TIM'S TOP 10 OS/2 INTERNET SITES*
As we all know, OS/2 CONNECT
contains the most comprehensive set of Internet addresses related to OS/2. Since
the list was first published in April 1995, the list has grown and evolved. Despite
the list's robustness, I'm regularly asked what Internet
sites are the most important to support the product and stay abreast of
developments. I've done a lot of soul searching in this regard and hereby
render what I feel are the most important "must have" OS/2 sites on the
Internet. The following sites were judged for their content as opposed
to their graphical appeal (which isn't all that bad either). It is not my
intention to offend anyone by omitting their sites from the list. I have
just found the following Internet sites to be invaluable in terms of staying
on top of OS/2. My reasons for selecting the various sites are explained in
the list which, by the way, is not in any particular order (e.g, #1, #2,
etc.). I hope you find the following sites useful. Enjoy!
- Tim Bryce
Editor, OS/2 CONNECT
- Kevin Royalty's Master OS/2 Warp Update List
(http://www.cincyteamos2.org/masterupdate.html) -
Kevin, who is a member of Team OS/2 Cincinnati, has done the OS/2 community a
great service by providing a single source for locating all product updates and
revisions pertaining to OS/2.
- Timur Tabi's The Win32-OS/2 Project
(http://www.os2ss.com/win32-os2/) -
provides some vital information and freeware about the project to
create tools and DLL's to migrate Win32 apps over to OS/2.
- The WarpCast News Service (http://www.warpcast.com/) - is
a news service that is useful for up-to-the-minute OS/2 announcements. Sponsored by OS/2 e-zine! and the OS/2 Super Site,
WarpCast allows vendors to input press releases directly.
- OS/2 Warp on the 'Net (http://www.nfwa.com/os2/) -
is an excellent search engine specifically tailored for OS/2 related Internet sites.
- OS/2 e-Zine! -
some people will be surprised to see me list another electonic magazine on this
list, but "OS/2 e-Zine!" is a highly respected publication and is now considered
the authorative source of product reviews since other OS/2 printed publications
folded.
- The Hobbes FTP site (ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/)
sponsored by New Mexico State University is the most popular "Anonymous" FTP
site for uploading/downloading OS/2 related files, even though it is often
overloaded and hard to access (which is due to its popularity). Be sure to check out
Hobbes' Incoming file area for the
latest submissions and its OS/2 section.
- Walnut Creek (ftp://ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/) -
tired of waiting for Hobbes? Then in all likelihood, you'll find the files you're looking for at Walnut Creek,
another excellent "Anonymous" FTP site for OS/2 files. Also, be sure to check out their
Incoming file area for the
latest submissions.
- For OS/2 software catalogs,
Indelible Blue (
http://www.indelible-blue.com/) is perhaps the most popular catalog.
- For OS/2 shareware products, I ran into another tie:
* Yea, I know I'm showing more than ten sites but this isn't exactly a
contest! The only winner is the OS/2 user. - Tim Bryce
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