<s>
Systems	B-Device
Application	I-Device
Architecture	I-Device
(	O
SAA	O
)	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
standards	O
for	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intent	O
was	O
to	O
implement	O
SAA	O
in	O
IBM	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
including	O
MVS	B-Application
,	O
OS/400	B-Application
and	O
OS/2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIXIBM	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
UNIX	B-Application
operating	O
systemwas	O
not	O
a	O
target	O
of	O
SAA	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
have	O
interoperability	O
with	O
the	O
SAA	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAA	O
did	O
not	O
define	O
new	O
standards	O
,	O
but	O
selected	O
from	O
among	O
IBM	O
's	O
existing	O
guidelines	O
and	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Common	B-Architecture
Programming	I-Architecture
Interface	I-Architecture
attempted	O
to	O
standardize	O
compilers	O
and	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
among	O
all	O
systems	O
participating	O
in	O
SAA	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
providing	O
"	O
a	O
common	B-Architecture
programming	I-Architecture
interface	I-Architecture
for	O
the	O
entire	O
IBM	O
computer	O
product	O
line	O
-	O
PCs	O
,	O
System/3x	O
,	O
System/370	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presentation	O
interface	O
the	O
OS/2	B-Device
Presentation	I-Device
Manager	I-Device
was	O
defined	O
to	O
be	O
and	O
when	O
developed	O
was	O
a	O
full	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
SAA	O
presentation	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	B-Device
Graphical	I-Device
Data	I-Device
Display	I-Device
Manager	I-Device
(	O
GDDM	B-Device
)	O
provided	O
compatible	O
SAA	O
graphics	O
support	O
for	O
MVS	B-Application
and	O
VM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialog	O
interface	O
ISPF	B-Operating_System
represented	O
the	O
text	O
mode	O
dialog	O
interface	O
;	O
OS/2	B-Application
represented	O
the	O
full	O
graphical	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
created	O
two	O
CUA	O
standards	O
,	O
the	O
Basic	O
Interface	O
for	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
3270	I-Operating_System
and	O
IBM	B-Device
5250	I-Device
terminals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Interface	O
for	O
so-called	O
"	O
intelligent	O
workstations	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CCS	O
depended	O
on	O
Advanced	O
Program-to-Program	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
APPC	O
or	O
LU6.2	B-Protocol
,	O
Systems	B-Architecture
Network	I-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
(	O
SNA	O
)	O
PU2.1	O
or	O
Low	O
Entry	O
Networking	O
for	O
peer-to-peer	O
networking	O
,	O
and	O
SNA	O
Management	O
Services	O
for	O
network	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfficeVision	B-Application
was	O
the	O
SAA-compliant	O
successor	O
to	O
PROFS	B-Application
and	O
AS/400	O
Office	O
for	O
"	O
office	O
automation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
