Subject: OS/2 1.3, ES & LS ServicePaks, SelectPaks Status
Date: April 28, 1993

IBM OS/2 Extended Edition 1.3 is transformed into "Standard Edition 1.3"
by virtue of installing any one of the following IBM products.

    LAN Server 2.0 (Entry or Advanced)
    Extended Services  1.0 - Database Manager or Communications Manager
    Communications Manager/2 1.0
    Database Manager/2 1.0

Extended Edition Corrective Service (WRxnnnn) no longer applies to these
systems. Standard Edition Service (XRxnnnn) can be used to service the
base operating system functions (Kernel, Presentation Manager, etc.).


SERVICE FOR EXTENDED EDITION 1.3.

WRx5200  Is a cumulative ServicePak that includes all fixes since EE 1.3
         was made generally available. This ServicePak supersedes all
         previous ServicePaks (CSDs).  There is one outstanding problem
         in Comm Mgr that requires a change to DOSCALLS.DLL.  This fix
         will be available on BBSs in the form of a Selective Fix. This
         ServicePak is available in the US today, and should be in NLV
         forms by June 1993. We hope to include the DOSCALLS fix in the
         NLVs (National Language Versions).


SERVICE FOR STANDARD EDITION 1.3

XRx5150  Standard Edition fixes only.  Can cause Comm Mgr problems unless
         the DOSCALLS.DLL fix (mentioned above) is applied. All NLV forms
         are available.

SERVICE FOR EXTENDED SERVICES - DATABASE MANAGER:

The Database Manager component of Extended Services 1.0 has available
six SelectPaks.  Essentially these are pieces of what might have been a
Database Manager Corrective Service Diskette, but packaged to meet
customer demand for granular electronic service.  They are available on
CompuServe, Internet, and OS2BBSs by the following names (or some
derivative to meet naming schemes of the BBS). All supported languages
are available.

WRx6001   Kernel(Engine), SQLR, SQLZ, SQLQ, and SQLN fixes.
WRx6002   Database Manager Pre-Compiler (SQLA).
WRx6003   Database Manager Group Utilities (SQLU).
WRx6004   Distributed Data Services (SQLC).
WRx6014   Database Query Manager.
WRx6015   Database Manager PC DOS Requester (PCDR).


SERVICE FOR EXTENDED SERVICES - COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER:

The Communications Manager component of Extended Services 1.0 currently
has SelectPak (PTF = WR06116) on multiple BBSs.  A ServicePak is being
tested and should be available in the US by mid 1993.

WR06116 Is an enhancement that provides a virtual device driver that
        provides EHLLAPI to Windows applications in OS/2 2.0. The
        package is named EHLSP016 (sometimes EHLLSP16) on various BBBs.


SERVICE FOR LAN SERVER 2.0

IP06030 Services both Entry and Advanced LAN Server 2.0. It includes
        fixes for LAN Requester and DOS LAN Requester. Installation can
        be done using CID services, although Domain Controllers and
        Additional Servers are probably easier to update from diskette.

SERVICE FOR LAN SERVER 3.0

Three SelectPaks for LAN Server 3.0 should be available in June 1993.
LAN Server, LAN Requester, and DLR respectively will have separate
SelectPaks.  User Profile Management 3.0 will also have a SelectPak.

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ServicePaks for Extended Services and LAN Services are now separate, as
are the products themselves.  The OS/2 components, once included in
CSDs, are no longer a part of the ES or LS ServicePaks.

Hence, the OS/2 extensions are beginning to depart from the historic CSD
approach with the presumption that the Base Operating System function
is available at the time service is applied.  Future service will evolve
toward electronic distribution, media independence (ie. non-diskette),
and remote service (CID installs).

Initially ServicePaks will require Bootable Standalone Service Diskettes
in order to quiesce the systems to be serviced.  Users may use either the
OS/2 Install Diskette(s) or create custom bootable diskettes to meet
this need.  Many users already have custom bootable diskettes to perform
necessary maintenance like backing up locked files or running CHKDSK /F.