In addition to SOM itself (the SOM compiler and the SOM run-time library), the SOMobjects Developer Toolkit also provides a set of frameworks (class libraries) that can be used in developing object-oriented applications. These include Distributed SOM, the Interface Repository Framework, and the Emitter Framework, and the Metaclass Framework, described below.
Note: SOMobjects Base Toolkit, the core version of SOMobject shipped with this documentation, contains only Distributed SOM, the Interface Repository, and the Metaclass frameworks. The complete SOMobjects Developer Toolkit can be ordered from IBM by calling 1-800-342-6672 in the U.S. or 1-800-465-7999 in Canada. The part number is 10H9767 for the CD-ROM containing SOMobjects for the AIX, OS/2, and Windows platforms (including online documentation). SOMobjects manuals are available individually.