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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   August 1993
                                Volume 1 Number 3


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The MMOUG meets on the third Wednesday of each month, meeting at the Columbia
IBM office on even months and at the Jefferson City office on odd months. Click
below for more information.

                                 August Meeting
                             What you missed in July
                                Details on MMOUG


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. August Meeting Announcement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When:          August 18, 1993 at 4 PM

Where:         Columbia IBM Office (See directions)

Activities:    Tom Stuart of Datastorm will be discussing how to get the best
               performance from ProComm for DOS and ProComm for Windows under
               OS/2.  In addition, we'll have a review of Mail Readers for
               OS/2, and be GIVING AWAY a copy of Lotus' 32bit 1-2-3.

Directions:

Columbia IBM Office
101 Park De Ville Place
Columbia, MO 65203

From either I-70 or US 63, take Stadium Drive to Broadway. Go West down
Broadway and go through the next stop light. Park De Ville Place is the first
street on the right after the light. IBM is about a block down Park De Ville on
the left.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. What you missed at the last meeting! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Ben Hoffman, of IBM's Personal Products Division, talked about the directions
of that company.  Marketing and support were discussed, and it looks like we
can expect IBM to do well in these areas (no jokes about marketing, okay? <g>)
Here's some other things we talked about:

Γûá   IBM came up with a new compression routine to reduce the total number
    diskettes required for OS/2 2.1 GA.  Unfortunately, this was discovered
    after several packages were already made up using the older routine.  So,
    there are two 'colors' of releases.  The "blue" build uses the older
    compression method, and includes 25 diskettes in the package.  The "pink"
    build uses the new method and has only 20 diskettes.

Γûá   There is a list of each file on each diskette for both builds, as well as
    where each file goes on your hard drive.  These files (EXCELLENT
    REFERENCE!) are available as BUILD_L.ZIP and BUILD_M.ZIP in the OS/2 Info
    file area.

Γûá   Ben showed us IBM's plans for implementing the Workplace across all
    platforms.  For DOS users (base systems), there's "DOS With Workplace"
    where DOS includes a Workplace Shell that looks just like OS/2's.  Because
    it's DOS, you can't actually multitask (of course), but it will do task
    switching.  We then have "OS/2 With Workplace", which is, the Workplace
    Shell on top of OS/2 2.x.  From there, we move up to "Workplace OS".  This
    is what you're starting to hear good things about.  It'll have multiple
    personalities, so if you need to run DOS apps, drop in a DOS personality.
    Same thing with Windows, OS/2, MAC, Unix, etc.  This is the one based on
    the Mach Kernal.  Finally, there's Unix with Workplace, which offers a
    Workplace Shell for Unix users.

FREE GIVEAWAYS!

Rick Wolters won a free copy of Stacker for OS/2 at the meeting!

Keith Sellers won a free copy of The World Atlas CD-ROM!

MMOUG Business

We discussed the possibility of sending out postcards to members each month
giving minimal info - next meeting date(s), upcoming events, short news, etc.

Tips:

Forsythe Computers has a corporate upgrade plan for OS/2 2.1:  If you want to
upgrade more then 20 copies of OS/2, you can get a great deal, $59/copy.

Another good book to get: The OS/2 2.1 Consultant.

We promise that from now on all meetings will be on the THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE
MONTH!

And don't forget!  All MMOUG Members get a FREE OS/2 T-Shirt! If you haven't
received yours, BUG AN OFFICER!

Woody Sturges


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. MMOUG Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group

Current Officers:

Phillip Wilson - President
Diane Kehl - Vice President
Robert Shelley - Treasurer
Shawn Frazier - Membership Secretary
David Finch - Recording Secretary
Woody Sturges - BBS Officer
Dale Hackemeyer - Information Officer

Official MMOUG BBS:

OS/2 Woodmeister - [phone] (1:289/27)

MMOUG Mailing Address:

Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group
P.O. Box 30645
Columbia, MO 65205-0645


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. The Latest from the BBS Side... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Got a couple great things to report on this month:

MSR Development Okays MMOUG Members into the BackMaster Beta Program!

MSR Development is currently beta testing it's BackMaster save/restore utility
for OS/2 2.1.  This looks like it's going to be an excellent 32 bit backup
program.  Now, MMOUG members can get in on the beta team and get a close look
at this application.  BackMaster is a PM based 32 bit backup program that will
work for QIC40 tape, QIC80 tape, and diskette systems. All of you out there
with Colorado Jumbo drives have another (potentially great) backup alternative.
This will be an excellent tool for backup via diskette as well!  This package
includes a character mode restore program to allow restoration without having
to re-load OS/2.  This is truly a complete application.

The files are available on the OS/2 Woodmeister, in the MMOUG file area (98).
Don't forget to grab the BUGRPT.TXT file to fill out if you find bugs, and the
STATUS.MEC file that describes the current bug status.  Any replies and/or bug
forms should be sent to me, and I'll forward them to MSR.  These betas are for
OS/2 2.1 ONLY!  Check out file area 98 for the latest BETA*.ZIP file(s).

Finally, the must-say stuff:  These are BETA level apps.  Don't rely on them to
do your system backups.  Make sure and read the included README.TXT (etc)
files.  Also, this beta team offer is for MMOUG MEMBERS ONLY!  Please leave a
note for me, or any other MMOUG Officer, on either OWM system, if you should
have any questions.  This is an excellent opportunity for MMOUG members, and
it's FREE!  Just *another* benefit of joining the Mid Missouri OS/2 Users
Group!

Announcing The OS/2 Woodmeister Jefferson City Point!

There is now local access to the Jefferson City Area for all the services of
the Columbia OWM BBS.  This system has been set up through the generous
donation of Phillip Wilson (who bought a 14.4k modem out of his own pocket),
and IBM (who lent a model 80).  The system is available for MMOUG members only,
and mirrors all of the great OS/2 echos found on the Columbia system.

Since drive space is limited on the model 80, we'll only be able to fit
essentials and requested files into the file areas.  If there's a particular
file you'd like to see, simply leave a message to me there and I'll get it sent
over.  Otherwise, you'll see the latest drivers, utilities, fixes and such all
automatically.

To reach the OWM JC Point: Dial [phone], N81, up to 14.4k baud. New
users will not have access until they've been verified by either Phillip of
myself.  From that point on, everything is available.  Remember, only MMOUG
members allowed on the JC Point; the OWM in Columbia is open to anyone.

Woody Sturges
BBS Officer, Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. IBM rebuttal to MS comparing NT & OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

-From the comp.os.os2.announce newsgroup.

IBM PSP Rebuttal to Microsoft Document Comparing Windows NT and OS/2 2.1

Note:  This document is IBM Personal Software Products' rebuttal to the
       Microsoft Document "Windows NT and OS/2 2.1: The Advantages of Windows
       NT for Today's Client-Server Computing" (May, June, and July 1993
       versions).

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to rebut any inaccurate and/or misleading
information that Microsoft published in a document called "Windows NT and OS/2
2.1: The Advantages of Windows NT for Today's Client-Server Computing".
Although it is not IBM's normal practice to produce such a rebuttal, we believe
our customers should make their decisions based on facts, and therefore, felt
it was worth communicating our viewpoint relative to Microsoft's claims and
statements made in this document.

IBM is extremely proud of OS/2, and welcomes the opportunity to compare OS/2 to
any version of Windows from Microsoft. We are confident that OS/2 provides a
far better operating environment than Windows 3.1 and Windows NT, and that we
will continue to provide superior technology and client/server solutions in the
years to come. We therefore encourage our customers to get the facts when
comparing OS/2 to Windows and Windows NT.

There are currently three versions of the Microsoft document, dated May, June,
and July 1993. The June version, in our opinion, did not correct any of the
problems contained in the previous version. The July version corrected a few of
the problems, due in part to our direct contact with Microsoft, but still
included the vast majority of the problems. Although we have contacted
Microsoft regarding this document, we do not endorse the July version as
approved in any way by IBM. {Moderator's note:  some readers may misinterpret
this to mean that the July version was approved by IBM; I believe it would make
more sense if the word "endorse" is replaced by "regard".} Our rebuttal is
intended for customers who received the May, June, or July version of the
referenced Microsoft document.

To ensure we are direct and to the point in our rebuttal, we have organized our
response as a series of claims from Microsoft's document, in the order of
occurrence, followed by our viewpoint. The sections are divided by page numbers
(from the original May version of the Microsoft document) for easy reference.

Prior to the item-by-item discussion, it is worth discussing some overall
themes that Microsoft consistently uses to distort requirements and features
truly important to you, our customers, who are considering or are implementing
a mission-critical client/server application.

The most prominent theme Microsoft stresses throughout the document is that the
client/server functions needed for most customers are "built-in" to Windows NT
and Windows NT Advanced Server and, therefore, are integrated. Most of the
functions, however, were actually previously available separately, or are still
separate Microsoft products that are bundled with Windows NT (e.g., the LAN
server function in Windows NT Advanced Server was a port of the Microsoft OS/2
LAN Manager product plus enhancements).

Our customers have told us they want the flexibility to install and pay for the
right function on the right machine, and to be able to choose that function
from the vendor who is best-of-breed (e.g., the ability to choose IBM LAN
Server, NetWare (R) from IBM, a third-party solution, or all of the above,
based on their specific requirements and long-term strategies). To assist with
this customization, we provide solutions such as LAN NetView to help customers
centrally or remotely automate individual and LAN software configuration,
installation, and distribution.

"Built-in" does not mean products are more tightly integrated. Both IBM LAN
Server 3.0 and NetWare from IBM for OS/2 products, for instance, are integrated
down to ring 0 (privileged kernel areas) of the OS/2 operating system. The fact
that Microsoft uses the word "built-in" is much more of a marketing and
packaging statement than it is an integration statement.

Another key requirement that Microsoft focuses on is reliability. We agree that
this is a major requirement for client/server environments. We disagree with
Microsoft's definition of reliability, which is summarized on Microsoft's chart
on page 3 as "tightly integrated security", "built-in fault tolerance",
"integrated systems and network management services", and "application and
system integrity". Removing the words "tightly", "integrated", and "built-in",
per the discussion above, OS/2 and its family of flexible extensions is
delivering virtually all of what Microsoft is referring to, plus many more
important IBM exclusives, and IBM PSP has demonstrated or announced products
that extend our lead as the premier provider of client/server solutions.

Most important, however, is that customers will view Windows NT as reliable
when and if it establishes a track record of proven reliable operation in
production client/server environments. Microsoft is claiming that Windows NT,
on its first release, with over 4 million lines of new code (not including its
client/server extensions of SQL Server/NT, SNA Server/NT, and Hermes systems
management) will be more reliable than our 32-bit OS/2 and its family of
extensions that have been shipping and in production use by well over a million
customers for over a year. In addition, we just shipped the second generation,
OS/2 2.1, which has met higher quality standards than all previous releases.
Although Microsoft has done extensive beta-testing with a proclaimed 75,000
users, it is difficult to see how it can compare to the over 4 years that OS/2
1.x and 2.0 and its client/server solutions have been in actual production use.
Reliability to us is what you tell us it is -- products that work. Reliability
is a function of proven quality and maturity. Windows NT has yet to prove how
reliable it is.

The Microsoft document also has distorted Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1 volumes
to emphasize Windows market acceptance. There is no dispute that Microsoft has
achieved market success with the Windows 3.x family, but what is misleading
about the document is that it uses Windows 3.x volumes when comparing to OS/2's
market presence, but uses Windows NT's features when comparing product lines.
We have therefore added Windows 3.1 to several of the comparison charts
Microsoft uses to compare client/server features, to show that Windows 3.1
fails to meet most of Microsoft's own criteria.

Given these overall observations, we would like to address the statements one
by one:

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For more information on the competitive advantages of OS/2 2.1 in a
client/server environment, please read Why OS/2? (updated version available
August 1993) and the article titled "IBM Personal Software Products: Product
Line Update" from the April 1993 edition of IBM Personal Systems Technical
Solutions magazine. Both documents can be obtained from your IBM marketing
representative or systems engineer.

Disclaimer

Some of the information in this paper concerns future products, or future
releases of current, commercially available products. Discussion of Windows is
based on information which the Microsoft Corporation has made publicly
available as of 16 July 1993, or information in the public trade press, and is
subject to change. IBM's future products and their performance, functions, and
availability are based upon IBM's current intent, and are subject to change.

Special Notices

References in this document to IBM's current and future products, programs, or
services do not imply that IBM intends to make these generally available in all
countries in which IBM operates.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in
this document. This document does not grant anyone a license to those patents,
patent applications, or to any other IBM intellectual property.

IBM Personal Software Products, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin TX 78758 USA


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Page 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Page 1 (of May version of Microsoft's document):

Microsoft Claim:
     "It [OS/2 2.1] does not run Windows applications as well as Windows does."

 IBM Response:
     OS/2 2.1 includes actual Windows 3.1 code to provide Microsoft Windows 3.1
     functionality and compatibility. OS/2 can also provide Windows
     applications with key client/server features, such as crash protection and
     pre-emptive multitasking, by running them in separate Virtual DOS Machines
     (VDMs). (These are features that Microsoft presentations concede will not
     be supported in Windows NT for 16-bit Windows 3.1 applications.)

     Others agree. According to John Ruley, an editor for Windows magazine,
     "...  OS/2 2.1 is a better DOS than DOS and probably a better Windows than
     (pause for effect) Windows..." (June 1993 issue)

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Today, OS/2 does not support key Windows features [such] as dynamic data
     exchange (DDE), object linking and embedding (OLE) and even cut and paste
     between separate Windows virtual device machines (VDMs)."

 IBM Response:
     Not true. OS/2's public clipboard enables DDE and cut-and-paste to work
     correctly between Windows applications in separate Windows VDMs (OLE works
     correctly between applications in the same Windows VDM, which is
     equivalent to Windows NT OLE support).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Windows NT is a more powerful, reliable, and open solution for
     client-server computing."

 IBM Response:
     Windows NT is not yet generally available. While is it certainly designed
     to be powerful (with a 32-bit data model, multithreading, and pre-emptive
     multitasking, like OS/2 has available today), NT's reliability and
     openness have yet to be proven.

     Microsoft's justification for this statement references symmetric
     multiprocessing, portability, openness, integrated security, and built-in
     networking as key high-end OS/2 features.

     o Multi-processor computers may be an option for customers with very
       high-capacity server needs, and there are different kinds of
       multiprocessing architectures to consider. IBM provides asymmetric
       multiprocessor support for OS/2 on the PS/2 model 295 and 195 today.
       Recently, IBM also demonstrated symmetric multiprocessing on OS/2 on a
       variety of multi-processor systems at COMDEX/Spring '93 in Atlanta and
       at PC Expo 1993 in New York.

     o Operating system portability is one alternative for customers who are
       integrating and supporting different hardware architectures. A more
       important requirement for this environment is for vendors to support
       open industry standards. IBM is supporting both of these requirements by
       supporting OSF's Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and by
       providing an OS/2 environment on a portable (to RISC architectures) and
       open microkernel, via the IBM Microkernel-based OS technology which was
       also demonstrated at spring COMDEX.

     o Microsoft's commitment to open systems, especially DCE and CORBA, has
       been incomplete. We are not alone in this viewpoint. From an article in
       PC Week, March 1993, titled "Microsoft goes it alone: standards stance
       leaves users concerned": "Users and observers say that Microsoft Corp.
       is taking advantage of its dominant position as a leader in the
       microcomputer software market to set its own standards and ignore those
       set by other industry groups. ... Buyers are concerned about
       interoperability, according to analysts critical of Microsoft's
       often-proprietary approach. ... Microsoft claims that it will support
       standards that have clear industry-wide support, such as POSIX, TCP/IP,
       and remote procedure call, but has stopped short of endorsing the full
       Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) standard and some other widely
       supported standards."

     o Of course, security and networking are necessary requirements for
       distributed computing. Including these features in the operating system
       is a packaging and marketing consideration. It may be a convenience for
       some customers, but it can also limit their options and unnecessarily
       increase the system requirements.

     The following table is a corrected version of the table in the Microsoft
     document, and includes a column for Windows 3.1:

     Windows NT Versus OS/2 2.1 and Windows 3.1 Summary

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Page 2

Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM has no single strategy ... long-term, IBM is working on eight
     different operating systems."

 IBM Response:
     IBM recognizes that there is no "one size fits all" strategy when it comes
     to customer computing environments. The number of operating systems
     offered by IBM is a result of our long-term leadership in helping
     customers develop mission-critical systems to meet their needs on a wide
     variety of hardware platforms. The breadth of IBM offerings is underscored
     by a singular commitment to serve our customers. On the Intel-compatible
     platform alone, Microsoft has at least eight operating systems supporting
     their strategy: Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows
     NT Advanced Server, Chicago, Cairo, Modular Windows, and Winpad, all of
     which have differences in their application programming interfaces (APIs).

     For a complete discussion of IBM's microcomputer-based operating systems
     strategy, see the related document called "Why OS/2?" (updated version
     available August 1993).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM embraces Windows."

 IBM Response:
     It is true that the IBM PC Company resells Windows, and may also pre-load
     Windows NT when customers request it. IBM recommends OS/2 and its
     client/server extensions over Windows and Windows NT because it is a
     superior platform for client/server computing.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Key ISVs, such as Micrografx, are halting their OS/2 development efforts
     ... "

 IBM Response:
     This statement is incorrect. OS/2 Professional magazine published the
     following in the May 1993 issue: "PC Week recently published an article
     saying Micrografx was not behind OS/2. On the contrary, J. Paul Grayson,
     Micrografx CEO, says the company has more people working on OS/2 than ever
     before. Grayson says Mirrors is doing very well, and they are evaluating
     new directions for OS/2 products. Among Micrografx's OS/2 offerings are
     Designer and Windows Draw. Grayson also reportedly attempted to get the PC
     Week article corrected prior to publication, but was unsuccessful."

 Microsoft Claim:
     "... 25 million customers are using Windows already ..."

 IBM Response:
     While the shipment volumes of Windows is granted, there are several
     reasons to question the number of actual Windows users. First, the 25
     million number is the number of shipments since Windows 3.0. Most users of
     Windows 3.0 have upgraded to OS/2 or Windows 3.1. Second, 60 percent of
     all PCs ship with Windows pre-installed, whether the user intends to use
     it or not. Last October, Windows magazine estimated that only 1/3 of all
     Windows shipments were actually being used.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Windows 3.1 leverages existing hardware and software better."

 IBM Response:
     It is a pretty safe assumption that most of the PCs that are running
     Windows 3.1 are 386 or above class machines with 32-bit architectures.
     While Windows 3.1 runs on more existing machine configurations, it does
     not fully exploit the capabilities of those machines like OS/2 2.x can,
     since Windows 3.1 is a 16-bit DOS extender running on 32-bit hardware. In
     addition, there are more software packages that run on OS/2 2.1, since it
     runs DOS, Windows 3.1, and advanced 32-bit OS/2 applications.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "... Usage of OS/2 has dwindled. This is because Windows NT best addresses
     customer requirements for high-end operating systems."

     {Moderator's note:  This claim is ridiculous.  It implies that users are
     dumping OS/2 in favor of an operating system that isn't generally
     available yet.  What are these mission critical users doing in the
     meantime, using no operating system at all?  The word "addresses" is used
     in the present tense.  More properly, Microsoft should have said "will
     address", because Windows NT is not generally available yet.}

 IBM Response:
     Contrary to Microsoft's claims, usage of OS/2 has not "dwindled".
     Shipments of OS/2 2.0 exceed all previous releases of OS/2 combined, and
     OS/2 2.1 has had a very positive reception in the market and is currently
     shipping in high volumes. [The phrase "Usage of OS/2 has dwindled" was
     removed from the July version of the Microsoft document.]

     The assertion that Windows NT best addresses requirements for high-end
     operating systems is subjective and unsupported. A phone survey done by
     Communications Week for their 19 April issue asked the question "Which
     operating system is more strategic to your enterprise network: IBM's OS/2
     or Microsoft's forthcoming Windows NT?" Over 1,400 votes were cast for
     OS/2, with only 75 cast for NT (95 percent to 5 percent).


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Page 3

The following table is a corrected version of the table in the Microsoft
document, and includes a column for Windows 3.1:

How Windows NT, OS/2, and Windows 3.1 Address These Customer Requirements

Powerful:

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Reliable:

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Γöésystem integrity    Γöé               Γöé             Γöé             Γöé
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Open:

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Γöécompatibility and   Γöé               Γöé             Γöé             Γöé
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Γöéstandard protocols  Γöé               Γöéoption       Γöéoption       Γöé
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Γöénetwork management  Γöé               Γöé             Γöé             Γöé
Γöéenvironments        Γöé               Γöé             Γöé             Γöé
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  1. when generally available
  2. IBM demonstrated SMP on OS/2 2.x on a variety of hardware configurations
     at COMDEX/Spring '93.
  3. IBM plans to support RISC via our IBM Microkernel-based OS family (which
     includes support for DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications). Also, IBM
     offers AIX/6000, a UNIX-based operating system for our RISC System/6000
     RISC workstations.
  4. IBM chooses to offer options on selected features, which enables our
     customers to configure options most appropriate to their needs.
  5. Windows NT runs all Windows 16-bit applications in a single address space,
     and does not provide protection or pre-emptive multitasking between these
     applications (per the Microsoft presentation "A Technical Overview of
     Microsoft Windows NT 3.1").
  6. DOS and Windows applications that ship with and use a DOS device driver
     will not run under NT without modification unless a new device driver is
     supplied (per the same Microsoft presentation).
  7. Microsoft has made no commitment that we know of to support the full DCE
     standard, except for RPC. IBM has, in beta for OS/2, support for DCE's RPC
     and DCE's network time management, security, and distributed directory
     services.

     The primary correction (besides the inaccuracies about OS/2) is to include
     Windows 3.1, Microsoft's high-volume client OS. As you can see, it fails
     Microsoft's own criteria as a client for client/server computing. By these
     criteria, Microsoft's strategy might be looked at as a server/server
     strategy.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Windows NT is the most powerful, reliable and open operating system for
     client-server computing."

 IBM Response:
     This statement is subjective and unsupported. See Introduction.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "NT runs on all Intel 386/486 and compatible CPUs and will take full
     advantage of Intel's Pentium processor."

 IBM Response:
     This is not correct. The recommended minimum environment for NT is either
     a very fast (25 MHz+) 386 or 486 processor with 12 to 16 MB of memory.
     International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates this to be only 20 percent
     of the installed base of PCs. OS/2, on the other hand, runs on 386SX or
     above processors, and requires less memory (6 to 8 MB recommended).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2 2.x only runs on the Intel x86 platform. IBM claims they are porting
     OS/2 to the Mach kernel, but this means creating an entirely new OS, which
     is a long and difficult project. For example, Windows NT took over four
     and one-half years to develop and spent over a year and one-half in
     large-scale external testing."

 IBM Response:
     To compare the development of an OS/2 personality that works on top of the
     IBM microkernel (Mach-based) to the development of Windows NT is very
     misleading. Windows NT was developed from scratch to provide complex,
     high-end operating system functions that are not available in the
     DOS/Windows environment, such as multitasking, multi-threading, 32-bit
     memory model, high-performance file system, etc. OS/2 already has all
     these high-end features, and we do not have to "create" an entirely new
     operating system to move them to a microkernel environment. We also do not
     need to "create" the Mach microkernel, which is an established code base
     developed by Carnegie Mellon University, and is adopted, approved, and
     licensed by the Open Software Foundation. Microsoft, on the other hand,
     decided to build the kernel for NT from scratch (which they admit is a
     long and difficult project). In doing so, they have also decided to keep
     their operating system proprietary, not truly open to the industry. IBM,
     on the other hand, is in the process of licensing our microkernel
     technology to various industry players.


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Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2 2.x does not support multiprocessor systems."

 IBM Response:
     As mentioned earlier, OS/2 currently supports the multiprocessing
     (asymmetric) PS/2 195 and 295 (available today), and OS/2 2.x was
     demonstrated on a variety of symmetric multiprocessing machines at
     COMDEX/Spring '93 and PC Expo 1993.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "[Windows NT] RPC facility is interoperable with other OSF/DCE compatible
     RPC implementations."

 IBM Response:
     While Microsoft claims Windows NT's RPC will be interoperable with DCE,
     there are at least 13 known incompatibilities between it and the DCE RPC,
     as documented in Microsoft's RPC developers guide available with the March
     1993 Windows NT beta program. Microsoft's decision to develop their own
     proprietary code base, instead of licensing it from the Open Software
     Foundation (TM) (OSF), introduces the potential for additional
     compatibilities. {Moderator's note:  I think IBM meant incompatibilities
     here.} IBM's implementation of DCE is based on software licensed directly
     from the OSF. In addition, IBM is enhancing the RPC software with plans to
     license it back to the OSF, meaning Microsoft will always be playing
     "catch-up" with the latest OSF RPC specifications. IBM is also licensing
     software for the other OSF DCE standards, which are: network time
     management, security, and distributed directory services (we know of no
     Microsoft commitment to support these other DCE standards).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2 does not have integration between 16-bit Windows and 32-bit OS/2
     applications. In addition, integration features such as OLE and DDE do not
     work between separate 16-bit Windows VDMs. In many cases, simple cuts and
     pastes between VDMs do not work properly."

 IBM Response:
     As stated earlier, OS/2's public clipboard enables DDE and cut-and-paste
     to work correctly between applications in separate Windows VDMs (OLE works
     correctly between applications in the same Windows VDM, which is
     equivalent to Windows NT OLE support). We also support cut-and-paste and
     DDE between Windows and OS/2 applications.

     [In the July version of the Microsoft document, the phrase "OS/2 does not
     have integration" was changed to "OS/2 has limited integration", with
     claims that Microsoft internal testing shows complicated cuts and pastes,
     and that DDEs are not reliable between separate VDMs. Our internal testing
     and customer feedback indicate that we met our design goal, which was to
     support all cuts and pastes and DDEs between Windows applications in
     separate VDMs that perform correctly under DOS with Windows 3.1.]


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Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2 2.x offers no integrated security. IBM promises security add-ons for
     future releases of OS/2, but to have truly integrated security, it must be
     designed into the system from the ground up."

 IBM Response:
     The requirements for PC security vary from "none at all" for most end
     users to "government-certified" for military and international banking
     institutions. Microsoft is correct that some high-security features should
     be included in the base operating system. However, Microsoft's implication
     that OS/2 needs to be redesigned from the ground up is subjective and
     unsupported by facts. We have made design changes in OS/2 to enhance
     security over the years, specifically in support of OS/2 LAN Server, which
     is the current method of providing fundamental security on an OS/2 system.
     We have plans in place to improve OS/2's security further, and
     demonstrated a technology enhancing OS/2's security at COMDEX/Fall '92.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "This [NT's] complete memory protection prevents errant applications from
     corrupting data, interfering with other applications, or damaging the
     system."

 IBM Response:
     This is not correct. Because NT runs all 16-bit Windows applications in a
     single address space, it is possible for one of these applications to
     interfere with one of the others running in that same space. This can
     happen between 16-bit Windows applications under Windows 3.0 and 3.1 in
     the form of UAEs and GPFs, respectively, and can continue to happen under
     Windows NT.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM claims that Windows 3.x applications are better protected in OS/2,
     but this is not the default configuration and can't be enabled without
     sacrificing application integration."

 IBM Response:
     By "sacrificing integration", Microsoft is again implying that
     cut-and-paste and DDE don't work across VDMs. Again, OS/2's public
     clipboard enables DDE and cut-and-paste to work correctly between
     applications in separate Windows VDMs (OLE works correctly between
     applications in the same Windows VDM, which is equivalent to Windows NT
     OLE support).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "LAN Server does not support RAID 5."

 IBM Response:
     This is misleading. LAN Server does not provide RAID 5 natively, but IBM
     offers an additional product called OASAS that provides RAID 5, with or
     without LAN Server installed.


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The following table is a corrected version of the table in the Microsoft
document:

Windows NT Has Broad Hardware and Peripheral Coverage

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Γöéuniprocessor systemsΓöé               Γöé             Γöé
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  1. when generally available
  2. IBM demonstrated the OS/2 2.x base running on two different symmetrical
     multiprocessor configurations at COMDEX/Spring '93 and PC Expo '93.
     Internally, IBM has tested six configurations, and plans to support many
     more when SMP support for OS/2 becomes generally available.
  3. IBM plans to support RISC machines via our IBM Microkernel-based OS family
     with an OS/2 personality.

 The format of this chart can be very misleading. For example, even though
 Windows NT may have more PC models and printers listed as "certified",
 Microsoft has not tested all configurations of those machines, per their
 compatibility document dated March 1993. Likewise, the number of PCs and
 printers tested by IBM is a subset of the machines that we support, given that
 we support all 386SX machines and above. Due to the system disk and memory
 requirements, it is likely that OS/2 can run on more installed PCs than
 Windows NT will be able to run on when it is generally available.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "25 percent of [NT] applications are being ported from UNIX, VMS, and MVS,
     including IBM's own DB2 database."

 IBM Response:
     This is a very misleading statement. IBM's MVS DB2 database is not being
     ported to Windows NT. In an effort to support a wide variety of server
     platforms, the DB2/2 product (currently available for the OS/2
     environment) is being considered for porting to additional operating
     environments.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM currently lists only 500 unique OS/2 applications."

 IBM Response:
     This statement is incorrect. IBM currently lists 1196 unique OS/2
     32-bit-exploitive applications in our OS/2 Applications Guide. In
     addition, OS/2 2.1 runs existing DOS and Windows 3.x applications.


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Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM's strategy ... [is to] show that Windows NT is broken."

 IBM Response:
     This is not correct. IBM does not believe that Windows NT is broken. It is
     late, still unavailable, and definitely unproven. We do, however, believe
     that Microsoft's client/server strategy and products are not as good as
     ours, as we offer a more reliable, comprehensive, and available set of
     client/server solutions.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2 does not have the mission-critical features of Windows NT today."

 IBM Response:
     Today, OS/2 has more mission-critical features available than Windows 3.1
     and NT. When NT does become generally available, it is planned to have
     some additional features that are specific to niche needs. These features
     are either available in OS/2 via add-ons (such as fault tolerance and RAID
     5), or are planned for OS/2 or a future add-on. On the other hand, even
     after NT is generally available, Windows 3.1 will still have inadequate
     mission-critical features for the client, such as pre-emptive multitasking
     and crash protection, which OS/2 has today.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Today, OS/2 is missing key mission-critical features customers require,
     including true pre-emptive multitasking (with asynchronous input queues)
     ..."

 IBM Response:
     This is a very misleading statement. OS/2 has true pre-emptive
     multitasking (i.e., the system can interrupt, or pre-empt, a running task,
     and give control to another task). Asynchronous input queues address a
     different aspect of the system. An asynchronous input queue gives a
     separate keyboard and mouse channel for each application running on the
     screen. This feature does make the system feel more response to the end
     user, but has no value on an unattended server, which is Windows NT's main
     targeted market. IBM has publicly stated that asynchronous input queue
     support for OS/2 is in development. Also, note that 16-bit Windows
     applications running under Windows 3.1 or under Windows NT are lacking
     both features (pre-emptive multitasking and asynchronous input queues).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM has promised these features and others that Windows NT has today for
     the future, but equivalent functionality is still one to three years out."

 IBM Response:
     Windows NT is not generally available today, and Microsoft's statements do
     not reflect IBM's priorities or product plans. OS/2 has a 15-month lead as
     an available 32-bit operating system, and has features Microsoft does not
     plan to ship in Windows NT 3.1, such as an object-oriented Workplace Shell
     (TM) user interface and our System Object Model (SOM), which incorporates
     object technology directly into the operating system to allow object reuse
     between different object languages. In addition, we have announced
     delivery for the third quarter of 1993, and are beta-testing Distributed
     SOM (DSOM), which allows object communication and re-use over networks,
     between different languages, and potentially even different operating
     systems (e.g., AIX and OS/2). In addition, IBM has recently stated its
     intent to use OpenDoc technology from Apple for compound document
     integration that will support SOM and DSOM, providing application
     integration across multiple operating systems, including UNIX, and across
     networks (both of which are features that are lacking in OLE 2.0 from
     Microsoft). OpenDoc is vendor-independent, and has growing industry
     support from major players, including IBM, Apple, Novell (R), WordPerfect
     (R), and Borland.

     [In the July version of the Microsoft document, the phrase "but equivalent
     functionality is still one to three years out" was changed to "but can't
     deliver them today". The "functionality" Microsoft refers to includes
     "built-in systems management tools" (Hermes), which is not available from
     Microsoft today. IBM's LAN NetView family of systems management products
     all entered beta testing with customers in June 1993, and LAN NetView
     Start is generally available.]


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Microsoft Claim:
     "Windows NT is compatible with Windows 16-bit and MS-DOS applications."

 IBM Response:
     We believe NT will be compatible with the high-volume applications, but
     Microsoft will not focus on compatibility for lower-volume or home-grown
     applications. Also, DOS and Windows applications that ship with and use a
     DOS device driver will not run under NT without modification unless a new
     device driver is supplied (per a presentation from Microsoft called "A
     Technical Overview of Microsoft Windows 3.1").

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Windows NT's 16-bit application protection model provides error trapping
     between applications and more importantly provides full integration
     between applications. OS/2's model breaks application integration."

 IBM Response:
     The error-trapping mechanism in Windows 3.1 (and NT) for 16-bit
     applications is not the same thing as the true protection that OS/2
     provides for all applications by running them under separate processes.
     Error trapping just notifies the user once the damage has been done, and
     recommends the user reboot (Windows 3.1) or restart the Windows subsystem
     (Windows NT). Also, as stated earlier, Microsoft is incorrect about OS/2's
     ability to support DDE and cut-and-paste between Windows applications in
     separate VDMs, and OLE works correctly between applications in the same
     Windows VDM, which is equivalent to Windows NT OLE support. Also, IBM has
     announced its intention to support OpenDoc, which will provide compound
     document integration across multiple operating system types, including
     UNIX, and over networks, which are features that OLE 2.0 does not support.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Neither OS/2 nor Windows NT runs on [Intel 386 systems with 4 MB of
     RAM]."

 IBM Response:
     This is incorrect. OS/2 does run on 4MB Intel 386 systems (although 6 to 8
     MB are recommended). Windows NT does not.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2's model forces customers to choose between integration or task
     switching with protection."

 IBM Response:
     Microsoft is again implying that cut-and-paste and DDE do not work between
     separate Windows VDMs in OS/2. With the public clipboard enabled, DDE and
     cut-and-paste work correctly between applications in separate Windows VDMs
     (OLE works correctly between applications in the same Windows VDM, which
     is equivalent to Windows NT OLE support).

 Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM Asserts: OS/2 2.1 runs Windows applications faster than Windows NT on
     identical hardware ... Windows NT performance is equivalent to OS/2 2.1."

 IBM Response:
     Some independent performance tests on Windows NT and OS/2 have been
     described on public bulletin boards that have drawn the conclusion that
     DOS and Windows applications run faster on OS/2 than on Windows NT;
     however, IBM has not and will not "assert" anything officially until the
     Windows NT code is made generally available. [The July version of the
     Microsoft document changes this claim to "Windows NT performance, given a
     certain level of hardware (e.g., Windows NT does not support 6 MB RAM
     configuration), is equivalent to OS/2 2.1."]

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Windows NT is better optimized for performance-critical applications."

 IBM Response:
     The three reasons listed are the implementation of asynchronous input
     queues, use of asynchronous I/O, and the ability to pre-empt a running
     time slice. OS/2 supports the last two features today, and we have
     publicly stated we intend to support asynchronous input queues in a future
     release. Asynchronous input queues affect only the responsiveness of the
     client, and not of an unattended server. Also, as stated above, some
     independent performance tests have indicated that OS/2 is probably a
     better choice if performance is a concern, although we plan to wait for NT
     to ship to draw that conclusion.


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Microsoft Claim:
     " ... in IBM's OS/2 applications catalog, only 500 are unique, of which
     only 15 are general desktop applications."

 IBM Response:
     This statement is incorrect. IBM currently lists 1196 unique OS/2
     32-bit-exploitive applications in our OS/2 Applications Guide. They break
     down into the following categories:

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     In addition, OS/2 2.1 runs existing DOS and Windows applications.

 Microsoft Claim:
     "Microsoft has met every development milestone with Windows NT and plans
     to deliver it as promised in Q2 1993."

 IBM Response:
     The following would seem to suggest otherwise:

      MacWeek, 13 July 1992: "NT (New Technology) is on track to ship by the
      end of the year [1992] and is expected to cost less than 500 USD, Gates
      said."

      Computer Reseller News, 28 September 1992: "Walker says that Windows NT
      will ship during the first few months of 1993."

      Newsbytes, 28 September 1992: "The new date is now 'early 1993', with
      Microsoft officials saying that it 'needs more time to respond to
      customer suggestions for improvements in the Windows NT system'."

      Software magazine, December 1992: "At the ITAA conference ... Mike
      Maples, Microsoft's executive vice president, said NT would ship in
      April."

      InfoWorld, 15 March 1993: "NT could ship to customers later than the
      promised date of 30 June, but no more than 30 days late, Walker said."

      Windows World, Spring 1993: Gates said in his keynote address that
      Windows NT would ship within 60 days [by 22 July] and that Windows NT
      Advanced Server would ship within 30 days of Windows NT [by 21 August].

      PC Week, 5 July 1993: "Gates also said Microsoft will ship Windows NT by
      the end of the month [July] ...".

      [In the July version of the Microsoft document, this claim was removed.]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.10. Page 10 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Page 10

Microsoft Claim:
     "OS/2 requires add-on products (costly products) ... and they are not well
     integrated with OS/2."

 IBM Response:
     Maintaining only the necessary functions on desktop machines is a
     significant benefit of client/server systems, and it is what "rightsizing"
     is all about. Unnecessarily upgrading hardware and forcing unused
     functionality into every machine is what can be costly. Our customers have
     told us that they need flexibility ... so we are providing a robust and
     stable base for both client and server systems, with optionally available
     features to customize each system as necessary. We also provide LAN
     mechanisms to manage this process centrally via remote electronic software
     configuration, installation, and distribution.

     Microsoft's assertion that networking features need to be built in to be
     well integrated is simply not true.

     [In the July version of the Microsoft document, the "(costly products)"
     phrase was removed.]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11. Page 11 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Page 11 (Appendix 1)

Microsoft Claim:
     "By using the Windows NT microkernel architecture model, IBM claims OS/2
     will ..."

 IBM Response:
     The IBM Microkernel is based on the Mach 3.0 architecture, not the Windows
     NT architecture model. IBM has since made significant enhancements in this
     microkernel, and is now in the process of licensing this technology to
     other vendors, making it an open architecture. Windows NT's kernel
     technology is not considered a true microkernel, since device-driver and
     file-system functions were allowed to reside in the kernel itself. The
     Windows NT kernel is also proprietary.

     [In the July version of the Microsoft document, the phrase "By using the
     Windows NT microkernel architecture model" was changed to "By using the
     Mach microkernel architecture model".]

 Microsoft Claim:
     "IBM's development cycle is one to three years behind Microsoft's. Windows
     NT will have been on the market for several years before IBM ships its
     first microkernel based version of OS/2."

 IBM Response:
     In the paragraph preceding this statement, Microsoft also states that IBM
     plans to have a microkernel-based version of OS/2 available by mid-1994.
     Putting these two statements together implies that Windows NT has been "on
     the market" for several years before mid-1994. Obviously, IBM is not
     behind Microsoft in any sense. OS/2 is at least 15 months ahead of Windows
     NT in making mission-critical features available to customers. IBM is also
     years ahead of Microsoft in object technology -- we shipped an
     object-oriented operating system shell, called Workplace Shell, with OS/2
     2.0 in March 1992, and have delivered beta versions of our Distributed
     Systems Object Model in February 1993.  On 15 June 1993, IBM announced the
     SOMobjects (TM) Developer Toolkit Version 2.0, the first professional
     programming toolkit to incorporate IBM's System Object Model (SOM) and
     Distributed System Object Model (DSOM) technologies, and announced a
     scheduled availability date of 3Q '93. Microsoft doesn't plan to deliver
     an object-oriented interface, or support distributed objects on Windows
     NT, until release 2 (Cairo). Microsoft has made no formal commitment for
     these object features on Windows 4.0 (Chicago) that IBM is aware of.

     [In the July version of the Microsoft document, the claim above was
     changed to "IBM PSP group plans to ship a full beta release of its first
     microkernel-based version of OS/2 by the end of 1993. ...]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Software Showcase ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   VisPro/Rexx
                                     Term/2
                             Ray Gwinn's SIO Drivers
                               CorelDRAW! for OS/2


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. VisPro/Rexx ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   VisPro/Rexx

                             Review By H. E. Summers

VisPro/Rexx (aka VP/Rexx and VPRx) by Hockware is a program that allows you to
create REXX programs using the WPS interface and compile them to EXE code. The
program has a number of shortcomings, but is a worthwhile purchase at $299
(Intro Price).

In VP/Rexx you can create programs easily using a combination of drag & drop
icons and filling in the gaps the old fashion way: by writing code. While
VP/Rexx's built-in editor conforms to CUA-91 specs and has a number of
time-saving options, it sorely lacks a number of standard features, including
search & replace, multiple open files, and changeable fonts. There are 3
different programming views: Form for GUI form design, Event for writing, and a
List View for quick overviews. Unfortunately, only one view can be open at a
time.

Creating a program is quick and easy. All standard CUA tools like push buttons,
check boxes, and list boxes are included. You simply drag and drop, position,
and use the event view to program the action taken on each event (like a check
box being checked). The built-in debugger is a bit primitive, but extremely
easy to use. You can test a form at any time simply by choosing the menu option
which brings up the debugger and your form as it will work when compiled. Once
it passes your debug tests, compiling is a matter of simply choosing the
compile option to generation a EXE file. No runtime files are needed.
Performance of compiled programs is quite acceptable.

VP/Rexx lacks many programming features such as fontmetrics which cause serious
problems when a program is developed at 640x480 and displayed at 1024x768.
Documentation is detailed, but overlooks a few obvious points that should have
been included, such as the company phone number (which is in the readme file).
Technical support is friendly and helpful.

VP/Rexx won't make Rexx programming any easier, but it makes your Rexx programs
much easier to use. It also keeps people from monkeying with your code. Unlike
Watcom's Rexx compiler, VP/Rexx does not require a runtime module or any
additional program to run.

Hockware can be reached at 919/387-7391


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Term/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Term/2 V2.3b

                             Review By H. E. Summers

Term/2 is a PM OS/2 communications program. It lacks many features that most
other programs include as standard, but as PM OS/2 communications programs go,
it is one of the better ones and costs only $40.

Term/2 (not TE/2) is written by the same company that created OS2YOU and
PM2YOU, the remote access programs for OS/2. Term/2 support ANSI, VT100, and
VT52 emulations and the most common communications protocols, including a fast
ZMODEM.

I have had problems finding a decent PM-based comm program. I tried the local
favorite PMCOMM, but had too many problems with the ANSI/VT100 emulation. The
menu bar on Woody's BBS kept changing position and sometimes got scrambled. I
also didn't like the way "scrollback" buffer was implemented. Although PMCOMM
is the closest thing to PROCOMM, I just couldn't deal with the emulation
problems.

Term/2 does the basics well enough for me to enter messages, upload and
download -- which covers everything I do. It lacks scripting and its scrollback
it not real useful. But the ANSI emulation never misses a beat and the ZMODEM
is the fastest I have used under OS/2, but not substantially faster than
PMCOMM's.

I recommend taking Term/2 for a test drive. Its not the best program out there,
but it may be the best PM-based comm program for those who just need the
basics. Term/2 is available on Woody's BBS, just "L"ocate "TERM/2" Note that
the 2.3 release is beta, but the 2.2 version is also online.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. SIO Comm Drivers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                             Ray Gwynn's SIO Drivers

                             Review By H. E. Summers

Do a lot of asynchronous communications? Ray Gwynn's $15 SIO drives are the
BEST investment you can make. These drivers will give you a 15-25% performance
boost, especially at the higher speeds. Totally invisible replacements for the
COM.SYS and VCOM.SYS driver provided by IBM, SIO gets rid of the
ultra-conservative IBM error-checking and streamlines the communications
process.

A MUST HAVE! Be sure to register. Ray has noted that he knows many OS/2 users
are using his drivers, but he has received less than 100 registrations.
SHAME!!! Send Ray his cash so you can sleep better and he can feed his family.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. CorelDRAW! for OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                               CorelDRAW! for OS/2

                            Review By Dale Hackemeyer

CorelDRAW! Version 2.5 for OS/2 is Corel's first OS/2 graphics package. Like
several other software makers, Corel has taken the quick and easy path to
creating an OS/2 app and simply ported an existing Windows version (Ver. 2) to
OS/2. The current Windows version of the product is Version 4. Corel doesn't
plan to offer Version 4 for OS/2, but will jump straight to Version 5, expected
in May 1994.

The fact that it is ported from Windows is hard to ignore. Though HPFS long
filenames are supported, CorelDRAW! doesn't take advantage of OS/2's
multi-threaded multitasking capabilities. This can result in sometimes poor
performance and long waits during complex operations where you can't switch to
another application. Even the main manual is actually the manual from the old
windows version. There are, however, two OS/2 specific manuals provided. One is
for CorelDRAW and discusses OS/2 specific CorelDRAW topics, as well as
discussing the different graphics formats supported by CorelDRAW. The second
manual is divided into 5 sections, each one talking about a different applet
provided with CorelDRAW for OS/2.

CorelDRAW! includes several support applets, including CorelCHART,
CorelPHOTO-PAINT, CorelTRACE, WFN-Boss, and CorelMOSIAC. Unfortunately all
except CorelMOSIAC are Windows programs (one more reminder that this is a
Windows port).

Besides the applets, CorelDRAW! is well stocked with 4 disks of clipart. And if
you have a CDROM drive, Corel includes a CD with an additional 200 fonts and
12,000(!) clipart images besides what comes on floppy. Also included for the
beginner is an instructional video that's an hour long.

In addition to the manuals mentioned above are a Symbol and Clipart Library
Reference and a CDROM Clipart Reference. These are very handy if you use the
clipart library, since every image is displayed in the references saving you
the time of searching through megabytes of images online.

Three quick reference cards are included also. The Typeface and Character
Reference Charts give you a quick rundown of all the special characters that
CorelDRAW! is capable of. Lastly is the CorelDRAW Reference Card, and it is
probably the most useful card provided. It gives a short description of all the
effects, as well as a simple graphics example. If you're like me and like to
start using a program before actually reading the manual, this reference card
is all you need to get started.

I've never used any version of CorelDRAW, and to me the method of drawing was
bit clumsy. Rather than being a real WYSIWYG drawing program, Corel uses a sort
of outline mode for composing a drawing where all you see is a black and white
"stick figure" of your drawing, like this: While doing this speeds up drawing
since there's less to draw, it's hard to see exactly what you've done without
going to Preview mode, which gives you a view of the entire image, like this:
The above is an example of "BLENDING" two objects together and is just one of
the many effects possible with CorelDRAW!. Another effect can be made by
adjusting an object's "PERSPECTIVE". Rather than looking at an object head on,
you can give the effect that you're off to a side looking at the object, like
this: Taking what I've done above I can apply another effect, called "EXTRUDE",
to give the object a true 3D look. CorelDRAW! also allows you to do "FOUNTAIN
FILLS", where an object is filled with a shade turning from one color to
another, such as the "Draw!" portion of this example: You may have noticed that
I've been able to apply the same effects to text as I would any other object
such as circles and squares. To me this is one of the neatest features of
CorelDRAW!, since you can incorporate text seamlessly into your drawing without
any difficulties.

Most of my examples use text. While CorelDRAW! has quite a few good tools for
manipulating a drawing, it's still not terribly easy to come up with a drawing
in short order. Here's my attempt at a view into a room that took about an hour
to piece together. Good thing I'm in Computer Science and not Art: CorelDRAW!
also allows you to import quite few different graphics formats. Unfortunately
the exports and imports can take quite some time, and because of the poor use
of OS/2's multitasking you can't switch to another app while the conversion is
in progress. Exporting an entire drawing to WordPerfect Graphic Format took
almost 10 minutes and was 400K in size.

While CorelDRAW! pretty much works as advertised, it's Windows heritage tends
to impair it's ability to work effectively in the OS/2 environment. Given it's
performance and the fact that it's out of date, it's hard to recommend
CorelDRAW! for OS/2 over more refined DOS and Windows apps. But if your looking
for a graphics package for OS/2 PM and won't or can't run DOS/Windows under
OS/2, CorelDRAW! is probably the only game in town.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> CorelCHART ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

CorelCHART 3.0

Lets you create line, bar, pie, and 3D charts. Data can be imported from
spreadsheets, or created with CorelCHART's built in Data Manager. You can
import bitmap and vector graphic files to spice up charts. You can also import
graphics from CorelDRAW for use in a chart itself. For instance, auto sales are
shown with stacks of cars.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> CorelPHOTO-PAINT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

CorelPHOTO-PAINT

Bitmapped image edit/paint program. Doesn't support CorelDRAW! files (.CDR),
but imports a wide variety of bitmapped formats. A variety of tools and effects
are at your disposal for editing and touching up images for import into
CorelDRAW!. While it includes typical square, circle, line, and freehand
drawing tools, it also has neat effects such as air and paint brushes, smearing
and blending of colors, and color stealing for matching up different parts of
an image. You can also adjust the contrast, brightness, and tint of any
individual part of an image with freehand tools. Photo-Paint supports color
modes from 2-bit to 24-bit, and some tools only work in 256 color or higher
modes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> CorelTRACE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

CorelTRACE

CorelTRACE allows you to take a CorelDRAW! or bitmapped image and trace an
outline of the image, which can then be used in another drawing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> WFN-Boss ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

WFN-BOSS

Utility to convert between various font formats. Supports import of Bitstream,
Digifont, Readable Postscript, Zsoft TypeFoundry, Substitution,
Afga/Compugraphic TypeDirector, and Adobe Type 1 fonts. Can export from Corel
to TypeFoundry and Adobe Type 1 fonts.

Note:  I never got this program to work correctly. While it gave no errors in
       converting fonts, when it said it had placed the new font in D:\PSFONTS,
       I couldn't find the new fonts with Font Palette. After searching I found
       the files I needed in D:\PSFONTS\PFM. OK, so I tried to install them. I
       seemed to be able to install the fonts OK, but when I tried to use one
       the desktop crashed. Being the brave soul that I am I tried using
       another converted font. This time it managed to lock the entire
       computer. Use this one at your own risk!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> CorelMOSIAC ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

CorelMOSIAC

The only OS/2 program of all the support apps for CorelDRAW!, Mosiac is a image
library management program. Using LHarc compression, Mosiac allows you to
select CorelDRAW images and place them into libraries where many images may
reside in a single compressed file. Mosiac uses a thumbnail view of each image
for previewing, each image being about an inch square. While it seems like a
rather convenient program for people with a large collection of images, Mosiac
is slow and poorly ported to the OS/2 environment, much like CorelDRAW! itself.
Since it lacks multi-threaded operation you are forced to wait while it
compresses images into a library. Though waiting time isn't too great for a few
images, if you have a large library it could be quite a wait.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. OS/2 Tips & Techniques ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          New Mahjongg Game in OS/2 2.1
                                   Lock it up!
                    Running OS/2 without the Workplace Shell


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. MahJongg Solitaire ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For those of you who haven't read the README file for OS/2 2.1, there's a new
MahJongg Solitaire game included separately on the distribution disks.
Apparently this game was included to replace the limited Fax Applet included
with earlier 2.1 beta versions.

To install Mahjongg Solitaire from diskettes:

      1. Insert Diskette 11 into drive A.
      2. Open an OS/2 command prompt.
      3. Type:  UNPACK A:MAHJONGG drive: where drive is the drive letter of the
         partition OS/2 2.1 is installed on.
      4. Press Enter.
      5. Type: MAHINST and press Enter. Then, follow the instructions on the
         screen.

     To install Mahjongg Solitaire from CD:

      1. Insert the CD into the CD drive.
      2. Open an OS/2 command prompt.
      3. Type:  UNPACK cddrive:\OS2SE21\DISK_11\MAHJONGG drive:  where cddrive
         is the drive letter of the CDROM and drive is the drive letter of the
         partition OS/2 2.1 is installed on.
      4. Press Enter.
      5. Type: MAHINST and press Enter. Then, follow the instructions on the
         screen.

     Enjoy the game. The graphics are very good, and it's a very  addictive
     game.

     Dale Hackemeyer  


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Lock up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For the security conscious OS/2 provides a built in lockup function for the
Workplace Shell desktop.

If you select the desktop menu with the right mouse button (like you would to
shutdown) and select Open-->Settings, you'll find an option for LOCKUP at the
bottom of the list of options.

This option consists of three pages. The first lets you turn automatic lockup
on and off, set the automatic lockup timer, and to set it to lockup
automatically on startup so no one can use your system without the password.

The next page of the lockup settings let you select an image to be displayed
when lockup occurs. You can also override the image display and have the system
place a lockup window on the desktop. Displaying an image has the advantage of
privacy, as any programs running on the desktop are hidden. The last option on
this page is probably my favorite: Auto-dim. Auto-dim will blank the screen
after a minute or so and display only a floating padlock on the screen. It's a
free screen saver for your desktop!

Finally, the last page lets you set your password.

There are a few caveats about using lockup:

     o If you lockup the desktop and forget your password, you'll have to turn
       the machine on and off again, possibly losing data in running programs.

     o If you forget your password and have the system set to lockup on
       startup, boot with your OS/2 install disks, press ESC when the first
       install screen appears to get to a command prompt, change to the OS/2
       directory on your hard disk, execute the command MAKEINI LOCK.RC OS2.INI
       to disable lockup on startup, then reboot. This resets the lockup
       feature to it's defaults (no auto-lockup, no lockup on startup) but
       preserves all your customizations on the desktop.

     Dale Hackemeyer


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. No Workplace Shell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Workplace Shell (WPS) included with OS/2 2.x is probably the best
object-oriented desktop for the PC. However, for folks in memory constrained
systems, or those who simply don't need the niceties of the WPS but need OS/2's
multitasking power, there is the alternative of running without the WPS.

In OS/2 2.x, the Presentation Manager (PM) actually provides OS/2's
multitasking capability. The WPS runs on top of PM to provide the desktop,
folders, program objects, etc. You can disable the WPS and still use PM.

Near the top of CONFIG.SYS is the line SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE.
Change this to read SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE  and reboot. Upon booting
up, you will be given an OS/2 window. You can start other programs with the
START command (enter HELP START for more info on how to use this command).

In fact, you can set any program with job control as your "workplace".

With a non-WPS setup you'll still have a familiar mouse pointer, as well as
<ALT>-<ESC> to flip through windows and <CTRL>-<ESC> to bring up the window
list and select specific programs.

If you decide you don't like working without the WPS, simply change the
RUNWORKPLACE line of your CONFIG.SYS back to SET
RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE, reboot, and your desktop will be back just the
way you left it!

Dale Hackemeyer


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. New Software! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 Software recently announced or released:

                                 cc:Mail for WPS
                              OS/2 Book Collection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Lotus cc:Mail for WPS Ships ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the comp.os.os2.announce  newsgroup.

LOTUS CC:MAIL FOR OS/2 WORKPLACE SHELL SHIPS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 29, 1993 -- Lotus Development Corp. today announced
availability of its market-leading e-mail program, Lotus cc:Mail, in a version
for OS/2 Workplace Shell.  Designed to take full advantage of OS/2 2.1's
graphical user interface, cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell Version 1.0 features
an object-oriented file management system and multitasking capabilities.

"The object orientation provided by IBM's System Object Model technology and
OS/2 2.1's 32-bit power gave Lotus a solid platform on which to build an
innovative messaging application," said Larry Crume, vice president of Lotus'
Electronic Messaging and Mobile Computing Division. "Many of the features
available in cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell represent the state-of-the-art in
an e-mail client and would not be possible without the underlying platform of
OS/2 2.1."

"Many cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell beta testers have told me this program
is a killer application," said John Soyring, director of Software Development
Programs for IBM's Personal Software Products Division.  "We are delighted with
the quality of work Lotus has done in preparing this product for the market and
we are excited to be assisting Lotus in the marketing and sales of cc:Mail for
OS/2 Workplace Shell."

cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell features:

     Γûá  A completely new graphical user interface based on the Workplace Shell.
        The new e-mail environment is based on the Message Template Object
        (MTO).  Traditional mail features such as Inboxes, Message Folders,
        Bulletin Boards and Directories are presented as individual desktop
        objects.  Users can quickly move between objects, performing functions
        like printing or sending a message to a pre-defined list by simply
        dragging and dropping it onto a MTO.

     Γûá  The objects in the cc:Mail folder can be "shadowed" any number of times
        on the desktop, allowing users to gather e-mail messages together with
        other items associated with a project -- e.g., documents, spreadsheets,
        presentations -- in one folder.  This represents the first time users
        can store e-mail and other messages in one location; previously they
        were required to keep mail messages separate from other documents on
        their hard disks.

     Γûá  Message processing in the background through OS/2's multithreading and
        preemptive multitasking capabilities, allowing users to send and
        receive mail messages from within another application.

     Γûá  Viewing faxes and attaching graphics and audio files to a message.

     Γûá  Spell checking.

     Γûá  Draft folder for storing messages in progress and trash folder for
        retrieving deleted messages.

     Γûá  Boolean search capability for filtering messages according to multiple
        criteria.

 The announcement comes two weeks after Lotus introduced cc:Mail for Windows
 2.0, which brings powerful mail management tools to the Windows environment
 and features a user interface designed to improve productivity for both
 high-volume and novice e-mail users.

 Price and System Requirements

 Version 1.0 of cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell replaces a character-based
 version of cc:Mail for OS/2.  The suggested retail price for cc:Mail for OS/2
 Workplace Shell is unchanged at $495 per Platform Pack, which provides the
 software necessary to create and manage one cc:Mail post office, which
 normally corresponds to one server.  User Packs allow the LAN administrator to
 add mail boxes. Suggested list prices for User Packs remain unchanged at:  10
 User Pack, $345; 25 User Pack, $845, and 100 User Pack, $3,295.

 Upgrades from the existing character-based version of cc:Mail for OS/2,
 cc:Mail for OS/2 Version 3.2, are free for the next 180 days, after which they
 are $195 per Platform Pack.

 cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell requires IBM OS/2 2.1 or above, 6 MB of
 memory (8 MB recommended) and 2 MB of hard disk space.

 cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell is available from Lotus authorized resellers
 and from IBM as part of the two companies' partnership to deliver
 next-generation communications applications.

 With more than three million users worldwide, award-winning features, and
 availability on all popular platforms, cc:Mail is the industry-leading
 LAN-based e-mail system.  cc:Mail runs on all major LANs, providing
 transparent connectivity to major private and public electronic mail systems
 and fax machines worldwide.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. OS/2 Book Collection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 ONLINE BOOK COLLECTION

The OS/2 Online Book Collection is a collection of over 100 OS/2-based product
manuals, "white papers" and producr-related publications delivered on CD-ROM.
The books are in Book Reader format (.BOO) and include Library Readers for OS/2
and DOS. The Online Book Collection can also be stored on VM or MVS-based hosts
for use with BookManager READ/VM or READ/CMS (both available separately).

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The Online Book Collection includes the following publications:

IBM C Set ++ Version 2.0

 Γûá  IBM WorkFrame/2 Introduction
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools: Browser Introduction
 Γûá  Collection Class Library Reference
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools C Library Reference
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools: C Language Reference
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools:  C++ Language Reference
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools:  Debugger Introduction
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools: Programming Guide
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools: Standard Class Library Reference
 Γûá  User Interface Class Library Guide
 Γûá  User Interface Class Library Reference
 Γûá  IBM C/C++ Tools: EXTRA Introduction

 IBM International Technical Support Center (Red Books)

 Γûá  OS/2 V2.0 Vol 5: Print Subsystem (ITSC)
 Γûá  OS/2 V2.0 Vol 1: Control Program (ITSC)
 Γûá  OS/2 V2.0 Vol 2: DOS and Windows Environment (ITSC)
 Γûá  OS/2 V2.0 Vol 3: PM and Workplace Shell (ITSC)
 Γûá  OS/2 V2.0 Vol 4: Application Development (ITSC)
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Technical Update

 OS/2 LAN Server Version 2.0

 Γûá  OS/2 LAN Server Migration Handbook
 Γûá  Problem Determination Reference Volume 1:  Problem Determination Guide
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Volume 2:  Performance Tuning
 Γûá  DOS LAN Requester User's Quick Reference
 Γûá  LAN Server User's Quick Reference
 Γûá  Problem Determination Reference Volume 3:  LAN Error Messages
 Γûá  LAN Support Program User's Guide
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Volume 1:  Planning and Installation Guide
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Volume 3:  Network Administrator's Tasks
 Γûá  Problem Determination Reference Volume 2:  LAN Alerts
 Γûá  DOS LAN Requester Windows User's Guide
 Γûá  OS/2 LAN Server Productivity Aids
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Supplement for OS/2 2.0

 OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0

 Γûá  PC LAN Program Migration Guide
 Γûá  Problem Determination Reference Volume 1:  Problem Determination Guide
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Volume 2:  Performance Tuning
 Γûá  DLR and DLR Windows User's Quick Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 LAN Requester User's Quick Reference
 Γûá  Problem Determination Reference Volume 3:  LAN Error Messages
 Γûá  IBM LAN Support Program User's Guide
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Volume 1:  Planning and Installation Guide
 Γûá  Network Administrator Reference Volume 3:  Network Administrators Tasks
 Γûá  Problem Determination Reference Volume 2:  LAN Alerts
 Γûá  OS/2 LAN Server Productivity Aids
 Γûá  LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration Guide
 Γûá  IBM Network Transport Services/2 Redirected Installation and Configuration
    Guide
 Γûá  Messages and Problem Determination Guide

 Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 Version 1.1

 Γûá  MMPM/2 Application Programming Guide
 Γûá  MMPM Toolkit/2
 Γûá  CUA Guide to Multimedia User Interface Design
 Γûá  MMPM/2 Programming Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 Multimedia Advantage

 Network Transport Services/2 Version 1.0

 Γûá  LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration Guide
 Γûá  IBM Network Transport Services/2 Redirected Installation and Configuration
    Guide
 Γûá  Messages and Problem Determination Guide

 OS/2 2.0

 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Information and Planning Guide
 Γûá  Getting Started with Workplace Shell (White Paper)
 Γûá  Upgrading to OS/2 2.0 (White Paper)
 Γûá  IBM OS/2 2.0 Getting Started
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Installation Guide
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Quick Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Command Reference
 Γûá  IBM OS/2 2.0 Migrating to the OS/2 Workplace Shell
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Using the Operating System
 Γûá  Tips and Techniques
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Adobe Type Manager for WIN-OS/2
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Compatibility Information
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Using Bidirectional Support

 OS/2 2.1

 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Information and Planning Guide
 Γûá  Getting Started with Workplace Shell (White Paper)
 Γûá  Upgrading to OS/2 2.0 (White Paper)
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Book Catalog
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Installation Guide
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Quick Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Command Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Using Bidirectional Support
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Performance Tuning for End Users (White Paper)
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 Performance Improvements (White Paper)

 Operating System/2 2.0 Technical Library

 Γûá  OEM DASD and SCSI Device Driver Support
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide--Volume III
 Γûá  Getting Started - OS/2 2.1 Toolkit
 Γûá  Getting Started - Toolkit
 Γûá  Information Presentation Facility
 Γûá  Physical Device Driver Reference
 Γûá  Presentation Manager Programming Ref. Vol. I
 Γûá  Presentation Manager Programming Ref. Vol. II
 Γûá  Presentation Manager Programming Ref. Vol. III
 Γûá  Application Design Guide
 Γûá  Procedures Language 2/REXX User's Guide
 Γûá  Presentation Driver Reference
 Γûá  Virtual Device Driver Reference
 Γûá  System Object Model Guide and Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide--Volume I
 Γûá  OS/2 Programming Guide--Volume II
 Γûá  Bidirectional National Language Support
 Γûá  Control Program Programming Reference
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 PM Programming Reference Vol I
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 PM Programming Reference Vol II
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 PM Programming Reference Vol III
 Γûá  OS/2 2.1 CP Programming Reference
 Γûá  Procedures Language 2/REXX Reference
 Γûá  SAA CUA Advanced Interface Design Reference
 Γûá  SAA CUA Guide to User Interface Design

 PL/I Package/2 Version 1.1

 Γûá  PL/I Package/2 Programming Guide
 Γûá  PL/I Package/2 Language Environment Run-Time Messages
 Γûá  PL/I Package/2 Installation
 Γûá  PL/I Package/2 Language Reference
 Γûá  PL/I Package/2 Reference Summary
 Γûá  PL/I Package/2 Fact Sheet

 SAA Common User Access Controls Library/2 Version 1.0

 Γûá  Common User Access Controls Library/2 Programming Guide
 Γûá  Common User Access Controls Library/2 PM Reference
 Γûá  Common User Access Controls Library/2 Windows Reference

 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Version 1.2 for OS/2

 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2:  User's Guide
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2:  Installation and Maintenance
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2:  Programmer's Reference
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2:  Quick Reference Guide

 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Version 1.2.1 for OS/2

 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2:  User's Guide
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2:  LAN Adapter and Protocol Support
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2:  Installation and Maintenance
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2:  Programmer's Reference
 Γûá  IBM TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2:  Quick Reference Guide
  


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Other Sources ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Other places to locate OS/2 information:

                                OS/2 User Groups
                                   OS/2 BBS's
                               OS/2 Internet Sites


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. OS/2 User Group Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This OS/2 User Group listing is provided courtesy of David Sichak, Editor of
the San Diego Users Group Newsletter. Thanks David!

                             User Group Introduction
                            Australia - Glen Waverly
                              Ontario - Bailieboro
                                Quebec - Montreal
                              Saskatchewan - Regina
                        United Kingdom - Gloucestershire
                                  South Africa
                                     Sweden
                               California - Fresno
                          California - Huntington Beach
                            California - Los Angeles
                             California - Sacramento
                             California - San Diego
                           California - San Francisco
                              Connecticut - Enfield
                              Connecticut - Darien
                              Delaware - Wilmington
                              Florida - Boca Raton
                               Florida - Tampa Bay
                            Illinois - North Chicsgo
                              Indiana - Fort Wayne
                             Indiana - Indianapolis
                             Louisiana - Baton Rouge
                             Massachusetts - Boston
                             Michigan - Grand Rapids
                             Minnesota - Minneapolis
                                Nebraska - Omaha
                               New Jersey - Orange
                             New York - Westchester
                             North Carolina - Durham
                                  Ohio - Akron
                                Ohio - Cleveland
                               Pennsylvania - Erie
                              Tennessee - Knoxville
                            Texas - Dallas-Ft. Worth
                               Wisconsin - Madison


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1. User Group Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

We try to list known OS/2 User Groups whenever we get the information. Of
course, we can't be responsible if the information proves to be unreliable --
you, the reader are our best source of this information.

And we're learning of more and more OS/2 user groups across the country and
even around the world every week.  It's been slow, but we have made some
contacts and we may be able to exchange information and articles in the future.
If you're travelling and have some free time, stop in on one these meetings.
If you know of another OS/2 user group, drop us a line and we'll mention them.
Remember, we'll list them all in the INF file each time.  And thanks!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.2. Australia - Glen Waverly ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          Victorian OS/2 Developers SIG
                              Contact:  Jon Wright
                                5 Brighton Street
                           Glen Waverly, Victoria 3150
                                    Australia
                             CompuServe:  100032,776


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.3. Ontario - Bailieboro ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                             Kawartha Computer Club
                           Contact:  Cedric Silvester
                                      RR #1
                               Bailieboro, Ontario
                                 Canada KOL 1B0
                       Note:  OS/2 SIG is part of the KCC
                          Phone: BBS -- [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.4. Quebec - Montreal ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Montreal OS/2 Users Group
                           Contact:  Gilbert Lefebvre
                                    IBM Tower
                              10214 Peloquin Avenue
                                  Montreal, QC
                                     H2C 2J8
                                     Canada
                          Meets:  7:00pm, 3rd Wednesday
                   Phone:  Voice -- [phone] (evenings)
                     Netmail:  Programmer's Quest 1:167/110

The Montreal OS/2 Users Group held their first meeting on February 17.  Gilbert
reported that their first meeting had over 70 persons in attendance.  They're
real happy to see the interest in OS/2. Please note that this group does not
expect to meet during June, July and August.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.5. Saskatchewan - Regina ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                       Regina Saskatchewan OS/2 User Group
                            Contact:  Robert Shiplett
                                   Cooperators
                             1920 College Avenue 5W
                          Regina, Saskatchewan  S4P 1C4
                                     Canada


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.6. United Kingdom - Gloucestershire ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          International OS/2 User Group
                               Contact:  Mike Gove
                                  Barton House
                                   Cirencester
                            Gloucestershire  GL7 2EE
                                       UK
                             Phone: - [phone]
                          Phone: - [phone] (FAX)
                            Phone: - (UK) 0285-641175
                    Note: - Also home to OS/2 Solution Centre


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.7. South Africa ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                        OS/2 User Group of South Aftrica
                                  P.O. Box 875
                                  Halfway House
                               1685  South Africa


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.8. Sweden ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Swedish OS/2 Users Group
                         The Cruiser BBS, [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.9. California - Fresno ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Fresno OS/2 SIG
                             (Fresno PC Users Group)
                    Contact:  Sandeleh Francis [phone]
                       Contact:  Rod Jessen [phone]
                                  Meetings at:
                               1425 Shirley Circle
                                Clovis, CA  93611
                           Meets:  7:30pm, last Monday
                    Phone BBS -- Wild Side BBS [phone]
                 Phone BBS -- Clovis Connection  [phone]

They are a part of the Fresno PC Users group which meets the first Monday of
the month at the Ramada Inn at Hwy 41 and Shaw Avenue in Fresno at 7:30pm.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.10. California - Huntington Beach ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                         Orange Coast IBM PC Users Group
                                    OS/2 SIG
                            Contact:  Dave Lorenzini
                          17632 Metzler Lane, Suite 211
                              Huntington Beach, CA


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.11. California - Los Angeles ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          Los Angeles OS/2 Users Group
                            Contact:  Paul Duncanson
                                3008 Texas Avenue
                             Simi Valley, CA  93063
                             Phone:  [phone]
                          Meets:  3rd Thursday @ 6:30pm
                                       IBM
                             21041 Burbank Boulevard
                               Woodland Hills, CA


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.12. California - Sacramento ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                           Sacramento OS/2 Users Group
                             Contact:  Charlie Kotan
                                       IBM
                                400 Capitol Mall
                                 Sacramento, CA
                        Meets:  First Wednesday @ 7:00pm
                             Phone: - [phone]
                             CompuServe - 70110,254


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.13. California - San Diego ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            San Diego OS/2 User Group
                             Contact - Craig Swanson
                                 P.O. Box 13346
                            La Jolla, CA  92039-3346
                           Meets - 7pm on 3rd Thursday
                            Meets at -- IBM @ LaJolla
                           8845 University Center Lane
                              San Diego, CA  92122
                         Phone - Voice -- [phone]
                         Phone - BBS  -- [phone]

The San Diego OS/2 User Group has participated in the San Diego Computer Fair
in which over 18,000 people attended over a three day weekend last September.
This group has started an OS/2 newsletter with the goal of providing
information to not only OS/2 users but also to others who are interested in
learning more.  Our aim is to also develop the newsletter so that it becomes a
community effort among the OS/2 user groups and SIGs.

Past meeting topics have included presentations by IBM's Ultimedia for OS/2;
Lotus demonstrating beta versions of 1-2-3 and Freelance Graphics for OS/2; an
introduction to REXX, demo of the December OS/2 2.1 beta along with Visual
REXX; Eddie Miller, one of the authors of "OS/2 2.1 Unleashed" sharing insights
into the OS/2 mini-applets; and, local OS/2 developer Jeannine Wolf discussing
the OS/2 Config.SYS file and providing tips.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.14. California - San Francisco ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Bay Area OS/2 User Group
                              Contact - Guy Scharf
                            Software Architects, Inc.
                                2163 Jardin Drive
                            Mountain View, CA  94040
                   Meets -  4th Monday @ at IBM Mountain View
                        Phone -  Voice -- [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.15. Connecticut - Enfield ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                           New England OS/2 User Group
                              Contact:  Dave Pinard
                              145 Candlewood Drive
                               Enfield, CT  06082
                         Phone: Voice -- [phone]
                          Phone: BBS -- [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.16. Connecticut - Darien ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                             Darien OS/2 Users Group
                           Contact:  Steven J. Palmer
                                75 Rings End Road
                                Darien, CT  06820


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.17. Delaware - Wilmington ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                        Delaware Valley OS/2 Users Group
                             Contact:  Chuck Gaglia
                               1120 Webster Drive
                              Wilmington, DE  19803


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.18. Florida - Boca Raton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                         OS/2 Users Group of Boca Raton
                             Contact:  Doug Azzarito
                                    Meets at:
                                PC Systems Store
                             2855 S. Congress Avenue
                                Delray Beach, FL
                    Meets on 2nd Thursday of the month at 7pm
                          Phone:  BBS -- [phone]
                         Phone:  Voice -- [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.19. Florida - Tampa Bay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Tampa Bay OS/2 User Group
                              Contact:  Paul Wylie
                           M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
                                777 Alderman Road
                             Palm Harbor, FL  34683
                          Phone: Voice - [phone]
                          Phone: FAX -- [phone]
                         Meets: - 1st Tuesday @ 3:00pm.
                                    Meets at:
                                       IBM
                    3109 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
                                    4th Floor
                                    Tampa, FL


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.20. Illinois - Chicago ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                      North Suburban Chicago OS/2 User Group
                           Contact - James R. Schmidt
                         Meets - William M. Mercer, Inc.
                               1417 Lake Cook Rd.
                              Deerfield, IL  60015
                    Meets - 5.30pm Tues preceding 3rd Thurs.
                         Phone - Voice -- [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.21. Indiana - Fort Wayne ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                           Fort Wayne OS/2 User Group
                           Contact - Stephen Gutknecht
                               Fort Wayne, Indiana
                        Meets -  Central Soya on Cook Rd.
                            Meets -  7pm, 2nd Tuesday
                  Phone -  Voice -- [phone] (Bus. Hrs.)
                         Phone -  BBS  -- [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.22. Indiana - Indianapolis ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                              Indy OS/2 Users Group
                              Contact:  Jay Schultz
                            350 E. New york Suite 300
                             Indianapolis, IN  46204
                          Phone: Voice - [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.23. Louisiana - Baton Rouge ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          Baton Rouge OS/2 users Group
                             Contact:  David Arbour
                               16726 Bristoe Avnue
                             Baton Rouge, LA  70816
                             Phone: - [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.24. Massachusetts - Boston ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          Boston Area OS/2 User's Group
                                      (BCS)
                    Contact:  Marcia Gulesian [phone]
                                  Meetings at:
                           IBM Boston Computer Center
                                One Copley Place
                                   Boston, MA
                          Meets:  7:00pm, first Tuesday

Meeting location is near Back Bay and Copley train stations.  From the Mass.
Turnpike East, exit 22 (Copley Square Lane) - first left onto Dartmouth St.
Next left onto Huntington Ave.  Enter COPLEY PLACE PARKING on left.  Parking is
free when you spend $5 and have your parking ticket validated in any restaurant
or store at Copley Place and enter the garage after 5:00pm.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.25. Michigan - Grand Rapids ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          West Michigan OS/2 User Group
                                       IBM
                             2900 Charlevoix Dr. SE
                                Grand Rapids, MI


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.26. Minnesota - Minneapolis ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Minnesota OS/2 User Group
                           Contact:  Marcus Krumpholz
                                  IBM Building
                             650 Third Avenue South
                                 Minneapolis, MN
                         Meets last Thursday each month
                                7:00pm - 10:00pm
                             Voice:  [phone]
                               BBS: [phone]

ISV's wishing to do a presentation can contact Marcus Krumpholz at (612)
869-7956.  Registrations for meetings are requested and can be done by calling
[phone] and then asking for course code "OS2".  The IBM building is
shared with First Bank on Third Avenue south between South Sixth Street and
South Seventh Street.  Parking is recommended at Northstar Center (1 block
west), Pillsbury Center (1.5 blocks north), Hennepin County Government Center
(diagonally across street) and Court Park (2 blocks north).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.27. Nebraska - Omaha ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                             Omaha OS/2 Users Group
                             Contact:  Joe Peterson
                                  7724 Fort St.
                                Omaha, NE  68134


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.28. New Jersey - West Orange ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                      Northern New Jersey OS/2 Users Group
                    Contact:  Jason H. Perlow [phone]
                                Meetings at:  IBM
                               300 Executive Drive
                                 West Orange, NJ
                         Meets:  7:00pm, second Tuesday
                          INFO:  Phone:  [phone]

This group is affiliated with the Westchester OS/2 Users Group.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.29. New York - Westchester ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          Westchester OS/2 Users Group
                      Contact:  Craig Smith [phone]
                                  Meetings at:
                                       IBM
                              2000 Purchase Street
                                  Purchase, NY
                         Meets:  7:00pm, second Tuesday
                          INFO:  Phone:  [phone]

Westchester was instrumental in getting IBM's OS/2 featured on the PBS Computer
Chronicles show in March.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.30. North Carolina - Durham ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Triangle OS/2 User Group
                           Contact -- Steve Gallagher
                                  IBM Building
                          4800 Falls of The Neuse Road
                                    Room 5074
                             Durham, North Carolina
                          Meets --  7.30pm, 3rd Tuesday
                        Phone --  Voice -- [phone]
                        Internet --  [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.31. Ohio - Akron ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                         Northeast Ohio OS/2 User Group
                                       IBM
                                 3 Cascade Plaza
                                   Akron, Ohio
                              Contact:  Gary Smiley
                             Phone:  [phone]
                             CompuServe:  75600,1737


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.32. Ohio - Cleveland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Cleveland OS/2 User Group
                                       IBM
                                Bond Ct. Building
                                     2nd Fl
                                   E. 9th St.
                                 Cleveland, Ohio


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.33. Pennsylvania - Erie ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                             Computer Users of Erie
                                    OS/2 SIG
                             Contact:  Tom Kuklinski
                              3928 Sassafras Street
                                 Erie, PA  16508
                             Phone:  [phone]
                             Phone:  [phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.34. Tennessee - Knoxville ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          East Tennessee PC User Group
                                    OS/2 SIG
                            Contact:  Arnold Sprague
                               808 Fairfield Drive
                            Knoxville, TN  37919-4109


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.35. Texas - Dallas - Fort Worth ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                       Dallas-Forth Worth OS/2 User Group
                            Contact -  Toby Pennycuff
                           CompuServe ID -  70007,6267
                               1211 Wilshire Blvd.
                            Arlington, TX  76012-4623

                                    Meets at:
                              American Airlines HQ
                             4255 Amon Carter Blvd.
                                  Arlington, TX
                      Meetings - Time and dates not listed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.36. Wisconsin - Madison ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Madison OS/2 Users Group
                       Contact:  Tom Ender or Donn Tolley
                              2703 Rolling View Rd.
                            Stoughton, WI  53589-3386


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. OS/2 BBS's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This BBS listing is provided courtesy of  David Sichak, Editor of the  San
Diego Users Group Newsletter. Thanks David!

                                BBS Introduction
                                    Australia
                                     Belgium
                                     Canada
                                     Denmark
                                     France
                                     Germany
                                      Italy
                                   Netherlands
                                     Norway
                                    Singapore
                                   Switzerland
                                 United Kingdom
                                     Arizona
                                   California
                                    Colorado
                                   Connecticut
                                    Deleware
                                     Florida
                                     Georgia
                                     Hawaii
                                    Illinois
                                     Indiana
                                     Kansas
                                    Louisiana
                                    Maryland
                                    Michigan
                                    Minnesota
                                    Missouri
                                   New Jersey
                                     Nevada
                                    New York
                                 North Carolina
                                      Ohio
                                    Oklahoma
                                     Oregon
                                  Pennsylvania
                                 South Carolina
                                    Tennessee
                                      Texas
                                    Virginia
                                   Washington


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.1. BBS Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Well, I am trying to update this file in an expedient way so it doesn't become
too stale when I include it in the INF version.  But I'm trying to catch up on
a backlog.  I've got the list in an Rbase for OS/2 database file right now, so
all I need to do is figure out a way to create a report that does much of my
INF coding for me.

Next month, I'd look for a few more additions. And by all means keep Dave
Fisher posted on your BBS's if he's still keeping his list up and current.
Without him, we wouldn't be able to include as much as we do.

This listing is for the BBS junkie in you who needs to have a phone bill treat
once in a while <G>.  Or bored to death while you're travelling.

Our listing is based on a rather extensive listing put together by Dave Fisher
of OS/2 type Bulletin Boards.  Space limits this month prevent us from listing
all the details he has for each BBS, but we've tried to include a couple from
every state in the US (Notice and hint to you sysops...not all states are
represented.) and a few foreign countries, too.

Dave Fisher's list is a compilation of OS/2 BBS's across the world.  If you
wish to make an addition or correction to his list, he's asked that you please
netmail your BBS information to Dave Fisher at LiveNet, 1:170/[e-mail].

For the newsletter, I've sorted the in alphabetical order by Country for the
international ones and by state for those in the USA to make it easier to find
one close to you.  His file has other details related to these BBS's but we
didn't have room, okay?  The file we're using showed that the last update was
September 7, 1992.

Does anyone know if this list of his is being kept up to date?  I hope to
expand it more next month; ran out of time.  But I've got his list in a
database right now and I'll be able to code that list a lot easier next month.

Hope you find this inclusion useful.  Large phone bills are not my fault...!!!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.2. Australia ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Graham Stair
                                  3M Australia
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                   Alan Salmon
                                 PC User's Group
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                 Norbert Fuerst
                             The Styrian OS/2 Jumbo
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                   Bill Bolton
                             Software Tools Mail Exc
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                   Bill Bolton
                             Software Tools Mail Exc
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                   Felix Tsang
                                Programmer's BBS
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                   Alan Salmon
                                 PC User's Group
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia

                                   Ian Watson
                                OZ-Share OS/2 BBS
                                 [phone]
                                    Australia


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.3. Belgium ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Bas Heijermans
                              Moving Sound OS/2 BBS
                                  [phone]
                                     Belgium

                                   Benoit HUON
                               Os/2 MANiA BELGIUM
                                  [phone]
                                     Belgium

                                 Danny Bruggeman
                                    Hellfire
                                  [phone]
                                     Belgium

                                 Bas Heijermans
                              Moving Sound OS/2 BBS
                                  [phone]
                                     Belgium


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.4. Canada ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Kevin Lowey
                              Univ. of Saskatchewan
                                 [phone]
                                     Canada

                                   Evan Smith
                                     ECS Net
                                 [phone]
                                     Canada

                                    Ian Evans
                                 Baudeville BBS
                                 [phone]
                                     Canada

                                  Herbert Tsui
                                   BBS Council
                                 [phone]
                                     Canada

                                  Jerry Stevens
                                  The Locutory
                                 [phone]
                                     Canada


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.5. Denmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Rene Carlsen
                            OS/2 Task and FrontDoor H
                                  [phone]
                                     Denmark

                                 Jorgen Ollgaard
                                    Josti-BBS
                                  [phone]
                                     Denmark

                                 Jorgen Ollgaard
                                    Josti-BBS
                                  [phone]
                                     Denmark


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.6. France ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                Emmanuel Sandorfi
                             Os/2 MANiA (Help Maximu
                                 [phone]
                                     France


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.7. Germany ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Ulrich Roeding
                                      BOX/2
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Peter Kaszanics
                                    APOLONIA
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Peter Kaszanics
                                    APOLONIA
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Peter Plischka
                                   IBM Mailbox
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Peter Kaszanics
                                    APOLONIA
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Peter Plischka
                                   IBM Mailbox
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                  Chris Leuder
                                   Zaphod BBS
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                  Chris Leuder
                                   Zaphod BBS
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                   Kalle Braun
                                  Terrania City
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                   Oliver Lass
                                   LRZ-System
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                   Oliver Lass
                                   LRZ-System
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                   Harald Kipp
                                   OS/2 Point
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                Karlheinz Kissel
                                 The_File_Store
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Juergen Berger
                                JERRY'S OS/2-BBS
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                              Oliver Schwabedissen
                                   MoonFlower
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Richard Clement
                                  OS/2 Express
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                 Michael Breukel
                                 PC Softbox OS/2
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                Romeo Bernreuther
                                    CCWN-BOX
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                  Markus Noller
                                  Second Source
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                  Juergen Fritz
                                 CheckPoint OS/2
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany

                                  Thomas Tegel
                                     The CAT
                                 [phone]
                                     Germany


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.8. Italy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Luigi Ravina
                                  Italy Network
                                 [phone]
                                      Italy

                                Roberto Sonzogni
                             Runnin' with The Devil
                                 [phone]
                                      Italy

                               Pasquale Cantiello
                                 FastForward BBS
                                 [phone]
                                      Italy


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.9. Netherlands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Peter Smink
                               BBS The Experiment
                                 [phone]
                                   Netherlands

                                   Dave Jones
                               The TJD Support BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   Netherlands

                                  Joop Mellaart
                                    INFOBOARD
                                  [phone]
                                   Netherlands

                                Marcel Stikkelman
                                    PC-Square
                                  [phone]
                                   Netherlands


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.10. Norway ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Terje Slydahl
                                   PerlePorten
                                  [phone]
                                     Norway


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.11. Singapore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Ivan Leong
                                Miqas/2 Singapore
                                  [phone]
                                    Singapore


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.12. Switzerland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                    Alex Wyss
                             Gepard's Oracle Zuerich
                                  [phone]
                                   Switzerland

                                 Michael Buenter
                               MICS OS/2 Paradise
                                  [phone]
                                   Switzerland

                                 Ernesto Hagmann
                                     PC-Info
                                 [phone]
                                   Switzerland


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.13. United Kingdom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                    Mike Gove
                                   MonuSci BBS
                                [phone]
                                 United Kingdom

                                    Phil Tuck
                               The TJD Support BBS
                                 [phone]
                                 United Kingdom


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.14. Arizona ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Mike Mahoney
                                Emerald Isle, The
                                 [phone]
                                     Arizona

                                   Frank Ward
                                 Encounter, The
                                 [phone]
                                     Arizona


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.15. California ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Patrick O'Riva
                                AsmLang and OS/2
                                 [phone]
                                   California

                                Michael Cummings
                               Zzyzx Road OS/2 BBS
                                 [phone]
                              El Cajon, California

                                  Craig Swanson
                                 OS/2 Connection
                                 [phone]
                              San Diego, California

                                  Chuck Gilmore
                                   Magnum BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   California

                                 Michael Nelson
                                   SeaHunt BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   California

                                 Michael Nelson
                                   SeaHunt BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   California


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.16. Colorado ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 William Herrera
                                  Cuerna Verde
                                 [phone]
                                    Colorado

                                  Randy Edwards
                                Socialism OnLine!
                                 [phone]
                                    Colorado


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.17. Connecticut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Chris Regan
                             Storm Front - OS/2, The
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                   Felix Tang
                                 Excelsior, The
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                   Emmitt Dove
                                    Fernwood
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                  Steve Lesner
                                   Bullet BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                  Steve Lesner
                                   Bullet BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                  Rob Schmaling
                                     Caladan
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                   Don Dawson
                                 Treasure Island
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                   Bob Morris
                               Ascii Neighborhood
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut

                                   Bob Morris
                               Ascii Neighborhood
                                 [phone]
                                   Connecticut


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.18. Deleware ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   John Tarbox
                                 Singer Bear BBS
                                 [phone]
                                    Deleware

                                  Scott Street
                               Space Station Alpha
                                 [phone]
                                    Deleware


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.19. Florida ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Mark Wheeler
                                 SandDollar, The
                                 [phone]
                                     Florida

                                   Rusty Plant
                                  The 19th Hole
                                 [phone]
                               Pensacola, Florida

                                    Don Bauer
                                  OS2 Exchange
                                 [phone]
                                     Florida

                                  Chris Wolcott
                                The Outer Limits
                                 [phone]
                              Gulf Breeze, Florida

                                   Kathy Todd
                            The Apothecary's Archives
                                 [phone]
                              Gulf Breeze, Florida

                                  Richard Todd
                         The Disintegrated Circuit OS/2
                                 [phone]
                              Gulf Breeze, Florida


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.20. Georgia ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                       IBM
                             IBM National Support Ce
                                 [phone]
                                     Georgia

                                       IBM
                             IBM National Support Ce
                                 [phone]
                                     Georgia

                                     Ed June
                              Information Overload
                                 [phone]
                                     Georgia


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.21. Hawaii ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Craig Oshiro
                             Ghostcomm Image Gallery
                                 [phone]
                                     Hawaii


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.22. Illinois ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                    Bill Cook
                             GREATER CHICAGO Online!
                                 [phone]
                                    Illinois

                                Bogie Bugsalewicz
                                   I CAN! BBS
                                 [phone]
                                    Illinois


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.23. Indiana ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Mike Phillips
                                 Catacombs, The
                                 [phone]
                                     Indiana

                                   Jay Tipton
                                 Play Board, The
                                 [phone]
                                     Indiana


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.24. Kansas ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Troy Majors
                                  Byte Bus, The
                                 [phone]
                                     Kansas


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.25. Louisiana ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Stan Brohn
                             HelpNet of Baton Rouge
                                 [phone]
                                    Louisiana

                                  Jim Sterrett
                              Padded Cell BBS, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Louisiana


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.26. Maryland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  James Chance
                                 Last Relay, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Maryland


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.27. Michigan ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Dave Shoff
                              Cornerstone BBS, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Michigan


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.28. Minnesota ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Brady Flowers
                                 Oberon Software
                                 [phone]
                                    Minnesota


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.29. Missouri ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Woody Sturges
                              OS/2 Woodmeister, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Missouri


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.30. New Jersey ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Bob Germer
                                Capital City BBS
                                 [phone]
                                   New Jersey

                                   Mike Fuchs
                              Dog's Breakfast, The
                                 [phone]
                                   New Jersey


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.31. Nevada ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Kerry Flint
                                 Caddis OS/2 BBS
                                 [phone]
                                     Nevada

                                  Dennis Conley
                               Communitel OS/2 BBS
                                 [phone]
                                     Nevada


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.32. New York ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Mikel Beck
                              Kind Diamond's Realm
                                 [phone]
                                    New York


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.33. North Carolina ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Thomas Bradford
                                  Backdoor BBS
                                 [phone]
                                 North Carolina

                                   Richard Lee
                                Psychotronic BBS
                                 [phone]
                                 North Carolina


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.34. Ohio ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Mark Lehrer
                               Akron Anomoly, The
                                 [phone]
                                      Ohio


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.35. Oklahoma ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Bill Schnell
                                 Asylum BBS, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Oklahoma

                                 Scott Dickason
                                      BBS/2
                                 [phone]
                                    Oklahoma


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.36. Oregon ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Bill Taylor
                             Integrated Media Servic
                                 [phone]
                                     Oregon

                                 Paul Breedlove
                                    Multi-Net
                                 [phone]
                                     Oregon


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.37. Pennsylvania ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Louis F. Ursini
                                  Quantum Leap
                                 [phone]
                                  Pennsylvania

                                   Ed Barboni
                                  System-2 RBBS
                                 [phone]
                                  Pennsylvania


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.38. South Carolina ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Paul Beverly
                              PMSC OnLine Resource
                                 [phone]
                                 South Carolina


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.39. Tennessee ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Operand BBS
                                   Lonnie Wall
                                 [phone]
                                    Tennessee

                                  Edward Owens
                               Looking Glass, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Tennessee


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.40. Texas ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                   Robert McA
                                    Live-Wire
                                 [phone]
                                      Texas

                                   Doug Palmer
                                  Rock BBS, The
                                 [phone]
                                      Texas

                                  David Dozier
                                Roach Coach, The
                                 [phone]
                                      Texas

                                   Ken Rucker
                                 RucK's Place/2
                                 [phone]
                                      Texas


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.41. Virginia ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                  Pete Norloff
                                 OS/2 Shareware
                                 [phone]
                                    Virginia

                                  Pete Norloff
                                 OS/2 Shareware
                                 [phone]
                                    Virginia

                                   Bill Andrus
                              Systems Exchange, The
                                 [phone]
                                    Virginia

                                   Joe Salemi
                                 Max's Doghouse
                                 [phone]
                                    Virginia


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.42. Washington ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                 Adolph Weidanz
                              The Gold Pegasus BBS
                   Running Maximus/Binkley using OS/2 Versions
                                 [phone]
                                Fidonet: 1:350/35
                            Eznet: 255:1206/101 and 0
                              Bremerton, Washington

                                  LeRoy DeVries
                             Sno-Valley Software Exc
                                 [phone]
                                   Washington

                                 Rodney Lorimor
                                  Gecko Control
                                 [phone]
                                   Washington

                                   Todd Riches
                                Alternate Reality
                                 [phone]
                                   Washington


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. OS/2 Internet Sites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

               Information on Internet resources supporting OS/2.

                                  Mailing Lists
                                    FTP Sites
                           Usenet Sites and Newsgroups

This list is maintained by Dale Hackemeyer. Please e-mail any additions or
corrections you might have to him at  [e-mail].


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.1. Electronic Mailing Lists ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 Related mailing lists

ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
ΓöéBITNET Address:  ΓöéInternet Address:                ΓöéAbout the list...                Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéJPSOFT@IRISHVMA  Γöé[e-mail]             ΓöéDiscussion of JP Software        Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéproducts (4OS2, 4DOS). Subscribe Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéby sending a message to          Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöépart of the list address after   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe @) with SUB JPSOFT name      Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé(where name is your first and    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöélast name).                      Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéOS2@BLEKULI1     Γöé[e-mail]           ΓöéModerated OS/2 discussion.       Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéSubscribe by sending a message toΓöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöépart of the list address after   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe @) with SUB OS2 name (where  Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéname is your first and last      Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéname).                           Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéOS2-L@HEARN      Γöé[e-mail]             ΓöéOS/2 discussion. Subscribe by    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöésending a message to LISTSERV@xxxΓöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé(where xxx is the part of the    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöélist address after the @) with   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéSUB OS2-L name (where name is    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéyour first and last name).       Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéOS2USERS@MCGILL1 Γöé[e-mail]           ΓöéOS/2 users discussion. Subscribe Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéby sending a message to          Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöépart of the list address after   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe @) with SUB OS2USERS name    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé(where name is your first and    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöélast name).                      Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéSASOS2-L@UNCVM1  Γöé[e-mail]      ΓöéRTPNC SAS/OS2 user group list.   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéThis list doesn't allow automaticΓöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöésubscriptions. You may send a    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöémessage requesting to be added toΓöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöépart of the list address after   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe @) with SUB UTOS2-L name     Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé(where name is your first and    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöélast name). This message will be Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéforwarded to the maintainers of  Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe group who can grant          Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöésubscriptions.                   Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéUTOS2-L@UTKVM1   Γöé[e-mail]           ΓöéDiscussion of OS/2 at UTK.       Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéSubscribe by sending a message toΓöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöépart of the list address after   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe @) with SUB UTOS2-L name     Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé(where name is your first and    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöélast name).                      Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéN/A              Γöé[e-mail]          ΓöéDiscussion group dealing with    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöémultimedia aspects of OS/2. To   Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöésubscribe to the digest version, Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöésend email to                    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé[e-mail]    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéwith SUBSCRIBE Mmos2-L firstname Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöélastname in the BODY of the mail.Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 ΓöéTo subscribe to the bounce       Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéversion, send email to           Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöé[e-mail]    Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéwith SUBSCRIBE Mmos2-Digest      Γöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéfirstname lastname in the BODY ofΓöé
Γöé                 Γöé                                 Γöéthe mail.                        Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ

About electronic mailing lists.
Electronic "mailing lists" are large group discussions held via electronic mail
(e-mail). These lists require that you have either BITNET or Internet e-mail
access (which one depends on the particular list). Generally the list works by
receiving mail from a list participant, and then sending a copy of that message
to all the people subscribed to the list. On very active mailing lists this can
result in a deluge of e-mail. Some lists avoid this problem by having
"digests", where each day all the messages sent to the list are saved and then
sent out in a single large piece of e-mail at night. Generally a mailing list
has two e-mail addresses: the mailing list proper, and an administrative
address to handle subscriptions and cancellations. Never send requests to
subscribe or unsubscribe to the main address unless you can find no other way
to bring your problem to attention.

For more information, please ask you site administrator or sysop.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.2. FTP Sites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 related FTP sites:

ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
ΓöéNAME:                     ΓöéIP ADDRESS:      ΓöéDirectory & Notes:               Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöéftp-os2.nmsu.edu          Γöé128.123.35.151   Γöé/os2 (mirror of cdrom.com)       Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöéftp-os2.cdrom.com         Γöé192.153.46.69    Γöé/os2 (mirror of ftp-os2.nmsu.edu)Γöé
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Γöésoftware.watson.ibm.com   Γöé129.34.139.5     Γöé/pub/os2                         Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. From the Wire ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A selection of messages about OS/2 seen fleeting across the wires on Fidonet
and Internet.

                              OS/2 Shareware CD-ROM
                              WordPerfect for OS/2
                              Stacker for OS/2 FIX


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. OS/2 Shareware CD-ROM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the comp.os.os2.programmer.misc newsgroup

From: [e-mail]  (Robert A. Bruce)

A new edition of the Hobbes OS/2 CDROM is now available.  The disc contains the
entire Hobbes OS/2 archive from ftp-os2.cdrom.com.  There is a total of 640
megabytes of stuff on this disc.  The files were downloaded from the archive in
early June.

The disc contains thousands of programs, including utilities, games,
development tools, device drivers, program updates, graphics, and
documentation.  If you want to see what is on the Hobbes OS/2 CDROM, you can
ftp the index and readme files from cdrom.com in the directory
/cdrom/cdroms/hobbes.

The disc conforms to ISO-9660, which is the most common and generic format. It
will work with almost any system.  The files are in a standard directory
structure, so no special software is required.  An optional menu driven front
end is provided.  BBS index files are included for many popular boards,
including RBBS, PCBoard, Wildcat, Spitfire and Opus.

The price is $25.  S&H is $5 (per order, not per disc) for US/Can/Mex, and $10
for overseas.  If you live in California, please add sales tax.  You can send a
check or money order, or you can order with Mastercard/Visa/AmEx.

                    Bob Bruce
                    Walnut Creek CDROM
                    4041 Pike Lane, Suite D-911
                    Concord, CA  94520

          [phone], [phone], [phone] FAX
          [e-mail]

 The disc is also available by subscription for $19.95 + S&H per quarter ($5
 off the regular price).  If you want to subscribe, your credit card will be
 charged as each new edition is shipped.  New editions will come out every
 three or four months.  We need to have at least 100 people subscribe in order
 to make the subscription service successful.

 The disc is available for FREE to anyone that has contributed any of their own
 work to the Hobbes archive.  Just email me your name, address, and the name of
 the program(s) that you wrote.  Overseas addresses are okay.

 For a more detailed list of this and other CDROMs, you can ftp the latest
 catalog from cdrom.com: /cdrom/catalog, or send email to [e-mail].


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. WordPerfect for OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the comp.os.os2.apps newsgroup

From: [e-mail]  (Timothy F. Sipples)

[e-mail] (Takis Skagos) writes:
> Has anyone purchased WordPerfect for OS/2 yet?  Would anyone like to comment
> on it and tell the rest of us if it is any good?  Thanks!

We have had WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 on order for a while, and I'll be happy to
report on it when it arrives (unless someone else beats me to it).

I did, however, see a demonstration of the released code on Tuesday here in
Chicago (possibly the first public showing of the final code in the world :-)).
I must say I am extremely impressed with what WordPerfect has managed to do.
Just to get you interested:

  1. Without running WordPerfect, when you double click on a directory/folder
     with WordPerfect documents inside (created by any previous version of
     WordPerfect), they will be registered automatically, in the background, by
     the Workplace Shell (assigned WordPerfect icons, etc.)

  2. Details view on WordPerfect folders provides WordPerfect document-specific
     information.  Object menus/notebooks are similar.

  3. You can drag and drop colors from the Color Palette onto individual
     elements within WordPerfect (say, for example, to change the color of the
     scroll bar).

  4. You can use either WordPerfect-supplied printer drivers (for just about
     every device under the sun, including some really obscure ones) or OS/2's
     own.

  5. You can drag a WordPerfect document to the printer object to print,
     without starting WordPerfect.

  6. Grammatik is 32-bit.  Printing is in a separate thread.

  7. You can drag a graphics or spreadsheet file from a folder onto an open
     WordPerfect document to insert it.

  8. Long filenames are recognized.

  9. Performance appears to be VERY good.  Subjectively it looked much better
     than the Windows version.

 10. A slew of document import/export filters is included. WordPerfect also
     supports around 17 formats for graphics import, and several spreadsheet
     formats (unfortunately not .WG2 -- you'll have to cut/paste there).  NOTE:
     DeScribe is not supported -- you'll have to export to WordPerfect 5.1
     format from DeScribe.  WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 uses the same 5.1/5.2
     format found in the DOS and Windows versions.

 In short, from what I could see (without using it), it is a superset of the
 Windows version of WordPerfect.  They've really done a very nice job providing
 integration with the Workplace Shell and applying OS/2-specific features where
 they made sense (e.g. multithreaded printing).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Stacker for OS/2 fix ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the Fidonet OS2 conference:

From: Tom Oehser
To: All
Subj: .Stacker Fix Released.

Well, in spite of messages telling me I was crazy, Stac has (finally) released
a fix for the bug where the buffers didn't flush on shutdown. I use the term
released loosely- the file on Compu$erve is encrypted, you have to provide your
serial number and get them to send you the password privately.  Since their
response on CI$ is kind of slow, I elected to call them for the password- and
the tech support person I got hadn't even heard there was a fix out.  Stacker
has been trying not to admit there's been a problem, but there are now newly
released versions of STACKER.SYS and UNSTACK2.EXE.  I wish I could post the
fixes, but these guys are referring to the "sensitive nature" and would
probably sue me. Oh- the file name is OS2UP.EXE in the STACKER\lib 5.

-Tom.

* Origin: OS/2 Shareware BBS, Fairfax, VA: 703-385-4325 (1:109/347)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. From the Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Things just keep getting better and better around here. We've got the Jefferson
City Point coming on-line any time now, I should start mailing informational
postcards to all group members on a monthly basis, either this month or by the
beginning of September at the lastest, and we're working on getting Lotus and
WordPerfect to demo their products in the upcoming months.

I think Phillip deserves a big THANKS for getting a modem for the Jeff City
point, and Woody's doing a great job of networking it with the OWM here in
Columbia. Also thanks to IBM for loaning us a Model 80 for use with the point.

I'd like to thank David Sichak of the San Diego OS/2 User's Group for sharing
his OS/2 BBS and User Group lists with us. Be sure to check those out when
you're going out of town and try to go to other group's meetings. And be sure
to let us know all about it if you do!

Keep an eye out next month for a review of DeScribe's 32-bit word processor,
which we saw demoed at the June meeting.

Remember that the MMOUG is here for YOU! If you have any suggestions, feel free
to bring it up with me or any of the other officers, either on the BBS or at
the next meeting.

See you Aug. 18 at the meeting!

Dale Hackemeyer
Editor, MMOUG Newsletter
OS/2 Woodmeister BBS (1:289/27)
Internet: [e-mail]