS/2 BBS, and the Internet. You can get up-to-date information on CPI-C, access sample programs and tools, ask questions, and provide feedback on CPI-C and related IBM products. You can post questions about CPI-C programming and architecture, configuration, and about using APPC with any of IBM's products like CICS, Communications Manager/2, APPC Networking Services for Windows, AIX SNA Server/6000, AS/400, VTAM/NCP, MVS, and VM.

CompuServe

IBM's APPC Market Enablement team maintains the APPC/APPN Forum (GO APPC) on CompuServe. More than a dozen question-and-answer sections exist as well as hundreds of sample programs, utilities, and technical papers.

To get a free introductory membership, call CompuServe. In the US and Canada, the phone number is 800-848-8199; in the UK, 0800-289-378; in Germany, 0130-37-32. Elsewhere the phone number is 1-614-457-0802. Be sure to ask for representative 337.

OS/2 BBS

The OS/2 BBS APPC FORUM is available on the IBM Information Network (IIN) and the IBMLink TalkLink facility. In the US, the phone number is 1-800-547-1283; in Canada, 1-800-465-7999 (ext 228). Elsewhere, contact your local IBM representative.

Internet

A wide variety of APPC announcements, utilities, and CPI-C sample programs are available from the Internet via the URL: 
http://www.raleigh.ibm.com/aac/aachome.htm

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