Introduction to the Presentation Manager and Workplace Shell

OS/2* Version 2.0 brings new levels of computing power to users' desktops, and is designed to deliver this power to a very wide range of users, many of whom may have little experience with computers.

Power and sophistication could mean complexity for the user, but OS/2 Version 2.0 has been provided with an advanced user interface designed to provide users with this power in a way that is easy to learn and, as far as possible, intuitive, enabling them to make the most of their investment in hardware and software.

The components of OS/2 Version 2.0 that provide this user interface are Presentation Manager* and the Workplace Shell*. These are the subjects of this document.

This introductory chapter:

  • Describes a vision of what is made possible with the Workplace Shell

  • Describes what Presentation Manager and the Workplace Shell are and how they fit with one another and the rest of OS/2

  • Includes a summary of the enhancements to Presentation Manager.

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