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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Hello, Team OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Newsletter Number 10
March 1995


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Notes from the Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Hi Teamers,

It's been a long time since the last issue.  Things got hectic the day I
produced the last newsletter, since I set off on my move to Austin, then
Comdex, then the holidays.  I've really had no excuse not to finish a
newsletter since the first of the year, but as you can see, I didn't.  Things
in PSP have been moving at the speed of light lately and there is no end in
sight.

The past six issues I've done have been a lot of fun and of course, a lot of
work. It's time to pass this endeavor on to someone else, for the experience,
education and recognition.  The next several issues will be in the hands of
Arylnn Poczynek, the Team OS/2 liaison at IBM Canada.  See Appendix D - Team
OS/2 Canada for info on Arylnn.

I did want to say that I've really enjoyed working with all of you and will
still be contributing to the newsletter as well as possibly maintaining all of
the Appendix information, with the exception of Appendix D - the International
stuff, which is maintained by Janet Gobeille.  So, this isn't goodbye - it's
merely that my job is evolving into other things and it's time for someone else
to do the newsletter.  New views, such as Arylnn will bring, will keep the
newsletter fresh and exciting.

Worldwide Electronic Resources

One of my other jobs at IBM is maintaining a document called "IBM's Worldwide
Electronic Resources".  This document contains information about web sites, ftp
sites, gopher sites, forums on AOL, CompuServe, et al, Internet newsgroups,
Fidonet echo's, etc.  All places to find information about OS/2.

I'm almost done with the latest updates and will be incorporating some of that
information into the next issue of the newsletter, with emphasis on Team OS/2
areas.  So, if you've any information about Team OS/2 areas on any network,
please send me the details and I'll include it, if I don't already have it.

For those attending Comdex Spring, the New Orleans Technical Interchange, the
Indy 500 or PC Expo - I'll see you there!

Vicci Conway
Team OS/2 Newsletter Editor
Internet:  [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. A message from Team OS/2 HQ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ce A few notes from Janet By:  Janet Gobeille - Austin Texas (USA)
IBM PSP Team OS/2 Support Program Manager
[e-mail]

It's March already. Why does the time go by so fast? (Actually, I'm calling
today February 48 since this message is something I really wanted to complete
in Feburary (*smile*).

A lot has happened since the last newsletter...

We had the second annual Orange County, California, Christmas Team OS/2
gathering while I was out there on vacation during the holidays.  It was great
to see a lot of familiar names and faces again.  I can't list all of them here,
but I'd like to particularly mention Bert Langer who has worked hard to
organize some very well-received OS/2 Installation workshops with others in the
user group.

I'd also like to personally thank Rollin White who saved me while there:  I
installed a new IDE hard drive in a relative's PC, but forgot the all-important
drive information for the CMOS.  Rollin found out about my trouble, and gave me
everything I needed to get their system back up and running.  *I* know I'm not
a computer expert, but my family thinks I am:  this would have ruined my
reputation (*grin*).

Then a sincere thank you to the Vancouver OS/2 Users Group. They were
responsible for my going to Vancouver in January and joining in the rather
LARGE group of BC Teamers who were organizing to work at Comdex PacRim. Chris
Hopson of IBM Canada in Vancouver arranged for IBM support for this event and
coordinated it with Geno Dellamattia and Mike Stephen of the Vancouver OS/2
Users Group.  I set up a "Team OS/2 Social Centre" (a table in a food court
next to the windows showing Vancouver in all its glory -- rain (*grin*)).  And
there I stayed for most of the show.  Chris and the Teamers had everything
working well, I enjoyed talking to people and meeting new Teamers.  And yes,
the rain stopped on the last day of the show and it really *was* as beautiful
as they told me it was (*smile*).

And now back to what we're doing at IBM PSP in Austin to help support Team OS/2
(and IBM Team OS/2 coordinators in other countries).

     Right now, our workload is caught up.  This means: if we've promised you
      a copy of Warp or a shirt, you should have them. So, if you have been
      waiting patiently, please send us a note (to [e-mail]) and
      let us know that we've apparently missed you.

     Also, all corrections and all names sent in to IBM to be added to the
      Team OS/2 member list have been put into the database. We'll upload a new
      list on March 24, 1995 so you can check that we have the correct
      information.

     We've recently acquired more cartons of OS/2 2.1 books.  Take a look at
      Appendix E if you have a good use for OS/2 books.

     For those Team OS/2 coordinators:  we have some Team OS/2 lapel pins and
      embroidered patches that we can send for your major events. I'm also
      making bitmaps of these so you can easily get samples online and have
      them made in your own countries.

     Look for WWW information in the next newsletter.  More and more Team OS/2
      groups are putting up their own web pages, and we're also in the process
      of putting up web pages.  We'll announce how to find this in the next
      newsletter.

 And for those of you who plan to go to Comdex in Atlanta, I'll see you there!

 Janet Gobeille


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. What is Team OS/2? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

What is Team OS/2?

Team OS/2 is like an electronic user group: it consists of people around the
world who are OS/2 enthusiasts and are voluntarily and actively sharing their
knowledge and enthusiasm with others.  They work to promote the use and
availability of OS/2 wherever they can.

But unlike a user group, there is very little organizational structure. As
groups of Teamers come together though, they often start to form formal or
informal groups so they can provide their own support network to work more
effectively with IBM, vendors, user groups, and others.

Being part of Team OS/2 is a state of mind.  Team members are those who see
that something needs to be done, and they figure out a way to do it.  Some have
started OS/2 BBS's to provide support for local OS/2 users.  Others see that
help is needed for local retailers to help them feel more confident in offering
OS/2 to their customers.

Membership in Team OS/2 is self-determined.  You are a part of Team OS/2 (if
you wish) if you consider that you are actively doing something to help support
OS2 and OS/2 users and your efforts are beyond the expectations of your job.

Team OS/2 is not owned or run by IBM.  In fact, most Team OS/2 members are not
IBM employees.  Those Teamers who do happen to work for IBM generally use their
own time to help others and promote the use of OS/2 and OS/2 applications just
as other Teamers do.

Although we at Team OS/2 Support in IBM PSP do maintain a Team OS/2 member list
and put out this newsletter, we do these as services to Teamers worldwide.
Being on the list is NOT a requirement to be part of Team OS/2. But it does
help Teamers find other local members when looking for help, and provide a way
to recognize the efforts of so many people in helping to promote OS/2.  See
Appendix B for information on how to get on the Team OS/2 member list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. IBM Team OS/2 Support (Grass-Roots Marketing) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

IBM Team OS/2 Support (Grass-Roots Marketing)

The IBM Personal Software Products (PSP) Grass-Roots Marketing team supports
Team OS/2 and BBS activities (see Appendix A to learn how to contact this
group).

The support that IBM PSP offers to Team OS/2 changes as we learn to work
together better. However, we are currently supporting Team OS/2 in these ways:

   1. Information Distribution and Coordination

          We distribute a world-wide Team OS/2 member list via Compuserve,
           Internet, Fidonet, and other electronic mediums.  This allows
           Teamers to find others in their area and contact them
           electronically.  See Appendix B for information on how to get on
           this list.

          We can also provide a mailing list based on this member list to
           vendors of OS/2 products on request.  See Appendix A to see who to
           contact for this list.

          The Team OS/2 Newsletter is distributed electronically.  This
           provides information to Teamers around the world to help keep all
           Teamers up to date on what is happening with Team OS/2 and with
           other Teamers.  It also lets IBM know what Team OS/2 is up to.

           Appendix A shows who to contact to submit articles or suggestions
           for the newsletter, or how to get the ASCII source to include in
           another newsletter.

          We participate on electronic forums to discuss Team OS/2, Teamer
           activities, and future needs.

           These forums also help foster creativity and imagination between
           Teamers, and encourage new activities.  See Appendix C for details
           on where to find Team OS/2 on the various networks.

   2. Support for Demo's

      A number of Team OS/2 members have gone out on their own time to do
      public OS/2 demos and to support and encourage local retailers. See
      Appendix D for the specific types of activities supported, support
      packages, and requirements.  Where possible, these activities are
      supported world-wide.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Team OS/2 Members - Where are they? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Members: Where are they?

The full Team OS/2 member list is available any place you can find this Team
OS/2 newsletter.  Because of the size however, it's kept in a separate file.
Each month, the ZIP file will include the Team OS/2 member names in two
separate formats:  one by country and city and the other alphabetically by
name.

These were created as of 23 March 1995:

Total Teamers:  6003

Teamers by Network

The following list was created from the email addresses given to us. It's a
little misleading in that many people have Internet connectivity from a network
(such as America Online), but we do not have a specific Internet address listed
in our database.  So, the number of Internet-connected users is much higher
than appears here:

 Electronic Network            Teamers
 America Online                176
 Compuserve                    1022
 Delphi                        40
 Fidonet                       1218
 Genie                         52
 IBMMAIL                       219
 IBM Internal (VNET)           452
 Internet                      2291
 MCIMail                       16
 OS2BBS (IBM Talklink)         396
 Other                         364
 Prodigy                       231
 No Email capability           1618

 Teamers by Country

 Team OS/2 is now in 57 countries as follows:

 Country                  Teamers
 Argentina                19
 Australia                76
 Austria                  26
 Belgium                  57
 Brazil                   43
 Bulgaria                 2
 Canada                   557
 Chile                    1
 China                    1
 Denmark                  722
 Finland                  171
 France                   31
 Germany                  116
 Greece                   8
 Guam                     1
 Hong Kong                12
 Hungary                  1
 Iceland                  3
 India                    3
 Indonesia                2
 Ireland                  4
 Israel                   4
 Italy                    28
 Japan                    83
 Latvia                   12
 Litchenstein             1
 Lithuania                2
 Luxembourg               1
 Malaysia                 4
 Mexico                   7
 Moldova                  1
 Netherlands              112
 New Zealand              11
 Norway                   211
 Peru                     2
 Philippines              2
 Portugal                 14
 Puerto Rico              1
 Qatar                    1
 Republic of Uzbekistan   2
 Russia                   42
 Saudi Arabia             3
 Scotland                 5
 Singapore                26
 Slovenia                 9
 South Africa             28
 Spain                    148
 Sweden                   212
 Switzerland              49
 Taiwan ROC               1
 Thailand                 1
 Trinidad & Tobago        1
 Turkey                   3
 UK                       101
 Ukraine                  5
 USA                      3013
 Virgin Islands           1


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Team OS/2 Reports - Activities and Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Reports - Activities and Event

We encourage Teamers to list their activities with us  (IBM Team OS/2 Support)
in order for them to be included in this newsletter.  Contact us well in
advance in order to get your event added to our database, even if you do not
require additional support from IBM.

By listing your event in our database and letting people know what you are
doing, you can help give others ideas where they can also help in their
communities.  And it's a good way to find additional volunteers if you need
them.

Note: We've started requesting some additional descriptive information about
each event so that we can include it in the newsletter. If you have further
suggestions about this, please send it to [e-mail].

Event reports are selected from various reports sent in to [e-mail]
or posted on electronic conferences.

Also, if you wish to specifically send in a report or letter that you'd like
included in this newsletter, please send it via the Internet to:

    [e-mail]

or internally within IBM to:

    teamnews at ausvm1

As you submit reports, we would appreciate photographs suitable for scanning
and including in this newsletter.  It is always nice to see the team in
action!!!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Scheduled Team OS/2 Activities and Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Scheduled Team OS/2 Activities and Events

This is a list of events currently scheduled in our Team Event database.  There
are often other Team OS/2 activities planned, but these are the ones we know
of.

If you'd like to help out on any of these, please contact the lead Teamer given
in the list.

Scheduled Team OS/2 Activities and Events

  Date        City             Event
Germany
  03-30-95    Obermarket      Reisebuero Stark
                                  Organizer:   Norbert Pott

USA, AL
  04-08-95    Mobile           Campo Computer
                                  Organizer:   B.J Jacobs
USA, AZ
  04-04-95    Tuscon          The University of Arizona
                                  Organizer: Jason Difrancesco
USA, FL
  04-09-95    Lakeland        show OS/2 at  Sun-n-Fun airshow
                                  Organizer: Jim Agnew

USA, NY
  03-23-95    Walden          Demo at Mid Hudson Office Products
                                  Organizer: Peter Bach        [e-mail]
USA, PA
  04-01-95    Greensburg      Demo at Software Etc
                                   Organizer:  Linda Watson
USA, VA
  03-25-95    Fairfax          Demo at Microcenter
                                  Organizer: Joe Gilvary         joe.gilvary@census.
USA, VT
  04-20-95    Burlington       The Fourth Annual Instrumentation and Controls Exhibit
                                   Organizer:  Barton E. Green     [e-mail]
USA, WA
  03-25-95    Auburn           Demo at Incredible Universe
                                   Organizer: Glen Hudson         [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Team OS/2 Plans at Comdex/Spring - April 1995 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex / Spring 95 - Atlanta, Georgia
April 23-27, 1995
From:  Doug Azzarito  - Comdex Team OS/2 Tech Lead
--- WANTED: Warp Lovers for Comdex/Spring'95 ---

Are you an OS/2 Warp enthusiast? If so, and your travel plans will bring you to
Atlanta, GA from April 23 to April 27 1995, here's a chance to join in on one
of the most fun (and exhausting) experiences you'll ever have at a trade show.

YOU CAN BE PART OF THE "WARP FACTOR" AT COMDEX/SPRING '95!

TEAM OS/2 volunteers will be acting as an OS/2 Warp Install and Support Team
again at Comdex.  This elite team offers technical support to vendors at
Comdex.  We install OS/2 Warp, we suggest ways to set up Warp-related demos,
and anything else needed to help the vendors make their week at Comdex and
their experiences with Warp a success.  It's also a great time to meet other
OS/2 'virtual friends' that you've met in cyberspace.

Now's your chance to become part of this world-famous team.

Team OS/2 volunteers will start on Sunday, April 23rd, to help exhibitors get
set up.  Sunday and Monday are spent making sure that every exhibitor that
wants to show off OS/2 Warp can do so. And that they know how to reach the
support team if necessary. Then on Tuesday through Thursday, you can roam the
Comdex show floor, being available to help out where necesswary.  If you're
going to Comdex to see the exhibits, YOU WILL SEE THEM ALL (even those booths
in the "Windows World" side of the hall) as part of the team.  Don't worry
about missing the action.  Tired feet should be your biggest worry.

If you volunteer to assist in this effort, IBM will provide you with a Comdex
exhibitor's badge, which gets you onto the show floor. You will also be
provided with the equipment needed to support these activities (including
communications equipment so you can be in touch with other TEAM OS/2 volunteers
while you are on the show floor). You'll also receive the ultimate collector's
item, an OFFICIAL TEAM OS/2 salmon-colored shirt. (Ignore all the people who
say they're pink).  ;-)

The IBM Team OS/2 support people in Austin are keeping track of the volunters,
so if you'd like to help, send the following information to:

    [e-mail]
   or fax it to: 512 823-1693

 Here's what we'd like to know about you: :

 *   Your Name
 *   Daytime phone number
 *   Email address (where you can reliably get email and it must be Internet-accessable)
    If you don't have an email address, please supply a fax number
   (Sorry, we need one or the other so we can make sure things
   get to you quickly.)
 *   Are you a certified OS/2 Engineer? (This not a
   pre-requisite, but  it doesn't hurt ; ))  Also, let us know
   what areas you are most proficient in: are you a
   multi-media expert?  LANs?  What?  Don't worry if you're
   not a technical expert since there are other ways in which
   you can still participate.
 *  Which days you will be available as a Team OS/2
   volunteer.  We're looking for people who can help out at
   least two half-days (or one full day) starting Sunday, Monday,
   or Tuesday.

  [For each day, specify your availability: AM, PM, BOTH or NONE]
  Saturday April 22 (to help setup the Team OS/2 admin room)
  Sunday April 23
  Monday April 24
  Tuesday April 25
  Wednesday April 26
  Thursday April 27 (to help tear down the room)

This is a GREAT opportunity to learn more about OS/2 WARP, meet vendors, see
the entire COMDEX show, and have a bunch of fun.  Send your information now,
then start breaking in a new pair of walking shoes. See you in Atlanta!

 Doug Azzarito
 Comdex Team OS/2 Tech Leader
  CIS: 72360,3555
  Internet: [e-mail]
  PRODIGY: EKRH94A


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Team OS/2 Social Event at Comdex/Spring - April 1995 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Social Event
Comdex/Spring - April 1995

Want to meet and talk with other Teamer's - one's you only see once a year or
only 'talk' to electronically?  If the answer is yes, plan to attend the Team
OS/2 Social event at Comdex/Spring!

This get-together is nothing like what happens at Comdex/Fall - it will be
strictly a social gathering - only for Teamer's.  It's not a press event.  And
we're only making room for 100-120 people.  No advance registration this time
either.

Even the details aren't worked out, we simply know we want to get together
somewhere on Wednesday evening.  All Teamers working with Doug Azzarito will be
automatically given a ticket; others will need to stop by Team OS/2 HQ during
the week for details and a ticket.  It's on a first-come, first-serve basis, up
to our limit.

Please remember, this will be fairly low-key and for Teamer's to socialize with
other Teamer's.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Vicci


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Comdex Fall (November 1994) Reports ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex Fall (November 1994) Reports

Since this is the first issue since Comdex/Fall, I felt we still needed to
include all the reports.  Maybe it will prompt more of you to come and join us!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.1. Comdex Report - Test Drive, SmartSuite, etc. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex Report - Test Drive, SmartSuite, etc.
By:  Allen Stalvey

For those of you hungry for information on what's happening at Comdex related
to OS/2 Warp... here's a report of my experience as a coach and instructor at
the "OS/2 Time Warp Institute" (OS/2 Warp Test Drive) and SmartSuite for OS/2
pedestal here at Fall Comdex in Las Vegas.

We're running 12 shows per day, one every 30 minutes and are packing the seats
(45 seats, each with a PS/2 Model 77 - 50 Mhz - 16Mb memory system) at every
show.  We award 7 copies of OS/2 Warp, 4 copies of SmartSuite for OS/2, and
provide every attendee with an OS/2 Warp demo diskette, an "I've just been
Warped" black T-Shirt with red letters, and a White Paper on OS/2 Warp - packed
in a silver, "OS/2 Warp" silver-colored bag.

Today, we ran a special show for Team OS/2 members designed to provide a more
technical look at what's new in OS/2 Warp (compared with 2.1). Lee Reiswig
dropped by during the Team OS/2 show and was delighted to hear we were doing a
show exclusively for Team OS/2 members.  I gave him a copy of SmartSuite for
OS/2 on CD-ROM (which is what we're giving away) - as he'd never seen the
SmartSuite for OS/2 CD-ROM based install program in action (I wrote the program
in REXX, using Visual REXX to provide a panel-driven interface, and allow users
to take advantage of OS/2's powerful multi-tasking capability to install the
entire Suite, if they wish.  Users can overlap the install of Ami Pro for OS/2,
1-2-3 for OS/2, and Freelance for OS/2).  Lee hadn't seen the CD-ROM version as
we received the CDs on Saturday, Nov. 12th.  I brought the first batch of 250
CDs with me on the plane from Austin so we could give them away at the show.

At the end of the show, we demonstrate the Internet Access Kit and show a live
Internet connection with Gopher and two Web Explorer sessions running across a
single phone line (using a 14.4 Kbps modem).  Most attendees are fascinated
when we demonstrate pulling information from two sources using two Web Explorer
windows.  Both Windows "surf" the Internet simultaneously (as shown by the
running icons in the upper right hand corner of the Web Explorer windows).

Jim Manzi, CEO of Lotus Development Corporation, was spotted hanging out at the
SmartSuite for OS/2 pedestal in the IBM booth (Lotus also has a pedestal
highlighting their OS/2 Suite).  Nancy Jo Bischof of the IBM SmartSuite for
OS/2 Brand Management team recognized him and asked if she could have a moment
of his time.  He agreed, and she proceeded to tell him that every IBM (and
Lotus) customer that is a user of OS/2 and Lotus' OS/2 products is asking how
soon they can expect to see true parity between Lotus' Windows and OS/2
products.

All Jim would say is the he's hearing the same question from his customers, and
doesn't yet have the answer.  Admittedly, we know that it is their stated
intent to build a common-code-base which for 1-2-3 and Freelance will be based
on their yet-to-be-released Windows 95 code.  Ami Pro for OS/2 *IS* the common
code base for Ami Pro development, and cc:Mail for OS/2 already exploits the
Workplace Shell.  It's 1-2-3 and Freelance that are giving us the most heart-
burn, and we're pushing at every opportunity to motivate Lotus Dev. to crank
out "parity" releases ASAP.  Way to go Nancy Jo.

I attended the MicroGrafx Chile Cookoff at the Thomas and Mack Arena this
evening (Tuesday night) - an event benefiting the National Ctr. for Missing and
Exploited Children.  IBM distributed around 900 adorable, stuffed, armadillos
for a $10 contribution each, and easily won the "popular choice vote" for their
"Blue Flame" chili (the vote being based on dollar contributions or wooden
tokens, two per attendee, given to each vendor).  All proceeds were donated to
the charity.

After I'd just sold my last armadillo (36 in all), I came across Bill Gates,
walking around the event - apparently alone.  If you've never seen Bill up
close - you'd be shocked how unassuming a presence he can be.  Appearances can
be deceiving, and with Bill, that's an under- statement.  He may not look like
much, but makes up for it with his uncanny ability to articulate a clear vision
of where he sees his company (and the industry) going in the future.  I missed
his address (yesterday), but heard he gave his vision of what we'll see by
2005.

Long-term vision seems to be highly appealing to customers (raising their
comfort-level as they begin to make a purchase decision).  Are there any
lessons to be learned here?  Is it technology or vision that will shape the
future of this industry?  Obviously, both are critical. One enables, the other
inspires.  It's my hope that we, of Team OS/2 (which includes IBM executives)
can articulate a clear, inspiring vision of what OS/2 Warp's technology brings
to the consumer.  The recent OS/2 Warp ads are a positive step in that
direction.

I've not seen the act, but I've heard Paula Poundstone is a real hit in the IBM
booth.  She presents at one of our stages, four times per day - and wanders
around the IBM booth area, interviewing some of our demonstrators while a
camera man follows her around the show floor so that the audience at the stage
can still see and hear (on a screen) her interaction with the demonstrator -
and with show attendees. Those who've seen her say it's a presentation well
worth seeing.

Tomorrow night, IBM is sponsoring a special "Get Warped Party!" (featuring
impressionist Danny Gans) for IBM customers at the Ballys Hotel Events Center.
The admission pass says "OS/2 Warp.  This is one party you won't want to miss!"
I can hardly wait....

That's it for me.  It's almost 1:00am, and I have to be at the show early to
help set up for the Warp Test Drive (Time Warp Institute).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.2. Comdex - What's Happening? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex, What's Happening?
By: Dave Battelle

Ok, here's my view of how things went. I was offline during Comdex, and am just
now catching up on my mail and foruming...

First, there were 52 volunteers on the first day, and only 5 of us (so I was
told) were IBM'ers. That statistic impressed me. By the end of the week, we
were up to 151, 3 times what we had last year.

As far as work goes, it was pretty much the same as last year: talk them into
letting us install warp, then do it! Once again, we were shadowed by the
MicroSoft SWAT Team, who were keeping close tabs on our activities. My hat's
off to our Canadian Teamer's, who seemed to be the most tenacious of the lot (I
thought I was a radical, I'm not even in the same league!).

This year, because of our large turnout, I actually got to see most of the show
( Thanks! ). There were a few products I'd call innovative, but not many. The
handouts were pretty lame until you got to the multimedia exhibits at the
Sands, then I cleaned up.

My hi points were after the show closed for the day. I was one of the (in my
opinion) lucky ones who also worked the party circuit (yes, I went to the
Spencer the Cat party, along with Rufus Rogers and Vicci). That made for an
incredibly long day, we got up at 6am and didn't go to sleep until 2am the next
morning. The parties meant free food, drink and music, but also a lot of work
talking to people in the press and decision makers. Spencer's party was LOUD,
and I lost my voice for the rest of the week (I still don't have it back! ) by
spending over an hour talking to a reporter from the Detroit Free Press, who I
believe is now going to write an article on the team (YES!!!).

Each of us were given an OS/2 Warp jacket, red, white, & black. During the
course of the week, I must have had about 60 people try to talk me out of mine!
(All were refused, and I had some pretty good offers, too.)

Of all the parties I went to, the OS/2 party was the best by far. We rented the
entire Bally's Event Center to hold over 2,000 guests. The spread of food was
incredible! Obviously, some serious bucks were spent on that little shindig.
Teamer's got in an hour before the general public for our recognition event,
lots of goodies were given away to deserving teamers. When the public were let
in, and the real show started, all I can say is you could hear the 'thunks' as
2,000 jaws dropped and hit the floor. This is DEFINITELY not your daddy's IBM!
The entertainment started with Christy and the Sting, a top female dance music
trio with a band. I'll let your imagination fill in the blanks as to what they
looked like, this being Vegas and all. I had several people talk to me that
night and the days after, saying they were expecting blue suits making
speeches, maybe a string quartet playng chamber music, etc. NOT!!!!

After Christy's 1st set, Danny Gans took the stage. This guy is good! For those
of you not familiar with him, he's know as the 'man with a thousand voices',
and I lost count of how many he did. He does them in song, and alters the words
for comedy. I'll say it again, this guy is good! He held the stage for quite
some time, then Christy returned for a second set to close the show. By the
end, people were dancing on stage, Christy even managed to get a conga line
going. Much fun was had by all. Several thousand dollars were also raised for
charity by a silent auction of OS/2 software, donated by vendors. One surprise
at the party was in setting it up. At the last minute, we realized that the
2,000 OS/2 water bottles that were ordered as giveaways, came in 4 pieces! We
had to throw an assembly line together to put the all 2,000 bottles together in
30 minutes, but Team OS/2 came thru again!

Some of the most interesting times I had, were meeting people who knew me, or I
knew from cyberspace. Its always nice to put a face on someone you've been
conversing with online. What I didn't expect, though, were the ones whose names
were unfamiliar to me approaching me like I was some kind of celebrity (I'm
not!) because I'm vocal online. Oh well, one's ego can always use a little
massaging! It also shows that there are a lot of people who lurk online without
appending. There is a much larger audience out there than we realize.

All in all, it was a great show. I'm tired, my feet hurt, my voice is gone and
(did I mention I'm tired?), but if another Comdex started next week, I'd do it
all again!

My only disappointment was not getting to meet the infamous crazy man himself,
Steve Gallagher, who had to cancel his appearence at the last minute due to
'needs of the business'. (Thought you were through with IBMspeak, eh Steve? No
way, now you've made it your own!).

Well, that's it for me for now. To all you cybernauts out there, Warp factor 3,
engage!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.3. Team OS/2 at Comdex ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 at Comdex
By: Keith Wood

COMDEX attendees are "Getting used to seeing them."  And rival Microsoft has
dubbed them the "Pink Ninjas."

They're the volunteers of Team OS/2.

This is the fifth COMDEX to be visited by Team OS/2 members in their
distinctive shirts ("Don't call them pink -- they're SALMON!"), and their
enthusiasm has increased with every show.  Teamers have been covering the
convention sites supporting exhibitors who are interested in running OS/2 in
their booths.

Teamers laughed when told that a competitor has claimed that they were each
being paid $500 for their efforts.  The fact is that the Teamers are paying
their own bills for their travel, stay, and meals (unless you consider soda
pop, doughnuts and M&Ms a "meal").

Though there is no money in this, Teamers' experiences are worth millions,
though -- for instance, Teamer Dick Krueger was standing behind the crowd at
the Warp demo booth when he discovered that he was next to none other than Bill
Gates!  The MS head was concentrating on the demo, and left before Dick had a
chance to offer to help Bill get Warped!

Other highlights of the day:

On the Multi-Media side of the house Donald Champine and his Merry Band are
having the time of their life.  Their day actually started last Friday when
Donald and Janet started putting the team command center together.  By Saturday
afternoon they were busy at work trying to prepare a Multi-Media demo.
Everything was in place and ready to install but as luck would have it no one
timed any of the demos for a P-90 processor.  So Sunday and Monday were spent
re-customizing the demos and finding fixes for the ill fated software.  ATI,
IPC, Everex, and a host of other venders are now enjoying the all of the
benefits of WARP Multi-Media.  What we found while doing this is that most of
the visitors that came to the vendors booth while the Multi-Media teamers were
there did not want to see the vendor but wanted to talk to the teamers about
WARP!!!!!!!

Teamer Melissa Driver approached NBC News as well as PBS's Computer Chronicles
and discussed the Team OS/2 concept.  Both NBC and PBS seemed interested in
doing a story on both Warp and Team OS/2.  They seemed to find it hard to
believe that so many people would volunteer and devote so much time and money
into OS/2; and they seemed really interested in Team OS/2 as a human interest
story.  By the way, Melissa went after the NBC News crew after they finished
filming at the Microsoft Windows 95 booth.

And some anyonymous Teamer left a very favorable impression with a Big Name
Reporter in the trade press.  The COMDEX Press Room has been equipped with
several dozen computers, each running OS/2 Warp, for the use of the media reps
at the show.  One user was having difficulty using OS/2, and another leaned
over and said "I saw this at <a big hardware company's> booth.  One of the Team
OS/2 people said to do this, and it worked."  He then demonstrated, and it
worked again!

One other feature of this Team activity is the presence of a contract video
crew, which has been interviewing Teamers and following them on the show floor
to see just what it is that Team OS/2 DOES.  Look for a further report on this
later in the week.

And who were those Teamers spotted at the very exclusive Spencer F. Katt party
on Monday night . . ?  Team OS/2 is EVERYWHERE!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.4. Over the Hump ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OVER THE HUMP
By: Keith Wood

Wednesday morning, 0930.  There are 50+ Teamers busy on the floor, including
one or two who migrated over to the Riviera Hotel parking lot last night to
watch the Flying Elvises (Elvii?) drop in for a party.  I heard a few people
discussing OS/2 at the party, but the major topic was how to track down the
inventor of karaoke, so that he can be tried for his crimes against humanity
(Karaoke:  Japanese for "Tone-deaf drunk with a microphone").

The comment was made that Microsoft must have built the elevators at several of
the Vegas hotels -- how else could the 12th floor be designated the 62nd floor?
The taxis have signs on top of them advertising various vendors (and topless
nightclubs).  One MS ad which seems to get a lot of attention is "Make
mistakes.  It doesn't matter."  Is this an omen, or a leak of corporate policy?
Or is it just too subtle for a quarter of a million exhausted and hung over
visitors from around the world?

Warp is everywhere.  There is a Warp banner over the doors to the Registration
tent, the lower 1/4 of the front page of the daily news magazine is an
inviation to Get Warped, and (thanks to the flying Teamers on the floor) signs
all over the place.  And, in a stroke of genius, there is a ball-park-type sign
running videotaped commercials for OS/2 Warp.

Hmmmm.  Vicci Conway just dropped a sheet of paper in front of me. "Random
Ramblings -- this has to be yours."  Thanks, Vicci.  Thanks a lot.  Anyway, the
top of the sheet is a quote from somewhere: "Management -- isn't that where
they remove your spine & give you a lobotomy?"

Ziff-Davis booth has been giving away copies of Windows Magazine.  Big deal,
you say?  That IS what the booth is for, after all.  But Roger Mason, Team OS/2
Tustin CA, reports that each copy is wrapped in a paper mailing band that is
proudly emblazoned with a Get Warped ad! Whoever at PSP got THAT contract
written deserves a MEDAL!

This year the communications problem seems to have been solved -- the radios
work, the cellular phones work, and the batteries even last until the show
closes.  Sometimes the Fairy Godmother department comes through . . .we'll have
to see how things go in the rain expected for this afternoon.  However, having
the show sites primarily at LVCC area and the Sands is helping us keep things
in line.  Arylnn Poczynek is doing a good job spearheading the effort at the
Sands, and Dennis Tonn and his draftees -- er, HELPERS -- have been doing a
yeoman's job running the commo pit here at Team OS/2 HQ.

Thanks also to Arylnn for brining one of the CDN Team shirts to hang on the
wall.  THIS one is PINK, and seems to be providing enough heat to battle the
"brisk" morning air . . .


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.5. Thursday at Comdex ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Thursday at COMDEX
By: Keith Wood

What day IS it, anyway?!  Do I want to know?

The party last night was FANTASTIC!  Though the Man in the Red Glasses left a
note thanking another company for the best party of the show, nobody left the
Team OS/2 Warp party unhappy.

A great female singer, a famous caricaturist, and even Dave Barnes were there
to entertain, but the highlights were the videotaped presentation featuring
Teamers at the show, and world-class comedian Danny Gans, who did excellent
impressions of SIXTY-FIVE actors, comedians and singers.  TALK ABOUT A BONUS
PAK!!!

Dave Barnes gave this list of the Top Ten Reasons to be a Teamer:

10 -- 2 words, "Pink Shirts."
9 -- Eventually you will get to spend a late night with Vicci or Janet
8 -- You prefer fooling around with OS/2 to fooling around with your lover
7 -- As a teamer, you know you're always right
6 -- Because there is no "Team Chicago"
5 -- The pay . . .NOT!!!
4 -- Because as a Teamer, you earn the right to say "I told you so!"
3 -- Because you're already warped, really!
2 -- As a Teamer you don't have to worry about a social life on weekends
1 -- Eventually you will probably meet Bill Gates at the OS/2 booth!

The party was held at Bally's in the area that was the Multimedia Expo at the
last COMDEX Fall.  In fact, I did an install last year at the booth that was in
the very spot that the table I sat at was in at the party (the same
shaky-looking light was directly overhead).  The first hour of the party was
specifically for Team OS/2 members and their guests, then they let in the
non-Teamers from IBM, the media, etc. for the next several hours.  A lot of the
IBMers had never actually met a Teamer nor seen the salmon colored shirts
before.  One high manager in PSP made the comment that "If you Teamers hadn't
been here last year, we wouldn't be here this year."

The Trinket of the Year award goes to the little plastic hammer-on-a- keychain.
Tap it against something (or simply shake it hard enough in your hand) and a
tiny speaker produces the sound of a window being smashed.

The food was great, the company was great, the entertainment was PHENOMENAL (DO
NOT miss Danny Gans if you're ever within 50 miles of his show), and IBM
obviously wasn't pinching pennies.  If you want to see how well next year's
show will be, just come to COMDEX Fall '95 and put on the salmon shirt.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.6. Comdex Fall 1994 Report ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex Fall 1994 Report
By: Ben Bowers (Sysop OS/2 Source BBS)

I arrived in Las Vegas and registered on Wednesday to find a large separate
building near the registration tent focused entirely on PowerPC related vendors
and products.  Apple, Motorola and IBM had set it up to showcase the future of
the PowerPC architecture and the numerous vendors developing for the platform.
I saw lots of PowerMac applications blazing along on 604 boxes, 603 PowerBooks
and much talk about the 620 chip.

One of the things I wanted to find out about was OS/2 on the PowerPC.  Sure
enough they had OS/2 running on some PPC boxes (yeah).  They even had several
applications running.  I spoke with one vendor (Relish PIM I think) and they
had been able to port over to the PPC in less than two weeks and it
fundamentally involved only 12 lines of code.  There were many vendors showing
PPC OS/2 ports including IBMWorks.

I then stopped into the Team OS/2 trailer and checked things out.  They had a
very smooth operation in place and things were purring right along.... pink
shirts and all <grin>.

IBM had Paula Poundstone (comedian) doing a show at their main booth.  She
comes out into the crowd and interviews people and she was VERY funny.  They
had a second stage showcasing WARP and a separate room with a 30 minute WARP
showcase (so popular that I could not even get in to see it).  WARP was
everywhere.  IBM IS clearly pushing it now.  They had the name plastered
everywhere in many different ways.  EVERYBODY that was there has to know the
name unless they had a bag over their head.

As many of you may know IBM usually has a party for OS/2 Teamers at Comdex and
I had preregistered for it.  They had it in Bally's Event hall.  I arrived a
little late to find a large room about 4+ times larger than the room from last
year.  Open bar and LOTS of food.  There were ice sculptures and a large stage
for multimedia presenatations.  I sat at a table with a couple from Europe, a
fellow from FedEX, James Fallows (author and general OS/2 enthusiast) and Dave
Whittle (OS/2 evangelist).

Initially the room was only partially full and I was a little disappointed but
boy that did not last for long.  By 8:30 the room was packed.  IBM had
completed some Team OS/2 related recognition awards and then turned David
Barnes loose. He was great (Phillip Kahn also spoke briefly) and he shortly
introduced the rest of the evenings entertainment.  I was expecting things to
starting ramping down about 9:30 ...... WRONG!

Barnes introduced a band called Christine and the Sting(I think).  They
consisted of Christine and 2 backup singers/dancers (all in slinky miniskirts)
and they just rocked the whole room.  Great great band........... they were a
"peddle to the metal" rock 'n roll band.  To say I was surprised is to put it
lightly. Now the whole room was rocking.  AT&T had a party next door and they
started to come into this room which was now packed with thousands of people.
The guy from FedEx leaned over to me and said he had been coming to IBM events
for 25 years and he had never seen anything that could top it.  IBM is clearly
showing it is 100% behind OS/2 WARP.

After about an hour+ of Christine, Barnes introduced another act.  Danny Gans,
a new name for me but he was also just great.  He was a vocal impressionist and
he did his impressions of about every singer you could imagine from kermit the
frog to George Burns.  He was so good that he did three encores and had a
standing ovation.

It was now close to 11:00 and the bar was still open and Christine and her band
came back onstage for another hour of rock and roll.  By the end folks had
pushed back the tables and started to dance near the stage (even on the stage).
I really don't know when it ended but IBM kept the bar open to the very end and
I had a great time......... getting back to my room sometime after 2:00am.
This party was off the scale.  Thank you IBM!

Morning came and I was feeling a little personally WARPED until well into the
afternoon<grin>.  I roamed the main floor for most of the morning looking for
hints as to future technology.  Internet is on the way.  IBM was showcasing
Advantis in a large way and NETSCAPE (the Mosaic folks) had a packed booth as
well. ATT spent a lot on Personal-LINK.  They were grabbing just about everyone
who left the booth and surveying them about Magic Cap and Personal-Link.

Voice recognition and 3D graphics were talked up a lot with many vendors
showing it in some form.  I think IBM is changing the name of their dictation
product. IDE drive controllers will soon be putting major heat on SCSI with the
offering of _bus mastering_ and > 16 megs/sec transfer rates.  This is going to
have some impact on SCSI related profits in some companies.

A company named Virtual IO has a great VR headset at about $600.  It is
lightweight and works with existing hardware/SW .......good sound and video and
not too heavy.

I saw a true personal PC.  A 486 that you can wear on your belt.  It has a
headset with an eyepiece and boom mike and runs via verbal commands...... total
hands free operation.  It comes with 16 megs of ram and a 540 meg HD and
standard IO including PCMCIA.  Only problem is it costs over $9,000.

I saw many MPEG compression cards displayed.  This looks like it is going to be
meaningful in some way.  Multimedia was pervasive.

Multi-Tech has a modem coming out that will do 28.8 data AND voice on one line.
Now you will be able to do basic whiteboard work and have voice over a single
phone line.  This will be important for Intels Proshare and IBMs Person to
Person products.  I speculate that you will even be able to do some video frame
grabs with this as well.  This may be popular for the SOHO crow but their major
push was focused on telecommuting workers.

On Friday it actually snowed in Las Vegas and it was quite an event if you
spent much time in a cab<grin>.  It also brought to mind some comments made by
certain detractors of OS/2 related to OS/2 not succeeding until hell freezes
over. Low temperature for the last day of Comdex was 31 degrees .........
hummmm.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.7. Comdex Fall94 Teamer Report ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

COMDEX/Fall94 Teamer Report
By: George Norby

*  Teamers report that an install of WARP on a DX2/50 went well, and the
machine is FAST using WARP.  WARP really flies on that platform.

*  Occaisonally, Teamers have spotted the blue-shirted "Microsoft Windows 95
Swat Team"... Conjectures that they are called a SWAT Team because they are
trying to kill bugs is malicious rumor.  In one incident, Teamers were
installing WARP on an exhibitors machines, and the SWAT Team made an
appearance, offering to place Windows 95 on the machine.  The vendor politely
declined the SWAT Team's offer.  It was later learned that the SWAT Team
returned after the Teamers left, thinking that the vendor didn't want both in
the booth at the same time... The vendor asked them to leave again.

*  It was noted that Teamers are mostly non-IBMers, and that all of us
volunteer our time for this.  The Microsoft SWAT Team is limited to employees
of Microsoft and paid contractors.

*  Typically, we will perform one install for every half a dozen contacts.
This is amazing when you consider that these vendors are putting faith in us
and WARP that it will not hose up their system so soon before they have to show
and sell it to the world.  They must know our reputation... and they must know
WARP is a solid, stable product.

*  Many vendors are already loaded with WARP... we give them OS/2 Ready signs.

*  For one install, one pair of Teamers needed the latest Novell Requestor..
They went to the Novell booth for it.  This caused the Novell guys to realize
they did not have an OS/2 client mahine hooked up.  The Novell guys said that
would be fixed by show opening!  (Our guys got the requestor!)

*  Bitmaps will be given to Teamers on two disks, so that those vendors with
WARP on system can have a nice OS/2 bitmap. Installation of a bitmap takes just
a minute or two, and will not disrupt the vendors regular business once the
show opens.

*  Some contacts are divisions of larger companies which already have OS/2
information and are using it, but the division is left in the dark.  We are
getting information about these divisions so that PSP can make direct contact
after the show.

*  We may want to post a Teamer with a radio in the IBM control center to
facilitate Teamer response.

* This is going to be a GREAT COMDEX!  We are Warping a lot of people, and they
are loving it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.8. Report from the Sands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Report from the Sands
By: Arylnn Poczynek

Sands is a fun place...just ask Thomas King. He saw all of one booth on the
Sunday before the show. His first booth of the day was a place called IPC. 10
Teamers, 25 machines, 80 monitors, and 10 hours later, he managed to leave the
booth...to get some sleep.

Longest install: Dean and Mike Klingler. 2 machines took five hours and four
seperate runners from Team OS/2 HQ to get the installation done. A four hour
follow-up by three different sets of people the following day managed to
finally close the install.

"3 people came by and said that we were so patient that they'd go out and buy
WARP." Mike Klingler

Of course, the runners were really impressed with the location - about 1/2 mile
one way. "It had to be at the very end of the Expo Centre." Bryan Biegel

Monday was a long day at Sands. But true to TEAMer form, everyone kept going.
Eight people were there at 8PM Monday; four of them were back by 8AM Tuesday.
The rest were busy at work at the Convention Centre. Something about a sucker
for punishment.....

With dozen's of different machines and configurations, it's easy to forget
which piece of hardware is supported. After sending someone off to perform an
install on a 964 S3 video card, I was told that the card wasn't supported in
the package. "Like there's a difference between an 864 and a 964."

The Business Centre was just a tad busy at Sands. It took an hour for us to get
one item photocopied 20 times.

Since Sands is the multimedia centre at Comdex, it made sense that the first
OS/2 Multimedia demo was installed by Robert Monks and Mark Abramowitz at
Sands. Of course, it paled in comparison to some of the works of art being
displayed by folks like Penthouse....Then again, Team OS/2 has
strippers...honest.

When I get home, I fully expect to see a bill for two or three CD-ROM kits.
Like I have time to track these little details....


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4.9. Report on Fall Comdex ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Report on Fall Comdex
By: Janet Gobeille (20 March 95)

In November, we had a record number of volunteers come to work and play at Fall
Comdex in Las Vegas.  Over 140 volunteers put in almost 400 days of work at 2
major convention centers and other outlying areas.

A trailer in a parking lot served as a base of operations.  But, with the large
number of people who volunteered, that trailer seemed smaller and smaller each
day.  So much of the social activity or organization was done "on the patio"
(that's a nice way to say "in the parking lot") (*smile*).  We put out chairs,
the sun was shining (at least, until it started snowing towards the end of the
week), and 1 or 2 Teamers may have had a difficult task of explaining how they
got a sunburn when they returned home.

I know several people wrote their reports on this event and you'll see them
here in this newsletter, so I'm not going to try to tell people what we did
here.  But I would like to use this opportunity to say "thanks, I had a
wonderful time too".

A major reason that things operated fairly smoothly was because of the efforts
of people who volunteered (or were "volunteered") to help keep things
organized.  This way the rest of the volunteers had a "support group" to make
sure they had trinkets, code, etc. when they needed them.

     I met Dave and Sharon Daniel for the first time at this event.  They
      didn't get to see much of the show, but were invaluable with Dave running
      the radio net and Sharon working with Alec Herrmann to manage all of our
      shirts and equipment.

     My thanks to Jeff Bakalchuck, Arylnn Poczynek, Denis Tonn, and others who
      helped organize the volunteers that were out on the show floor.  We had
      over 80 people at our meeting area on Sunday morning, all of whom wanted
      to know where to go and what to do.

     Thanks also go to several members of the Las Vegas OS/2 Users group. They
      were great.

      Ethyl Yamaguchi (along with Anne Ehrenshaft and others) were the team
      'greeters'.  Actually, since we were in Las Vegas, and since all the
      greeters had strips of OS/2 stickers to place on badges, we called this
      group our "Team strippers".  (*teasing smile*).

      Dick Goran often did what I consider one of the most unpleasant jobs of
      all during Comdex week: he drove around Las Vegas running errands when
      things were needed.

      Monster's neck rubs also became famous (*smile*).

      And thanks especially Chip Shapiro.  I shipped "a few supplies" for this
      event to Chip.  The few things ended up filling his pickup truck. Twice.
      He also brought coolers filled with ice, drinks for the workers, donuts
      in the mornings, and bunches of other things.

 Now for my biggest thank you:  to all of you hard-working Teamers who came out
 and were busy on the floor.  For many, this was their second year at Fall
 Comdex, and it was great to see familiar faces.  (I guess they forgot how much
 their feet hurt after LAST year (*smile*)).

 A couple other companies (besides IBM) also helped support the Team OS/2
 efforts at Comdex:  MicroSolutions loaned the Team a bunch of portable CD
 units to use to install OS/2 via a parallel port. Thank you, they worked
 great!  HP also provided a HPIIcx scanner, but due to problems getting it
 hooked up (cable problems, not scanner problems), we didn't get it working
 that week.  Hopefully we can try having one again at a future show.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Palm Beach Hamfest ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Palm Beach Hamfest (10/22 & 10/23)
By: Glen Fine

I promised y'all that I'd post the results from this.  I have a 15 minute
breather, so here it goes.

Despite only having three teamers on this, we made a great showing.  My thanks
to Frank Hall, John Wubbel, and our support people here who allowed us to check
out an Ambra Multimedia desktop and 750c Thinkpad.

I'd estimate that there were over 8,000 people and on Saturday morning we were
ready. On Saturday alone we had over 400 people asking questions getting TnT,
and some MS advocates trying their best to show our weak points.  Funny the
post just above here covered some of the points we encountered.  Windows
advocates like to talk about the Warp's single message queue, and Win95
superiority.  They didn't want to hear about Win95's Win16Lock, or the fact
that Win95 is still Beta.  People seemed amazed that both our demo machines
lacked any Windows software. We were running Warp, Delrina Organizer, Ami Pro,
and other OS/2 based apps.

The Ambra we had was a 2.11 machine, and we 'Warped' it in front of several
people.  We ran into a snag during the install with running out of disk space.
Although we had 30 MB free the install wanted 35 MB. Whomever added the
'Command Prompt' to the install dialog I want to take to dinner.  The reaction
was "Wow !! Windows would have crashed by now".

We had the pleasure of some unknown advocates out there.  A heated discussion
started between some BBS types.  One guy claimed how great his BBS ran under
just plain DOS, QEMM, and DeskView.  All of a sudden we had two people jump in
and challange him.  It seems the DOS BBS guy only runs two lines, while two
other BBS people there run OS/2 2.11 with several lines..  After a couple of
minutes the DOS advocate was saying "I'll try OS/2. I was getting a bit tired
of not being able to use my machine while the BBS was up anyhow."

Sunday was more subdued.  Frank covered the day, and I came in about 11 AM dog
tired from the weekend of camping. The show started closing up at about 3 PM.

The upshot we felt was that several people are waiting with baited breath for
Warp.  The inclusion of the BonusPak has generated a good amount of interest
toward OS/2.

In January there is the Tropical Hamfest in Miami. This one is second only to
the Dayton Hamfest. If our showing is anything like last year we are going to
need a truckload of TnT and teamers to go with us.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Egghead ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Egghead Software Store #208, Richmond, VA
By: Frank McKenney

Date:    Saturday, November 26, 1994
Time:    11:00 AM to 03:00 PM

We had a PC Fest computer show scheduled for two weeks hence.  Two of our key
Teamers would be unavailable.  It was the Thanksgiving weekend, and the start
of Christmas shopping.  Scheduling an event that weekend at Egghead might not
have been the <smartest> move we ever made...  Of course, once someone finds
out what Team OS/2 <is> and what we as members of it <do>, they <never>
question our intelligence (it's more of a foregone conclusion).

A week ahead of the event, Blair Cummings (the Egghead store manager) called to
say that there was something happening at the store that I might find
interesting.  I made it in time to catch the last hour of a presentation by
InfiNet, a local Internet provider; they had heard of the Warp IAK, and were
interested in learning how well its software worked through InfiNet's SLIP
services.  Four days later they had set me up with up an InfiNet demo account
and after about an hour's work I was up and running Web Explorer/2, FTP, NR/2,
and The Dreaded UltiMail/2 Lite.

Meanwhile, Anita Venable at TeamHQ in Austin was performing her usual
behind-the-scenes miracles.  In spite of the Thanksgiving holiday she was able
to ensure that everything was delivered in time for the show.

The store employees were very helpful, even those who weren't (yet!) familiar
with OS/2.  Blair let us use an in-store Gateway 2000 with Warp already
installed; all we had to do was add the BonusPak software and hook up their
telephone line.  They also had a nice overhead television that seemed to have
been <designed> for showing off David Barnes at work.

Sarah Babcock (IBM PSP Richmond) came through once again with the loan of her
personal PS/2 M90, some extra T-shirts, a stack of Warp brochures created from
the WWW Warp annoucement page, and two <huge> WarpBanners.

Friday night the Team met for a last-minute huddle, and to distribute the load
for the morning.  William Trent, Jr. took charge of our marketing literature,
and promised to locate a helium tank for our OS/2 balloons.  I passed out
copies of my "TEAMDEMO" disk sets to everyone.  Dan Merkling, our newest
member, volunteered to take on disk-duplication duties to use up the last of
our OS/2 2.1 Demo Disks.  We re-formatted these and filled them with useful
files like the 800INF problem-reporting information, the OS/2 FAQ, Melissa
Woo's Stupid OS/2 Tricks, and, of course, copies of Seahaven Towers and 'Roids.

William and Dan headed out to get ready for the morning, and I started working
on getting Sarah's machine set up and loaded. Between diskettes I used my
machine to update the masters for our literature, create a new "drawing" form,
and print labels for Dan's Team OS/2 diskettes; the next time I looked at the
clock it was 5 AM.

I managed to make it to the local OfficeMax by opening time (9 AM, a boon to
poor Warped Teamers everywhere!), got our duplication done, and made it to
Egghead by 9:30 to help Dan and William start setting up.  David Metcalf, one
of our Team regulars, had planned to join us but was called away by a family
emergency.  Down to a Team of three now - Murphy was alive and well.

Did I mention Sarah found us two <huge> banners?  I wanted to hang the 15x4
outside, but we couldn't figure out how to reach a place we could attach it; we
finally hooked it to the (10') drop ceiling in the front portion of the store,
giving <most> people a few inches' clearance. Hard to miss, anyway (;-).  Maybe
we'll find a hot-air balloon or two to hang it from next time (should attract a
crowd, anyway).

We set up our equipment in a store that was <so> crowded.

("Okay, Frank.  I'll bite.  How crowded <was> it?")

...it was so crowded that you couldn't throw a rock over your shoulder without
hitting <some> kind of software).

("Don't give up your day job.  Next!")

Since Egghead opened at 9 AM we were trying to handle questions as we worked to
the sounds of the David Barnes Ensemble coming from the store's VCR in the
background.  We fit all our literature on the one 8' table, and the second Warp
banner (8x3) finally got hung over our display area thanks to the creative
talents of Dan and William.

There were the usual last-minute adjustments.  We moved one in-store system
back into storage to make room for Sarah's machine, and had to load some
software onto the Gateway 2000 before it was ready to use. The Gateway's
internal modem was set up to use IRQ4 on COM3 along with the mouse on COM1
("Works fine under DOS!").  And an unexpected limitation in DeskMan/2's REXX
object restoration code failed to rebuild the carefully crafted background
bitmaps in the "Team OS/2 Demo" folder.  But a little WPS work, a borrowed
external modem for COM2, and we were almost done. Fortunately, both the
Advantis and InfiNet connections functioned smoothly.

Blair loaned us ten copies of Warp-on-Diskette and helped us create The Great
Pyramid of Warp.  I added a few judiciously-placed signs in the hopes of making
people aware of just how much is packed into the small Warp package:

                          -----------
                          - OS/2    -
                          -         -
                          -   Warp  -
                          -----------
                  -----------     -----------
                  - OS/2    -     -Organizer-
                  -         -     - in the  -
                  -   Warp  -     -  Box    -
                  -----------     -----------
             -----------    -----------   -----------
             - Office  -    - OS/2    -   -   FAX   -
             - in the  -    -         -   -  in the -
             -   Box   -    -   Warp  -   -   Box   -
             -----------    -----------   -----------
      -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
      - OS/2    -   -Internet -   - OS/2    -   - OS/2    -
      -         -   -  in the -   -         -   -         -
      -    Warp -   -   Box   -   -    Warp -   -    Warp -
      -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

Meanwhile, 11 AM had come and gone, and we were still fielding questions as we
finished our setup.  We had a number of questions about Warp's IAK, and even
impessed a few people by showing the Web Explorer/2 Beta leaping from WebServer
to WebSite while we ran an FTP across the same line, read NetNews items, and
opened and closed folders on our desktop.  (I can't remember which release of
OS/2 will have the multiple-mouse support for demos like this.

Side note:  the difficulties of demonstrating OS/2 Warp are similar to those
you would run into demonstrating something like GalCiv.  Much of the "real
action" lies in the <inter>action between the user and the system, and it's
hard to get that across to an audience that may not have experienced many of
the problems that OS/2 solves.  So you wind up showing off the "flashier"
pieces of the system in the hopes of keeping the audience interested long
enough to consider sitting down in front of the computer and trying it for
themselves.  For many computer users, "multi-tasking" is simply a compu-tech
newspeak buzzword, and it's not something you can open the box and show them
directly.  Four copies of Klondike, running in Autoplay mode, is
"entertainment" rather than "serious data processing", but it <is> something
that anyone who has ever used a computer can relate to.  And it's reasonably
effective in showing what multi-tasking can <do>.

Meanwhile, back at the Ranch:  I was surprised at the number of people who came
in to the store who were already familiar with the Internet; a few were looking
for access software, and the prices for the packages they were looking at made
the Warp package look like a real bargain.  One man purchased a copy of Warp
primarily because of the Internet software; he said that he'd "take a look at"
the OS/2 part of the package as well, since it "sounded interesting".

Drawings for T-shirts on the half-hour helped generate interest ("What is a
Warp, anyway?"  "Oh, it's that table over there where they're giving away
really cool T-shirts" (;-)).  And the prospect of winning a copy of a real,
live copy of Warp itself kept five people hanging around long enough for us to
realize it was already 3:30 and <long> past time for our drawing.

We draw out the name David Mitchem as Grand Prize winner, and called out his
name.  He wasn't present, but his son was, and off he went in search of the
Warpee-to-be.  Fifteen minutes later, as we were starting to pack up, he was
back - no luck finding his father, who was lost somewhere in the shopping
center.

After a few minutes of watching us pack (not particularly entertaining, I
admit), he took off again, and was back about ten minutes later - still without
his father.  We had finished loading our cars and were talking to the store
employees when son and father together showed up to collect their prize.  Mr.
Mitchem was particularly pleased because he was using OS/2 at work, and had
been considering getting a copy "at some point".  Based on his son's interest,
it looks like he'll have some help installing it, as well.

A good closing to a good day.  All the equipment worked, nothing crashed too
obviously, and the one dedicated "why can't you do xxx? Windows can!"
individual who was "going to wait for Windows-95" wound up spending almost
twenty minutes in front of a machine working his way through System Setup and
other parts of the system.  I don't think we convinced him that day, but I'm
pretty sure that we at least gave him a better idea of what OS/2 really is.

Oh, yes.  The helium canister William went to so much trouble to get from
K-Mart for our OS/2 balloons...  would you believe we re-discovered it under
our table?  We had been so distracted talking to people that we had completely
forgotten it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. PC Fest/Intertech Computer Show ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

PC Fest/Intertech Computer Show
By: Frank McKenney

Date:    Sunday, December 11, 1994
Time:    9:30 AM to  5:00 PM
Location:   PC Fest/Intertech Computer Show
       Virginia State Fairgrounds
       Richmond, Virginia

Even a week ahead, this one had all the earmarks of a total disaster. I was
feeling miserable from a cold that just wouldn't quit, and for a
week-and-a-half my voice ranged from "horribly hoarse" all the way down to a
poor imitation of a bullfrog mating call (sounds pretty funny, right?.  Well,
<you> try explaining to all those poor disappointed little frog-ettes). Dan
("The Tall Man") Merkling was going to be out of town.  Pam Turner was changing
job contracts and fully tied up.  David Metcalf was only going to be available
for a few hours on Sunday.

Then on Monday I called Intertech.  I hadn't heard anything from them since
late October, after the last show, and I wanted to be sure we would be
someplace where we could reach the ceiling and hang our banner. Nooo, they
hadn't sent me a notice, because they weren't sure we were coming. I got that
straightened out, and they FAXed me back directions for the show (love that
FaxWorks!). Table assignments? Well, they said they'd see what they could do.
Oh, and by the way... had I heard that some of the members of the original Star
Trek cast were going to be at the show?

Let's see if I have this straight.  I haven't started working on publicity, I
can't find out if Advantis <has> a marketing department, I plan on being dead
by Wednesday at the latest, and now they tell me we're going to have
Celebrities at the show?

But the universe moves on.  A package arrives from Team HQ in Austin with demo
disks, literature, OS/2 Warp packages, and software to show off.  Sarah has
been too busy to need her PS/2 M90 back, and says we can keep it and the
banners for this show.  Anita tells me to keep the banner from TeamHQ we didn't
use at Egghead, so we have three.  I finally get in touch with BESTeam, and
Wendy Lauber promises to ship us some OEM information.  A real live Advantis
Marketing rep named Leah Wooten says she can ship us some pricing and
information sheets.  John McCarron from ClearLook offers to ship us literature
and a demo disk to show off their "cellular word processor".  And Thursday
arrives.

Thursday.  I'm off schedule.  I had definitely planned to be dead by now, but
somehow my voice has improved to the point where I can make recognizably human
sounds for as much as 10 minutes at a time.  It has been confirmed by two
sources that George Takei ("Mr.  Sulu") will be at our show.  I suddenly
realize we'll only have two machines and call Austin in a panic.  Janet is out
of L40SX portables, but she has another machine she can ship us, so with the
build-it-yourself EISA system that our hardware-and-networking expert William
Trent, Jr.  is constructing, we're up to three.  Whew!

Thursday night.  Team pre-show meeting.  Mitchell Teixeira is back from a
Thanksgiving in Brazil, where he and his fiancee have been taking an advanced
course in Bureaucratic Red Tape.  He takes time out from work to join William
and me for an hour to work out our Sunday schedule.  William reminds us that
the Coke machine was blocked off last time, and food was as scarce as the time
to eat it; coolers and munchies are definitely in order.  William and Mitchell
each take two large boxes of stuff and we plan to meet at the fairgrounds at
8AM.

Friday.  I'm not dead yet ("...I'm feeling .much. betterrr...").  The
Lees-Keystone package (OS/2 mugs, diskette boxes, Warp-ed pens, and mouse pads)
arrives.  Sarah calls to report that (a) she is back in town, (b) she is busy
making up another 60 copies of the Warp-ed WebPages for us, (c) she has a few
extra T-shirts if we need them, and (d) she has a monochrome Thinkpad if we
need it.

Meanwhile, a call to Janet lets me know that (a) telephones <can> transmit
viruses, since Anita just crawled off home, coughing and croaking with
something that sounds suspiciously familiar, and (b) Anita's final act as a
human being was to ship off our laptop.  Such loyalty is hard to find.

Saturday.  There seems to be some trace of life after death ("...I feel fine.
I think I'll go for a walk...").  The laptop from Austin arrives as I'm
creating a new marketing masterpiece (translation: Warp BonusPak brochure), so
I plug it in and power it up.  It comes up, and the color really looks good for
a few minutes; then the screen goes full white and the drive stops spinning for
a second.  I flex the case as it is re-booting itself and it does it again.
Aaaaauuuggghh! An intermittent conection - <some>where!  Give me a few days and
my trusty soldering iron...  but it's Saturday, and the local Arrow Rent-All
doesn't any spare 'weeks' available (I asked last time I talked to them).

Fortunately, Sarah's ThinkPad is still available, it has Warp already
installed, and my own 8514 hooks up to it very nicely.  Team handouts are
completed and duplicated by 9:30 PM (OfficeMax actually closes at 9:00; the
trick is to get inside the door by 08:45 and not give up your copier).
Everything is set for the big day.

Eight o'clock (urk!)  on a Sunday morning, we're all there, and Mitchell and I
discover we have forgotten our name tags (but not the giveaways or computer
equipment).  I pull blank ones from the emergency kit; ugly but serviceable.  I
keep looking over my shoulder; I can't see him, but I <know> Murphy is out
there <some> where...

Or is he?  From this point on, things go (??!)  <up>hill.  We have a power
outlet on a pole right <next> to our tables.  Our three tables are near the
entrance, and they are under the 12' drop ceiling instead of the 30' ceiling we
had to fight last time.  The CD-ROM vendor sharing our section has no problems
with our stringing the long banner partially over her table space.  We somehow
have enough clips to hang all <three> banners, and William and Mitchell have
them up in no time flat - and really loooking nice.  No matter where you are on
the exhibit floor you can see one of our Warp banners.

In spite of several queries from exhibitors, we're almost done at 9:00, and
David Metcalf and his three-year-old son Stephen have joined us.  William is
attaching our OS/2 balloons (we remembered this time!)  when over the
loudspeaker comes the announcement that anyone wanting a few minutes with
George Takei should do it now, before the doors open.  I take advantage of the
offer to get an autographed copy of Mr. Takei's new autobiography, "To The
Stars", for my daughter Heather; she's 24 now, and while computers don't
impress her very much, she grew up on Star Trek and might still appreciate
something connected to it.  David takes off as I return to get two mouse pads
autographed (for William and himself), and there's only enough time to finish
laying out the last of the literature before the onslaught of the hordes...
er, arrival of the potential Warp-ees, who have been waiting outside in the
cold and wet.

David and I finally get his 27" TV running with my VCR, and the voice of David
Barnes is heard throughout the land (so we turn the volumne down a <little>).
Chairs!  We need chairs for people to sit on so they can test-drive Warp!  Most
of the available chairs have been taken up by one booth showing off a
projection TV/monitor - and they're not even showing off GalCiv.  I consider a
brief foray to reposess six for more serious purposes (ours, naturally), but at
the last minute we locate a few tucked away in the back of the hall.

And the questions start (repeat each 10 times, mix well, and serve):

   "How much does it cost?"
   "Where can I get it?"
   "I already have Windows installed.
   "How does it compare to Windows for Workgroups?
   "Why should I run OS/2?"
   "I installed OS/2 for four of my customers.  Why can't I get any help from IBM?"
   "I want to sell OS/2 on CD."
   "I got a bad diskette. Where can I get a new one from?"
   "That's a really neat book you have there. Where can I get a copy?"
      (the OEM compatibility list).
   "Does it make W*****s run slower?"
   "Does it make my DOS programs run faster?"
   "Why do I always have to format my hard drive before I install?"
   "When is Warp with the IBM Windows support coming out, and how much will <it>cost?"
   "What are you charging for Warp?  Oh, you aren't selling it? Well, where can I get a copy?"

I spent fifteen minutes talking to one poor soul who had re-installed Warp five
times and was completely frustrated.  He had been unable to get Warp to
recognize his CD-ROM drive, and, thinking it was a result of his having DOS and
Windows on the machine, had re-FDISKed and re-formatted his entire drive each
time.

Ed Rosenberg and Blair Cummings (now working for InfiNet) stop by to drop off
some InfiNet handouts.  Four or five people have asked whether Warp's IAK would
connect to InfiNet, and thanks to our last event, we can assure them that it
works just fine.  InfiNet offers $25 off their usual $50 setup charge for Warp
users, and they add another $10 off for anyone enrolling during the show.

(We must have had at least twenty requests for pricing and availablilty.
Looking back, I really wish we could have made sure that at least one of the
vendors was carrying Warp <at> the show.  They'd have made some money, and we
would have had a place to send people. )

By 1PM most of our literature is gone.  We have gone through two 50-packs of
demo disks, 70 copies of the Warped WebPages, 60 copies of "How to get Help",
and all 80 copies of the new "What <IS> OS/2 Warp" handout.  Not to mention
most of our Advantis pricing sheets, half of our IBM OS/2 Warp glossies, ten
copies of the ClearLook flyers, and all but one of our Sources and Solutions
books.  In fact, if we hadn't been using it so heavily, the "OEM Compatibility"
book would probably have vanished as well.

An IBM employee named Russ stops by to show a some of his friends the Wonders
of Warp (it feels good about now to take a break and let someone else take
center stage).  A gentleman wants to know if he can run GeoWorks under OS/2 -
it won't run under Windowss.  Someone else wants to know where to order DEVCON
from, but that's not in our Team notebook so we take down his name and number.

Mitchell vanishes around 1:30, muttering something about lunch and collecting
$2 from William and me.  I get a questions about changing the colors of the
title bars under OS/2, so Sarah now has Yellow (active) and Blue (inactive)
color title bars on her ThinkPad (;-). By three I realize that I am getting a
bit hungry, just as Mitchell asks whether I plan on eating my lunch.  Lunch?
Oh, <there> it is... Bill's Barbecue.  Still good, even cold.

A few familiar names and faces appear.  Bill Kitchens, a co-worker from bygone
days at The Computer Company, comes by to see about Warp and recognizes my name
tag.  Two people who have exchanged messages with me on the Blue Ridge Express
(local BBS) stop by to introduce themselves.  More questions, more people
sitting down in front of the machines.  Sarah's laptop dies on an IPE - but
none of visitors notices.  William's EISA machine locks up, but he has a chance
to re-boot before anyone sees it.  Did Murphy catch a cold, too?  Several
people are caught by portions of the David Barnes tape.

(One man stopped by briefly to look at our booth and to ask for one of our
balloons for his daughter (looked about four) and said something about her
running OS/2.  I said something back to show I appreciated the humor, and was
about to move on to another visitor. Whoops!  Turns out he was already
<running> Warp, and he was speaking perfectly seriously about her using OS/2.
Definite T-shirt material. )

By 3:40 activity is light enough for me to take a quick turn around the
exhibits, and by 4:00 some of the vendors are starting to close up shop.  We
stick it out until 5:00, but it's a good thing the crowds have dropped off a
bit; the extended hours for this show have taken their toll.  Half an hour to
pack it all back up (what we have left!), and we're gone, off to put our feet
up and get some supper.

All done. Throat gone again. Never never never never again. This is too much.
I've had it. Nothing on the face of the Earth could...

("How about February?")

Well, I'll <think> about it... (;-)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. Austin Egghead OS/2 Day ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Austin Egghead OS/2 Day
By: Mike Brown

Jim Williams and I organized an OS/2 Warp Day at Egghead here in Austin on
12/10.  I had been postponed a number of times due to shortages on the 3.5"
product, but finally happened.

Jim brought the machines over to the store and set things up, then left to play
golf!  We had a PS/2 Model 77 Ultimedia machine which we used to show off OS/2
apps, plus Windows apps and DOS apps with sound. We had an old CL57 laptop with
a 28.8 modem connected to show off the Internet stuff and finally a VTECH
dual-486/66 machine running OS/2 2.11 SMP to show off OS/2s versatility and
power.

I worked by myself from 10:30 to about 2:00 when John Webb and Jim Lewis came
in to help.  We had a steady stream of people there all day, sometimes 3 or
more waiting to ask questions or just listen to what was being discussed.

The store manager says they sold about 25 copies, but more importantly they
sold a bunch of the SmartSuite packages and copies of Galactic Civilizations!
This doesn't compare to the "line around the store" we had for the 2.1 launch,
but it was not bad considering the postponements and lack of publicity - we had
a live remote from a radio station last time.

Most satisfying items of the day:

* One man who said he hated 2.1 and removed it from his machine bought  a copy
of Warp after discussing his concerns.

* One man doubted we had driver support for his new Pentium/90,  Adaptect 2940
PCI SCSI card and ATI/64 PCI graphics card.  I looked  them up in the new
PCMTABLE and he walked away with a box of Warp.

* One man used DesqView and wanted to be able to use hot-key combinations  to
launch his apps.  I used the Internet kit to download a copy of  QwikSwitch
from ftp.cdrom.com, installed it and it did exactly what  he wanted, and he
walked away with a box of Warp.

Many more people had CD-ROM drives this time and were happy they could use them
to install Warp without messing with over 20 floppies.

All in all a good day, some existing OS/2 users but a few new converts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.9. HCC Dagen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

They're warped overseas...and sold out, too!
By: Anton Versteeg

A short report from the 'HCC Dagen' show that was held last Friday and Saturday
in Utrecht, Netherlands.  Our thanks to Anton Versteeg, IBM Uithoorn,
Netherlands and member of TEAMOS2 Netherlands for sending this story to us for
publication.

The 'HCC (Hobby Computer Club) Dagen' is the largest PC show in the
Netherlands, specially aimed at the home PC user.  IBM had a stand in the
middle of a large hall, surrounded by all kinds of PC hardware, software,
parts, CD's, etc. vendors.  As usual it sounded more like a disco show than a
PC show.  IBM with the help of about 30 TEAMOS2 folks (majority was non-IBM)
was selling WARP in cooperation with Mensys, a Dutch OS/2-only mail order
company. Within a couple of hours we were SOLD OUT of the Dutch CD-ROM version
of WARP, followed shortly by the UK CD-ROM version. All together we sold close
to 3000 WARP's, which averages about 3 per minute! All day Friday, and most of
Saturday there were long lines at the IBM stand.

There were two large video screens. One was showing a multimedia machine (from
one of the Teamers) with video clips, midi's, waves, etc.  The other one was
showing the Internet Connection.  One of the big attractions was the Web
Explorer.  Saturday I was running 3 Web sessions, so I could easily switch from
one home page to another. Plus a Gopher, NR/2 and an 'Update Internet Software'
session. All over the same 14K4 modem.  So when someone questioned what WARP
had to offer over DOS/Windows, the answer was pretty easy: Try this under
Windows!

The last hour, Saturday, we piled up a couple of dozen Warps, outside the
stand, and were selling off the latest Diskette versions.  People were already
leaving the show and most hadn't much money left to spare, but I think we sold
an additional 50 or 60 copies that way.  (The white WARP T-shirts we were then
giving away with each WARP, did help a little bit.)

After two days of yelling, selling, running, warping, and answering the same
questions: Can I upgrade from OS/2 2.x?, Does it run faster than DOS/W on my
machine?  over and over, the crew was pretty exhausted. We all ended up in a
Chinese restaurant. Frans Bik (thanks for picking up the bill, Frans) of PSP
Netherlands, 'warped' a couple of beers at a couple of Dutch PC store-chain
owners, who were also dining with their team in the same restaurant. Perhaps we
will hear about some more good preload news in the near future?  (Editor's
note:  I'm sure you will let us know the outcome of this.  Right, Anton?)

Last year we sold 300 copies of OS/2 2.1 at the 'HCC Dagen'.  If this trend is
continuing then we better rent a larger stand next year. Another lesson: Last
year we sold more diskette versions than CD ones. This year it was about 2:1
(CD versus diskette). Next year it will probably be 4:1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.10. OS/2 Warp Demos in D.C. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 Warp Demos in D.C.
By: Joe Gilvary

We went into three stores knowing that they would not have Warp on the shelves,
but we were able to snag copies of the pre-release Warp "Gamma" CD, and in one
store, copies of the gold code which was only 36 hours old at that point.

Thanks to Rod Wright, Kurt Germann, Michael Kilby, Cliff Nadler, Trinidad Cruz,
and Laurie Magnino for their various roles in getting the Warp code to the
Teamers in time for these demonstrations.  More thanks to Sandy at Proportional
Software for two giveaway copies of DCF/2, and the folks at Creative Systems
for the raffle copy of Golden CommPass.  Also thanks to Jay Ice, of IceWare,
the Independent Vendor League member who was able to let the other IVL members
know what we were doing.

The giveaway items went quick, and in at least one store (Tysons Corner, VA)
the Teamers were very picky about giving things to people who were actually
interested in OS/2, or were already running it.  The pins they gave to store
employees.  At Landmark, most of our giveaways were gone by 12:30, but we
scheduled raffles through the entire day, with the demo ending at 6 pm with the
raffle of OS/2 2.1 full pack.

Oh, yeah, I figured the flight bags were too nice to raffle off, so I gave them
to my Team Leaders, Michael Kilby (Tysons Corner), Patrick Zilliacus and Cliff
Nadler (Co-leaders at Rockville, MD).  These guys worked very hard, as they
were in charge of installs and the work schedules at their stores, so I figured
this would be ok.

All three demonstrations went well.  There is a great deal of interest in Warp
out on the street right now, due to the publicity of the beta program, the IAK,
and the delays in the competition's product.  The perceived value of the Warp
package is high, with all the apps in the Bonus Pak.  We would have liked to
show the Internet Access, but couldn't get phone lines for the modems on the
store floors.

In one store (Landmark, VA) we were able to take pre-orders for the Warp
package, although we couldn't give customers a firm price. CompUSA says their
price will be "the lowest street price," but had Warp listed for $79.95.  We
took 9 orders at that store.

At least one store still had the OS/2 2.1 which we installed last winter for
our most recent prior demo day, so that served as a basis to show people, "This
is what you can buy right now," while the Warp code let us show, "This is what
you'll upgrade to."

We'd like to get out and show the product again, but we'll wait 'till it's on
the store shelves.  This one isn't going to need much help.

Several teamers suggested that IBM should provide baseball caps to the store
employees, since they're not allowed to wear T-shirts while they're working,
but hats are fine.  Also, some teamers think it would be a good idea to "seed"
the stores with NFS copies of Warp for the employees.  Personally, I think some
copies of "OS/2 Unleasehed!," "Inside OS/2," or "Your OS/2 Consultant" wouldn't
hurt, if you do send them the software.  Something like the LAN Tour of this
past spring, but concentrating on Warp and its selling points, might be a very
worthwhile venture for some PSP training types.  Send them to the stores and
let them demo OS/2 for user groups around the country in Nov.  and a lot of
people might decide to ask Santa for Warp v3 under the tree this year!  <G>

Here is the list of people who helped: (A big Thank You to everyone!)

Rockville Store Teamers:
Kurt Germann
Mike Barrett
C. Patrick Zilliacus
Cliff Nadler
Wally Ubik
Ulan Reuzin
Mark O. Schlegel

Tysons Corner Teamers:

Jim McConnell
Doug Boulter
Pete Norloff
Kirby Thorton
Kevin Dugan

And my Team at Landmark:

Luis Garcia
Sarah Abrams
Satish Rajan
Hank Ronan
Joe Gilvary

AND, an extra special thank you to Susie Gilvary, my wife, without whom this
would NOT have been possible.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.11. Computer Warehouse Demo Report ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Computer Warehouse Demo Report
Tony Ricciotti

WOW!!! What a day... The store had probably one of the best days since it
opened over 7 years ago... I think Mitch Gill said it was better than the
release of DOS 6.0... Sold him out of OS/2 Warp and he has a waiting list of
people who ordered it...

Arrived at 9:30AM with Ron Tabat.  Mitch arrives at 9:35, exchange
pleasentries... Ron and I unload all the goodies (a lot of which I had left
over from previous demos)... Give Mitch the T-Shirts (He was very grateful)...
I started assembling my computer, Ron starts stuffing Bags (left over from
previous demos). Stuffed probably 25 bags.

Open the doors at 10:00 immediately had a crowd around the DEMO area... 2 NT
converts, 30 no longer waiting for Win95 and 20 or so Win 3.1 users just blown
away and 3-1/2 hours later still have a crowd and still talking about Warp to
people.

Chip Shapiro shows up at 1:30P to help for a couple of hours... Sent Ron to
pick up some lunch (FINALLY)... Talked some more and some more... Kept telling
people they can buy Warp here and not knowing that they sold out before 11A (I
think is the right time)(oops...)... But alas the store was still getting names
for the purchase to reserve copies...

4:30P rolls around, Tony, Chip, Ron tired, almost totally worn out... Fixed
someones IBM PS Note laptop the was having problems booting Windows under
DOS... Got him into OS/2...

4:35P hold the drawing... D. Howard wins the copy of Warp... Called him when I
got home he was so excited about it he HAD TO HAVE IT NOW... We met at a gas
station down the road just after dinner so he could get it... Mark Waugh won
one of the T-Shirts and so did Dirk Schmidhofon... All were excited about it...

All in all this was one of the best DEMO's I have ever done... Fun was had by
all... Mitch Gill wants recurring visits by Team OS/2... He said that no other
DEMO has brought in a crowd like this one... NOT EVER!

The only thing that I have left to say about the DEMO is WOW!!!!!!!!!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.12. Oakdale Mall, Johnson City, NY ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Oakdale Mall, Johnson City, NY - OS/2 Event Report
By: Jim Hicks

We had a *fantastic* Team OS/2 event at the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City, NY
(Binghamtom area) on Saturday November 19th at Software Etc.

First, thanks to the teamers with me:

   Scott Cubic
   Mike Williams
   John Tokos
   Chuck Brazie (in his Comdex salmon teamer shirt, no less)
   Aaron Brazie (fast became the Galactic Civilizations expert)
   Bob Langer
   Jennifer Hicks ("Hey, I'm 3 and you need OS/2 on your computer")
   Bernice Hicks
   A few pinch hits from passing teamers from time to time ...

We setup tables in the mall directly outside the store with a TV/VCR running a
custom tape (highlights and snippets from the Launch video, new Barnes video
and Warp commercials) and the demo machines:

  -  PS/1 486 DX2-66, 16M with tape, CDROM and SoundBlaster (mine!)
   Main demo machine, with phone line to show Internet Access.

 -  486 25Mhx with 8M with SoundBlaster card and Laser Printer.
   Used as demo and test drive machine.

 -  ThinkPad 750C test drive machine
   Mostly used to show 4M performance and run the tutorial

. Both demo machines had 17P monitors attached to them (I still don't know how
Scott and Mike found these for us, though I was told to ignore anyone found
bound and gagged in my credenza ...) and the large viewing area certainly
helped ...

Thanks to Team OS/2 HQ (e.g Janet and Anita), we looked "professional" in our
Team OS/2 shirts and badges, T-shirts for all the store folks and trinkets and
stuff for the raffles.

We set up two raffles - one for anyone (white entry) and one for purchasers
(pink).  Both asked the usual stuff plus what users were running and if they
were interested in joining Team OS/2. (One person had a white entry in the
morning - used DOS/Windows, wasn't interested in OS/2 or Team OS/2.  After
spending time with us, we had a sale and a pink "I got Warped!" entry in the
afternoon - wanting to join Team OS/2.  (Turned out to be a consultant who had
previously written off OS/2.)

Also had two helium tanks and the new 'OS/2 Warp' balloons (though not until
noon - Lees/Keystone had goofed and sent *one balloon*, rather than one ORDER
of balloons ...) - these were a bit hit - and fifty demo diskettes and a great
poster the store had just received the day before, "Arrive in Chicago" (beta 2
CD) packages with rebate coupon we had for purchasers and various handouts from
IBM, One-Up! and others.

We had scheduled the event from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; both the store and I had
figured the crowds would come after 11:30 or so. Scott and I were *swamped*
before we'd finished setting up, from about 9:45 until about noon when the rest
of the crew started arriving and about the time my wife got the balloons from
the startled UPS driver ("Honestly, ma'am, I would've brought the package to
the door").

We each had *at least* 20 people deep all morning, with nothing "planned" but
tailoring demos to whatever people wanted to see at the time.  Much of the time
we each had a few people we were talking with, with the rest watching and
asking questions.

In the afternoon, until about 4:30 or so, we were all busy, all the time. Mike,
Chuck, John and Bob were constantly answering questions; Scott and I were
usually driving the machines, and Aaron attracted a following with GalCiv.
Then it got a bit quieter, but we were still busy until six.  I think it's safe
to say we all had a blast, but it sure was hectic.

Although we had some come by that knew about OS/2 and some that actually used
it, most didn't have a clue as to (a) what Warp was or (b) why they should
care.  Although we had quite a few native OS/2 apps, most of what we demoed
were basic OS/2 concepts (everything's an object, Workplace Shell, dual boot
vs. BootManger, HPFS vs. FAT, actually *use* right mouse button, shadows,
folders-in-folders, true multitasking), new features in Warp, BonusPak apps,
with Internet and IBM Works being a major draw.

The store manager and district manager were very pleased - we not only sold out
of what they had and what they had ordered in for the day (which was supposed
to last two weeks, not a few hours), gift certificates (when we ran out), and
accounted for over half their days' sales ... their only disappointments: they
didn't have any Warp books to sell and they hadn't ordered enough copies of
Warp.

Some examples of what sold copies of Warp that day:

  - Running Quicken seamlessly.  (Sure was glad I had the patches ...)

 - Playing Living Books while backing up a partition to tape and FTPing
   a file from the Internet and loading the Star Trek Generations
   WWW homepage.

 - Formatting a diskette while doing something else. (Honest, this
   still wows people).  Ditto printing without having a printer
   currently attached.

 - FaxWorks and integration of IBM Works.  Create phonebook entry with
  fax number, create document, drag entry to doc, drag doc to fax icon.
  Done.

 - PIM and integration with rest of Works.  (one lady bought a copy for
  the calendar function alone, so she said ...)

 - Rexx.  The stealth feature of OS/2. (So easy to forget there is
  an easy to learn programming language for automating stuff included
  in OS/2).  How come this is never mentioned in the ads?

 - Galactic Civilizations.  ("Wow! Is there a Windows version?" "Nope.")

 - The Brady Bunch Theme. (Only FTP icon I had managed to set up was for
  a site that had TV themes).  While showing the Web Browser, someone
  said "OK.  I'll bet you can't FTP a file at the same time".  So I
  clicked on my icon, started the FTP, opened up a newsgroup while we
  were waiting, posted a test message and did a few other things.
  After the FTP file finished, I opened up the MM player and selected
  the file we just transferred.  Ten seconds into the music (my
  speakers were *way* too loud ...), he was into the store to pick up
  a copy ...

 - Leonard Nimoy "Why Wait?" - in the best case of perfect timing,
  someone who was convinced that waiting for Windows 95 was the thing
  to do had, heard "and now, millions of users all over the planet are
  being asked to wait six more months ...", stopped, watched the
  video for a few more minutes, spent about ten minutes with me on
  a demo and headed into the store ...

 - Value of the package.  We had signs up with the price, though some
  were convinced that it was $xx for Warp and $xx for the BonusPak.
  (Someone couldn't believe "the book" (OS/2 Warp User's Guide) was
  included for free.)

. We had gotten permission from the store to select a set of comparable
software for DOS/Windows that you would have to buy to get the
function/features of what's in OS/2 Warp, stack it up, price it and then
contrast to a box of Warp, but we were so busy from the outset we never got to
do that ... we did use this concept as an illustration a number of times and it
was *very* effective.

At least two people were starting to set up a small business and decided on
Warp as the base, solely on the strength of the BonusPak applications ...

  - Internet Access.  This was a hot item.  WebExplorer and the ease
  of registration/access sold the most (the fact that there is a local
  access number for the general area didn't hurt either ...).  A few
  grumbles about Advantis pricing, but not as many as I expected ...
  Unfiltered access to the newsgroups was a big plus and the true
  multitasking of the IAK aps was too.

 - Team OS/2.  People *loved* the ability to see and touch Warp and
  our ability to show them how to run what *they* knew under OS/2.
  We are fairly sure that everyone that we spent time with on an
  "extended" demo actually purchased a copy - including a few hecklers
  that were real Windows-can-do-everything fanatics and one "customer
  from hell" (this guy came back at least a dozen times, asked
  questions and got demos from each of us (though we didn't realize
  this until later) and tried his best to convince others around that
  OS/2 wasn't as good as Windows.  Don't know who actually succeeded,
  but I did see him walking out of the store with a copy.

  Some people were going out to upgrade their hardware so they could
  run Warp - some a new computer, many getting some additional memory,
  and a couple of harddrive upgrades.  But my favorite sale of the day
  went to a couple that liked Warp so much they bought a copy - and
  they hadn't even finished deciding which computer they wanted to buy!

  There were a few folks upset that we didn't have the Aptivas on
  display.  As one gentleman put it:

   "PS/1?  How come you IBM guys don't have the Aptivas here?"
   "We're Team OS/2, not IBM.  The PS/1 is my personal machine"
   "You get paid for this?  Commission?  Spifs?"
   "No.  We do this on our own time because we lik the product".
   "Man, you guys are warped."  (He really said this ...)
   (Pause) "Yes, I guess we are ..."

   (he eventually bought a copy and was "Warped" himself.)

Best question of the day (from a three-year old): "Why is there a
Power Rangers hat on the OS/2 sign?"   (For those that haven't seen it,
there is a store sign that has a window on it with four panes with

a juggler ("True multitasking")
a key labeled 'Internet' ("1-button access")
seven diskettes tied with a bow ("7 Bonus Programs")
a red crash (aka PowerRangers) helmet ("Crash Protection")

over:  OS/2 Warp
    Makes Windows Shine!

    Do More With Your Computer
    Than You Ever Thought Possible.

And, so far, the store hasn't had a single return of Warp!  (There was one, but
the person who returned it apparently came back to buy it again after he'd seen
us.)

For those that haven't done this, do it.  It's a blast!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.13. Comdex PacRim '95 (Vancouver, BC) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex PacRim '95 (Vancouver, BC)

Comdex PacRim '95 sounds like it was a GREAT time!  I do hope that next year
I'll be able to attend.  But for those of you like me, who weren't able to, the
reports from that event are next.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.13.1. PacRim, Day 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex PacRim '95 (Vancouver BC)
By: Les Benson
Day 1

Welcome OS/2 Teamers to the first Comdex to be held in Vancouver. We hope the
WARP blitz of PacRim will be as successful as the blitz held in Las Vegas last
fall. We already have over fifty teamers lined up to install and demo Warp.
Teamers have come from Vancouver, the Island, Toronto and from the Seattle
area. We are also expecting a teamer from Johannesburg SA. Even the teamer's
fairy godmother, Janet Gobeille, (IBM Team OS/2 Liaison, Austin Texas) has
arrived courtesy of the Vancouver OS/2 Users Group who paid her way. She is
here as teamer, not as an IBM employee and will not be submitting an expense
account. Great Team OS/2 spirit Janet.

If you haven't already signed in with Team OS/2 come to Suite 404, office 29,
in the Pan Pacific Hotel. Take the elevator to the fourth floor (R on the
elevator control panel), follow the arrows to the Governor General's suite then
enter the Executive offices and ask for directions. There you will be able to
sign-in, receive a Team OS/2 salmon T-shirt customized for PacRim '95,
Vancouver and be assigned a job.  Please sign in and leave your mailing and
e-mail addresses. You will also have to visit the pre-registration line (on the
cruise ship terminal level) to pick up your exhibitor badge.

Team OS/2 locations at PacRim

Command-Centre: Suite 404 office 29, Pan Pacific Hotel. Sign-in, T-shirts, and
job assignments.  (This room may not be always open - check with one of the
other locations first.)

Technical Centre: At the Donut at the IBM booth 602 on the main exhibit floor.
Technical information to the public and assistance for Team OS/2 demoers and
installers who need help.

Social Centre: At the food fair, on the left side, by the window. Janet
Gobeille will make this her headquarters. She will be coordinating Warp code
and CD-ROMs for installations. Use this location as a general hangout.

Food

The most convenient food location is the Food Fair on the lower level. Join
Janet at the Team OS/2 Social Centre table over lunch. There is a McDonald's
across the street from the Pan Pacific Hotel and another Food Fair also across
the street. Or visit one of the many restaurants that Vancouver has to offer.

Tomorrow

Check in at the Social Centre, (Food Fair Table) at 9 am for a coffee and a
get-together. If you haven't checked in, then come up to the Command Centre to
sign in.

What we're trying to do:

  o Encourage exhibitors to run OS/2
  o Improve the visibility of OS/2 WARP
  o Improve the visibility/credibility of Team OS/2
  o Answer questions and have fun.

Newsletter

We hope to publish a newsletter each day of the show. If you have any ideas of
what we should put in it, pass a note to Janet at the Social Centre (in the
Food Fair) or leave it at the Command Centre. Deadline for the Wednesday issue
is 3 pm Wednesday.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.13.2. PacRim, Day 2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex PacRim
By: Les Benson
Day 2

Day two of PacRim started with a sea of pink golf shirts on the floor. Team
OS/2 participation in PacRim just keeps growing and growing. It was great to
see such a strong Team OS/2 presence everywhere.

Yesterday we had a very successful install program. Our teams of pink teamers
warped <MI> Xerox, Compac, Digital, Creative Labs<D> and many other exhibitors.

Teamer Profile - Toby Wong

Toby Wong is just one of the many outstanding members of Team OS/2 at PacRim
'95. He is an active teamer. His first show was PacRim '94 where he roamed the
floor with Team OS/2. This year he warped three exhibitors Seanix, Express
Micro and Cognos on the first day and then, this morning he installed Warp for
Digital before the show opened. He takes his job seriously and checks back
after each install to ensure there were no problems. He did find two problems
and even reinstalled Windows for one of the exhibitors. He said his best friend
at the show was the parallel port portable CD-ROM. "Just connect it, stick the
Warp CD in the drive and the install goes like a bat out of hell." Digital was
very impressed that a teamer would come in before the show this morning just to
install Warp.- "Wow, you guys are impressive, go for it!"

Toby was working on a short-term contract with IBM International Support Centre
in Vancouver but was laid off on Friday. His enthusiasm and great support for
Team OS/2 suggests that he will have no problem finding new work. As teamer
David Stevenson said "He is a general all-round nice guy." But, then so are all
the teamers, there is something about Warp that attracts people of Toby's
character.

Team OS/2 Service

Yesterday, a visitor from out of town visited the Team OS/2 booth and requested
a Warp hat. The booth was temporarily out of stock but teamer Mike Pitcher got
one this morning, searched the floor for the person who had requested it, found
him and presented it to him.

Strong Corporate Interest in Warp

Teamers manning the Warp booth report a strong corporate interest in Warp.
Representatives from BC Hydro, BC Tel and MacMillan Bloedel visited it
yesterday for information and then today came back with more questions.

Team OS/2 in The News

Mark Wilson, the technical editor of The Vancouver Province newspaper
interviewed several team members this morning, so look for an article in a
future issue.

Thank you dinner Reminder

Don't forget the Thank You dinner tonight at 6:15 pm in the Governor General
Suite D. Guests will include Alan Hilliard, PSP Manager for IBM Canada and Les
Miyata, Canadian OS/2 Brand Manager. Both are here from IBM Canada at Markham
Ontario. A very special guest will be one of our younger teamers, thirteen year
old Max Burke. He was too young for PacRim, but not for Team OS/2.  As Jerry
Rozema, a Vancouver software developer and fellow teamer in Vancouver said: "He
probably knows more about computers than most computer professionals." We hope
he can come.

Reports from the floor

Comments from Matt Ion

COGNOS booth - WFWG3.11 system was Warped, was getting NETWORK.DRV-related
errors whenever starting Windows sessions. Checked SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI,
commented out any related lines... no help. Reinstalled Windows support... no
good.

Finally dual-booted to DOS and ran Windows there... same problem. Did a
complete reinstall of Windows from DOS... problem solved. Rebooted to Warp,
re-ran Windows install from Selective Install.

Machine appeared to have been taken from an office network and had had network
and sound hardware removed (other problems with WSS support, but that's not my
department :) Product is now working. Vendor is showing a Windows application,
and their product runs quite well under Warp.

Digital booth - Warped machine was getting internal processing errors running
seamless Windows sessions. Fullscreen Windows sessions worked fine until the
mouse was moved... then would get a SYS3170.

System was running Logitech bus mouse (PS/2 type). Reinstalled Windows support
from Selective Install... problem solved.

System also could not find TTY.DRV installed as "Generic/Text Only" printer in
Windows when running Word6 or when trying to change settings in Printers setup.
Removed all printer drivers from Windows, then reinstalled "Generic/Text
Only"... problem solved.

Warp runs quite nicely on their lovely "Windows 95 Ready" machine! =).

Comments from Ed Shawchuk

ANO Booth. While I was walking over to the ANO booth, I was stopped outside the
Microsoft booth by a cameraman and interviewer from CKVU. They asked me what I
planned to buy in '95. I replied that "I already have Warp installed on a
386-40 and didn't need anything else". The interviewer asked me why I liked
Warp. I told him that I liked Warp because it was "here now" and that it was
the only true multitasking operating system. He asked if I worked for IBM
because of my salmon coloured shirt. I told him that I was a volunteer. I added
that "I liked the product enough that I was willing to give freely of my time
to talk to people about it". He asked what caused me to be so loyal to Warp. I
told him that I had liked OS/2 for years and that "I suppose that it is a case
of first come first served". He asked me "What about these guys?", indicating
the Microsoft booth. I simply told him that "I guess that they have a little
catching up to do". He thanked me for my time and moved on. I hope that
everyone gets as much enjoyment from my interview as I did.

Comments from David Towe

Lotus Booth: There were quite a few queries at the Lotus booth for OS/2
offerings of the Lotus Smartsuite for OS/2. Now, Lotus didn't have a machine
with OS/2 installed and were obviously keen to see OS/2 so that they could
promote/show their product line. The Lotus staff were very happy for the Team
OS/2 members to bring along OS/2 Warp and install it for them on their machine.
Heck, we even installed installed Lotus Smartsuite for OS/2 for them, so that
all they had to do was show off their 32-bit applications operating at Warp
speed on a Compaq formatted with HPFS. Now that this was done, many people were
happily playing with the machine and apps, checking out OS/2 and generating
interest, which made the Lotus staff happy.

Vancouver OS/2 Users Group

We are a diverse group of people with a common interest in OS/2 who get
together to share information, see presentations, and help each other solve
problems.

Meetings

First Wednesday of every month

  o BC Tel Auditorium 3777 Kingsway (the Boot)
  o 7pm for 2-3 hours
  o No fees, Open to everyone, No experience Necessary
  o Come learn about OS/2 or share your knowledge with someone else

Big Blue and Cousins

The Greater Victoria PC Users' Association, PO Box 5309, Station B, Victoria BC
V8R 6S4

BB&C is a general purpose club but has a strong OS/2 component. Our
Multitasking Special Interest Group specializes in OS/2 and meets on the third
Wednesday of each month at our clubhouse at 1910 Store Street (next to Capital
Iron). Visitors welcome.

There is no charge for the Multitasking SIG but BB&C has a $40/year membership
fee.

Club President John Phillips leads the multitasking SIG and maintains a WWW
Team OS/2 home page at http://www.islandnet.com/~teamos2 or send email to
[e-mail].

IBM Builds Strong Monitors

Yesterday a handicapped visitor to PacRim riding a scooter with his crutches
mounted on the back accidently knocked a monitor off an IBM booth when one of
the crutches hit it. It fell five feet to the floor. IBM staff came over and
commented "It's still running, it's still running." They stuck it back on it's
base and it never missed a beat.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.13.3. PacRim, Day 3 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comdex PacRim
By: Les Benson
Day 3 (and finale)

Thank you Party

The Thank you party hosted by IBM last night to thank teamers for their support
at PacRim was a great success. If anyone should be thanked, it is IBM who
organized such a great time for all. Highlights of the evening included the
awarding of Honorary Team memberships to Alan Hilliard and to Les Miyata. It
was nice to see the top brass of IBM Canada wearing our pink golf shirts. Of
course we had some gate crashers, some even tried to steal our Team OS/2 flag,
but they were thwarted when Chris Hopson caught them and recovered it.

Reporters from several publications also attended the party and were bombarded
by teamers telling them how great Warp and Team OS/2 are.

A drawing was held and Victoria Teamer, <MI>Richard Grohovac<D> won himself a
copy of the Developer Connection CD-ROM and two copies of Lantastic for OS/2.
Congratulations.

Robin Williams Warped.

Famous comedian Robin Williams was spotted in the IBM booth getting warped on
Tuesday.

Making Sense of It All

IBM hosted a breakfast and 'Making Sense of It All', talks by Don Myles, Vice
President, Personal Systems and Alan Hilliard General Manager Software at the
Four Season's Hotel this morning. Of particular interest were remarks by Alan
Hilliard that the Warp full pack will ship within thirty days -  he also said
to expect the network ready version by spring and the Power PC version of Warp
by summer.

True Believers in OS/2

Well that is what the Vancouver Province newspaper thinks of us. They certainly
got that right even though the article on page A32 of their Thursday issue
spends too much time talking about that other operating system.

Wind Up

Team OS/2 support of Warp at PacRim '95 was a great success. The more than 50
of us who showed up should pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. Final
thanks to teamer Terry Hamilton who flew out from Toronto to fill in for
Canadian Team OS/2 Liaison within IBM, Rob Hudaj, to Chris Hopson from IBM
Vancouver and, of course, to our fairy godmother, Janet Gobeille, who flew in
from IBM Austin, Texas.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.14. HALPC Reports ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HALPC Reports

HALPC, as always brought in more people that most any other User Group, and
with the featured speakers being John Soyring and David Barnes, well┬╖┬╖┬╖ it was
sure to be a hit!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.14.1. HALPC was fun! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HALPC was fun!
By: Matt Hickman

HALPC was a lot of fun.  Compaq lent TeamOS2 a good number of impressive new
machines to demonstrate OS/2 Warp.  And the demonstration room was crowded up
until the time we broke the machines down and crated them up to ship back to
Compaq.  A number of the teamers asked about purchasing the machines since they
were pre-loaded and had proved to run OS/2 well.

John Soyring's speech was on IBM strategies and how OS/2 fit in. Perhaps the
most impressive thing in his speech was about OS/2 pre-loads, the number of
manufacturers coming on board and especially the major manufacturers overseas.

But it almost goes without saying that David Barnes was the hit of the show.
David's dynamic style makes him the perfect pitchman to show off OS/2's
strengths.  And you could tell that he was warming up for the shoot-out in
California at DEMO95 the next day.

Dave's last talk at a meeting of HAL-PC was the 'shoot-out heard 'round the
world.'  He knocked the stuffing out of NT then and was as sharp in his
debunking of 'Win9x' for this meeting as he was in 1993.

One of the most telling of Win9x's is it's faux-object orientation. Dave was
quick to demonstrate how moving and manipulating files and their shadows using
OS/2's object oriented Workplace shell would result in Win- Whenever losing
track of where the original file went to.  Apparently the MS answer to this
problem is to search the entire disk for a file of the same name.  David
pointed out that on his own drive with 850 meg and duplicate names all over,
this strategy would result in an enormous performance hit while probably
relinking shadow to the wrong file--which would result on enourmous confusion.
David went on to show the power of objects under OS/2 . With the Bonus Pak he
showed how you can drag and drop addresses from IBM Works onto a fax object
that could then be sent via the fax application--all by manipulating the data
objects rather than running programs.

Another of Win9x's fatal flaws is its lack of protection against and separation
from legacy 16-bit Windows apps.  David pointed out that in Win9x whenever a 16
bit Windows app was running, pre-emptive multitasking went out the door.  And
that 16-bit Windows apps shared the memory with the system kernal, making Win9x
still vulnerable to errant applications.

But the most exciting of his demonstrations was regarding Warp's Internet
Access capabilities.  He ran multiple copies of the Web explorer, then ran a
DOS DOOM game while the copies of WE/2 were working in the background. He
started a download of an audio file then went to a Windows session and did some
computer-intensive stuff.  The download completed and we heard a 'Barney meets
the Gestopo' audio clip in the midst of running this 16 bit Windows app--a feat
neither WIN 3.1 nor Win9x can do.  And he brought down the house showing off
the 'Retrieve Software Updates' capabilities of the Warp's Internet Access and
its point-click and forget capabilities to upgrade software.

Overall David Barnes demonstration was an awesome display of OS/2 Warp's
capabilities.  I pity the MS gun-slinger that went up against him the next day
in California at DEMO95 (COMDEX for the rich and famous).  I look forward to
seeing the reports regarding the bloody masacre of Win9x at DEMO95.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.14.2. Dave Barnes is a hit at HALPC! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

David Barnes is a hit at HALPC!!!
By: Tracy Pipkin

Well, I don't know where to start concerning the BLAST that we had last night.
Lots of Team OS/2 helpers all around.  We had 20 Compaq P60 machines lined up
for folks to try.  These machines stayed fairly busy.  I'm not sure but I think
that ALL of the OS/2 copies on hand were sold (maybe have been a few CD-ROM
versions left).  However, there were TONS on order for 3 1/2 disks.  The
vendors were really nice about ensuring that these 3 1/2 will be shipped ASAP
at NO COST to the customer.  Nice job vendors.

GalCiv copies were on hand but SOLD OUT. The official number tossed out as to
the crowd size was OVER 3200 folks. Basically, filled the room with people
standing.  David did his usually fantastic job of showing REAL code.  He really
convinced many of the folks that I invited to attend to purchase the product
for a steal of $44 (after $25 rebate).  Anybody that hasn't seen David really
should if you are given a chance.  He'll make you (or your co-worker) a
believer.  Team OS/2 provided lots of manpower for the Warp Test drive center.
We passed out sun-visors for cars (about 2000), mouse pads, and hats.  I didn't
get home until after midnight but I had a BLAST. Met lots of folks that I only
see online.

My hat goes off to Bill Wyatt (opps I don't have it on) for doing such a good
job coordinating this event.  David is supposed to be at a OS/2-Win95 shootout
today.  HALPC needs to sponsor another shootout!!!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.14.3. Houston on it's way to being Warped ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Houston on it's way to being Warped
By: Bill Wyatt

On February 7, 1995 the Houston Area League of PC Users (HALPC) held their
monthly meeting.  The meeting featured John Soyring and David Barnes.  This
meeting was a tremendous success as can be seen by the astounding sale of 554
copies of Warp that night.

For those who aren't familiar with HALPC, it is the largest PC user group in
the world.  Almost two years ago it sponsored the "Shootout" between OS/2 and
NT.  This was the shot heard round the world as David Barnes rapidly plugged NT
with holes.  It was time to bring David back to present Warp to HALPC.

The meeting was just amazing and is a tribute to the many many people who
contributed.  Here is a brief recap of the event.

The HALPC meeting that night was the culmination of a series of events held
throughout the day.  The Houston marketing team sponsored a breakfast for
customer executives at 7AM that morning where John Soyring spoke on IBM's
software strategy.  John was also kept busy during the day as media relations
booked him up in interviews with Houston based press.

Although the formal presentations started at 7PM the Astrodome Sheraton began
buzzing with activity at 10AM that morning.  Twentyone high end Compaq machines
arrived for duty in the Warp test drive center.  The early afternoon was spent
setting these systems up and loading software.

At about 4PM people who were arriving early for the meeting started giving the
test drive center a workout.  At this same time TEAMOS2 volunteers began to
arrive.  We had about fifty volunteers.  Some of them brought their systems so
they could demonstrate what they do with Warp.  Others supported the test drive
center or passed out trinkets.

The local IBM Personal Software and Networking marketing teams brought another
fifteen systems in to show off such things as Lan Server 4.0, Lotus Smartsuite
for OS/2, DataGlance, DCAF and other OS/2 related products.

We had two resellers there who began selling OS/2 Warp at 5:30.  By this time
the test drive center was going strong as were the various demonstration areas.
At the same time was a reception for software resellers in the Houston area
began.  There were peole everywhere by this time.

At 7:00 the main meeting began with a presentation by Iomega while all the test
drive center and demonstration systems were being broken down. Then came the
big show.  John Soyring gave an exciting presentation on the momentum of Warp
in the various channels.  And then Barnes did his thing as only he can do it.
A David Barnes presentation cannot be adequately described; it must be
experienced.  And the HALPC audience enjoyed it completely.

Although the formal presentations were over by 9:15 the audience stayed in
their seats with a question and answer session for another hour.  As they left
they were given an OS/2 Warp Sun Shade and were given the opportunity to buy
OS/2 Warp that night for a special price.

There were various estimates as to the size of the crowd.  Those estimates
range from 2,000 to 3,200.  The meeting room was standing room only.

Perhaps the single best indicator of the success of the event is the number of
copies of Warp sold that night.  There were an *INCREDIBLE* 554 copies sold (or
on order since the dealers ran out of code).

The vendor who has a stand at all HALPC meetings is Lisa Schwadron of PC
People.  She was ecstatic about the way things went and said:

"It was an incredible event.  I haven't sold more than a hundred copies of
product at an event for a long time.  Do you know how long it's been since
we've had a big blowout like this at HAL?  It was at the last OS/2 event almost
two years ago."

The HALPC officers were all smiles as they signed up 250 new or renewing
members that night.  Ray Morris, President of HALPC, said "It was fantastic.
There was a terrific turnout and the response by the members is great."  Harry
Madiera, VP Communications, said it was one of the best meetings HALPC had ever
had.  Noe Lopez, VP Programs, said "It was an outstanding meeting and by far
the most informative and well presented in recent HALPC history."

Thanks to all the many folks who donated their energies toward making this
event so successful.  Houston is well on its way to being "Warped".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.15. OS/2 Day at Phoenix and Mesa CompUSA's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 Day at Phoenix and Mesa CompUSA's
By: Esther Schindler

Yesterday, the Phoenix based Team OS/2 sponsored an "OS/2 Day" at both the
Phoenix and Mesa CompUSA. Our able leader was Walt Jackson, who continues to
earn our admiration and devotion; he had help and support from the IBM Phoenix
office, especially Jim Naroski and Doug Lang. With their help (and late nights)
they arranged for us to be able to demo the "gold" OS/2 Warp that had just gone
to production. About 15-20 Teamers helped out at both stores all day Saturday,
so that someone was demo-ing OS/2 from 9:30 (when the store opened) to 7:30
(when the store closed and they turned out the lights).

By any account, both events were a rousing success. This is despite the fact
that we didn't have ANY shrink wrap in stock, merely a shelf of marked-down
OS/2 and OS/2 for Windows, plus a good supply of OS/2 applications.

The name tags are _excellent_. They clearly identified the Teamers as people
who *belonged there*, and everyone was delighted to have a name tag and be
officially recognized. Good job. (Pins might work better than clip-ons, though;
nobody knew where on a t-shirt to clip on the nametag!)

Here's a few stories of how our day went:

I was demoing Warp to a crowd of onlookers, running two FLIC files, typing into
an IBM Works word processing window, and cutting-and-pasting graphics between
the two. Bill was standing towards the back, leaning against the display on the
other side of the aisle. A woman approached, and watched me carefully for about
three minutes. (Perhaps four, Bill says.) Bill stood up a little straighter,
and did his best to look "approachable," in case she had any questions. She
didn't even look his way. The woman turned around, and saw the display of OS/2
boxes. Without a word, she picked up a box and took it straight to the cash
register.

One couple seemed vaguely interested in what I might be showing, but said,
"We're old fashioned, we really don't care much about something just because
it's new. We've read about Chicago but we don't know if we care." I showed them
the applications built into Warp, showed (again -- this was popular) a
cut-and-paste between a DOS graphic application (2 FLIC files) and Windows
Write and IBM Works. I showed drag and drop, grabbing a .bmp file and dropping
it into DeScribe. I opened and closed lots of windows, showed them the
consistency of right-clicking to ALWAYS get a menu of what you can do. Finally
I'd made a mess of the desktop with all those windows, and started closing
things up. At that point they realized that I *still* had those two FLIC files
running, and they had been running throughout the whole demo. "We're sold,"
they said. "When can we get this?"

Another couple (with a small child that was doing her level best to destroy the
store) overheard my explanation that, when you set up a program object in Warp,
OS/2 will look in its database and automatically choose the memory and other
settings that are most appropriate for that application. The woman was standing
next to me in an instant. "This is what we need at work!" she told her husband.
He reminded her that the US Post Office (where they both apparently work) has a
country-wide site license for DOS and has already agreed to use Windows 95. "We
aren't ALLOWED to use OS/2, except on servers." She hovered around for a while,
then wandered off. Half an hour later, she had dragged her husband back to our
demo, telling him that they should get a copy just to use at home. (Now, what
was that we were saying about the power of the home user?)

The CompUSA staff hovered around us all day, whenever they had a chance. When
the manager stopped by to ask Walt something, late in the day, a customer
approached him and asked, "Are you going to be bundling Warp on all your
machines when it ships?"  "Uh, well, um, we hadn't really addressed that
yet..." replied the flustered manager. CompUSA took several advance orders,
then advised us to tell people to wait a couple of days until they get stock --
they had to charge extra for special orders, they said, and they KNOW they're
going to be stocking a lot of Warp.

It had been about 6 months since we'd done an OS/2 Day. One thing that
impressed me, this time, was the number of people who were already running OS/2
and were anxious to see the next version. "I gotta get this," one guy kept
saying to himself. "I gotta make some phone calls!" Most of them had at least
heard of OS/2, at least in a general sense.

In a way, it may have worked to our benefit that we did this before there was
shrinkwrap (shrinkWarp?) on the shelves. We were able to PRESENT this, to SHOW
it rather than to come across as a hard sell. We said, "This is so new that it
just went to production yesterday; you're among the first people to see it." We
made it a special experience, a sneak preview. And we handed out lots and lots
of fliers for the Phoenix OS/2 Society; as Lois Dimpfel is our special guest
this month, talking about the direction of OS/2, I think we're going to have a
good sized crowd!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.16. OS/2 Warp Launch report from Australia ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 Warp Launch report from Australia
By: Doug Marker

SYDNEY EVENT

This mapped the US event except our local event organisers came up with the
idea of starting with a debate using well known local personalities and lots of
humour.  The theme was ....

'Is there anything better than Personal Computing' ?

The debate was introduced by a Peter Couchman - a well known TV host. The
participants were people who had previously taken part in a very popular live &
also on TV, debating series. The judge in the debate was wearing a black robe
and mask - a surprise celebrity - the debate alone was funny enough to have
carried the event on its own. One of the debaters caused much hilarity by
wandering thru the audience during his presentation trying to bribe support
with sweets (smarties). He surprised the Australian PSP Manger, Andrew Shields
when he told him he wasn't pretty enough to be on TV an placed a bag over his
head (parts of the event were videoed for IBM in US - I suspect the actual
debates may be edited a little before being shown to the IBM board :-).

The mystery celebrity was Australia's Rolf Harris (made famous ages ago with
his hit song 'Tie me Kangaroo down sport', & a later TV series in England).

Singer Marc Williams (a Kiwi) with 3 others then sang 'Its Time'.

Following this they showed the Leonard Nimoy video & 'beamed in' John Soyring
(simulated) - John positioned WARP - introduced Jeff Howard who did the demos -
throughout the demo they would stop & question where Dave Barnes was - Barnes
would then come up in some part of the world warping an audience (canned
video).

There was also a large Hourglass on display - at the end this exploded which
stunned a lot of people  -  (OS/2 breaks the Windows hourglass).

The event was a resounding success - Sydney audience was 1000+ strong.

MELBOURNE EVENT

Later the same day the entire Australian crew  - went to Melbourne where an
audience of about 1,300+ seemed to get an even better show (but minus the
Spock, the Barnes vidoes, John Soyring and Jeff Howard).

The debate was slightly longer in Melb and was outstanding. Then Gary Allran
did the demos and the format had the debate teams asking questions about OS/2
(pre-arranged topics) and Gary doing a terrific job demoing. While he was not
employed as a comedian (Gary is an assignee to Australia from Boca) he sure
kept the laughs flowing.

In the Melbourne finale the singers came out & sang 'Its Time'.

I later spoke to a couple of the debating team who commented that the Melbourne
event was to them the best one (they had a bigger role) - the audience was even
bigger and 4 of the six debaters were from Melbourne.

All in all a lot of smiling and happy faces at the end of a great day.

Melb event capped off with a big party for attendees.

SUMMARY:

Press After the Sydney event a press conference was held at which 40
Journalists stayed for over an hour (only 1 left before the end). IBM
Australia's Director of Media relations said he had not seen this level of
interest in an IBM briefing before.  Positive press was already flowing this
morning (events were yesterday).

Congratulations to the Australian PSP Team - however special congratulations
for the Australian leg of this event must go to Iggy Pintado - OS/2 Brand
Manager and Charlotte Franklin from IBMA media relations. Both put a great deal
of hard work into ensuring one of the most original and outstanding launch and
media events of recent times


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.17. ICON '94 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ICON '94
By:  Robert Wruck

ICON'94 is a computer fair sponsored by the Central Iowa Computer Users Group.
Held in a portion of Des Moines Convention Center with about 40 booths on
convention floor.

Teamers Involved:

Robert Wruck
Jerry Criswell

Event attendance:  1600 during convention - 10am-6pm (majority stopped at our
table), 195 attended two OS/2 seminar presentations.  During 8 hours of fair
there was always several people at the table working with the Warp Beta and
asking questions.

Key Questions:  General questions about Warp Beta, and when it would be
available?  What will be the cost of the new version?  When will the FullPak
version be available?

What did I do:  Helped with setup and takedown, manned booth, and presented
seminars.

What went well:  Event was overwhelmingly successful.  I've manned many OS/2
Computer Fair booths when I was with IBM in 1992 and early 1993.  The interest
in OS/2 at this show was the greatest that I have ever seen it.

Did not go well:  There was only two of us at the booth, and we were
overwhelmed with questions.  We didn't have enough time to spend with each
person.

Comments:  The target audience was home users and small businesses, most people
had heard good things about OS/2 but have been struggling with Windows 3.1
while waiting for Windows'95.  They now believe they are at least a good year
away from a production version of Windows'95. Most were very impressed with the
look, feel and responsiveness of the Warp Beta (we were running on an 8 meg
system for emphasis).  Most liked the applications to be supplied with the
bonus pak, especially the Internet access, Compuserve, FAX and Works., in that
order. Being home users, many were impressed with the emphasis on games.  I had
several people ask:  'What does Warp have that Windows'95 will be missing?'
Most frequent comment- 'Looks like a great product, I'll buy and try it when
it's available' and ' Don't screw up your Window of opportunity'.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.18. Pittsburg Computer and Office Systems Show ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pittsburgh Computer and Office Systems Show
By: James P. Stein

Teamers involved with the event:

Gregory Alheid
Jim Anderson
Edward M. Bosco
William B. Finlay, III
Barry Rogers
Robert Simpson
Jim Stein
John Stein
Joe Summer
Chester Tacka
Bill Tedeski

Number of people attending event?  11,000+

Number of people who tried OS/2 at event?  About 500 - most of the time we
demonstrated OS/2.  There were computers available at the IBM booth for people
to play with.  Several times we took people to the IBM booth to demonstrate
OS/2 Warp because our computers were tied up.

Key question asked by customers?  *What is OS/2?  *Why would I want OS/2 Warp?
*What would be the advantage of OS/2 as compared to DOS, Windows, Unix?  *Why
would you guys volunteer your time to do this? *Why should I believe you that
OS/2 is good when there is so much bad press about it?  *Will Warp run on my
computer?  *What's in the new release of OS/2?  *I'm having trouble with OS/2
running my LAN, can anybody help me?  *When will we be able to buy OS/2 Warp?
*I just read in the paper that Warp is all messed up and had to be recalled, is
this true?  *I read in the computer magazines that OS/2 will never be a
success, Microsoft with Windows controls the desktop OS, why are you guys
wasting your time on a dead horse?  *Do you guys work for IBM?

What did you do?  Briefly, we demonstrated OS/2 Warp, answered all kinds of
questions about OS/2, gave away all kinds of OS/2 paraphernalia (pens, mouse
pads, note pads, etc), handed out $25 rebate coupons for OS/2 Warp, and made
available handout sheets on Warp and local BBS's having OS/2 support with
instructions on accessing them.

What part of the event went well?  The overall event went exceedingly well.
Our booth was usually filled with people interested in learning about OS/2.  We
had a well rounded group of Teamers that could answer almost any question about
OS/2.  Two Teamers brought in their machines which always had someone
demonstrating some aspect of OS/2.  Having the IBM booth directly accross the
isle from us was very useful.  The IBMers were really impressed with our
efforts, especially when PNC Bank, a committed OS/2 shop, sent over an employee
for a few hours with a ThinkPad loaded with Warp and speech recognition.

What part of the event did not go well?  Although the booth was very
productive, our floor activity wasn't.  Walking around with the Team OS/2 shirt
on didn't get much response.  Before the show opened on the first day, we went
out in Teams of two and visited each vendor's booth.  We handed out a flyer
announcing the prescense of the OS/2 User's (and Teamer) booth availability of
help installing OS/2 on show machines and help in general answering questions
about OS/2.  This resulted in OS/2 being installed on a Pentium computer in the
Compaq booth (although this was done by IBM since they were nearby.) Teamers
made sure the monitor had a sticker saying "OS/2 Running Here".  If nothing
else, visiting the show booths did make everyone aware of OS/2 and the presence
of Team OS/2 and the response from the various booth personnel was very
positive.

Describe in your own words the overall reaction to your demo:  The overall
reaction was very positive, Chuck Lamb from American Show Management was most
emphatic in wanting us back at next years show.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.19. SuperSoftware Report ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

SuperSoftware Report
By:  Ronald Van Iwaarden

Hello all!

Phew, man is my throat is sore!  TeamOS/2 decended on the Super Software store
in Denver Colorado and we gave everyone quite an eyefull.  I arrived at about
11:15, just a few minutes after Robert Saenz (IBMer) arrived with his ThinkPad
and Docking station.  Robert was getting some nice multimedia stuff going with
all that sound and video while I started setting up my home system.  Just as
that was getting going, Rafael Block arrived and several others began arriving
in quick succession.

By noon, we had a table set up with 4 teamers and their systems. Rafael had a
386DX/40 with 8mb ram and Warp Beta II running, I had a 486DX2/66, 16mb ram
with Warp Beta II, Robert was running Warp Gold, and Eric Anderson had (unsure
of hardware) OS/2 2.11 running.

By 12:30 two more teamers arrived with their systems and we had to start taking
down the store's computers and setting up our systems in their places.  By 1PM,
about 4 real IBMers had arrived with a ThinkPad (or two) and began demoing the
Internet Connectivity pack (boy is there alot out there on the WWW!).

What were some of the demos?  Well, we had a copy of Galactic Civ running on
two machines and this is a HOT game!  It is not anywere as much of a CPU and
memory hog as Sim City/2 and it looks wonderful!

On my machine, I borrowed Kirby Hylton's 17" monitor and his Zoom 28.8 modem.
I also brought along my own 28.8 and plugged them into each other with a short
piece of phone cord.  I then opened up the BBS in one window and LiveWire/2 in
another and dialed from one window to the other.  Now, I selected all files for
download and showed OS/2 doing a simutaneous 28.8 upload and download (about
3300-3500cps).  At the same time, I had a tape backup going on, files being
copied to floppy, PmPatrol (showing CPU usage and other system stats), a snoop
program (for the BBS), and whatever else I wanted.

It was wonderful seeing the modem lights flashing like crazy indicating the
transfer of the files, the floppy drive light on continually as well as the
tape backup light.  I would then open up a full screen windows session and show
that the system was still quite responsive (ran Mathcad for windows as well as
a few other things).  I would then switch back from windows and play with the
system (did not close windows) and then, start a game, perhaps DOOM or flight
of the raptor.  All the while, the modem lights flashed, the tape drive spun
and the floppy spinning.  Then, switch from the game, back to the desktop and
show that the game was still running (background execution was on...).

People would glance at the CPU meter that was pegged at 100% and the
process/thread count (ranged from 30-50 processes with 90-150 threads) and
their jaws would drop.  I would still be able to open up more OS/2 command
prompts, start compiling a program, and then start replying to some mail and/or
using IBM works and/or installing a program and/or open a couple of DOS prompts
with 32mb EMS and 16mb XMS each and/or...

Admitedly, I have a 486DX2/66 with 16mb of ram but those who guessed at my HW
mostly guessed that I had a Pentium/90 with 32+mb of ram! BTW, a 17 inch
monitor is one of the best things that one can add to a demo!  Seeing OS/2 at
1024x768x256 on a Mag 17f is GREAT (man I wish I had it back...!)

Unfortunately, I had three crashes during the demo (darn Hercules Graphite
drivers, ver 0.97, written for OS/2 2.1, not Warp Beta II) with two of the
crashes within 5 mins of each other.  Most people did not seem to fazed by
this, mentioning that they were _used to_ rebooting their windows systems
several times per day due to something or another "violating system integrity"
and that their systems could not even attempt to do what I had running.

Some quotes and questions from people:

"You mean I can actually back up my system to tape and still use it?" "You mean
I can actually do something else while downloading?"  "Don't you have some
special hardware for the serial port?"  (I don't) "Isn't OS/2 difficult to
install?"  (we installed flawlessly on three systems at the store that day)
"Don't DOS programs run more slowly?"  (well, they run at 98%-150% of DOS's
speed IMHO) "Don't Windows programs run more slowly?"  (they run at about
80%-95% of Windows speed IMHO but you can actually multitask windows apps) "How
much?"

By 4PM, the end of the demo, we were all tired with sore throats and ready to
wrap up.  Perhaps someone else can supply some more information on the other
demo's as I was not able to see much as I was always talking.

Thanks go out to:

Kirby Hylton
Rafael Block
Jim Flannery
Eric Anderson
Rick Orsborn
Robert Saenz
David Swift
Paul Hoza (Super Software person who made this possible)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.20. Report for Cochise College ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Report for Cochise College
By:  Kevin McCrory

Attendance was approximately 60 people.  Turn out was lighter than expected to
the fair being put together on short notice.

Key Questions Asked:

What is OS/2?  How much memory does it take to run?  Can it multitask? How hard
is it to learn?  I'm just getting into computers.  Does it run Windows
programs?  What device drivers come with Warp?

What did I do?

Ran the demonstration on my computer.  I kept a music CD playing during all
destrations.  I allowed users to try out the system if they wished.  Most were
reluctant to use my system.  I described the features of Warp while showing
them on the computer at the same time. I demonstrated the ease of
configurability through drag and drop.

I showed how easy it was to reconfigure the desktop, change colors, fonts and
how the icons were aligned on the screen.  I demonstrated the ease of
configuring memory in DOS sessions and explained how Warp uses virtual memory
to allow programs to run that use more memory than is physically available.  I
ran a demonstration with the CD Rom playing music, the MIDI player playing Bach
and ta video running.

I also opened and ran several DOS and OS/2 applications while the music was
playing to show how well Warp could handle the task.  I also showed a woman how
to set her modem and how to check her hardware configuration.  I showed her how
to open the computer and what the inside of a machine looked like.  I also
showed program manager running in full screen mode with the Far Side Calendar
and several Windows applets running.  I also changed to the desktop to run a
DOS and Windows program at the same time.  I then showed the task list and all
the aphat were running.  I also showed how a Windows application could be set
to run in its own VDM if necessary.

At the end of the day the two certificates for Warp were raffled off. Sarah
Baune and D. Caldwell.  Two of the coffee mugs were also raffled off as
consolation prizes.  Evelyn Steele and Jeanne Runyon won those. The additional
OS/2 material will be given away to users group members at a later meeting when
I do a demonstration of some OS/2 software.

On the whole, the event went well despite the disappointing attendance.  On a
bright note.  At least two people will be purchasing Warp and several others
expressed interest.

The major problem with the event was getting the pre-release version to install
correctly on my system.  All DOS and OS/2 programs seem to work.  Works has
problems with saving documents from the word processor.  I'm now forced to
write this online.  :(

Also Seemless windows session cause my machine to lock up.  I reinstalled Warp
at least 4 times and Windows 3.1 twice and tried WFWG 3.11, all to no avail.
I'm hoping the problem will be corrected in the released version.  Thanks Janet
for your help Friday night.  You at least helped me solve the mystery of the
disappearing Windows Groups.

Advice to others demonstrating:  Don't bash other operating system choices.
Also, don't just talk about Warp and its advantages, Show them!!!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.21. Vancouver Island Computer Show ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Vancouver Island Computer Show
By:  John Phillips

I'm sitting here slowly winding down after two very successful days at the
Vancouver Island Computer show!  I don't think I've ever shaken so many hands,
downed so much coffee or fielded so many (or so varied) questions in all my
life.  I've definitely learned a lot about how to organize a Team OS/2 event
and had a taste of what it might be like to work the floor at Comdex in Las
Vegas (maybe next year...).  I think I can speak for all the Teamers who
volunteered their time this past weekend when I say that I had a blast and
would most definitely do it again!

We had been talking about and planning this event for some time.  When our
local IBM rep first approached me with the idea I was hesitant at first but
definitely intrigued.  I knew there was a substantial amount of interest in
OS/2 but I wasn't sure if I could muster enough local support to staff a booth.
Boy was I wrong!

In the two or three weeks prior to the show I put out some feelers and started
signing up Teamers to work the booth.  I built a small spreadsheet with names
and shift times to keep track of who was going to work when then moved the
names into a mailing list so I could try and keep everybody up to date.  One
thing I learned with this process is that, while Email may be our friend, not
all Email is as friendly as it might be.  In the end I gave up and kept two
lists, one for the Internet folks and one for the BBS group.  A tad tedious but
it worked.

The afternoon before the show I met Joe Ryan, our local IBM contact, who was
going to lend us some equipment for the weekend.  Joe had just returned from a
very successful jaunt across western Canada with the IBM 'Blue Tour' and hadn't
been to sleep since he left Regina the morning before.

We unloaded a ThinkPad 755c and PS ValuePoint dx66 for the booth and proceeded
inside.  The event staff were already assembling the IBM OS/2 backdrop that had
been shipped out to us from IBM Canada so we set about preparing the booth for
the show.  We did have a few problems to sort out with regard to tables and
power supplies but those were soon out of the way.  We sent Joe off to get some
sleep (and see his wife for the first time in about three weeks) and set about
putting the computers together for the show.

It was immediately obvious that things were not going to be as easy as I had
hoped.  I won't bore you with the details but suffice it to say that we had a
number of problems (mostly hardware related) that we had to overcome in getting
the booth prepped and ready for the show next morning.  We made it alright but
only by the hair on my chinny chin-chin.  <g>

Bright and early the next morning people started to filter in for the show.  We
had a full compliment of Teamers in the booth ready, willing and able.  At
first I thought that I might have over booked people with 5 per shift but it
became clear right away that we wouldn't have any problem keeping people busy!

Our booth was located almost immediately opposite the main show entrance.  As
people came through the doors they immediately saw our (IBM supplied) Warp
booth and it's nifty black backdrop.  We had one PC with a 17" monitor running
on one side, pamphlets and demo disks (assorted trinkets and trash) on the
other and Joe's ThinkPad 755c in the middle.  From the number of people that
crowded into the booth, I think almost every person that came into the show
stopped by to visit which kept us all very busy answering questions and showing
off Warp. We had a phone line connected to the ThinkPad to demo the Internet
Access Kit.  One of the local Internet service providers had graciously
provided us with a Team OS/2 account for the show and we made full use of what
we had.  People were lined up 3 and 4 deep watching us cruise the Internet,
asking questions about this and that, looking for comparisons to their existing
DOS/Windows setups etc.  You name it, they asked it!  All the Teamers at the
booth did an excellent job.  We were very lucky to have a number of expert
Teamers on hand to field some of the more difficult, dare I say esoteric,
questions.

Two of the biggest, and most frequently asked questions, were 1) Okay, where
can I buy it and 2) Do you work for IBM?  Luckily for us, a local retailer had
an OS/2 Warp show "special" almost immediately across from our booth.  We did
our best to be fair and recommend all the local retailers but it was tough not
to point out the special offer so close at hand (and it was quite a special
too).  Over the course of the two days, this one vendor alone took in more than
300 pre-orders for OS/2 Warp!  Most, if not all, were a direct result of
peoples interaction with our booth.  As far as the second question was
concerned, we just explained to folks that we were with Team OS/2 and were all
volunteers.  Quite a few people had a very difficult time with this concept and
insisted that we must be getting paid or something.  We just explained what
Team OS/2 was and how it worked over and over and over again.

By the end of the two days, we were all very tired but also very very pleased
with how things had gone.  I personally was quite amazed at not only the amount
of mis-information that is circulating out there about OS/2 but also at the
level (technologically speaking) of peoples requirements for "home" based
systems!  Sending copies of the "How to be a good OS/2 advocate" and the IBM
"How to show off Warp" script definitely paid off.  Having a few local
"experts" close at hand was also a major plus.  All in all it was a most
enjoyable and memorable experience.  I am looking forward to attending Comdex
(Vancouver, BC) this coming January and hope to help out at the Warp/Team OS/2
booth there.  Rumour has it that our fearless leader, Janet Gobeille, may even
make an appearance!

If you get the chance to be involved with something similar in your town, go
for it!  It's a great experience regardless of your knowledge or skill level.
Think of it as another way to make more (OS/2) friends, expand your horizons
and, if your lucky, learn more about OS/2 Warp!

Thanks to Terry Hamilton and Rob Hudaj of IBM Canada for supplying us with an
assortment of "trinkets and trash" to hand out and a mountainous supply of
information (pamphlets, books, demo disks, etc) to stock the booth.  Thanks to
Joe Ryan for everything he did in arranging the booth and backdrop, loaning us
the equipment and generally being extremely supportive.  I would also like to
thank Mark Morley and the folks at IslandNet for the Team OS/2 SLIP account!
We will be moving some stuff over there and getting our 'Home Page' set up
asap.

(http://www.islandnet.com/~teamos2/homepage.html)

And last, but most certainly not least, Thank you to all the Team OS/2
volunteers who came down and helped out over the weekend.

PS Just so you don't think I made this all up <grin>, here are a couple of
comments from Teamers who worked at or dropped by the booth during the show:

From:  Darren Gover
Subject:  Yeeeha!

Working the OS/2 Warp booth at the now completed Vancouver Island Computer show
was quite an experience.  After standing on my feet for 6 hours and talking to
what seemed liked hundreds of people I am now convinced beyond a shadow of a
doubt that Warp will be a smash hit. The amount of interest and type of
questions asked amazed me.

When I volunteered to help out I thought we would get the occasional OS/2 user
or maybe some newbie would wonder over.  But this just was not the case, people
of all levels came in flocks asking things like: "I've heard/read of OS/2, can
you tell me more about it?", "do you mean to tell me I can run my DOS, Windows
and OS/2 programs together, at the same time?"

I can honestly say that the people I spoke with were all VERY impressed with
OS/2 Warp and after both hearing and seeing it many went over to a near by
computer software vendor and placed an order.

What a rush it was working at the show....  Hmmm I wonder if they need any help
at the next COMDEX????

From:  Joe Parsons

The OS/2 presentation was super, as was the help at the booth.  Everyone was
helpful, friendly, and eager to answer questions. My friend and I both signed
up for the Warp, and I broke down and ordered a CD ROM drive to use with it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.22. Report for Triad Demo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Report for Triad Demo
By:  Jim Van Sickler

Key questions asked by customers:  Where are the tutorials for the bonus pak
applications?  How do I install from my B:  drive?  Will I be able to get a
file converter for my WinWord 6 files?  Do I have to reformat my hard drive to
install OS/2?  When is Warp with Win-OS/2 coming out?

What did you do?  Showed the video Went through some sections of the tutorial;
changing desktop colors, renaming objects.  Demonstrated the selective install
process (highlighting the numerous hardware selections).  Created a document
with a long filename, copied it to a floppy & showed th e short/long names.
Demo'd adding objects to the toolbar, modifying the toolbar section.  Changed
Desktop settings for parent folder closing.

What part of the event went well?  Most of the demo (I was a bit nervous).  Q &
A time.  One-on-one sessions playing with the systems. All attending made
positive comments about what they saw in the video, and on the systems.

Reaction to the demo?  The multitasking portion that I had hoped to do:  I was
going to log into GEnie and run it in the background while I printed out the
README for the bonus pak and continued the demo...I ended up not being able to
use the second phone line because I was too far from the jack.  The store
system had an Orchid Gamewave 32/CD-ROM installed:  prior to the demo, we had
to download the Warp beta CD driver from the Orchid BBS, because we couldn't
get the setup to work using the instructions in the manual.  When we powered up
each day, we had to boot the system, run the DOS initialization program to set
up the second sound card, shut down and warm boot; this drew some negative
comments from the shop crew concerning the awkward method of bringing up the
sound card.

Reaction to the demo?  Quite favorable; I know of at least two Warp sales that
resulted from seeing the shop system during the week prior to the demo, as well
as those attending the demo.

Cooperation of the local management?  Quite good; I've been invited back for
another demo by the shop owners.

Enthusiasm of floor reps?  Very high, as the floor reps are also part owners!
The Warp banner brought in a few new customers, and the shop personnel were
keen on letting the customers try out the system with Warp running on it.  The
fact that both the hardware and software performed flawlessly helped keep their
enthusiasm up!

Knowledge of reps?  Of the four (three partners, one tech), only one had any
significant prior experience with OS/2.  He and I did the install on the shop
system.  The only glitch was getting the sound card/CD-ROM setup working.  It
only added a couple of hours to the total time, and taught us a lot about the
manual!  He was running v2.1 and was overall happy with it.  His first
impression of Warp was how much more stable it was compared to 2.1 (a feeling I
also share).  We set up the shop system with a dual boot, after turning off the
Windows Print Manager and swap file and defragging the drive.

Positive responses:  Very stable.  Liked the desktop and toolbar. Good on-line
help.  Liked the sample installation entries for the CD-ROM/sound card setup in
the manual.

Advice for others doing a demo:  As remarked before; be sure of where you're
going to be set up, and adjust your demo accordingly.  If a phone line is
available, make it clear how long you will be able to use it for.  If you set
up a shop system for use during the demo, do it at least a week in advance.
This will give you enough time to work out any kinks in the set up and give the
shop personnel ample time to work with it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Team OS/2 on the Worldwide Web ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 on the Worldwide Web

One of my other jobs at IBM is maintaining a document called "IBM's Worldwide
Electronic Resources".  This document contains information about web sites, ftp
sites, gopher sites, forums on AOL, CompuServe, et al, Internet newsgroups,
Fidonet echo's, etc.  All places to find information about OS/2.

I'm almost done with the latest updates and will be incorporating some of that
information into the next issue of the newsletter, with emphasis on Team OS/2
areas.  So, if you've any information about Team OS/2 areas on any network,
please send me the details and I'll include it, if I don't already have it.

Vicci Conway
Internet:  [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Bulletin Boards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Bulletin Board Information

The Bulletin Board section is divided up into two sections now, though some
months will only have one section:

Upcoming Bulletin Board Conferences

BBS Highlights (from previous conferences)

Please be sure to send in your BBS's important highlights.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. America Online wants your Newsletters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Greetings Fellow Teamers from America Online,

The OS/2 Forum on America Online (AOL) has been steadily growing and is about
to put on a new "face". Part of our expanded forum will be the popular
newsletter section. The TEAM OS2 News is currently one of several OS/2 and
OS/2-related newsletters posted to this forum area on a regular basis.

We wish to invite all OS/2 and OS/2-related user groups and clubs to consider
presenting their group's newsletters here on AOL!  In this way we can better
serve the OS/2 community by allowing AOL members to have more of an opportunity
to learn about your group. Not only nearby AOL members, but members in the
surrounding areas can become aware of the various user groups and be able to
consider joining. In addition, distant OS/2 groups will hear of each others'
activities and be able to communicate with each other, possibly sharing
knowledge and resources. We believe this will foster inter-group communication
which will, in turn, serve to benefit the OS/2 community as a whole!

If you are interested, please review the following guidelines regarding
submission of newsletters. These guidelines were created to help us comply with
AOL policies for the OS/2 Forum, to facilitate the acceptance of your
newsletter, and answer many of the anticipated questions you might have.

(Please note that the OS/2 Forum on AOL is a service of AOL but is not AOL,
Inc. itself.  In other words, we're not the management and we don't set or
control AOL policy.  In fact, this forum is staffed with volunteers as are most
other forums on AOL.  This also means that AOL, Inc. isn't responsible for
anything we're saying here.  "Us" and "We" refer to the OS/2 Forum as a whole
and not to AOL, Inc.)

1)  How to Submit Your Newsletters-

You don't have to be a member of AOL!  While uploading a newsletter to AOL is
free, membership is not.  We'd be very happy to have you join us and you're
most welcome to do so, but it isn't necessary to do so just to upload your
newsletters.  However, if a member of your group is already an AOL member, that
will make things easier.

If you are posting to an internet site or have the ability to do so, let us
know where, and the date new issues are available, and we'll have someone get
it from there.

If you wish, you may send us a disk with your newsletter on it.  (Contact
[e-mail] on that one.)

We don't have ftp yet but you can UUEncode your newsletter and EMail it to
[e-mail].  (Maximum on that is about 500K, UUEncoded.)

If necessary we can set up a special, password-protected uploading account for
a specific person in your group at no cost. (This is not easy to do and will be
judged on a case by case basis.)

Finally, we're ready to hear any ideas you may have about how to get the
newsletters to the OS/2 Forum. Contact [e-mail] or [e-mail]. We
most definitely want your newsletter and are willing to work with you to make
that happen!

2)  Format-

We're flexible, but strongly recommend ASCII or INF formats. Special
requirements of other formats (such as EPS, etc.) will prevent the greatest
possible readership of your newsletter.

3)  Content-

Anything about OS/2 or OS/2 related.  That doesn't mean that everything in your
newsletter has to be about OS/2.  This is more of a general direction than an
editorial statement.  We're allowed to publish newsletters of OS/2 and OS/2
related user groups, not ALL user groups.

For example, if you are primarily a DOS or Unix group then AOL will not let us
publish your newsletter, although they will be accepted by other areas. If you
are a Non-OS/2 user group and you have had a special OS/2 event, we'd love to
publish a newsletter including an article about that event.

AOL prohibits us from publishing most advertising material or solicitations.
Inviting new members into your group and informing your membership of upcoming
events in your group and/or community are NOT considered advertising.

All newsletters will be considered for release on an "as is" basis.  We cannot
and will not edit your newsletter in any way whatsoever.  If we should ever run
into any difficulty or problem we will communicate with you about it. The OS/2
Forum will need to either release the whole newsletter or none of it.

4)  Keeping Current-

The OS/2 Forum will have a "Current Issues" section for your most recent
newsletter. Older issues will be in a different area for people to refer back
to them. All issues that are more than two or three months old (unless you
publish less often) will be in not be in the "Current Issues" area.

5)  Having Your Own Area-

When any newsletter exceeds more than 20 issues online (an AOL guideline), a
special sub-section of our Newsletter Section will be set up for that
newsletter. This will be just for a single newsletter, provided it is being
kept current and up to date.  (AOL require's us to have a committment to keep
the area "fresh" with current issues as they become available in order  to do
this.)

If your group would like to have its own area for its newsletters now, you may
submit the current issue and 19 back issues.

6)  Who to Contact-

Well that's about it. Thank you for taking the time to read this. The OS/2
Forum hopes you will consider our invitation. If you have any questions,
concerns or just need assistance in getting started, please contact the
following:

Our Forum Leader:

  PC Aud
 Internet EMail:  [e-mail]

 Our Forum Librarian:

 PCA Dave (TEAMOS2)
 Internet Email:  [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Upcoming Bulletin Board Conferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Upcoming Bulletin Board Conferences

America Online

OS/2 Conference Schedule - March 1995

The OS/2 Forum chats are logged!  If you missed one, check out the Conference
Logs library in the OS/2 Forum!

***** All OS/2 chats are held in the OS/2 meeting room *****
*** Saturday: 9:30 pm Eastern
*** Thursday: 9:00 pm Eastern
*** Tuesday: 11:30 pm Eastern

SATURDAY: (03-04) OS/2 Q & A

SATURDAY: (03-11) OS/2 Special Guest: Kevin W. Thompson, Ph.D., President,
Magus.  Join Kevin to discuss Magus' PageTurner application for OS/2!  Magus
PageTurner views PostScript files and prints them to any printer.  It's
particularly useful for people who frequent the Internet, where PostScript is
the most common format for disseminating formatted documents.  Ever wish you
had a PostScript viewer to read all those IBM white papers, especially when you
only want to read a small section?  Find out more about PageTurner!

SATURDAY: (03-18) OS/2 Beginner's Night - New to OS/2 or thinking abou trying
OS/2?  Get the answers to your questions!

SATURDAY: (03-25) OS/2 Special Guest: Tom Snyder, Utilis. Join discuss PM
Assistant for OS/2!  PM Assistant was first released in 1989.  It provides
Keyboard Macros, Screen Saver, Window Placement, Application Access, Hot-Keys
and Task Scheduling, all in a single cohesive program, where they work together
for you.  Find out more about PM Assistant and what it can do for you!

THURSDAY: (03-02) OS/2 Warp Q & A

THURSDAY: (03-09) OS/2 Open House

THURSDAY: (03-16) OS/2 Backup - Need an OS/2 Backup and Restore program?  Find
out what is available!

THURSDAY: (03-23) OS/2 Users Groups - Are you a member of an OS/2 User Group?
Can't find one?  Want to start one?

THURSDAY: (03-30) OS/2 Beginner's Night - New to OS/2 or thinking abou trying
OS/2?  Get the answers to your questions!

TUESDAY: (03-07) Late Night with OS/2 - Informal Chat

TUESDAY: (03-14) Late Night with OS/2 - Informal Chat

TUESDAY: (03-21) Late Night with OS/2 - Informal Chat

TUESDAY: (03-28) Late Night with OS/2 - Informal Chat

GEnie

Regularly scheduled RealTime Conferences (RTCs) are as follows (Eastern time):

Monday   9:30P-11:30P  Eastern  OS/2 Help Desk with
                Jeff Elkins

Tuesday   9:30P-11:30P  Eastern  Team OS/2 Nationwide
                Conferences with: Kevin Royalty and Stewart Hyde

Wednesday  9:30P-11:30P  Eastern
                General Meetings/Special Events


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Demo Tips ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This month we have demo tips from Chris White and Brad Barclay.

Keep those tips coming!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Chris White's OS/2 Warp Demo Tip's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 Demo Tip's
By:  Chris White

Demoing OS/2 Warp

With the release of the new version of OS/2, it's tempting to show people all
the slick new features. If your audience has never seen OS/2 before, they don't
know what's new and what's not new. This is also a good opportunity to point
out what OS/2 has had for years while other companies are touting them as brand
new features for yet-to-be-released operating systems.

1) Run DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications (use BonusPack applications and
point out that they're FREE!). Run Windows applications in seperate sessions.
Download the file BADAPP.ZIP to show how a Windows application fails without
trapping the system. Run a DOS game. (The Apogee shareware program Raptor runs
very well and will work in a window.) (Good comparison to W95's single Windows
session and 640K-only DOS sessions.)

2) If a phone line is available, start a download. You can use the CIS practice
forum or use IAK to create a list of all the newsgroups (this takes a *long*
time!). While your download is running, start suggestion #3. (Good comparison
to W95's limited access to Internet.)

3) Take a tour of the desktop. Most DOS and Windows users are put off by the
Workplace Shell ... it's too different. Show the LaunchPad's drawers, how to
add and subtract objects, how to change the LP so it always floats on top of
the application. Make several different LaunchPads for different application
groups. (Good comparison to W95 toolbar.)

4) Demonstrate SOM objects. Objects are the coolest and least understood part
of OS/2. For a quick demo, download the file JAM.ZIP, which builds a
butter-and-jam sandwich in DOS, Windows, and OS/2 interfaces. (Good comparison
to OLE and the W95 Shell, which cannot do the following tips.)

Other good object demos:

- Create a program object for an application on the C: drive. Move the
  application to the D: drive. The object still launchs the
  application.
- Drop a document object (ASCII, DeScribe) on the printer. The printer prints
  the document without invoking the program's executable code.
- Create a file with a very long name and copy it using WPS to the diskette
  drive. Open the diskette drive and show the very long name. Do a
  DIR at a command prompt and show the FAT name. Open the Details
  view of the drive object and show the extended attributes.
- Create a document using Works.

5) Show the "help me" features; the tutorial, the System Information tool, the
pop-up menus and notebooks, and the System Setup folder. Show how you can apply
colors or backgrounds to folders to make them more distinct from one another.
Create a folder that closes when you open a child object. Demonstrate the
Desktop Arrange/Unarrange.

During your demonstration, use the BonusPack applications as much as possible
to point out the extras you get with OS/2 Warp. Your demonstration should
emphasize that Warp is a great operating system with enough added "Warplets" to
make it a great value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Brad Barclay's IBM Works Demo Tip's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Brad Barclay's IBM Works Demo Tip's

One of my favorites is to demonstrate DDE capibilities.  Load up a Word
Processor Windows and a Spreadsheet table.  Enter a few columns of data,
highlight and copy it to the clipboard.  Go back into your word processor
window and Paste Link it into your document.

To show that it is a DDE link, go and change a few values in your spreadsheet,
and show how those values have been automatically updated in the Word
Processing Document. (Note:  you have to save your spreadsheet before you can
Paste Link it).

Back to the Spreadsheet - click on the Chart button, and highlight a good sized
area for dropping in a chart.  Copy and Paste Link it into your Word processing
document also.  Change a value in your spreadsheet and show how both the table
and the chart in your Word Processing document have been updated.

Next, type some text around your chart - show that, unlike the basic
wordprocessing facilities that come with some operating environments, IBM Works
can have text and graphics on the same line.

This demonstration works quite well, especially if you are doing it while doing
some other everyday task in the background - diskette formatting, disk to disk
copying, downloading a file at high speed, etc.  Of course, Windows also has
the capibility to do DDE linking - however, you would be suprised how many
people don't know about such a feature and how it can change the way that they
work.

You may also want to demonstrate how IBM Works can import and export numerous
various document types, spreadsheet types, Database types, graphics types, etc.

Of course, if you really want to make this impressive, do DDE linking between
IBM Works documents/spreadsheets/charts with Windows DDE clients.  This can
really attract peoples attention.  For example, if you have the software, show
how Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows can be DDE linked with a table in IBM Works - or
Corel Chart with a Document and a Spreadsheet in IBM Works.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Appendix - Questions and Answers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Appendix (Questions and Answers)

The Appendix will contain information that will be updated in future
newsletters to provide valuable reference information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Appendix A: How do I contact IBM Team OS/2 Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How do I contact IBM Team OS/2 Support
IBM PSP Grass-Roots Marketing supports Team OS/2 and other activities. The
people involved are:

 Vicci Conway             Vicci is in Austin, TX.  Her primary job is
                          electronic marketing communications, between IBM and
                          the commercial online services.  Her secondary
                          responsiblity is BBS coordination, and coverage
                          thereof.  She also works with Team OS/2 support to
                          provide vendors with the Team OS/2 mailing list and
                          coordinates the Team OS/2 Reception at Comdex/Fall.
                          In addition, any vendor wishing to get their press
                          releases distributed electronically should contact
                          her as well.

 Janet Gobeille           Janet is in Austin, Texas.  She works to define and
                          coordinate world-wide Team OS/2 support for IBM PSP.
                          If you have a problem with IBM Team OS/2 support,
                          call her. She also works to provide international
                          support and coordination for Team OS/2, and maintains
                          the databases used to support Team OS/2.

 Anita Venable            Anita works with Janet in Austin.  She handles the
                          and day-to-day support for Team OS/2 including
                          shipping, database updates, and responding to phone,
                          fax, and email inquiries. When you send a note to
                          either [e-mail] or TEAMOS2 @ AUSVM1,
                          Anita is usually the person who will read and answer
                          it.

 User Group Relations:    Gene Barlow, Bill Wyatt and Richard Woolsey form our
                          User Group Relations team.  See Appendix F for more
                          info on IBM PC User Group Support.

 You can contact Team OS/2 Support via the Internet address given below from
 most electronic networks. If necessary, contact us via fax or telephone, but
 electronic mail is definitely preferred.

 Internet (Team OS/2 Support): [e-mail]

 Internet (Team OS/2 Newsletter): [e-mail]

 Internet (BBS support): [e-mail]

 Internet (PC User Group Support): [e-mail]

 IBM (internal) (Team OS/2 Support): TEAMOS2 at AUSVM1

 IBM (internal) (Team OS/2 Newsletter): TEAMNEWS at AUSVM1

 IBM (internal) (BBS Support): VICCI at AUSVM1

 IBM (internal) (IBM PC User Groups): IBMPCUG at AUSVM1

 You can also contact us at any of the following addresses and request that
 your note be forwarded to the correct person:

 CompuServe:       Vicci Conway at 76711,1123

 Fidonet:          Janet Gobeille at 1:382/902

 IBMMAIL:          Janet Gobeille at USIB45RN at IBMMAIL

 OS/2 BBS:         Vicci Conway at USIB5DH4 at IBMMAIL

 Fax:              Send your request to Janet Gobeille, Team OS/2 Support, at
                   [phone]

 Mail:

                                      Janet Gobeille
                                      IBM PSP - Bldg 808
                                      Internal Zip 2996
                                      11400 Burnet Rd
                                      Austin, TX 78758   USA

 Telephone:        Anita Venable, Team OS/2 Support, at [phone]

 If you have problems reaching Team OS/2 Support, contact Janet Gobeille at
 [phone].


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Appendix B: How can I join Team OS/2? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How can I join Team OS/2?

Team OS/2 membership is self-determined: YOU decide if you are a part of Team
OS/2. However, the IBM Team OS/2 Support group keeps a database of members as a
service to Team OS/2 members world-wide.  We then sort and upload them to the
electronic networks so that you can find each other.

If you want your name added to this database, please send IBM Team OS/2 Support
the following information.  Our addresses are listed in Appendix A.  (Note:  If
you wish to use this form, click on Services, then on "Copy to File".  This
section is now saved as a file called 'text.tmp' and you can use it as a
template to send in your information).

   1. Your Name

   2. Mailing address (only the city, state, and country will be published)

      We sometimes provide a free mailing list of Team OS/2 members to OS/2
      vendors. Would you like your name and address included in that list? (yes
      or no)

   3. Userids and networks

   4. Optional: you can include a short (1-2 line) description to be included
      with your name.  Sometimes software developers like to mention which
      products they've written or BBS operators include how to reach their BBS.

 Also please let us know what you've been doing to help promote the use of
 OS/2.

 There are times we've received very interesting or unusual or fun descriptions
 of what people have been doing, and would like to use them in future issues of
 this newsletter to share with others.  May we use your description if we feel
 it's of general interest?  Yes or no?


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Appendix C: Where can I find Team OS/2 Members? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Where can I find Team OS/2 Members?

The majority of people associated with Team OS/2 can be found somewhere online,
participating on a Bulletin Board.  Since the fastest and easiest method of
communicating with a large group such as Team OS/2 is via electronic networks,
this is the perfect avenue to coordinate events, to report on what you or your
group are doing, or to help others who have questions or problems.  We also
electronically brainstorm about new ideas.

We also provide a list of Team OS/2 members and email addresses worldwide.  It
can normally be found wherever this newsletter is found. The next section in
this Appendix shows how to address these users via the Internet no matter which
electronic system they may be on.

Below are the major networks where Teamers can be found.  The lead Teamer on
each network is usually a volunteer assisting in monitoring conferences and
uploading files from IBM PSP. Note: these folks are *not* IBM OS/2 technical
support.

The following list is maintained by Vicci Conway (IBM PSP Electronic Marketing
Strategist).  Please contact her with corrections and changes.

 America Online:     Go to the "Computing" icon, "OS/2" topic. The lead Teamer
                     here is Ed D'Avignon and can be found with the userid
                     "TEAMOS2 ED".

                     AOL has regularly-scheduled OS/2 chats on Tuesdays at
                     11:30 p.m., Thursdays at 9 p.m., and Saturdays at 9:30
                     p.m..  All times are Eastern Standard Time.

 Compuserve:         "GO OS2USER", Section 9, Team OS/2. Vicci Conway
                     (76711,1123) is the lead Teamer here. Throughout the year,
                     when product announcements are made, you'll find the IBM
                     Executives here holding week-long chat sessions.

 Delphi:             Custom Forum 41 is where the Teamers hang out on Delphi.
                     Steve Gallagher (S.GALLAGHER) takes the main Teamer liason
                     role here.

 Fidonet:            Join us on the TEAMOS2 echo conference (on the Fidonet
                     zone 1 backbone, available internationally).  Janet
                     Gobeille (1:382/902) is active here along with many other
                     IBMers who join in on this conference.

 GEnie:              Go to the "OS/2" roundtable (page 1400).  Kevin Royalty is
                     an active Teamer here and sends in the GEnie announcements
                     for this newsletter. Gary Lehnertz is also active here,
                     uploading IBM PSP announcements.

                     GEnie has regularly scheduled RealTime Conferences (RTCs)
                     which are listed in the Upcoming Bulletin Board
                     Conferences section.

 Within IBM:         See TEAMOS2 FORUM and TEAMOS2 CFORUM on the internal IBMPC
                     conference disk.  Also check for TEAMxx CFORUMS, where xx
                     is your state or country (see listing under OS2BBS).

 Internet:           No specific conference, but you will find Teamers on most
                     of the OS/2-specific newsgroups.  For Team OS/2
                     information on the Internet, send email to
                     [e-mail].  You can also meet Team OS/2 members
                     on the #OS/2 channel of IRC (Internet Relay Chat).

 OS2BBS (from IBM):  Join us on the TEAMOS2 CFORUM.  Vicci Conway (USIB55J9 at
                     IBMMAIL) is the forum Administrator. Several dedicated
                     regional TEAMxx CFORUMS are now open:

                                          TEAMBNL - Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemborg
                                          TEAMCA  - California
                                          TEAMCDA - Canada
                                          TEAMDC  - Washington, DC
                                          TEAMFL  - Florida
                                          TEAMGA  - Georgia
                                          TEAMIL  - Illinois
                                          TEAMNC  - North Carolina
                                          TEAMNW  - North West USA
                                          TEAMNY  - New York
                                          TEAMOH  - Ohio
                                          TEAMTX  - Texas
                                          TEAMUK  - UK

 Prodigy:            The OS/2 Club.  Check the "New Files" area weekly for new
                     uploads. Prodigy recently implemented user uploads! The
                     Team OS/2 support liason is Gene Gough (DWJG89A) and Joe
                     Kesselman (EPFR04A).

 Also, there are often Team OS/2 get-togethers at meetings, trade shows and
 technical conferences.  If you plan to attend a conference, please check
 electronically for any Team OS/2 activity that may be planned.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.1. Sending Email through the Internet ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sending Email through the Internet

We've had many requests asking how to contact a Teamer who is on a different
electronic network.  So, this table shows how to create an Internet email
address for many of the systems where Teamers can be found:


 Network    Sample address            Sample re-formatted for Internet

 America    tom214                    [e-mail]
 Online

 Bix        xxxxx                     [e-mail]

 Compuserve 76711,1123                [e-mail]
                                      (Note: change the comma (,) to a period (.)
                                      for the Internet address.)

 Delphi     Barnesd                   [e-mail]

 Fidonet    Janet at 1:109/347.3479   [e-mail]
            Janet Gobeille at         [e-mail]
            1:109/347                 (Note: not all Fidonet users have Internet
                                      netmail access. However, if the Fidonet
                                      address is in the Team OS/2 list, the person
                                      should have mail capability there.  Fidonet
                                      addresses are reversed and prefixes added to
                                      create an internet address.  The 'p'
                                      parameter is only used when sending a note to
                                      a Fidonet 'point': an address with the 4th
                                      set of digits).

 GEnie      K.Royalty                 [e-mail]

 MCI Mail   378-4029                  [e-mail]
                                      (Note: the dash in MCI Mail should not be
                                      used.)

 Prodigy    tvkm35a                   [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. Appendix D: Team OS/2 International! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 International!

Team OS/2 is everywhere.... not just in the USA.  Team members can be found
around the world.  Although the international conferencing is often done in
English, there are Teamers active on local bulletin boards and other
conferences in many languages.  This section contains any country-specific
information that we can collect to assist and publicize your efforts to help
other OS/2 users.

If you know of some specific Team OS/2 or OS/2 conferences in your country,
please send us ([e-mail]) a short note with information on how to
get to them.  We will be happy to re-post that information here in following
newsletters to help others learn where they can also join in the fun.

Also, if the entry for your country is incorrect, please notify Janet Gobeille
([e-mail]).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.1. Team OS/2 Argentina ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Argentina

The Team OS/2 Argentina coordinator is Juan Sortheix (Nicky):

    Internet: [e-mail]
The IBM supporter for Team OS/2 there is Lidia C. Gasparotto

     IBM internal: GASPAROT at BUEVM1
Team OS/2 Argentina has been actively promoting OS/2, setting up bulletin
boards, and enjoying being a part of Team OS/2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.2. Team OS/2 OZ : Australia ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 OZ - Australia

Team Coordinator for Team OS/2 OZ: Scott Akinson

    IBM Internal:  SCOTTA at SYDVM1

IBM Liason for Team OS/2 OZ: Peter Kelley

    Internet:  Peter Kelly at: [e-mail]

Note from Janet Gobeille:  I've heard that the Fidonet feed for the
international TEAMOS2 conference has been cut (perhaps accidentally). If this
is true, could someone in Australia check on this and let me know what can be
done to re-link OZ into this conference?  I can be reached 1:382/902.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.3. Team OS/2 Austria ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Austria

The IBM Team OS/2 liasions are:
     Georg Hascheck
     Internet:  haschek&vnet.ibm.com
     IBM Internal:  61804212 at vievma
and
     Ludwig Eder
     Internet: [e-mail]
     IBM Internal: 61821361 at vievma

IBM Austria is now actively supporting Team OS/2 as well as having
a Team OS/2 Hotline.  Contact Sonja below for further information.

     Sonja Ziegelhuber
     Internet: [e-mail]
     IBM Internal: 61822727 at vievma


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.4. Team OS/2 Belgium ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Belgium

The Team OS/2 Belgium Coordinator is Frank Vandewiele:

    IBM Internal: VDWIELE at BRUVMIS1

Team OS/2 has been very active in Belgium.  By April, there will be a PSP
Brussels Home Page on the Internet.  That will include information on both Team
OS/2 and on Belgium user groups.

 OS/2 User Group Belgium
 =======================

     The 'OS/2 User Group Belgium' is formed by a group of belgian
 OS/2 enthousiasts who want to share their knowledge on OS/2 with
 anyone who is using (or interested in using) OS/2 as his PC operating
 system.

     The 'OS/2 User Group Belgium' organizes sessions and workshops
 about various OS/2-related topics on a regular basis (currently every
 2 months).  For example, the last session was a presentation entitled
 'How to install/configure OS/2'.

 We also publish an electronic newsletter.  The first issue of
 our newsletter is currently available on Fidonet Belgium, in the file
 area OS2_B ('OS/2 Belgium file distribution').  Printed versions can
 be obtained on request.

     You can contact the OS/2 User Group, and post any of your
 questions about OS/2 on the Belgian FidoNet echomail area OS2.B.
 This echomail area is also the place where you can find the latest
 information on the 'OS/2 User Group Belgium' and its activities.

     To enroll to the 'OS/2 User Group Belgium', cut and paste
 the coupon below, enter the required information and send it to one
 of the following e-mail addresses :

     Alex Wyckmans @ 2:291/716  (NetMail only)

     Jerry van Laer @ 2:292/805.7 (NetMail only)

   ======================================================================

   NAME:
   ADDRESS:
   ZIP CODE and CITY :

   Reachable through E-mail (Y/N) ?
   AT: (E-mail address here)

   WISHES TO (please select the appropriate option)
   - become a member of the 'OS/2 User Group' Belgium and to be informed
    about its activities

   - become an 'active member' of the OS/2 User Group Belgium and
    participate in the planning, organization and running of the
    sessions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.5. Team OS/2 Canada ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Canada

IBM Team Coordinator for Canada:  Arylnn Poczynek

   Internet:  [e-mail]

Hi. I'm Arylnn Poczynek, and I've taken on the role of Team OS/2 Advocate
within IBM Canada, starting February 1. I have been a Teamer since June of '93,
and have been spotted at a couple of Comdex's in Las Vegas and Toronto. Since
starting work at IBM in September of '94; I was one of the Retail Reps for
OS/2. Now I get a chance to do the job I've always wanted here - help Team OS/2
be successful in Canada.

By the time you read this, I hope that I will have introduced myself across the
major electronic networks in Canada. If not, write me and find out where I am.
My #1 mission is to be accessible to Teamers in Canada.

As before, I'm here to fulfill requests for materials to use at Team OS/2
events. I'm also here to increase awareness of Team OS/2 at IBM, and to
encourage some cooperation between IBM and Teamers. Where this goes is up to
you. Let me know where IBM can directly assist Team OS/2 events, and where you
want to assist IBM in events and promotions.

Right now, I have only one E-mail address: [e-mail]. I will
post a complete list in next month's newsletter. If you prefer the telephone to
a keyboard, I can be reached at 905-316-2468.

I'm looking for suggestions to improve IBM Canada's response to Team OS/2
activities. Any and all suggestions are welcome; but I do have "No" programmed
in as a keyboard macro. :-)

I am also responsible for User Group Relations in Canada. While my role is to
provide assistance to all user groups on IBM products, I will be focussing on
OS/2 User Groups. Suggestions and requests can be sent to [e-mail].

At this time, I want to thank Rob Hudaj for carrying the role for the last
year, and wish him the best of luck with his new daughter.

Wish me luck folks, eh?


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.6. Team OS/2 Denmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Denmark

The Team OS/2 DK Coordinator is Peter Holm:

    Internet: [e-mail]

The IBM TeamOS2 Liaison for Denmark is Carsten Joost at:

     IBM internal: JOOST at DKIBMVM2
     Internet: [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.7. Team OS/2 Germany ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Germany

The IBM coordinator for Team OS/2 Germany is Andreas Claus Kistner:

   IBM internal: KISTNER at FRANVM2
   Internet:  [e-mail]
   IBMMAIL:  DEIBMDTR
   Fidonet:  2:2476/455.15

IBM Germany is now supporting Team OS/2 in Germany.  For information on Team
OS/2 Deutschland, contact:

IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH
PSM Marketing/Team OS/2
Andreas Claus Kistner
Lyonerstr. 13a
60528 Frankfurt

Fax: [phone]

Email:  [e-mail]
Fido: 2:2476/455.15

Also, there is very strong support for OS/2 users in user groups and on Fidonet
and Compuserve.  A German language Fidonet conference (TEAMOS2.GER) has been
very active as well.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.8. Team OS/2 Ireland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Ireland

The Team OS/2 coordinator in Northern Ireland is Scott Myles.

   Internet:  [e-mail]
   Fidonet:  Scott Myles @ 2:443/13.1

Per a note from Scott:

You can contact Team OS/2 Ireland directly at:

    Fidonet:  teamos2 @ 2:443/13/41
    Internet:  [e-mail]
Team OS/2 is growing quite healthfully over here, and more so OS/2.  There
exists OS/2 support echos and numerous file areas based on:

    The Heart of Gold BBS * 2:443/13 * [phone]
This is the place to find full Team OS/2 support in Ireland.  There is also a
small Compura Team OS/2 User group that exists mainly in the Fidonet echos, and
on the above BBS.  Members are welcome and encouraged to join.  Please contact
the user group through either of the above Team OS/2 email addresses, or logon
to the BBS.

(Note from Janet:  Welcome, Scott.  I'm sure we all look forward to hearing
what is happening with Team OS/2 in Ireland in future newsletters).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.9. Team OS/2 Japan ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Japan

The IBM Team OS/2 coordinator in Japan is Kaoru Sudo

   IBM Internal:  SUDO at TOKVMSDC
   IBMMAIL:  JPIBMGHM


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.10. Team OS/2 NL: the Netherlands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Netherlands

IBM Team OS/2 Coordinator:  Jeroen van den Horn

    IBM Internal:  NL34086 at EAMSVM2
    Internet: [e-mail]

Team OS/2 NL usually "hangs out" on the IBM OS/2 BBS in their local TEAMOS2
Area.  To join, call the BBS at 030-334711 (access is free of charge).  Leave
your name, address, email address, phone number, and OS/2 activities in a
message addressed to Jeroen van den Horn.

There is also an IBM internal conference for Belgium, Netherlands, and
Luxembourg called TEAMBNL FORUM on IBMPC.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.11. Team OS/2 Portugal ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Portugal

IBM Team OS/2 Coordinator:  Pedro Soares

    IBM Internal:  P085260 at LISBVM1


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.12. Team OS/2 Singapore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Singapore

IBM Team OS/2 Coordinator:  Ho Yong Sing, Jason

    IBM Internal:  9HOYSJ at SGPVM1

This section will be updated soon ith a list of user group information and
BBS's in Singapore.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.13. Team OS/2 South Africa ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 South Africa

IBM has coordinators that work with Team OS/2 in the following cities:

Johannesburg:
    Faridah Hoosen
        IBM Internal:  FARIDAH at JOHIC1
    Glenn Fermoyle
        IBMMAIL:  ZA2MHT7H

Capetown:
    Francois van der Merwe
        IBMMAIL:  ZASNLFVM


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.14. Team OS/2 Spain ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Spain

 Team OS/2 Coordinator:  Xavier Caballe

    IBM Internal:  P085260 at LISBVM1
    Internet:    [e-mail]
    Fidonet:    2:343/106.12

OS/2 conferences in Spain:

NetRun OS/2 Conference.  You can join it by calling ABAFORUM
at 34-3-589.38.88.

Fidonet:
    OS2.R34
    OS2PROG.R34
    R34.CLUB_OS2


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.15. Team OS/2 Sweden ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Sweden

The IBM TeamOS2 Liaison for Sweden is Mats Pettersson.  He's been very active
in supporting Team OS/2 activities in Sweden. To contact him, use any of the
following:

     Internet: [e-mail]
     IBMMail:  seibm3nl at IBMMail
     IBM internal: petter at stovm1
     Or leave a message on the IBM PSP BBS: 46-8-793-2200


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.16. Team OS/2 Switzerland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Switzerland

Team OS/2 Coordinators:

Thomas Straumann
    Fidonet:     2:301/315.3
    Francomedia:   101:180/222.3

Marlis von Buren (Team OS/2 & Corel User group)
    Fax: [phone]

 The Team OS/2 discussion on Team OS/2 Suisse is on the Fidonet TEAMOS2.FR echo
(in French).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.17. Team OS/2 UK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 UK

IBM Team Coordinator for the UK:  Andrew Agerbak

     IBM internal:  AGERBAK at UKFSC
     Internet:   [e-mail]

Within IBM, there is a UK-specific online conference for Team OS/2 called
TEAMUK FORUM on IBMPC.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5. Appendix E: Team OS/2 Activities supported by IBM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Activities supported by IBM

This section contains information on specific activities and events where IBM
PSP is actively supporting Team OS/2.  However, if you are looking for support
that doesn't fall within one of the following categories, please contact us to
discuss them.

At this time, major activities that are supported include:

   1. Support for public OS/2 demos (including those at stores or universities)

   2. OS/2 books for schools, libraries, and universities.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5.1. Support for Public OS/2 Demos ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you're planning to do a demo for a group of people or for a public event,
please contact IBM Team OS/2 Support. Examples of supported demos include
public demos at universities, PC fairs, hamfests, shopping center malls, or
OS/2 days at local retailers.

We would like to know:

     Where the demo will be done (name of school, store, etc.)

     Date and location of scheduled event (city, state, country)

     Number of Teamers involved in doing or supporting the demo

     Number of people expected to attend and see your demo

     If this is a public demo at a software retail store, also send the number
      of store clerks expected to be working during your demo.

     Your name, shipping address (no P.O. Box), and telephone number

 We would like to help by sending you a 'Team OS/2 demo pack' with some things
 to support your demo and to give away during it.  Since the contents will vary
 according to event, we'll discuss what this will consist of after receiving
 your request.

 (Note: this 'demo pack' is not intended for demos done at User Group meetings.
 See Appendix F for User Group demo information).

 Then after your event, we would like a report on it including, but not limited
 to:

     Names and addresses of all the Teamers involved in the activity

     Pictures, Pictures, Pictures. Please take pictures of the Teamers in this
      activitiy, and send them to us with your report.  We would like to
      include your pictures in future newsletters.

     Number of people who saw your demo or tried OS/2 during that time.

     How did it go?  Tell us what went well, what didn't, what advice you'd
      have for others doing this?  Also, what suggestions do you have for our
      Team OS/2 support in the future.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5.2. OS/2 Books for Schools, Libraries, Universities ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Have any of you been working with schools, libraries, or other educational
areas where books are in short supply?

We've received a lot of books for OS/2 2.1 (and a few for Warp) that we'd like
to see put to good use.  If you know of a library or computer lab where OS/2
books are badly needed, please contact us (see appendix A).

Please send us: 1. Name and location of the school, library, etc 2. Your name
and shipping address (no P.O. box) 3. Your phone number 4. What level of books
are needed (easy books, books aimed at programmers, or let us know if a 'mixed
bag' is appropriate).

We'll send 4-5 books per package.

Although we can ship these out of the USA, you should decide in advance if
these would be useful.  They are all in English, and we will remove any CD's or
diskettes that are in the books to minimize shipping problems and customs
charges.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6. Appendix F: OS/2 User Group Informaton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 User Group Information

The User Group Appendix has grown so much with the addition of the User Group
Listing, that it's been broken up into three sections:

Support for OS/2 demos at User Groups

User Group and OS/2 SIG Registration Information

OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6.1. Support for OS/2 demos at User Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Support for OS/2 demos at user groups

To arrange for an OS/2 demo or to support a planned OS/2 demo for a user group,
contact one of the following (The 'Team OS/2 demo pack' is not intended for
user group presentations of OS/2.):

      Internet: [e-mail]

      Inside IBM:  IBMPCUG at AUSVM1

      Fax: Gene Barlow at 512-823-3252

      Mail:

              Gene Barlow
              IBM PSP User Group Relations
              P.O. Box 201449
              Austin, TX  78720-1449


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6.2. User Group and OS/2 SIG Registration Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

TO:  All PC User Group Officers, all OS/2 User Group Officers and OS/2
   SIG Officers:

OS/2 USER GROUP REGISTRATION FORM

Please send the following information about your OS/2 User Group or Special
Interest Group (SIG) to:

IBM PC User Group Relations
c/o Richard Woolsey
P.O. Box 201449
Austin, Texas 78720-1449
FAX:  [phone], Attn:  Richard Woolsey
Internet:  [e-mail]

GENERAL OS/2 USER GROUP INFORMATION

Official group or SIG name:  ________________________________________

Permanent Mailing Address (Usually a P.O. Box):

Attn:  ______________________________________________________________

Street:  ____________________________________________________________

City:  _____________________________  State:  ____________

Zip: __________________

Country (if not USA):  ___________________________________

Group Contact Person:

Name:  ________________________________  Phone:  (______)_____________

Group Information Phone:    _(______)_____________

May we give only the above information to others?  Yes: _____   No: _____

Package Shipping Address (Cannot be a P.O. Box):

Attn:  ______________________________________________________________

Street:  ____________________________________________________________

City:  _____________________________  State:  ____________

Zip:  __________

Group Officers:

President:  _________________________________  Day Phone:  _(_____)_____________

Program Chairman:  _________________________  Day Phone:  _(_____)_____________

Newsletter Editor:  __________________________  Day Phone:  _(_____)_____________

EMail Address:  ____________________________  IBM Contact: ___________________

FAX Phone:  _(_____)________________           BBS Phone:  _(_____)_____________



GROUP MEETING INFORMATION

Meeting Day (2nd Tue, etc.):  _________________  Time:  _____________

Meeting Location:  __________________________________________________

Largest Attendance Past Year:  _________

Smallest Attendance Past Year:  ____________

Average Attendance:  ____________________  Total Members:  __________

SUPPORT EVALUATION

How would you rate IBM's support of user groups?

ONE OF THE BEST                         ________
ABOVE AVERAGE                           ________
AVERAGE                                 ________
BELOW AVERAGE                           ________
ONE OF THE WORST                        ________
NEVER HAD SUPPORT FROM IBM              ________

How could IBM better support your group?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________


Unless otherwise noted, IBM will assume this information is public,
which means the user group name, contact person's name and phone
number, email address, group address and phone number, and meeting
information will be given to any individual in search of user groups.
Do you have any objections to this policy?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________


Thank you for registering your OS/2 User Group with IBM.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6.3. OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing, A through J ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing
A through J

***********************************************************************
Alachua County Computer Users' Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Brian Walton
3100 SW 35th Place
Apt 6-B
Gainesville                 FL                32608

Brian Walton
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Alamo PC Organization, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o Tim Hoke
14118 Kings Meadow

San Antonio                 TX                78231

Tim Hoke
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Alaska Computer Society, The, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 240945


Anchorage                   AK                99524

Jacquelyn M Briskey
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Association of Personal Computer Professionals, OS/2 SIG
c/o Nick Cvetkovic
808 Richard Rd

Cherry Hill                 NJ                08034

Nick Cvetkovic
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Atlanta PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Robert Cannon
3070 Presidential Dr
Suite 220
Atlanta                     GA                30340

Robert L Cannon
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Baton Rouge OS/2 User Group
c/o David Arbour
6333 Feather Nest Lane

Baton Rouge                 LA                70816-2733

David Arbour
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Big Blue and Cousins, Multitasking SIG (OS/2)
c/o Greater Victoria PC Users Assoc.
3073 Donald St

Victoria                    BC                V8R 6S4
Canada
***********************************************************************
Boston Computer Society IBM-PC Users Group, Boston OS/2 Users' Group
c/o Marcia Gulesian
1073 Main St

Concord                     MA                01742

Marcia Gulesian
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Brookdale Computer Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Steve Haber
8 Shiloh Rd

Manalapan                   NJ                07726

Irving Leveson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Burlington OS/2 User Group
c/o Bruce Alvarez
52 Central Avenue

South Burlington            VT                05403

Bruce Alvarez
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Capital District Computer Enthusiasts, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 1910


Schenectady                 NY                12301

Tony Lanzafame
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Capital District OS/2 User Group
158 Brookline Rd


Ballston Spa                NY                12020

Charles Suhr
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Capital PC User Group, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o Rod Wright
51 Monroe St, Plaza East Two

Rockville                   MD                20850

Rod Wright
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Caribbean OS/2 Workgroup
Segovia 705


Hato Rey                    PR                00918

Gilberto Lopez
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Central Alberta OS/2 Users Group
Greenwood Business Centre
c/o Bridge Scientific Services
205, 10607 - 82 St
Edmonton                    AB                T6A 3N2
Canada
***********************************************************************
Central Florida Computer Society, OS/2 SIG
c/o Homer Whittaker
1501 Magnolia Avenue

Winter Park                 FL                32789

Homer Whittaker
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Central Illinois OS/2 Users Group
Illinois Dept of Insurance
c/o Kurt Wellbaum
320 W Washington
Springfield                 IL                62767

Britt Hagen
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Central Jersey PC Users Group, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o Peter Cohen
1112 Ruby Dr

Toms River                  NJ                08753

Peter Cohen
[phone] x279
***********************************************************************
Central Maryland Microcomputer User's, OS/2 SIG
c/o Paul Demmitt
9337 Angelina Cir

Columbia                    MD                21045-5110

Paul Demmitt
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Central New York Personal Computer User Group, Inc, OS/2 SIG
c/o Stewart Davis
4750 Woodard Way
#d-10
Liverpool                   NY                13088

Steward Davis
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Central Texas PC Users' Group, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o John Rothgeb
1710 Cushing Park Dr

Round Rock                  TX                78664

John Rothgeb
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Central Wisconsin Computer Society, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o Joe Mangal
3440 Evergreen Dr #4

Plover                      WI                54467

Joe Mangal
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Champagne-Urbana OS/2 Users Group
c/o Melissa Woo
Environmental Health & Safety Bldg
101 S Gregory St, MC-225
Urbana                      IL                61801

Melissa Woo
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Channel Islands PC User Group, OS/2 Corner
P.O. Box 1213


Camarillo                   CA                93011

Len Zakas
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Charlotte County PC Users Group, The, OS/2 SIG
c/o John D Skinner
3055 Pinetree St

Port Charlotte              FL                33952

John D Skinner
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Charlotte OS/2 User Group
c/o Bill Calvin
G-A Technologies
P.O. Box 31474
Charlotte                   NC                28231

Bill Calvin
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Chattanooga OS/2 Users Group
c/o Steve Harris, TVA MP 3B-C
1101 Market St

Chattanooga                 TN                37402


Steve Harris
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Chicago Computer Society, The, OS/2 SIG
c/o Ray Cortese
P.O. Box 27

Deerfield                   IL                60015-0027


Ray Cortese
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Christchurch OS/2 User Group
P.O. Box 3712


Christchurch                                  8001
New Zealand



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Cincinnati PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o J.J. Quinlivan
1334 Firethorne Dr

Mason                       OH                45040


John Kozacik
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Club des Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montreal
c/o Gilbert Lefebvre
10214 Ave Peloguin

Montreal                    QC                H2C 2J8
Canada

Gilbert Lefebvre
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Club OS/2 de Quebec
as:  Systemes Myriades
M. Gilles Kirouac
3652 Chemin St-Louis
Ste-Foy                     Que               G1W 1S9
Canada

Gilles Kirouac
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Colorado Springs PC Users Group, OS/2
c/o John Pearson
P.O. Box 1028

Colorado Springs            CO                80901


John Pearson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Columbia-Baltimore User Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Alan Morris
P.O. Box 125

Columbia                    MD                21045-0125


Alan Morris
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Columbus Computer Society, The, OS/2
c/o David Jackson
140 E Town St

Columbus                    OH                43215-5195


David Jackson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Computer Professional User's Association, OS/2 SIG
IBM,  2 Warren Place
6120 South Yale

Tulsa                       OK                74136


Janice L Briggs
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Computer Users of Erie, OS/2 SIG
c/o Tom Kuklinski
P.O. Box 1975

Erie                        PA                16507-0975


Ray Hric
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Danbury Area Computer Society, OS/2 SIG
c/o Don Pearson, Distributed Data Proc Corp
Crichton Castle
de Lancey Rd
North Salem                 NY                10560-9763


Don Pearson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o Anthony Cogan
1324 Holly Ave

Dayton                      OH                45410


Anthony Cogan
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Delaware Valley OS/2 User Group
c/o Tim Howey
30th Street Station

Philadelphia                PA                19105


Mike Antonucci
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Delta DOS User's Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Nancy Smith
1023 9th Ave South

Escanaba                    MI                49829-3101


Nancy Smith
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Des Moines OS/2 User Group
c/o Bob Wruck
12824 NW 127th Ct

Des Moines                  IA                50325


Bob Wruck
[phone]
***********************************************************************
DFW OS/2 User Group
c/o Toby Pennycuff
1211 Wilshire Blvd

Arlington                   TX                76012-4623


Toby Pennycuff
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Downtown Chicago OS/2 User Group
c/o Timothy F Sipples
One IBM Plaza (mail code 07-SS4)

Chicago                     IL                60611


Timothy Sipples
[phone]
***********************************************************************
East Tennessee PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Arnold Sprague
808 Fairfield Dr

Knoxville                   TN                37919-4109


Arnold Sprague
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Escambia County Computer User Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Michael Franklin
717 Douglas Ave

Brewton                     AL                36426


Michael Franklin
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Far West OS/2 Professionals
c/o Andrew J Nicola
4832 Clague Road

North Olmsted               OH                44070-3760


Andrew J Nicola
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Fresno PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
4282 E Dayton Ave #C


Fresno                      CA                93726-6137


Sandeleh Francis
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Ft. Lauderdale Computer Users Group, SIG-32
c/o Steve Matus
8461 NW 31st Place

Sunrise                     FL                33351-8904


Steve Matus
[phone]
***********************************************************************
FVTC Personal Computer Users Group, OS/2 SIG
1825 N Bluemound Dr


Appleton                    WI                54913


Tim Klaver
[phone] x2075
***********************************************************************
Gateway/2 OS/2
3838 Humphrey


St Louis                    MO                63116


Ron Gines
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Golden Triangle PC Club, OS/2 SIG
c/o Ira Wilsker
5770 Clint Ln

Beaumont                    TX                77713-9531


Ira Wilsker
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Government and PC Users Group of Roanoke, OS/2 SIG
c/o Carol Deyerle, IBM Corporation
111 Franklin Plaza

Roanoke                     VA                24011


Carol Deyerle
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Grand Rapids OS/2 Support Group
c.o Philip Polstra
2614 Almont SE

Grand Rapids                MI                49507


Philip Polstra
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Greater Cleveland PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Charlie Sweet
IMax Associates
981 Keynote Circle, Suite 2
Cleveland                   OH                44131


Charlie Sweet
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Greater Detroit OS/2 User Group
c/o Edward Trumbo
29336 Gloede, #A-10

Warren                      MI                48092


Edward Trumbo
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Greater South Bay PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Fred Zimble
2800 Plaza Del Amo, #99

Torrance                    CA                90503


Fred Zimble
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Groupe des Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de I'Estrie
c/o Francois Menard
P.O. Box 142

Sherbrooke                  QC                J1H 5H8
Canada



***********************************************************************
Hagerstown Computer Club, OS/2 SIG
c/o Eric B Erickson
12 West Magnolia Avenue

Hagerstown                  MD                21742-3347


Eric Erickson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Heartland Users Group (HUG), OS/2 SIG
c/o IBM, Connie Nusser
2345 Grand Ave
4 Satellite
Kansas City                 MO                64108


Connie Nusser
[phone]
***********************************************************************
High Desert Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Richard Roderick
2755 NE Boyd Acres Rd, #26

Bend                        OR                97701


Richard Roderick

***********************************************************************
Hilton Head Island Computer Club, OS/2 SIG
c/o Harry Skevington
16 Forest Dr

Hilton Head Island          SC                29928


Charles Izard
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Houston Area League of PC Users, OS/2 SIG
c/o Daryle Swink
10700 Fuqua #303

Houston                     TX                77089


Daryle Swink
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Hutchinson Computer Users Group, OS/2 SIG
735 N Main St


Hutchinson                  MN                55350


Ben Bornstein
[phone]
***********************************************************************
IBM Wisconsin OS/2 Users Group
c/o Becky McIntyre, IBM
300 North Madison St

Green Bay                   WI                54301


Becky McIntyre
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Inland Empire OS/2 Users Group
c/o Scot Gould
Keck Science Center
925 North Mills Ave
Claremont                   CA                91711-5916


Scot Gould
[phone] x3197
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6.4. OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing, K through O ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing
K through O

***********************************************************************
Kawartha Computer Club, The, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 1321


Petersborough               Ontario           K9J 7H5
Canada



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Kentucky-Indiana PC User Group, Inc, OS/2 SIG
c/o Alan McCutchen
1108 South Brook St

Louisville                  KY                40203-2716


Alan McCutchen
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Kharkov OS/2 User Group
47 Lenin Ave.
Institute for Low Temperature Physics
        and Engineering
Kharkov                                       310164
Ukraine



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Lancaster Microcomputer Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Henri McVey
714 N Marshall St

Lancaster                   PA                17602-2162


Henri McVey
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Las Vegas OS/2 User's Group
c/o George Norby
P.O. Box 94316

Las Vegas                   NV                89193-4316


George Norby
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Las Vegas PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Rob Winchell
1350 E Flamingo Road, #188

Las Vegas                   NV                89119


Rob Winchell
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Lincoln OS/2 Users Group
State of Nebraska, Central Data Proc
Nebraska State Office Bldg, Lower Level
c/o Dottie Smith
Lincoln                     NE                68509


Dottie Smith
[phone]
***********************************************************************
London OS/2 Users Group
John Roesner
c/o Links Custom
1000 Pond Mills Rd
London                      Ont               N6N 1A2
Canada



***********************************************************************
Long Beach IBM Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Steven Christ
3618 Maine Ave

Long Beach                  CA                90806


Steven Christ
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Long Island OS/2 User's Group
c/o Phil Mandato
IBM
2 Jericho Plaza
Jericho                     NY                11753


Phil Mandato
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Los Angeles OS/2 Technical Architect Group
c/o Alan Duboff
6507 Whitaker Ave

Van Nuys                    CA                91406


Alan DuBoff
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Los Angeles OS/2 User Group
c/o E Michael Randle
7210 Jordan Ave, Suite 119

Canogo Park                 CA                91304


E Michael Randle
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Madison PC User's Group, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 2598


Madison                     WI                53701-2598


Tom Ender
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Miami OS/2 Users Group
c/o Don Thompson
19831 Gulfstream Rd

Miami                       FL                33157-8682


Carlos M. Echinique
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group
1478 Petite Ct


Virginia Beach              VA                23451-6013


Steven Grim
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Milwaukee Area IBM PC User's Group, Ltd., OS/2 SIG
5870 Dunvegan Drive


New Berlin                  WI                53146-4808


John (Rip) Edmundson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Milwaukee IBM Club PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Bill Vath
411 E Wisconsin Ave
13th Floor
Milwaukee                   WI                53202


William T Vath
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Minnesota OS/2 Users Group
c/o Marcus Krumpholz
7300 12th Ave S

Minneapolis                 MN                55423


Marcus Krumpholz
[phone]
***********************************************************************
MIT OS/2 Technical User Group
MIT room 38-591
77 Mass Ave

Cambridge                   MA                02139


Kent Lundberg
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Mobile Area OS/2 User Group
c/o B.J. Jacobs
4720 Morrison Dr

Mobile                      AL                36608


B.J. Jacobs
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Mohawk Valley PC User Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Raymond Kenniston
185 Otsego St

Ilion                       NY                13357


Raymond Kenniston
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Monterey Bay Users Group - PC, OS/2 SIG
c/o Steven Decato
Box 1259

Monterey                    CA                93943


Steven Decato
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Nashville Area OS/2 Users Group
c/o Patrick Boyd
4708 Granney White Pike

Nashville                   TN                37220


Patrick Boyd
[phone]
***********************************************************************
New England OS/2 User Group
c/o Ron Beauchemin, ABB C-E Services Inc
200 Great Pond Dr

Windsor                     CT                06095


Dave Pinard
[phone]
***********************************************************************
New Hampshire OS/2 User Group
c/o Frank Richards
P.O. Box 71

Marlow                      NH                03456


Frank Richards
[phone]
***********************************************************************
New York Personal Computer Corp (NYPC), NY OS/2 Users Group
c/o William H Zack & Associates
10 Robert Ct

Fairfield                   CT                06430


Bill Zack
[phone]
***********************************************************************
North Bay OS/2 Users Group
c/o Michael Lavallee
790 Laurentian Ave.

North Bay                   ON                P1B 7V2
Canada



***********************************************************************
North Orange County Computer Club, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 7283


Huntington Beach            CA                92615-7283


Rollin White
[phone]
***********************************************************************
North Suburban Chicago OS/2 User Group
William M Mercer Inc
c/o James R Schmidt
1417 Lake Cook Rd
Deerfield                   IL                60615


James Schmidt
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Northeast Ohio OS/2 Users Group
c/o Garey Smiley
2211 Manchester Rd

Akron                       OH                44314


Garey Smiley
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Northern NJ OS/2 User's Group
280 W Mount Pleassant Ave
ATTN:  Bruce Leiwant

Livingston                  NJ                07039-2729


Bruce Leiwant
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Northwest Arkansas OS/2 Users Group
c/o Gregg Robbins
P.O. Box 1509

Rogers                      AR                72757


Gregg Robbins
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Northwest Florida OS/2 User Group
5685 Dove Dr


Pace                        FL                32571


Peter Davies
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Old Colorado I/S OS/2 Users Group
c/o Robert Wagner
2423 Hagerman St

Colorado Springs            CO                80904-3228


Robert Wagner
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Omaha OS/2 Users Group
c/o Finis Cook, IBM Corporation
450 Regency Pkwy

Omaha                       NE                68114


Finis Cook
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Orange County IBM PC Users' Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Mike Lyons
P.O. Box 1779

Brea                        CA                92622-1779


Mike Lyons
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 Atlantic Users Group
IBM - Canada
1969 Upper Water St, 12th Floor
c/o Natalie Wilson
Halifax                     NS                B3J 3R7
Canada



***********************************************************************
OS/2 Bay Area User Group
c/o Guy Scharf, Software Architects Inc
2163 Jardin Dr

Mountain View               CA                94040-2253


Sandy Rockowitz
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 Corporate Focus Group
c/o George Oliver
TCS (Canada) Ltd
700 Dorval Dr, Ste 202
Oakville                                      L6K 3V3
Canada

George Oliver
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 Jam Session for Finance & Securities
IBM Corporation
c/o Todd Armstrong
33 Maiden Ln, 12th Floor
New York                    NY                10038


Todd Armstrong
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 LAN Users Group
c/o Tracey Kerr, IBM Canada Ltd
1803 Douglas St, 2nd floor

Victoria                    BC                V8T 5C3
Canada



***********************************************************************
OS/2 SIG
University of Northern Iowa
Gilchrist 255

Cedar Falls                 IA                50614-0007


Tom Peterson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 User Group
c/o Gerald Brown
World Savings and Loan
794 Davis St
San Leandro                 CA                94577


Gerald Brown
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 User Group Belgium
c/o Alex Wyckmans
Maurits Sabbestraat 128
B-2800 Mechelen

Belgium

Alex Wyckmans
+24-2-536.81.24
***********************************************************************
OS/2 User Group for Northern Arizona
c/o Keith Wood
1448 E Maricopa

Cottonwood                  AZ                86326


Keith Wood
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 User Group Hamburg
c/o Michael Mrosowski
Muehlenweg 1

22880 Wedel
Germany

Michael Mrosowski
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 User Group of Flensburg
c/o Olaf Scherdin
Swinemuender Str. 3

24944 Flensburg
Germany

Olaf Scherdin
[phone]
***********************************************************************
OS/2 User's Group of Monmouth County
c/o Keith Brodhead, Jr
71 Stockton Avenue, #4

Ocean Grove                 NJ                07756




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OS/2 Users Group
c/o Howard Hyten
1200 Barton Hill Dr, #222

Austin                      TX                78704


Howard Hyten
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Ottawa OS/2 Users Group
IBM Canada Ltd, -ATTN: Karen Wright
55 Metcalfe Street

Ottawa                      ON                K1N 8X1
Canada



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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6.5. OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing, P through Z ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 User Group and SIG Listing
P through Z

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Pacific Northwest OS/2 User Group
c/o Ward Kaatz
748 N 79th

Seattle                     WA                98103


Ward Kaatz
[phone] x5802
***********************************************************************
Palmetto Personal Computer Club, OS/2 Users Group
c/o Paul S Beverly
P.O. Box 10
3C2
Columbia                    SC                29202




***********************************************************************
PC Users' Group of Jacksonville, OS/2 SIG
c/o Brad Davis
Barnett Technologies - mc 076-005
4800 Spring Park Rd
Jacksonville                FL                32207




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Personal Computer Club of Toronto, OS/2 SIG
PO Box 5429
Station A

Toronto                     ON                M5W 1N6
Canada

Dave Jones
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Philadelphia Area Computer Society, OS/2 SIG
c/o LaSalle University
1900 W Olney Ave

Philadelphia                PA                19141


Larry Lavins
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Philadelphia HUB PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Charlies Hajdu
16 W Judith Dr

Blue Anchor                 NJ                08037


Charles Hujdu
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Phoenix OS/2 Society
c/o Bill & Esther Schindler
5515 N 7th St
Ste 5-133
Phoenix                     AZ                85014


Esther Schindler
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Piedmont Triad OS/2 Users Group
P.O. Box 432


McLeansville                NC                27301




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Pittsburgh OS/2 User Group
c/o Linda Watson, IBM Corporation
4 Allegheny Center, 2nd Floor

Pittsburgh                  PA                15212


Linda Watson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Portland PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
ATTN: Resource Manager
921 SW Morrison, Suite 545

Portland                    OR                97205


Bob Seeder
[phone]
***********************************************************************
RAMchip PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Spencer J Lewis
200th TAMMC
CMR 429, Box 1079
APO AE                                        09054


Spencer L Lewis
49-6302-7783
***********************************************************************
Reading/Berks PC Professional Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Lew Blanck
200 North 11th

Reading                     PA                19601-3191


Lew Blanck
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Regina OS/2 User Group
c/o P Takis Skagos
3438 Keohan Cr

Regina                      SK                S4V 1J5
Canada



***********************************************************************
Richmond PC User's Group, OS/2 SIG
McKenney Associates
c/o Frank McKenney
3464 Northview Place
Richmond                    VA                23225


Frank McKenney
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Ripon PC User Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Loyd Reedy
1146 7th St

Ripon                       CA                95366-2569


Loyd Reedy
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Rochester OS/2 User's Club
c/o Jerry Seward
5 Spicewood Lane

Rochester                   NY                14624-3117




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Rockland PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o H Stanley Smith
9 Chestnut Grove Ct

New City                    NY                10956-2713


Stanley Smith
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Rocky Mountain OS/2 User's Group
c/o Robert Saenz, ISSC
5600 North 63rd St

Boulder                     CO                80314


Robert Saenz
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Russian OS/2 User Group
c/o International Computer Club (room 53,54)
proezd Serova 4
Centre
Moscow                                        101813
Russia

Constantin E Protopopov
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Sacramento OS/2 Users Group
c/o State of California - Teale Data Center
2005 Evergreen St
attn:  Gary Kawaye
Sacramento                  CA                95815


Gary Kawaye
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Sacramento PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 460


Cedar Ridge                 CA                95924


Charlie Kotan
[phone]
***********************************************************************
San Diego OS/2 User Group
c/o Craig Swanson
11080 Camino Propico

San Diego                   CA                92126


Craig Swanson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
San Francisco OS/2 Users Group
c/o Bob Barber
137 Amazon Ave

San Francisco               CA                94112




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San Francisco PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Hank Stephenson
465 Laidley

San Francisco               CA                94118


Hank Stephenson
[phone]
***********************************************************************
San Jose IBM PC Club, OS/2 SIG
c/o Jerry Silverstein
L63/026-210G
IBM SSD-SP
San Jose                    CA                95193


Jerry Silverstein
8-276-7698
***********************************************************************
Seoul Computer Club, OS/2 Support Group
c/o James Mckenzie
PSC 303 Box 24

APO AP                      AP                96204-0024


James Mckenzie
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Sierra Vista IBM PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Kevin McCrory
4931 Loma Loop

Sierra Vista                AZ                85635




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Singapore OS/2 User Group
c/o Yap Keng Ann
IBM Singapore
80 Anson Road
                                              0207
Singapore

Dr N Sriram
(65)772-3657
***********************************************************************
South Florida OS/2 Users Group
c/o Doug Azzarito
2399 NW 30th Rd

Boca Raton                  FL                33431-6212


Doug Azzarito
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Southern California OS/2 User Group
982 N Batavia St
Unit B-11

Orange                      CA                92667


Bert Langer
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Southwest International PC Club, OS/2 SIG
c/o Andrew Gnoza III
633 Agua Caliente

El Paso                     TX                79912-2226


Andrew J Gnoza III
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Stockton OS2 User Group
c/o Ann Tecklenburg
7509 East Kettleman Ln

Lodi                        CA                95240


Ann Tecklenburg
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Tampa Bay OS/2 Users Group
c/o Tim Bryce, M Bryce & Associates, Inc
777 Alderman Rd

Palm Harbor                 FL                34683


Tim Bryce
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Tampa PC Users Group, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o Harvey P Bruneau
9402 Hidden Ridge Place

Tampa                       FL                33637


Harvey Bruneau
[phone]
***********************************************************************
TEAM OS/2 Cincinnati Users Group
c/o Kevin Royalty
11460 Mill Rd

Cincinnati                  OH                45240


Kevin Royalty
[phone] x8547
***********************************************************************
Team OS/2 PDX
c/o Albert Gaylord
5425 SW Seymour St

Portland                    OR                97221




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Technical User Group Network, OS/2 SIG
c/o Howard Chase
5929 Nita Ave

Woodland Hills              CA                91367


Howard Chase
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Teenage OS/2 User Group
c/o Jeremy Stadlberger
3817 22nd St

San Francisco               CA                94114


Jeremy Stadlberger
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Texas A&M OS/2 Users Group
c/o Neal Krawetz
Dept of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
College Station             TX                77843


Neal Krawetz
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Triangle OS/2 User Group
c/o Rich Cottle
P.O. Box 98461

Raleigh                     NC                27624-8461


Rich Cottle
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Tucson Computer Society, OS/2 SIG
c/o Les Stein
5702 E 8th St

Tucson                      AZ                85711-3214


Les Stein
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Tule Fog PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Tony Ermie
2231 Memory

Visalia                     CA                93277


Tony Ermie
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Tulsa Computer Society, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 690180


Tulsa                       OK                74169


Don Singleton
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Twin Cities PC User's Group, Inc., OS/2 SIG
c/o John Bald
5701 Normandale Rd

Edina                       MN                55424


John Bald
[phone]
***********************************************************************
Upstate IBM-PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
c/o Philip Yanov
P.O. Box 5521

Greenville                  SC                29606




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Users' Personal Computer Organization, The, OS/2 SIG
c/o Skip Osterhus
3631 E Meadow Ct

Okemos                      MI                48864



[phone]
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Utah Computer Society (Utah Blue Chips), OS/2 SIG
c/o Bob Angell
AIMS
1238 Fenway Avenue
Salt Lake City              UT                84102-3212


Bob Angell
[phone]
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Vancouver PC Users Society, OS/2 SIG
c/o Jonathan Story
P.O. Box 12

Vancouver                   BC                V6C 2L8
Canada



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Victoria OS/2 User Group
2518 Wentwich Road


Victoria                    BC
Canada

Rick Bird
[phone]
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Victorian OS/2 Developers SIG
c/o Jon Wright
5 Brighton St

Glen Waverly                Victoria          3150
Australia



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West Michigan OS/2 User Group
c/o Mary DeVries
537 76th St SW

Grand Rapids                MI                49509


Mary DeVries
[phone]
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Westchester OS/2 Users Group
42 Barker Ave, Suite 4G


White Plains                NY                10601


Craig Smith
[phone]
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Western Suburban OS/2 User Group
c/o Dwight Cannon
3853 Leeward Ln

Hanover Park                IL                60103


Dwight Cannon
[phone] x2170
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Winnipeg OS/2 User Group
c/o Paul Marcino
P.O. Box 2914

Winnipeg                    MB                R3C 4B5
Canada



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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.7. Appendix G: Team OS/2 Information for IBM'ers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Team OS/2 Information for IBMers

Γûá Do you work with OS/2 customers, but have NEVER heard of "Team
   OS/2"?
Γûá Are you hearing of "Team OS/2", but don't know what it is?
Γûá Have you heard of Team OS/2, but would like to know more?
Γûá Do you want to know how to get information about Team OS/2 that
   is current and useful?

The most comprehensive information on Team OS/2 is in TEAMOS2 PACKAGE on
MKTTOOLS.  This includes:

Γûá  A current list of Team OS/2 members

Γûá The current Team OS/2 newsletter.  This contains:

    Definition of Team OS/2
    How to join
    Where to find Team OS/2 members on electronic BBS's
    Reports from recent Team OS/2 activities
    Team OS/2 International
    What support IBM PSP offers for Team OS/2

Γûá Team OS/2 logo in common formats

To get this package, enter the command (from your OV/VM command line):

    TOOLCAT MKTTOOLS GET TEAMOS2 PACKAGE

This package will be updated when a new list or new newsletter is available. To
have updates sent to you automatically, enter:

    TOOLCAT MKTTOOLS SUBSCRIBE TEAMOS2 PACKAGE

If you do not have access to MKTTOOLS, request the package directly from Vicci
Conway as follows:

    REQUEST TEAMOS2 FROM VICCI at BCRVM1

For further information about IBM support of Team OS/2, please request and read
the newsletter. To suggest changes to the newsletter, please send a note to
[e-mail].

The files are also available on world-wide networks external to IBM:
Compuserve, Internet, Fidonet, Prodigy, America Online, GEnie, and others. To
obtain information on how to get connected to the various electronic services,
enter the command (from your OV/VM command line):

    REQUEST GETCON FROM VICCI AT AUSVM1

Or alternatively, to get a file on how to obtain an IBM/Internet userid
and the syntax to send messages via the Internet, enter the command:

    REQUEST INET FROM VICCI AT AUSVM1


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.8. Appendix H: Where to find the Team OS/2 Newsletter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Where to Find the Team OS/2 Newsletter

On all electronic services the Newsletter is called TNEW##.ZIP, where XX
represents the issue number.  However, some of the older issues might be listed
as TEAM1093.ZIP or TEAM9312.ZIP.

 America Online:     Go to the "Computing" icon, "OS/2" topic.

 Compuserve:         "GO OS2USER", Section 9, Team OS/2.

 Delphi:             Custom Forum 41

 Fidonet:            In the General Information area of the Fernwood file
                     collection.

 GEnie:              Go to the "OS/2" roundtable (page 1400)

 Within IBM:         In MKTTOOLS on IBMPC, under TEAMOS2 PACKAGE.

 Internet:           Gopher: os2info.austin.ibm.com, then choose OS/2
                     Information menu, and then Team OS/2 Information menu.
                     The URL is:
                     gopher://os2info.austin.ibm.com/1teamos2/teamos2.70

                     Anonymous FTP:  to software.watson.ibm.com in the
                     pub/os2/teamos2 directory.

 OS2BBS (from IBM):  OS/2 Software Support Library, under option 3 - Documents
                     and Information.

 Prodigy:            The OS/2 Club in the 'New Files' area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.9. Appendix I: All that 'Official' Stuff ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

All that 'Official' Stuff

The Team OS/2 Newsletter is produced and distributed electronically by the
IBM's Personal Software Products Team OS/2 Support organization in Austin, TX,
USA.  This newsletter gives members of Team OS/2 (and those considering it) the
latest information about what is going on with Team OS/2, User Groups and other
'grass roots marketing' efforts.

The Team OS/2 Newsletter is only distributed electronically; IBM is not
producing printed copies for distribution.

Contacting the Editor

You can contact the Editor, Vicci Conway, at one of the following electronic
addresses:

  CompuServe:   76711,1123
  Internet:      [e-mail]

Or by fax at [phone].

Submissions to the Newsletter

Submissions to this newsletter are accepted electronically; however the
material sent must not be copyrighted in any way.  Send your information to:

  Internet:    [e-mail]

Pictures are also welcome.

Redistribution of the Newsletter

IBM's Personal Software Products Division grants permission to electronically
redistribute this newsletter to any BBS in the world. Permission is further
given to reproduce parts of the newsletter for those services that do not have
INF reading capability.  In those instances where only part of the newsletter
is copied, the following sources must be cited:

  -  Name of the newsletter
  -  Issue Number of the newsletter
  -  Authors name of any particular article (if given)
  -  Reprint permission statement
(ie. The following article has been reprinted with permission from
IBM's Personal Software Product's Team OS/2 Newsletter, issue number
6 and was written by xyz.)