PROS/2 The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) April 1995 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT A. MEETING REGISTRATION (FORM) II. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS A. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (FORM) B. TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG III. CALENDAR OF EVENTS IV. NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS: 562-2249 V. NAMES & NUMBERS VI. OS/2 HERE & THERE VII. TBOUG SOFTWARE SURVEY VIII. ARTICLE: "TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS" IX. TBOUG CLASSIFIEDS X. PROS/2 TITLE & TBOUG OFFICERS A. TREASURER'S REPORT B. SECRETARY'S REPORT C. TBOUG BYLAWS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: OS/2 AT BARNETT BANK - APRIL 5TH MEETING The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday evening, April 5th at IBM's LakePointe offices in Tampa. COMMITTEE MEETINGS (5:45 - 6:45) Three committee meetings will be held in parallel prior to our main meeting: END USER EDUCATION COMMITTEE The April meeting will review the 32-bit IBM Works Database program accompanying the OS/2 Warp "Bonus Pack." A demonstration will be provided. - Norm Epright, Committee Chairman PRODUCTION COMMITTEE Implementation of computer Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) will be the subject for our April meeting. Discussion will focus on the practical business purposes of installing a BBS as opposed to just how to access one. This will be a good session for Sysops to attend, as well as people/companies interested in installing a BBS. - Stu Horowitz, Committee Chairman OS/2 SUPPORT COMMITTEE The purpose of this committee is to provide a forum for technical "Questions and Answers" for OS/2 users. This is particularly useful for new users. To properly prepare for this meeting, it is important that you tell us specifically the subjects you wish to discuss when you register for the meeting. The committee can then perform some research in preparation for the meeting. - Steve Schneer, Committee Chairman. MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00) The main meeting will feature a presentation by Robert Blair of Barnett Technologies in Jacksonville. OS/2 is installed in every Barnett Bank branch today and, as the strategic desktop standard, OS/2 is providing capabilities to allow the company to serve its customers better. Robert Blair is the manager of Emerging Technologies for Barnett Technologies, the computing subsidiary for Barnett Banks. Currently his group is responsible for enterprise client/server architecture, enterprise file and print strategies, applications development tools, as well as identifying those new technologies which warrant assessment. Robert has been working with OS/2 since the initial releases and currently is a member of the IBM Personal Software Products (PSP) Customer Advisory Council. AGENDA Committee Meetings (5:45 - 6:45) (Parallel Sessions) - Production Committee - OS/2 Support Committee - End User Education Committee Dinner (6:45 - 7:30) Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00) - Announcements - IBM Updates - Featured Speaker: Robert Blair, Barnett Technologies The registration fee for the meeting is $13 for members who pre-register; $15 for pre-registered guests. Please make your reservations early (no later than March 31st). The registration fee for those who do not pre-register is $15 for members and $17 for guests. NOTE: If you have a "standing" reservation for monthly meetings it is not necessary to confirm reservations (except to cancel). For cancellations, please call no later than two days prior to the meeting. See the meeting registration form to make reservations. LOCATION IBM Tampa Services Center 4th Floor, LakePointe One Building 3109 West Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Tampa For directions, contact IBM at Tel: 813/872-2277 or Brad Brown at 813/872-2156 MEETING REGISTRATION - APRIL 5TH MEETING Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend the April 5th meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group. Please make reservations no later than March 31st! NOTE: If you have a "standing" reservation for monthly meetings it is not necessary to confirm reservations (except to cancel). For cancellations, please call no later than two days prior to the meeting. Person Title Telephone _____________________ ____________________ ___________________ _____________________ ____________________ ___________________ Company ________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ City _____________________ State ____________ Zip _________________ Fax: _________________________________________ E-Mail: _________________________________________ Either Phone, Fax, or Mail your Please indicate the committee registration to: meeting you plan to attend: Rick Hoffmann Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services _____ End User Education Suite 200 _____ Production 3507 Frontage Road _____ OS/2 Support Tampa, FL 33622 Subjects to be discussed at Tel: 813/282-9111 X 6024 OS/2 Support: Fax: 813/286-8759 ___________________________ CompuServe: 73354,2701 E-Mail: FredPoint@aol.com ___________________________ CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER _____ WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Chris Boinay - Computer Management Consultants Nancy Cottrell - Tampa F. Lee Launstein - Bakersfield, CA Clint Wood - Beneficial Systems Development Corporation - Tampa COME JOIN OS/2 PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA! Bradenton, Brandon, Brooksville, Clearwater, Lakeland, Land O'Lakes, Madeira Beach, Maitland, Orlando, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Riverview, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Spring Hill, Tampa, Temple Terrace, Valrico, Wesley Chapel A USER GROUP IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY IT KEEPS! The following is a partial list of member companies in TBOUG: BANNEX CORPORATION BENEFICIAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CORP. BIC SPECIALTY MARKETS CASH FLEX CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION CHASE BANKCARD SERVICES CHASE MANHATTAN BANK CITY OF PINELLAS PARK COMPUTER MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS DATA FLEX DUN & BRADSTREET FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GTE DATA SERVICES H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER IBM ISSC LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER M. BRYCE & ASSOCIATES, INC. MET LIFE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL PRINCE PARANI COMPUTER SERVICES PROTEL PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. SOUTH WEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) STATE OF FLORIDA SUN BANK OF TAMPA BAY TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY TECH DATA CORPORATION TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC. TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA USAA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE U.S. MARINE CORPS VA HOSPITAL WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC. For a membership application ... TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION The Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) is a non-profit, vendor-independent association dedicated to the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system. Members of TBOUG are OS/2 licensees from around the Tampa Bay area of Florida. There are two types of membership in the user group: CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP allows a company to sponsor many employees to attend user group functions. There is one (1) vote associated with a corporate membership and the company must appoint an official voting delegate. The price for an annual corporate membership is $200.* INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP allows an individual to join the user group and entitles him/her to the same rights and privileges as the corporate member, except the individual has a one-tenth (1/10) membership vote. The price for an individual membership is $20.* * Membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis (operating year is January to December). The association is governed by a set of bylaws and an Executive Board. Members can attend meeting functions (monthly meetings and committee meetings) at discounted rates, and are provided free access to the user group's Bulletin Board Service (BBS). Membership applications should be forwarded to the TBOUG Secretary: Mr. Rick Hoffmann at Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services, Suite 200, 3507 Frontage Road, Tampa, FL 33622; Tel: 813/282-9111 X 6024. Make checks payable to: Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION MEMBERSHIP TYPE: _____ CORPORATE _____ INDIVIDUAL IF CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP, WILL YOU BE THE VOTING DELEGATE? ________ "I HEREBY CONFIRM THAT I AM OR MY COMPANY IS A LICENSEE OF IBM'S OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM AND, AS A MEMBER, WILL ABIDE THE BYLAWS OF THE TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP." NAME ____________________________________________________________ TITLE ____________________________________________________________ COMPANY ____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________ CITY _________________________ STATE _____ ZIP ______________ TELEPHONE ____________________________________________________________ FAX ____________________________________________________________ E-MAIL ____________________________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE(S): _____ PRODUCTION _____ OS/2 SUPPORT _____ END-USER EDUCATION _____ OTHER _____________ CHECK HERE TO ESTABLISH A "STANDING" DINNER RESERVATION FOR ALL MONTHLY MEETINGS (YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO CALL TO CANCEL RESERVATIONS): _____ RECEIVED BY (TBOUG): ______________________________ DATE: ________________ TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG The following is a list of all current members in the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group. The addresses, telephone/fax numbers, and E-Mail addresses of the membership are available on the TBOUG BBS. Michelle Alatorre - IBM Bruce W. Albritton - South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Louis J. Ammiano - Data Flex Duane Aylsworth - BIC Specialty Markets Scott M. Baker Timothy J. Baker Kirk Beach - Catalina Marketing Corporation John Biddle - Chase Bankcard Services Chris Boinay - Computer Management Consultants Ed Bradburn - A Real System Brad Brown - IBM Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Kenneth Buker - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Barbara Carter - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Dee Dee Cheek - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Max Chernoff C. Cole Coon - U.S. Marine Corps Jim Clack - Catalina Marketing Corporation Marion Clifton - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Mike Clough - BIC Specialty Markets John C. Coffeen - Tampa Tribune Tim Condon Ron Craven - Data Flex Bob Dallis Jerry Dickie - BIC Specialty Products Amy E. Disseler - Bay Resources Greg Dodge - Data Flex Monte D. Duet - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Apryl Edwards - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Norman Epright - Data Flex Maria I. Espinosa - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Vanessa Evans - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Eric Fisher - BIC Specialty Products Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc. Michael Friedman - Catalina Marketing Corporation Stephen Gannon Julie Gardei - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Michael A. Geiger - Enterprise Systems Support, Inc. Steve Gillis - Dun & Bradstreet Plan Services Otto L. Gonzalez - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Kevin Goodman - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Steven J. Greenfield - Catalina Marketing Corporation Colin Greseth - ISSC/BRS Justin Griffin - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Edward J. Grohe, III - Time Customer Service, Inc. Arnold Grohskopf - Morton Plant Hospital Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Fred E. Harris - D.P. Search Ted C. Harris Sam Heard - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Rick L. Hoffmann - Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services Stuart Horowitz - Cash Flex Richard A. Hubbard - FAA Gary Jenkins - Dun & Bradstreet Plan Services Bill Johnson - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Philip W. Johnson - Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. Bill Keiser Phil Kelly - Data Flex Steven Kessler - Met Life Dean Koulogianes - Key Controls, Inc. Andrew Kuchel - Data Flex F. Lee Launstein - F. Lee Launstein & Associates John T. Lavana Earl Lawton - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Mary Lefferson - Times Publishing Company John LeMay - Data Flex Larry Liebler - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Garry Lingle - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking John K. Lucas - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Joseph Madden - VA Hospital John D. Markman - Protel Sue Mattiace - IBM Joe May - Florida, State of Michael McEldowney - BIC Specialty Markets Susie McGhee - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Rich McGue - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Kym Miller - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Walter J. Miska - GTE Data Services Celeste Monds - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Pat MonGoven - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Russell Moore - Chase Bankcard Services Kevin Mooren Brent Moser - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Karen Mueller - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Andoni Muguruza - BIC Specialty Markets Mel Nathanson Jack A. Nelson - City of Pinellas Park Marco Nielsen - Bannex Corporation Cheryl O'Neill - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Jennifer Page - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Rom Parani - Prince Parani Computer Services Pat Parlee - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Donald Patzsch Ceil Permenter - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Steven W. Phillippy - University of South Florida Ted Plossl - Innovative Computer Education Ed Quenzer - QCON Daniel F. Roberts - Roberts & Roberts Angela Robinson - Sun Bank of Tampa Bay James K. Ryan Steven P. Schneer - Tampa Electric Company Sue Shoop - BIC Specialty Markets Brian Smith - Tech Data Corporation Jeff Smith - Data Flex Steven E. Speairs - Smart DB Consulting Allan L. Stephan - Stepco I.S. Consulting Rolf Sundstrom - Data Flex Walter R. Supina Connie A. Swift - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Mary Talamantez - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance John C. Tardy, CCP - South West Florida Water Management District Thomas P. Taylor - EDI DAD Debbie Tomasko - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Garry R. Tuomey - Data Flex Kirk Toune - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Michael Valletti - Chase Manhattan Bank John Volkner - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Peter Weigler - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Rebecca R. Whipple - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Carolyn White - IBM David Whitmore - Catalina Marketing Corporation Rebecca D. Williams - IBM Clint Wood - Beneficial Systems Development Corporation Paul G. Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. CALENDAR OF EVENTS The following is a list of events of interest to OS/2 users in the Tampa Bay area: March 27-31, 1995 - IBM OS/2 Technical Update; Las Vegas, NV; Tel: 800/636-6634 March 28, 1995 - Tampa Bay PC Users' Group-OS/2 SIG; introduction to OS/2; open to TBOUG members; at IBM's LakePointe One Building, Room 436; 5:45PM; call John Lucas at Tel: 979-7290 April 5, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 April 11-13, 1995 - Open Software Foundation (OSF)/Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) User & Developer Conference, San Jose, CA; sponsored by IBM; Tel: 508/470-3880. April 12-13, 1995 - OS/2 Tour (free seminar) at the Tampa Airport Hilton; Tel: 800/766-4344 April 24-27, 1995 - COMDEX; Atlanta, GA; Tel: 617/449-6600 April 30-May 6, 1995 - IBM Midrange Technical Conference; Marco Island, FL; Tel: 508/745-6010 May 3, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 May 15 - 19, 1995 - Micro Focus User Conference; Philadelphia, PA; Tel: 415/496-7356 May 21-25, 1995 - IBM Technical Interchange; New Orleans, LA; Tel: 800/872-7109 May 24-25, 1995 - Expotech Conference; Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL; Tel: 813/641-1633 June 7, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 June 11-15, 1995 - Int'l DB2 Users Group; 7th Annual North American Conference; Orlando, FL; Tel: 312/644-6610 June 20, 1995 - DPMA/Tampa Chapter's 40th Anniversary meeting; Tel: 813/572-2601 July 12, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 July 18-21, 1995 - OS/2 World Conference & Exhibition; Boston, MA; Tel: 415/905-2220 August 2, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 August 11, 1995 - TBOUG Social; Clearwater Phillies Hard Ball Cafe; Clearwater, FL (Clearwater vs. Ft. Myers); Friday/7 PM; $10/person; Tel: 813/786-4567 August 16-20, 1995 - ONE BBSCon '95 (BBS Convention); Tampa Bay Convention Center, Tampa, FL; Tel: 303/693-5253 September 6, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 September 25-29, 1995 - IBM OS/2 Technical Update; Atlanta, GA; Tel: 800/636-6634 October 4, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 October 8-13, 1995 - IBM Midrange Technical Conference; Orlando, FL; Tel: 508/745-6010 Oct 29-Nov 3, 1995 - ColoradOS/2; Colorado Springs, CO; Tel: 800/481-3389 November 1, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 November 13-17, 1995 - COMDEX; Las Vegas, NV; Tel: 617/449-6600 December 6, 1995 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 ALSO LOOK FOR TBOUG MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, AMERICA ONLINE, IBM LINK, COMPUSERVE, AND THE TBOUG BBS. NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS: 562-2249 WEB.ZIP - IBM's Web Explorer, EXPLORE1, bundled with a nifty installation utility. Can't be much easier to install with WARP's TCP/IP package. DEADW95.ZIP - includes the Dead Windows 95 bitmap; satirical view of the Windows 95 logo featured as the "Bitmap of the Month" in the April issue of PROS/2 (INF version). FLORIDA.ZIP - Cool bitmap of Florida as taken from the space shuttle. BARNES.ZIP - latest bitmaps from IBM & OS/2 icon David Barnes. CON0495.ZIP - OS/2 CONNECT Newsletter - April 1995 in INF format from MBA. Includes names, numbers, addresses of key OS/2 contacts, along with pertinent dates and news related to OS/2. DMOS2.ZIP - this is the file you use when using a master drive that exceeds 1024 cyls. GAMES21D.ZIP - A comprehensive list of OS/2 settings for optimum game performance; from the Internet. MEMS0302.ZIP - TBOUG membership log as of March 2, 1995. RED_WARP.ZIP - New red 'WARP' bitmap. ZOC205.ZIP - ZOC V2.05 - PM Terminal Emulation package. HTMLWIZ.ZIP - OS/2 native app, Beta, that easily allows HTML coding of text for Internet WEB pages. Used by San Francisco newspapers during recent strike. COMFIX.ZIP - Fixes some com port problems in the COM.SYS file that shipped with OS/2 WARP. Plus many other freeware and shareware products. THANKS TO ALL OF THE TBOUG MEMBERS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS! NAMES & NUMBERS Abacus (publisher of OS/2 books) 616-698-0330 (Grand Rapids, MI) and 616-698-0325 FAX ACI Technology Training Div. (OS/2 training) 708-285-7800 (Itasca, IL) and 708-285-7440 FAX Adaptive Research & Design (OS/2 training) 305-892-8669 (Miami, FL) and 305-892-8669 Addison-Wesley (publisher of OS/2 books) 617-944-3700 Advantis (customer assistance) 800-727-2222 (IBM Link) 800-543-3912 Alpha Books (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-428-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX Altium (an IBM company) 800-365-4426x310 America Online 800-827-6364 and 703/448-8700 BIX (network provider) 800-695-4775 or 617-354-4137 Bookstop 813-791-9430 (Clearwater; retailer of OS/2 books & magazines) Broadway and Seymour (OS/2 trng; Charlotte, NC) 800-247-9287 Business Depot, Inc. 800-844-8448 Circuit City (Clearwater) 813-726-2899 CompUSA (Tampa) 813-877-4777 CompuServe 800-848-8199 (membership) or 800-524-3388 Computer Associates International, Inc. 800-CALL-CAI Computer City (Tampa) 813-870-2141 Computer Factory Outlet (Tampa) 813-879-0008 Computer Trader (Tampa advertising paper) 813-839-7423 Compuware Corporation (MI) 810-737-7596 Corel Systems Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario) 613-728-8200 and 613-728-9790 FAX Datapro Research 609-764-0100 Delphi 800-695-4005 or 617-491-3393 DeScribe, Inc. (OS/2 Word Processing package) 813-775-1571 Drake Training and Technologies (for 800-959-3926 Professional Certification Program from IBM) EduQuest (IBM subsidiary; software ordering) 800-426-3327 Egghead Software (OS/2 authorized dealer) Clearwater 813-726-0477 Corporate Sales 800-927-4344 Tampa 813-975-1211 GEnie 800-638-8369 Hawks Nest BBS (OS/2 BBS; Mulberry, FL) 813-425-1000 BBS IBM AntiVirus Direct 800-551-3579 IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing 800-742-2493 IBM Authorized Dealer Locator 800-447-4700 IBM BookStore 800-568-6294 IBM Cary (North Carolina) Customer Center 800-426-2279 IBM Catalog Solutions Center 800-426-2255 IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Ordering 800-426-2255 IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Tech Support 800-553-1623 IBM Cross System Product Ordering, Presale Info 800-426-2279 IBM Customer Education Schedules 800-426-8322 IBM Customer Support Center 800-967-7882 IBM DB2/2 Client/Server Devel. Asst. Pgm. (DAP) 800-627-8363 IBM DB/2 Technical Conference Enrollment 800-955-1238 IBM Desktop Software Support Hotline 800-336-5430 IBM Developer Assistance Program (DAP) 407-982-6408 Information/Registration IBM Developer's Connection for OS/2 800-633-8266 IBM Developer Support News 407-443-5214 FAX IBM Direct (supplies, orders, prices) 800-426-2968 IBM Direct Response Marketing for Education 800-426-4190 IBM Education and Training 800-426-8322 IBM FAX Information Service 800-426-4329 IBM General Information 800-426-3333 IBM Hardware Authorized Service Center Locator 800-237-4824 IBM Independent Vendor League (IVL) 203-452-7704 and 203-268-1075 FAX IBM Maintenance Service 800-426-7378 IBM Multimedia Help Line 800-241-1620 IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Information 800-228-8584 IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Developer Assistance 800-426-9402x150 IBM National Education Fulfillment Center 800-426-3327 IBM OS/2 Application Solutions Catalog Ordering 800-879-2755 IBM OS/2 Application Assistance Center (OS/2 AAC) 800-547-1283 IBM OS/2 BBS Registration Info (IBMLink/TalkLink) 800-547-1283 IBM OS/2 CSD/ServicePak Ordering 800-494-3044 IBM OS/2 & LAN Server Certification program 800-992-4777 IBM OS/2 Developer's Connection Ordering 800-633-8266 IBM OS/2 Device Driver Developer's BBS (DUDE) 407-982-3217 BBS IBM OS/2 Device Driver Development Support 407-982-4239 IBM OS/2 Device Driver Sourcekit Ordering 800-633-8266 IBM OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment 800-937-3737 IBM OS/2 Free Upgrade Order Status 800-677-2581 IBM OS/2 Hardware Testing/Certification 407-443-4014 IBM OS/2 Information and Sales 800-342-6672 IBM OS/2 Seminar Line 800-766-4344 IBM OS/2 ServicePak/CSD Ordering 800-494-3044 IBM OS/2 ServicePak Defective/Missing Diskette 800-879-2755 Replacement (NOT ServicePak ordering!) IBM Sources & Solutions (OS/2 Directory) 203/268-1075 FAX IBM OS/2 Support Line 800-237-5511 IBM OS/2 Training Videos 800-346-2193 IBM OS/2 User Group Relations 512-823-1856 (Richard Woolsey; Austin, TX) ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com IBM PC Company (Research Triangle Park) 919-517-0001 BBS IBM PC Direct (PCs, S/W, etc) Sales and Info) 800-426-2968 IBM PC Factory Outlet 800-426-7015 IBM PC Technical Books Hotline 800-426-7282 IBM PenAssist Program 800-627-8363 and 404-835-9444 FAX IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions magazine 800-678-8014 IBM Personal Systems Support Family info center 800-799-7765 IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center 800-285-2936 IBM PSP Product Information and Sales 800-342-6672 IBM PSP Support Center 800-992-4777 (Defect report) IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration 800-872-7109 IBM Publications Ordering 800-879-2755x1 IBM Software Store 800-342-6672 IBM Speech Recognition Education 800-426-4832 IBM Speech Recognition Information 800-826-5263 IBM Support Family Information Center 800-742-9235 IBM Tampa office (LakePointe One Building) 813-872-2277 IBM TCP/IP Application Partners Program (TAPP) 919-254-2679 IBM Team OS/2 Telephone (Anita Venable) 512-823-1682 or (Janet Gobeille) 512-823-3247 FAX (Janet Gobeille) 512-823-3252 FAX CompuServe 76711,1123 Internet teamos2@vnet.ibm.com Prodigy TVKM35A IBM Technical Directory 800-832-4347 IBM VisualAge Object Connection Program 800-426-2279 IDG Books Worldwide (publisher of OS/2 books) 415-312-0617 (San Mateo, CA) and 415-286-2747 FAX Indelible Blue, Inc. (OS/2 software catalog) 800-776-8284 Intel (Pentium chip replacement) 800-628-8686 International DB2 Users Group (IDUG; Chicago) 312-644-6610 IS International (OS/2 training) 407-994-4373 (Boca Raton, FL) and 407-994-8374 FAX Lotus Development Corp. 800-828-7086 McGraw-Hill (publisher of OS/2 books) 717-794-2191 (Blue Ridge Summit, PA) and 717-794-2191 FAX Mercury Opus BBS (OS/2 BBS; St. Pete, FL) 813-321-0734 BBS Microage Computer Center (OS/2 authorized dealer) 407-875-9025 (Maitland, FL) Micro Focus (COBOL development products; sales) 800-MFCOBOL Technical Support (Philadelphia) 610-992-3550 Bulletin Board (300, 2400, 9600 modem) 610-337-0231 BBS BBS (14,400 modem) 610-337-0406 BBS New Riders (OS/2 book publisher) 800-428-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX Novell, Inc. (Provo, UT) 801-429-5155 Office Depot (Clearwater) 813-725-3181 Sunshine Mall 813-443-6767 St. Petersburg 813-347-4900 Office Solutions (Long Beach, CA) 800-897-APPS (OS/2 Software Catalog) or 310-439-5567 and 310-439-5567 FAX One Up Corporation (OS/2 training) 800-678-O1UP (Dallas, TX) and 214-620-9626 FAX Operating Systems of Florida (St. Pete) 813-923-8892 OS+ Resource (OS/2 Software Catalog; California) 800-804-8588 and 310-804-6154 FAX OS/2 Developer Magazine subscriptions 800-926-8672 OS/2 Express (OS/2 Software Catalog) 800-672-5945 (Maryland) and 301-770-1720 FAX OS/2 Express Bookshelf (OS/2 books) 800-OS2-KWIK OS/2 Magazine (Miller-Freeman; San Francisco) 415-905-2200 OS/2 Shareware BBS (Pete Norloff, VA) 703-385-4325 BBS PacketWorks, Inc. (Internet Provider; Clearwater) 813-446-8826 PC Connection (OS/2 software retailer) 800-800-5555 Prentice Hall (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-428-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) 800-448-3804 FAX "PRIDE" Network BBS (MBA/Bryce; Palm Harbor, FL) 813-786-4864 BBS Prodigy 800-776-0845 and 800-776-3449 Programmer's Paradise (software catalog) 800-445-7899 Provantage (software catalog) 800-336-1166 Que (division of Macmillan Computer Publications) 800-428-5331 (publisher of OS/2 books) and 800-448-3804 FAX Random House (publisher of OS/2 books) 212-751-2600 (New York, NY) and 212-940-7370 FAX Sams Publishing (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-448-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX Softmart (OS/2 software retailer) 800-272-6519 Software, Etc. (OS/2 authorized dealer) Bradenton 813-746-7769 Lakeland 813-859-4199 Naples 813-434-8812 Tampa Bay Center - Tampa 813-875-1642 University Square Mall - Tampa 813-971-7166 Software Publishers Association (SPA) 202-452-1600 (software piracy inspectors/auditors; Washington, DC) SYS-ED (OS/2 training) 212-564-9147 (New York, NY) and 212-967-3498 FAX Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group BBS 813-562-2249 BBS Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 813-786-4567 Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 813-786-4765 FAX Tiger Software (OS/2 software retailer) 800-888-4437 Tron Int'l (OS/2 test lab and sales) 415-525-2700 (San Mateo, CA) and 415-525-2707 FAX User Friendly Computer News & Review (Tampa) 813-621-9696 (monthly computer newspaper for Tampa Bay) Van Nostrand Reinhold (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-842-3636 (New York, NY) or 212-454-3232 and 212-475-2548 FAX ViaGrafix (OS/2 training videos) 800-842-4723 (Pryor, OK) or 918-825-6700 and 800-842-3294 FAX or 918-825-6744 FAX Wiley (John) & QED (OS/2 book publisher) 212-850-6000 (New York, NY) and 212-850-6088 FAX Ziff-Davis Press (publisher of OS/2 books) 510-601-2099 (Emeryville, CA) and 510-601-2099 FAX OS/2 HERE & THERE AN OPEN LETTER FROM IBM'S JOHN M. THOMPSON Dear IBM software colleague: In recent days, I've heard from several of you who are concerned about articles you've seen in the press indicating that I face a tough decision about whether to continue IBM's support for OS/2. Let me set the record straight. We are committed to OS/2. The OS/2 Warp launch has been a phenomenal success, and all of us should be doing everything we can to make OS/2 even more successful. We have a very aggressive development plan for OS/2. We've put in place a new program to help software application developers to support OS/2. And we've committed a tremendous amount of IBM resources to advertise and promote OS/2 Warp. In addition, we have over 50 IBM products that exploit OS/2. But most important of all is our commitment to our customers. They've made OS/2 the leading operating system for mission critical applications in large enterprises around the world. It's the leading operating system on application servers, one of the most important and fastest growing market segments. Every chance I get, I assure our customers that IBM is absolutely committees to strengthening, improving and expanding the success of OS/2. Thanks to our customers, we're seeing good results. We've already sold more than 1 million copies of Warp, bringing the OS/2 installed base to over 7 million. We've achieved important preload agreements with Vobis and Escom in Germany, Osborne in Australia, Future Tech in Latin America, and CompuAdd and Dell in the U.S. And we're seeing new developer commitments weekly, including Corel, Macromedia, and Computer Associates, and others will be announced soon. This commitment to OS/2 by our customers, by PC manufacturers, and by developers requires each of us to do everything we can to expand the success of OS/2 and guarantee the satisfaction of our customers. The numerous awards OS/2 has received are ample proof that OS/2 is a superior product. Our job is to meet our development milestones and to market OS/2 effectively against competition that is better at making claims than at delivering excellent software. So let's all spend our time figuring out how to win. The question of whether or not to do battle has already been decided. - John M. Thompson IBM Senior Vice President & Group Executive February 20, 1995 AUGUST LAUNCH ANTICIPATED FOR OS/2 4.0 Faced with the looming threat of Microsoft's Windows 95, IBM will release in August the 4.0 version of OS/2 that will be able to run Windows 95 and Windows NT, a report last week in COMPUTERWORLD NORGE in Oslo said. The story cites internal IBM sources and notes that IBM has rescheduled the launch in order to steal thunder from Microsoft's Windows 95 unveiling, also slated for August. - COMPUTERWORLD February 20, 1995 A NEW NAME FOR WINDOWS 95? A user wag, weary of the continued slippage of Windows 95 toward 1996, proposed that Microsoft could avoid potential packaging losses by rechristening the prodigal operating system "WinEver." The money saved could then be used to expand Microsoft's stable of vaporware engineers, he suggested. - COMPUTERWORLD February 20, 1995 IBM ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF OS/2 WARP WITH WINDOWS APPLICATION SUPPORT BUILT-IN Upgrade for OS/2 2.1 Users Available in 13 Languages AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22, 1995: IBM today announced OS/2* Warp with WIN-OS2*, an upgrade for customers running OS/2 2.0, OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 2.11. OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS2, commonly referred to as "fullpack," gives the millions of users of previous versions of OS/2 the new OS/2 Warp operating system with integrated and optimized Windows** 3.1 application support. The product is being released simultaneously in more than 13 languages. The first edition of OS/2 Warp, announced on October 11, 1994, is aimed at OS/2 for Windows users or those already running DOS and Windows on their PCs. It is designed to take advantage of Windows functionality already installed on a system and does not come with WIN-OS2 function built-in. New to this release of OS/2 Warp The WebExplorer, a native OS/2 application allowing users to navigate easily through the Internet's Worldwide Web, is now complete and included in the BonusPak for OS/2. Current OS/2 Warp customers can receive the finished WebExplorer by simply clicking on the "Retrieve Software Updates" icon in the Internet Connection for OS/2 folder. The Internet dialer, used to connect to an Internet provider other than The IBM Global Network, now includes Point to Point Protocol support. OS/2 Warp now supports Ontrack Disk Manager used on Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard files greater than 528Mbs. It includes support for Cannon Bubble Jet printers, an updated MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum 16 driver; more IDE CD-ROM drives; additional PCMCIA support for late model IBM ThinkPads; support for diskette compression technology (DMF) used by Microsoft in their Office suite of products. "With this release of OS/2 Warp, our existing customer base of more than seven million can benefit from the features and functions already enjoyed by the one million Windows users who have upgraded to OS/2 Warp," said Wally Casey, director of marketing, IBM Personal Software Products. "Because it is available simultaneously in 13 languages, we can quickly and measurably increase our leadership position as the highest volume 32-bit IBM compatible operating system vendor in the industry." The new OS/2 Warp boasts the same usability features, slimmed-down system requirements and BonusPak of popular applications delivered in the initial release of OS/2 Warp last October. OS/2 Warp has the same multitasking and Crash-Protection that made OS/2 famous, and it runs Windows and OS/2 applications in as little as 4Mbs of memory. The BonusPak, which ships with every copy of the operating system, lets OS/2 Warp users experience the advantages of native OS/2 applications. It offers more than a dozen popular applications, including easy access to the Internet with the IBM Internet Connection via the IBM Global Network; CompuServe; and IBM Works, an object-based suite of applications for word processing, database, charting, graphics, spreadsheet and personal information management. Minimum hardware requirements for OS/2 Warp include a 386SX or higher processor with 4Mbs of memory. OS/2 Warp will allow OS/2, Windows 3.1, and DOS applications to run on the same desktop. With OS/2 Warp, customers receive 60 days of free service by telephone. In addition, help is available though a variety of on-line services including Internet, TALKLink, Prodigy and CompuServe. Support for the IBM Global Network is available 24 hours daily, seven days a week, at 1-800-727-2222. Pricing and availability OS/2 Warp will be available in the U.S. through IBM dealers, superstores and a variety of general retail outlets by February 24, 1995 in the U.S. The products carry suggested list prices of $129 for OS/2 Warp Version 3 without WIN-OS2 code and $199 for OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS2 code. For OS/2 2.1 and 2.11 customers, there is an upgrade available to OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS2 for $129. Street prices will vary. Editors Note: WIN-OS2 is the trademarked name of the integrated and optimized Windows 3.1 environment within OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS2. Trademarks: *OS/2, Person to Person, BonusPak, Workplace Shell, and Ultimedia Video IN are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corp. **Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. CompuServe and CompuServe Information manager are trademarks of the CompuServe Corp. HyperACCESS Lite is a trademark of Hilgraeve Corp. FAXWorks is a trademark of SofNet Corp. Photo CD is a trademark of the Eastman Kodak Co. OS/2 GAINS HOST ACCESS IBM on Feb. 24 began shipping two software emulation products that offer OS/2 Warp users connectivity to Big Blue's legacy systems. The emulators, called Personal Communications (PC) AS/400 and PC 3270, start at $395 per user. They allow customers to access host systems without quitting applications that run locally. - INFORMATION WEEK March 13, 1995 MARCH OS/2 HIGHLIGHTS ON AMERICA ONLINE With Spring just around the corner, new ideas will be blossoming along with those tiny green leaf buds. Here are the March highlights for the OS/2 Forum on America Online. As we always do, the standard late night chats and open house chats will take place as normally scheduled. But we do have a few special chats and guests scheduled, so we hope you will attend! On Saturday, March 11th, the AOL OS/2 Forum hosts Special Guest Kevin W. Thompson, President of Magus Software. Ever wish you had a PostScript viewer to read all those IBM white papers, especially when you only want to read a small section? Magus' PageTurner for OS/2 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. Join us to find out more about PageTurner! Did you miss our last Backup chat? Then how about joining us the day before St. Patricks' Day for an OS/2 Backup & Restore software chat. We welcome Special Guest, Darena R. Tyler, a Complementary Products Engineering for IBM who will discusss DualStor, BM's Backup Solution for OS/2 and DOS. Find out what is available and how is works on Thursday, March 16th. Ever wish you had the functionality of XTreeGold for the OS/2 Desktop? Then join us on Saturday, March 18th when we welcom Special Guest, Felix Cruz, the Marketing and Sales Manager for SofTouch Systems. We will discuss SofTouch's new product FileStar/2! If you've been looking for a file manager for OS/2 and haven't found something you like, FileStar/2 might be the solution you are looking for. OS/2 Users Groups... you have seen the notices posted in the Message Boards.. do you know what Users' Groups are? Have you ever attended a meeting? Want to find one? Want to start one near you? Are you a member of an OS/2 Users Group? Join the OS/2 Forum for a chat about OS/2 User's Groups on Thursday, March 23rd. Want to make some macros? Program some hot key combinations? Visit the OS/2 Forum on Saturday, March 25th, for a discussion of PM Assistant with our Special Guest, Tom Snyder of Utilis Software. Tom will discuss PM Assistant for OS/2, which 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 with your Presentation Manager for you. They were so popular last month, that we have scheduled another Beginners' Night in March! On Thursday, March 30th, at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) the March Beginners' Chat will take place. Got an OS/2 question you want to ask? Then stop on by and get an answer! Thursday and Saturday night chats usually have specific topics... sometimes they are Question and Answer nights. But remember that Tuesdays' "Late Night" open chats are a good nights to ask all those beginner or installation questions about OS/2. If you missed a chat about a topic that you were interested in or need to review the instructions given, there is help! OS/2 Chats are available for downloading approximately 3-4 weeks after they take place. And clear off some time to attend special OS/2 Chats in the next few months as we are trying to arrange for some spectacular guests. Remember to bring your questions, suggestions and ideas about any version of OS/2 to any one of our Chats. All OS/2 Chats are held in the OS/2 Conference Center at the following times: Tuesday 11:30 pm Eastern Thursday 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday 9:30 pm Eastern Hope to see you at one of the chat. - IllonaC@aol.com TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL PARK TBOUG is pleased to announce that it will be holding its first social program on Friday evening (7 pm), August 11th at the Clearwater Phillies' "Hard Ball Cafe." The Cafe features a special reserved section of the stadium with comfortable tables, chairs, and bleachers to enjoy a minor league baseball game. Also included is a private dining area featuring all of the food and non-alcoholic beverages you can consume. The event is affordably priced at $10 per person and tickets can be purchased through TBOUG in the next few months. So, let's slow down to Warp 1 and enjoy ourselves on August 11th. Hope to see you there! LOOKING FOR OS/2 WRITERS User Friendly Computer News & Reviews, Tampa Bay's newspaper of business computing, is interested in having a section in their paper dedicated to OS/2. The Managing Editor, Abbas Rakhshani, invites TBOUG members to participate in this section by submitting articles/notes to the paper. They are interested in your thoughts and expertise. Writers do not have to worry about grammar, punctuation, or choice of wording; their staff will handle that. The following is a list of ideas: * Review of certain OS/2 based products. * Commentary on an industry event or related news. * OS/2 Tips & Tricks They plan to have a 32-bit operating system forum for developers to communicate/debate with each other. Please feel free to contact the paper for additional details. Abbas Rakhshani - Managing Editor User Friendly Computer News & Reviews Direct Target Marketing P.O. Box 310713 Tampa, FL 33680 Tel: 813/621-9696 E-Mail: UserFrend@aol.com SCUTTLEBUTT OF THE MONTH A reliable TBOUG source tells us that a Microsoft employee (who understandably wishes to remain anonymous) recently ran the source code for the Windows Office suite through the SMART program converter and it successfully compiled and ran under OS/2 Warp. But don't tell Billy Gates; it'll send shivers down his spine! Articles, letters and other contributions to PROS/2 should be sent to the editor, Tim Bryce; please call 813/786-4567. Contributions sent in ASCII text format are preferred, or via E-Mail (America Online or CompuServe). TBOUG SOFTWARE SURVEY TEXT EDITORS & WORD PROCESSORS At the March 1, 1995 TBOUG monthly meeting, a survey was conducted of the Text Editors & Word Processors running under OS/2 used by the TBOUG membership. Additional surveys will be conducted on an on-going basis at the monthly meetings and will be published in future editions PROS/2. The survey used the following grading level: 1 - Excellent / Frequently Used 2 3 - Average / Occassionally Used 4 5 - Poor / Rarely Use ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PRODUCT - ³ Type ³ Vers- ³ Number³ Freq. ³ Perf- ³ Overall ³ ³ VENDOR ³ App: ³ ion ³ Respon³ of ³ orma- ³ ³ ³ ³ DOS/ ³ ³ ding ³ use ³ nce ³ Grade ³ ³ ³ Win/ ³ Number³ ³ ³ under ³ ³ ³ ³ OS/2 ³ ³ ³ ³ OS/2 ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Ami Pro - ³ OS/2 ³ 3.0 ³ 4 ³ 3.2 ³ 3.2 ³ 3.2 ³ ³Lotus ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Ami Pro - ³ Win ³ 3.1 ³ 1 ³ 3.0 ³ 2.0 ³ 2.0 ³ ³Lotus ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³DeScribe WP ³ OS/2 ³ 5.0 ³ 5 ³ 2.8 ³ 1.8 ³ 2.2 ³ ³DeScribe Inc. ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³DOS Editor - ³ DOS ³ ³ 4 ³ 2.2 ³ 3.7 ³ 2.8 ³ ³Microsoft ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³DOS-E Editor- ³ DOS ³ ³ 4 ³ 3.5 ³ 3.0 ³ 2.0 ³ ³IBM ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³EDT Emulator- ³ DOS ³ ³ 1 ³ 1.0 ³ 1.0 ³ 1.0 ³ ³Boston Busines³ UNIX ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³Computers ³ VMS ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Enhanced ³ OS/2 ³ ³ 9 ³ 2.5 ³ 1.8 ³ 2.2 ³ ³Editor (EPM) -³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³IBM ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³IBM Works 2.0 ³ OS/2 ³ ³ 7 ³ 1.6 ³ 1.6 ³ 1.6 ³ ³(Bonus Pack) -³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³IBM ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Kedit- ³ DOS ³ 5.0 ³ 1 ³ 1.0 ³ 1.0 ³ 1.0 ³ ³Mansfield Sft.³ OS/2 ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³MultiEdit Pro-³ DOS ³ 7.0 ³ 1 ³ 1.0 ³ 1.0 ³ 1.0 ³ ³Am.Cybernetics³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³System Editor ³ OS/2 ³ ³ 10 ³ 2.4 ³ 2.0 ³ 2.2 ³ ³(E.EXE) - IBM ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Word for ³ Win ³ 6.0 ³ 8 ³ 1.5 ³ 2.2 ³ 2.6 ³ ³Windows - ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³Microsoft ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³WordPerfect - ³ Win ³ 6.1 ³ 4 ³ 2.2 ³ 2.5 ³ 2.5 ³ ³Novell ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³WordPerfect - ³ DOS ³ 5.1 ³ 3 ³ 1.0 ³ 3.0 ³ 2.6 ³ ³Novell ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³WordPerfect - ³ OS/2 ³ 5.2 ³ 2 ³ 2.0 ³ 4.0 ³ 3.0 ³ ³Novell ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³Write - ³ Win ³ 3.1 ³ 2 ³ 2.5 ³ 2.0 ³ 3.5 ³ ³Microsoft ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ NUMBER RESPONDING - the number of people responding to the product on the survey. FREQUENCY OF USE - Indicates how often the product is used; Rarely, Occasionally, Frequently. PERFORMANCE UNDER OS/2 - Indicates how well the program behaves under OS/2. OVERALL GRADE - Represents the users' overall impression of the product. SUMMARY: Approximately 30 people responded to the survey. Each person could review one or more products. Other packages listed on the survey, but garnered no responses, included: CA-Textor - Computer Associates Clearwater WP - ClearwaterCorp. PFS: Works for OS/2 - Spinnaker Observations: 1. Even though a relative newcomer, the IBM Works Word Processor showed impressive scores and usage. 2. The IBM Enhanced Editor (EPM) and System Editor (E.EXE) are still being well used by the TBOUG membership and received respectable scores. For additional information: The following people have graciously volunteered to answer questions about the various packages from other TBOUG members: Tim Bryce - 813/786-4567 - IBM's Enhanced Editor (EPM) Greg Dodge - 813/562-2200 x 1403 - WordPerfect-Novell (Win) Dave Hancock - 813/688-7407 x 2711 - WordPerfect-Novell (OS/2) Rick Hoffmann - 813/282-9111 x 6024 - IBM's DOS-E Editor IBM Works 2.0 (Bonus Pack) Rich Hubbard - 813/661-1067 - MS Word for Windows Steve Kessler - 813/873-3450 - WordPerfect-Novell (Win) Kedit-Mansfield Software Brian Lowe - 813/745-2315 - Ami Pro (OS/2 and Windows) IBM's Enhanced Editor (EPM) IBM Works 2.0 (Bonus Pack) IBM's System Editor (E.EXE) MS DOS Editor MS Write John Lucas - 813/948-7621 (7-9pm)- IBM's Enhanced Editor (EPM) Al Stephan - 813/448-4367 - MS Word for Windows 813/733-6214 John Tardy - 813/579-4952 - WordPerfect-Novell (DOS) Paul Wylie - 813/786-4567 - IBM's Enhanced Editor (EPM) IBM's System Editor (E.EXE) Next Month: BBS' & Terminal Emulators "TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS" by Tim Bryce My what a difference two short decades can make. Twenty years ago Nixon was just leaving the White House. The corporate culture back then saw most workers smoking heavily and drinking black coffee regularly. Business suits were commonplace and employees worked long and strenuous hours. In data processing, IBM was the kingpin with the rest of the BUNCH (Burroughs, Univac, NCR, CDC, Honeywell) trailing far behind. Japanese computer vendors such as Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC, and Toshiba were relative unknowns at the time. Bill Gates and the founders of Apple were still in school. But things have a way of changing. There have been five presidents since Nixon; young people avoid coffee because of the caffeine; smokers are ostracized; Izod-LaCoss and Dockers can now be regularly found in the largest of U.S. companies (neckties are considered a taboo); management is lucky if they get 40 hours of work each week out of its employees, and; IBM has had its comeuppances. Twenty years ago my company developed a mainframe based repository for managing information resources (we called it a Dictionary/Directory back then). The product was programmed in ANSI COBOL so we could port it to different computer platforms. By doing so, we had the unique opportunity to see what was going on in the computer industry beyond the IBM 360. Knowing of our wide perspective in computers, clients and audiences would frequently ask us to comment on IBM products. Jokingly, we would refer to IBM as the Howard Johnson of the computer world. Although the comment would inevitably draw a laugh from the audience, it wasn't intended to demean IBM (or Howard Johnson). Instead, it was our contention that IBM products were not always the best, nor the worst; but they were predictable. IBM customers could always expect a certain level of confidence in their equipment, but it was never "state of the art." In fact, IBM was normally way behind the times when compared to other available computer technologies. IBM could get away with this due to the sheer momentum of this colossus. Being #1 had its advantages; they could manipulate the media, but more importantly, they could control the pace of technological developments by arrogantly dictating what the customer needed. This all changed with the advent of the Personal Computer and the propagation of minis. By grossly underestimating these areas in the computer industry, IBM allowed niche players such as Digital, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Compaq, Intel, and the Japanese to emerge and gnaw away at the company's dominance. It also paved the way for an obscure company in Redmond, Washington to grow and dominate the software industry and ultimately shake IBM's foundation. Well, that was the old IBM. Enter Lou Gerstner, an outsider chartered with the task of saving the staggering giant. Some would say he has an unenviable job ahead of him. Rather, I see this as the most exciting time of all at IBM. During his first few months as Chairman and CEO, everyone was looking for some magical message to symbolize the company's direction. Was it going to be "downsizing," "right-sizing," "re-engineering," or some new buzzword? No. He simply said, "The customer is king." Gerstner is just the tonic IBM needs, not because he is some sort of technological Messiah (he openly admits he's not), but because he is an outsider with no preconceived notions and bad habits to change. His forte is customer satisfaction. Unlike a lot of American managers who would simply take a "get lean and mean" attitude towards a company in trouble, Gerstner is interested in what his customers want and how to best deliver it to them. Thanks to Gerstner, this attitude is permeating throughout IBM and it is now beginning to pay off. Gone are the days of arrogant IBM salesmen with cutthroat marketing practices. Sure, the hustle is still there, but IBMers are now listening more and talking less. To illustrate, I've noticed at IBM technical conferences and lectures that IBM personnel are now allowed to talk more candidly and allowed to deviate from canned scripts to communicate more freely with the audience. I talk with a lot of IBMers across the country and I've noticed a change in how they deport themselves. The IBMers I talk to these days appear to be more in tune with the mission of their company and are genuinely interested in satisfying their customers' needs. Make no mistake about it, IBM's objective is to regain dominance of the computer industry. Products like OS/2, the Taligent project, and the Power PC is part of their grand scheme, but they now know they can't do it without satisfied customers. This new spirit within IBM will galvanize their customer base and create a secondary sales force. For example, our Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group consists of over 100 OS/2 "fanatics" who staunchly support and promote OS/2 at every opportunity they get. They do this not because OS/2 is just a better product, but because IBM is now working overtime servicing its customers and producing a better product. Recently I was in Office Depot picking up some office supplies. As I happened to pass their computer software section, I noticed a young couple picking up a copy of Windows and DOS. I asked them why? Frankly, they weren't sure. They just assumed that it was the de facto industry standard and really didn't know any better. So, I went into a five minute shtick extolling the virtues of OS/2. When I was finished, the couple put Windows and DOS back on the shelf and put OS/2 Warp into their cart. An Office Depot salesman happened to overhear my comments and came over to ask me questions about OS/2, as did an elderly couple in the same aisle. (By the way, someone needs to tell Office Depot to stock-up on OS/2 Warp}. As we probably all know, the biggest problem with OS/2 is not some technical bug, but rather an ignorant public. It is up to us, the customers, to help IBM overcome this handicap. IBM knows this. It is the customer who adds credibility to any product. If we honestly believe in the integrity of OS/2 as a product and believe it is the right path for our companies to take, it is our duty as professionals to educate executives and technicians alike that IBM has finally got its act together. I encourage all OS/2 users to get involved. There are several ways to do so: * Participate in a local users group. This is perhaps the best way to find a forum of customers with common interests. If one doesn't exist, create it; it is not as difficult as you may think. I did it and within four months we had over 100 members. To find the OS/2 user group within your area, either contact your local IBM office or IBM's user group coordinator, Richard Woolsey, at: IBM, 11400 Burnett Road, MS: 2999, Austin, TX 78758; Tel: 512/823-1856; E-Mail: ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com * Participate in TEAM OS/2 for customers wishing to get involved with OS/2 promotional programs. The Team OS/2 Coordinators are Anita Venable and Janet Gobeille in Austin, Texas: Telephone (Anita Venable) 512-823-1682 or (Janet Gobeille) 512-823-3247 FAX (Janet Gobeille) 512-823-3252 FAX CompuServe 76711,1123 Internet teamos2@vnet.ibm.com Prodigy TVKM35A * Communicate with other users through the various networks and bulletin boards. America Online, CompuServe, and Prodigy have excellent OS/2 Clubs where members exchange ideas, discuss problems, and share software. One OS/2 bulletin board that falls into this category is Pete Norloff's in Virginia and can be accessed at 703/385-4325. * Write articles, lecture on OS/2, and volunteer in any capacity possible. There is now several OS/2 related publications available and interested in what you have to say (starting with OS/2 MAGAZINE and OS/2 DEVELOPER). Also, write to the general computer publications (INFORMATION WEEK, INFO WORLD, COMPUTERWORLD, DATAMATION, PC WORLD, BYTE, etc.). They are all starving for OS/2 related stories and news items. Contact the Technology Editor in your local newspaper and invite him or her to an OS/2 presentation or user group meeting. Professional organizations such as ASM, DPMA, ACM, DEBUG, ASQC, PMI, etc. are all interested in OS/2 related presentations, as are the universities. * Demand journalistic integrity from the press. If you read an article that does not accurately describe the features of OS/2 or maligns the product, immediately write, fax or E-Mail a Letter to the Editor. OS/2 does well on a level playing field. But when false rumors are spread by the press, they are doing a disservice to the product, the consumer, and the industry in general. This should not be tolerated, particularly as the competition heats up with Microsoft. When you see something wrong, do not wait, voice your complaint as soon as possible. There is nothing mysterious in Lou Gerstner's message. It simply represents a return to basic values: quality and customer satisfaction. As a customer and stock holder, I see this as a breath of fresh air in an industry fraught with hype and misrepresentation. As professionals in this field, it is our responsibility to help them get the message out. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tim Bryce is a management consultant with M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA) in Palm Harbor, Florida. He is also the founder of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG), a member of TEAM OS/2, and the Editor of OS/2 CONNECT, a new online newsletter. He can be reached at 813/786-4567, Fax: 813/786-4765, CompuServe: 76235,2364 or E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com. Copyright (C) M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 1995. TBOUG CLASSIFIEDS TBOUG is pleased to announce the introduction of a new "Classifieds" section to the PROS/2 newsletter. PROS/2 is circulated monthly to members and friends of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG). A special "electronic" version is made available for downloading from TBOUG's BBS, America Online, CompuServe, and any other available bulletin boards or commercial networks. Currently, the electronic version is accessed by approximately 300+ people through these channels (number does not include the printed version which is distributed separately). The "electronic" PROS/2 is an expanded version of the printed newsletter, containing supplemental articles and pertinent information related to OS/2 and TBOUG. The "electronic" version includes a copy of the newsletter in ASCII text format (.TXT), and INF format suitable for review using the standard OS/2 "VIEW" utility. Beginning with this issue of PROS/2, classifieds will be accepted for the "electronic" versions of PROS/2 only, not the printed PostScript (.PS) version, for the following categories: 1. NOTICES Legal Notices Change in job titles/promotions/transfers Meeting Announcements Request for Information (RFI) Request for Quote (RFQ) Request for Proposals (RFP) Miscellaneous 2. PRODUCTS, BUY/SELL/SWAP Hardware Software 3. SERVICES Soliciting for a certain type of service (e.g., consulting or teaching assignment) or person offering a type of service. 4. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Individual Seeking Employment Position Announcement Each member of TBOUG is entitled to one free classified per month. Additional classifieds are available to TBOUG members at $5 each. Non-members can place a classified for $25 which includes an individual membership in TBOUG. COMPOSITION: Text is limited to 200 words plus one OS/2 bitmap (optional). Offensive language will be edited accordingly. Illegal activities, such as gambling and pornography, are prohibited. Submit your classified in the following format: 1. HEADLINE (try to be brief) 2. Classified category (as mentioned above) 3. Text narrative (200 words maximum) 4. Contact information (to be displayed) - e.g., name, address, telephone, fax, E-Mail. 5. Private contact (not to be included in the classified) - Optional; for the PROS/2 Editor to contact you. 6. Indicate which monthly issues of PROS/2 you wish to run your classified; (e.g., January thru April issues; June only, etc.) PROS/2 will not take or be responsible for any phone calls or correspondence responding to classifieds. Each person submitting a classified is responsible for producing the artwork and text themselves and submitting it to the PROS/2 Editor either on 3.5" diskette or transferring it via BBS or commercial network to: Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group c/o M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 MBA BBS: 813/786-4864 TBOUG BBS: 813/562-2249 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com CompuServe: 76235,2364 DEADLINES: Classifieds will be accepted up until the evening of the prior TBOUG meeting. Example: For a July issue, classifieds must be received by the June TBOUG meeting. For questions regarding classifieds, contact the PROS/2 Editor, Tim Bryce, at 813/786-4567. * * * * * NOTICES * * * * * (none currently listed) * * * * * PRODUCTS, BUY/SELL/SWAP * * * * * THE "PRIDE" INFORMATION FACTORY The most comprehensive development environment in the world. The "PRIDE" INFORMATION FACTORY goes beyond software engineering; beyond client/server computing; beyond object oriented programming; and beyond BPR. The FACTORY provides an organized roadmap and tools for planning, designing, developing and implementing enterprise-wide systems. The centerpiece of the FACTORY software is a Repository used to share and integrate information resources, including systems, data, and business components. It offers an open architecture providing the means to interface the FACTORY with your favorite application development aids. Ultimately, the FACTORY improves productivity by bringing order out of a chaotic and disjointed development environment. The FACTORY includes methodologies and tools for: Systems Modeling, Enterprise Modeling, Data Base Modeling, Object Modeling, and Project Management. The FACTORY is implemented using IBM's OS/2, offering a true 32-bit development platform with multitasking, multithreading, and virtual memory. Product is CUA compliant and supports the DBCS. Call or write today for information. M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Tel: 813/786-4567 Fax: 813/786-4765 BBS: 813/786-4864 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com CompuServe: 76235,2364 Since 1971: "Software for the finest computer - the Mind" (contributed by TBOUG member Tim Bryce) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "BATCH MANAGER" An OS/2 based product for executing and controlling batch jobs The OS/2 "BATCH MANAGER" provides a vehicle to: * Submit and execute batch jobs (OS/2 or DOS Command Files), either immediately, at a delayed time/date, or to execute recurringly (e.g., every Tuesday, end of week, last day of month, etc.). * Control the action of the queue which is responsible for controlling batch jobs. * Control the action of the batch job, such as cancel, hold, release, etc. "BATCH MANAGER" is ideal for any batch process; e.g., backing-up files, downloading data from a mainframe, updating files, payroll, or producing routine reports. The product is executed at each workstation and the jobs are controlled by the individual user. The product is sold as a one-time license for use on a single OS/2 computer workstation at $150 (U.S.) per workstation. A 90 day warranty accompanies the product. Corporate licensing agreements are also available; contact the vendor for details. BATCH MANAGER requires IBM's OS/2, version 2.1 or higher. "I would recommend Batch Manager for anyone who has the need to initiate jobs on a delayed basis. Batch Manager provides the type of capability that has existed for two decades on the mainframe and mini-computer platforms. As such, it would also be a good tool for those contemplating the right-sizing of mainframe and minicomputer applications to the PC/LAN platform." - Ron Beauchemin, OS/2 MONTHLY Call or write today for information. M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Tel: 813/786-4567 Fax: 813/786-4765 BBS: 813/786-4864 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com CompuServe: 76235,2364 Since 1971: "Software for the finest computer - the Mind" (contributed by TBOUG member Paul Wylie) * * * * * SERVICES * * * * * (none currently listed) * * * * * EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES * * * * * SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST WITH OS/2, CSET++, ICLUI, AND PRESENTATION MANAGER Computer Management Consultants (CMC) was founded in 1988 and is a privately-held company, providing quality service to the Florida, Charlotte NC and Rochester/Buffalo NY areas. CMC offers long term contracts and employment on individual assignments and projects. Our professional staff has the option of a salary or hourly pay schedule with all the added benefits. We have IMMEDIATE needs for individuals with the following: Senior Programmer Analyst with OS/2, CSET++, ICLUI and Presentation Manager. Digitoc and Networking Tools are a plus! The contract is in Florida and is for the minimum of 6 months. Rate of pay is lucrative, and client is in low-cost-of-living area. Call, fax or email your resume IMMEDIATELY to: Chris Boinay Computer Management Consultants 8001 North Dale Mabry Hwy, 501-C Tampa, Florida 33614-3265 Tel: 813/935-7332 Fax: 800/262-2975 E-Mail: cmc@cftnet.com (contributed by TBOUG member Ms. Chris Boinay) * * * * * (END CLASSIFIEDS) * * * * * PROS/2 April 1995 PROS/2 is the official newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG), a non-profit, vendor-independent users' group dedicated to the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system. Letters and manuscripts are welcomed and reviewed for possible publication. Please supply narrative in ASCII text format. Copyright (C) TBOUG 1995. All rights reserved. IBM and OS/2 are the registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation. TBOUG logo designed by Albert Tatenborn. Any OS/2 licensee within the Tampa Bay area of Florida is eligible to become a member of TBOUG. Annual Corporate membership is $200; individual membership is $20; membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis. TBOUG was founded in December 1993 and is a member of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG). ADDRESS Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group c/o M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Tel: 813/786-4567 Fax: 813/786-4765 OFFICERS President Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Tel: 813/680-5215 X 2711 Fax: 813/680-5331 CompuServe: 74021,522 Vice President Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Tel: 813/786-4567 IBM Link: DEV2643 Secretary Rick Hoffmann - Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services Tel: 813/282-9111 X 6024 Fax: 813/286-8759 CompuServe: 73354,2701 E-Mail: FredPoint@aol.com Treasurer Richard Hubbard - FAA Tel: 813/348-1555 BOARD MEMBERS System Operator, BBS Greg Dodge - Data Flex Tel: 813/562-2200 X 1403 E-Mail: Greg_Dodge%Dataflex@Notes.Worldcom.Com CompuServe: 76550,522 Chairman, End User Education Committee Norm Epright - Data Flex Tel: 813/562-2200 X 1402 CompuServe: 73642,3350 Chairman, Production Committee Stuart Horowitz - Cash Flex Tel: 813/282-8855 Fax: 813/289-0287 CompuServe: 71635,1606 Chairman, OS/2 Support Committee Steve Schneer - Tampa Electric Company Tel: 813/225-5253 Past-President & PROS/2 Editor Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Tel: 813/786-4567 BBS: 813/786-4864 CompuServe: 76235,2364 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com Vendor Liaison Brad Brown - IBM Tel: 813/872-2156 TREASURER'S REPORT March 1, 1995 BALANCE ON HAND AS OF 2/1/95 $ 2,262.44* INCOME FOR MONTH Y-T-D Membership Renewals Corporate (0@$200) $ .00 $ 1,200.00 Individual (4+7@$20) 220.00 1,200.00 Total $ 220.00 $ 2,400.00 Dinner Fees Members (35@$13) $ 455.00 $ 975.00 Guest-Pre-register (4@$15) 60.00 180.00 Guest Walk-Ins (1@$17) 17.00 34.00 Total $ 532.00 $ 1,189.00 Miscellaneous Late Dinner Payment $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Raffle Tickets 0.00 0.00 Total $ 0.00 $ 0.00 TOTAL INCOME $ 752.00 $ 3,589.00 EXPENSES FOR MONTH Y-T-D Meetings Director's Dinner Meetings $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Catering 516.00 1,092.00 Total $ 516.00 $ 1,092.00 PROS/2 Newsletter Production/Fax $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Postage 38.40 71.75 Total $ 38.40 $ 71.75 Miscellaneous Checking Account Svc. Charge $ 0.00 $ 0.00 TBOUG Banner 53.50 53.50 Clearwater Phillies/Social 100.00 100.00 Printing Receipts 0.00 30.94 APCUG & Awards 19.23 74.86 Postage 0.00 28.42 Letterhead Printing 46.26 46.26 Total $ 218.99 $ 333.98 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 773.39 $ 1,497.73 BALANCE ON HAND AS OF 2/28/95 $ 3,241.05* * Includes carryover from 1994 of $1,149.76 - Respectfully Submitted, Rich Hubbard TBOUG Treasurer NOTE: TBOUG operates on a calendar year (January to December). TBOUG does its banking with Barnett Bank. Our Federal Tax ID is 59-3212323. SECRETARY'S REPORT MINUTES - TBOUG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FEBRUARY 15, 1995 Location: Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services, Tampa Attendees: Dave Hancock - President Paul Wylie - Vice President Rick Hoffmann - Secretary Steve Schneer - Chairman, OS/2 Support Committee Stu Horowitz - Chairman, Production Committee Tim Bryce - Past President Fritz Foster - Treasurer Assistant Scott Baker Absent: Richard Hubbard - Treasurer Greg Dodge - BBS Sysop Norm Epright - Chairman, End User Education Brad Brown - Vendor Liaison Next Board Meeting: TBA MINUTES I. Secretary's Report - Rick Hoffmann Read the minutes from the January 4, 1995 Executive Board Meeting. Motion was made by Tim Bryce to accept the minutes. Motion was seconded by Paul Wylie. Motion carried by vote. II. Treasurer's Report In Richard Hubbard's absence, Fritz Foster reviewed the Treasurer's Report. Motion was made by Tim Bryce to accept the Treasurer's Report. Motion was seconded by Stu Horowitz. Motion was carried by vote. III. Vice President's Report - Paul Wylie Reviewed plans for the Program Year: MARCH - NDP National Data Products representative withdrew from being the March 1st guest speaker. Steve Greenfield of Catalina Marketing has agreed to move up from April's scheduled meeting to March 1st. Catalina has purchased over 10,000 copies of OS/2. APRIL - Open MAY - IBM JUNE - Open Paul presented the idea of a special token/gift for each of the remaining guest speakers. This gift would be either a shirt, plaque, pen/pencil set or any other small but appropriate gift. After discussion the board decided that Paul will select each token/gift. IV. Membership Renewals - Rick Hoffmann & Tim Bryce As of February 15th, 1995 the membership count, after an intense cleanup of membership records, stands at 122. Tim and Rick agreed that, for portability ease, the membership database will be converted to Warp's IBM Bonus Pack Database. V. TBOUG Shirts - Rick Hoffmann Motion was drafted by Rick Hoffmann to allocate $80.00 for the embroidered TBOUG logo used for the TBOUG shirts. Motion was made by Stu Horowitz to accept the allocation of $80.00 for the embroider of TBOUG's logo. Motion was seconded by Steve Schneer. Motion was carried by vote. VI. Tim Bryce A. TBOUG Banner Motion was made by Tim Bryce for the approval of purchasing a TBOUG banner at a proposed cost of $53.00. Motion was seconded by Paul Wylie Motion was carried by vote. B. PROS/2 Newsletter The next newsletter may be extended to six pages to include pertinent OS/2 phone numbers. Please note that six pages of standard white bonded paper is the maximum number that may mailed using one US 32 cent stamp. C. TBOUG Social Batterrrrr Up; Friday August 11th the Clearwater Phillies are playing and TBOUG will be there for its Social program. The cost is $10.00 per attendee and an initial $100.00 refundable deposit is also required. The Hard Ball Cafe is open all-you-can-eat and drink (non-alcoholic beverages), beer will be available at a nominal fee. D. Letter to Tampa Tribune An article appeared in the February 12, 1995 issue of the Tampa Tribune, Business & Finance section, featuring a review of Windows 95 and, in the article, slammed OS/2. Tim responded to the article with a strong Letter to the Editor refuting the comments made by the author. E. Resolution Tim Bryce proposed to the board of directors a Resolution to boycott COMPUTERWORLD. It is the opinion that COMPUTERWORLD is not being fair nor objective in its reporting of OS/2. Further, COMPUTERWORLD seems biased towards Microsoft, IBM's prime competitor in the area of 32-bit operating systems. The board had mixed feelings about the boycott and the resolution was tabled. F. Software Survey Tim Bryce presented to the board a purposed software survey. The use of this survey is to collect meaningful information on what software packages the members use and their own opinion of value/performance. There were some concerns on the complexity of the survey. The board agreed that at the next meeting the survey would be released for full participation. To encourage participation the survey form will also be used as the entry form for the meeting raffle. - Respectfully Submitted, Rick Hoffmann TBOUG Secretary TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP BYLAWS ENACTED DECEMBER 9, 1993 ARTICLE I NAME Section A The name of this organization shall be the "Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group," hereinafter called the Association. OS/2 is defined as a computer operating system marketed by IBM. OS/2 and IBM are the registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation. ARTICLE II PURPOSE Section A The objectives of this Association shall be: 1. To provide a forum for OS/2 users in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. 2. To promote the effective use of OS/2. 3. To provide a formal communications channel between the members and the OS/2 vendor, IBM. 4. To provide a vehicle to communicate with other OS/2 related user groups. Section B Achievement of the objectives shall be accomplished by: 1. Planning and conducting meetings of the Association. 2. Developing and maintaining an electronic messaging system (e.g. "bulletin board" and/or "group ware") to facilitate the exchange of ideas and communications between members. Such a service is to act as a "clearing house" for its members to research OS/2 related subjects and problems, disseminate pertinent news, and share public domain software. Use of such electronic services is made available to Association members on a strictly voluntary basis and at their own risk. The Association and the Executive Board will not be responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages including, for example, loss of profits resulting from the use of the "bulletin board" service or software obtained from the service, even if the Association has been advised of the possibility of damages. 3. Developing and maintaining a list of suggested modifications/improvements to OS/2 for consideration by IBM. 4. Developing and maintaining a list of problems ("bugs") associated with OS/2 for correction by IBM. 5. Developing and maintaining a list of suggested standards pertaining to OS/2 for consideration by IBM. 6. Developing and maintaining a list of members of the Association. 7. Developing and maintaining a reference library of Association related documentation (e.g., minutes of board meetings, published proceedings, committee reports, membership lists, etc.). 8. Voluntary participation in OS/2 promotional activities (e.g., seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations, etc.). ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section A Classes of Membership 1. There will be two classes of membership, a Corporate Membership, and an Individual Membership. 2. Each Corporate Membership is entitled to one (1) vote. 3. Each Individual Membership is entitled to one tenth (1/10) of a vote. Section B Qualification 1. A membership may be held by any company, organization, or individual with an OS/2 license. 2. Qualification for membership shall be automatic unless in the judgment of the Executive Board this membership would not be consonant with the spirit of the Association. Section C Application 1. Application for membership must be made by writing to the Secretary of the Association. 2. The application for Corporate Membership shall designate an individual to serve as that corporation's voting delegate. The member corporation may designate its delegate at any time by written notice to the Secretary. 3. The Executive Board shall promptly act to accept or reject an application for membership. Section D Fees 1. An annual membership fee will be established by the Executive Board to cover the operating expenses of the Association. The membership fee is payable to the Treasurer at the time of applying for membership. If membership application is rejected, the fee will be returned to the applicant. 2. Registration fees will be used to cover the cost of meetings. The amount of the fee will be established from time to time by a committee consisting of the Secretary, Treasurer, and the Program Chairman and submitted by that committee to the Executive Board for approval. The registration fee is payable to the Treasurer or other designated agent and is payable by each person attending the meeting (with the exception of guests of the Association). Section E Termination of Membership 1. Membership terminates when qualification for membership ceases to exist. 2. A membership may be terminated by notification in writing to the Association Secretary from the corporate delegate of a Corporate Membership, or an individual for an Individual Membership 3. Membership shall expire on January 1 of each year unless the member's annual fee is received by the Secretary prior to that date. 4. The Secretary will notify the member by letter that such termination has occurred. Re-instatement may be requested by letter to the President. ARTICLE IV GOVERNMENT Section A Executive Board of Directors 1. Executive Board - The government of this Association shall be vested in the Executive Board, which shall consist of nine members. 2. Officers - The executive officers shall be: the President, the Vice- President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. 3. Executive Board Members - The Executive Board shall consist of the executive officers, acting ex officio in their respective capacities, the immediate Past President, and sufficient additional members to total nine. 4. The tenure of an officer or Executive Board member shall terminate if the incumbent becomes ineligible to hold office. 5. A majority of the Executive Board is a quorum. Section B The President shall: 1. Be the principal executive officer. 2. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 3. Provide for committees as described in Article VII. 4. Preside over all formal meetings and Executive Board meetings of the Association. 5. Be ex officio a member of all committees. 6. Provide for the discharge, pro tempore, of necessary functions in the event of the absence or incapacity of a member. 7. Call all Executive Board meetings. Section C The Vice President shall: 1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 2. Be of official service to the President. 3. Perform the duties, pro tempore, of the President in case of Presidential absence. 4. Act as Chairman of the Program Committee. Section D The Secretary shall: 1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 2. Publish and maintain the minutes of Executive Board meetings. 3. Be responsible for all official publications of the Association. 4. Maintain the membership roster and make copies available for formal meetings. 5. Be responsible for all official correspondence with IBM. 6. Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for meetings of the Association. This responsibility is jointly held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman. Section E The Treasurer shall: 1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 2. Be responsible for all monies of the Association. 3. Maintain all accounts and handle all financial transactions of the Association and prepare and issue to each member an annual financial statement of the Association. 4. Prepare and maintain an operating budget by fiscal year for the Association. An approval of the budget by the Executive Board is required. 5. Arrange for an annual audit of the financial accounts of the Association. An Audit Committee consisting of at least three (3) members of the Association will be appointed by the President. Said committee will review their findings with the Executive Board for approval. 6. Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for meetings of the Association. This responsibility is jointly held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman. 7. Collect all fees pertaining to membership and registration for meetings. The Treasurer may appoint a member to collect fees in the event of his/her absence. Section F Scope: The duties of the Executive Board and the officers shall include but not be restricted to those named in this article. ARTICLE V Nomination and Election Section A 1. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of candidates for each office at the last scheduled public meeting of the Association. This committee will be chaired either by the Past President or a delegate member appointed by the President. 2. Additional nominations may be appended to the slate of officers upon receipt by the Nominating Committee, before the close of the meeting, of a petition signed by seven (7) delegate members. No delegate may sign more than one petition for the same office. 3. Elections shall occur during the course of that meeting. 4. Election shall be by secret ballot cast by delegate members. 5. Absentee ballots are not permitted. 6. A candidate is elected upon receiving a majority of the votes for the office. Should the first ballot fail to produce a majority vote for any office(s), a run-off shall be held between the two candidates receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast for the office(s). 7. The procedure for electing the remaining members of the Executive Board shall be as follows. Each delegate member may vote for as many candidates as there are vacancies to be filled. Those candidates, equal in number to the actual number of vacancies to be filled, receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected to the Executive Board. In the case of a tie which results in a conflict, a run-off between the tied candidates shall be held to fill the vacancies remaining. 8. Elected officers and Board members shall assume their duties upon adjournment of that meeting. Section B Vacancies 1. In the event the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice President shall succeed to the Presidency. 2. When any other office becomes vacant, the Executive Board shall act to fill the office for the unexpired term. They shall use such procedures for this as they deem advisable under the circumstances, including if they wish, the holding of a special election with balloting conducted by mail. Section C Eligibility 1. Only member delegates are eligible to be officers or Executive Board members. 2. No restriction shall be placed on the number of times a person may be re-elected to office except that a Presidential incumbent is not eligible for re-election of a second consecutive term. 3. No nomination shall be accepted unless the nominee has given assurance of willingness to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the office for which he is nominated. 4. Employees and relatives of IBM and its subsidiaries are ineligible to serve as officers or members of the Executive Board. However, IBM can appoint an official non-voting representative(s) to act as vendor liaison at Executive Board meetings and committee meetings. Section D Duties of Officers The Executive Board shall: 1. Establish official policy for the Association. This includes a code of conduct and standard practices to be observed at all Association functions. 2. Monitor and supervise all Association related activities. 3. Establish fees for membership and registration for meetings. 4. Sanction special projects related to the Association. 5. Control the distribution of the Association membership roster to parties internal and external to the Association. ARTICLE VI MEETINGS Section A Definitions for Meetings of the Association 1. A formal meeting is an event composed of one or more scheduled sessions for the general membership of the association. The sessions may be concurrent and/or contiguous for each day of the meeting. A formal meeting is completed when adjourned 'sine die.' 2. The Executive Board will conduct separate meetings to conduct the business of the Association. Board meetings will be open to all members. 3. Committees will conduct separate meetings to discuss pertinent topics of interest. Committee meetings will be open to all members. Section B Schedules 1. Formal meetings will be conducted once a month. Locations for these meetings shall be selected by the Executive Board based on the recommendations of the Program Committee. 2. Executive Board meetings will be conducted at least four times a year. The President shall select the meeting location. 3. Committee meetings will be conducted periodically as determined by the committee. The Committee Chairman shall select the meeting location. Section C Meeting Preliminaries 1. The agenda and other particulars for a formal meeting shall be distributed by the Association Secretary to the members at least one week prior to the opening day of the formal meeting. 2. The agenda and other particulars for a board meeting shall be distributed by the Association President to the members of the Executive Board at least one week prior to the opening day of the board meeting. 3. The agenda and other particulars for a committee meeting shall be distributed by the Committee Chairman to interested members at least one week prior to the opening of the committee meeting. Section D Attendance Attendance at all meetings is limited to members and guests invited by the Executive Board. Section E Proceedings A recording secretary shall be assigned for each meeting. For formal meetings and board meetings, this will be the Association Secretary. For committee meetings, the Chairman will appoint a member to record the events in a fashion acceptable to the Association Secretary. Section F Restriction 1. No member or guest of the Association shall engage in employment recruiting and/or interviewing at and during any meeting. 2. Meetings of the Association shall not be used as a vehicle for direct solicitation of business. To clarify, the Executive Board or a Committee Chairman may from time to time invite a vendor or consultant to a meeting to describe their product and/or service. In this event, the vendor/ consultant can describe their product/service and pricing structure to the general membership in attendance, but must avoid direct solicitation for business from individual members during the meeting. Section G Meetings The date and location of any meeting to be sponsored by the Association or by any of its committees must be coordinated with the Vice President before being formally scheduled or announced. ARTICLE VII COMMITTEES Section A Establishment of Committees 1. A committee and its charter are established by the Association President with the approval of the Executive Board. 2. The Chairman is appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board. 3. The Chairman appoints the members of the committee. However, a committee may be as small as one (1) member. 4. The Chairman shall keep the Association Secretary informed, on a timely basis, of the membership and activities of the committee. 5. A committee may be dissolved, or its charter modified, or its chairman removed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board. ARTICLE VIII COMMUNICATIONS Section A Distribution The official distribution of information to the members shall be through the Association Secretary. Section B Nature of Material Material sent to the Association Secretary for distribution is considered non-proprietary and unclassified. Material is unequivocally subject by the Secretary and the Association. Section C Library A library of material will be maintained by the Association Secretary in a manner to be determined by the Executive Board. Section D Association Communication with the Vendor All official communications between the Association and the OS/2 vendor, IBM, about matters of Association business must be conducted through the Association President, or through such individual(s) as he/she may designate. ARTICLE IX PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY Section A "Robert's Rules of Order" shall prevail except that where they conflict with these bylaws, the bylaws shall govern. ARTICLE X AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS Section A Proposals Amendments to the bylaws may be processed by action of the Executive Board or by a petition to the Association Secretary of seven (7) or more members. Notice of a proposed amendment must be distributed to the membership at least one month prior to the formal meeting at which discussion is expected. Section B Voting Procedure Amendments to the by-laws shall be made by mail ballot. The Secretary will mail the ballots to the membership within one (1) month following the formal meeting at which the amendment was discussed. Ballots must be returned to the Secretary within two (2) months of the closing day of the Formal Meeting at which the amendment was discussed. A majority of the votes returned within the above time limit shall be required to carry the proposed amendment. Section C Restriction The Association Secretary or other members of the Executive Board may not edit proposals for bylaw amendment. END BYLAWS END