═══ 1. Hello, Team OS/2 ═══ Team OS/2 Newsletter Number 3 December, 1993 Hello Team OS/2, A lot of exciting things have happened with Team OS/2. The spirit and enthusiasm of Team OS/2 has been out there since OS/2 was first written (just talk to a Teamer who has used OS/2 for 5 years and this is evident). Then in 1992, IBMers who loved version 2 of OS/2 started taking their own time to demo it and train and help others. Dave Whittle of IBM electronically encouraged this activity (sometimes at risk of his own job, which was NOT OS/2 marketing) and came up with the name "Team OS/2". (Dave will be writing more on this in a later newsletter). In 1993, the growth of Team OS/2 outside of IBM was amazing, especially to those inside IBM (*smile*). But IBM Teamers weren't surprised. They were already making friends with non-IBM Teamers on electronic networks everywhere. Team OS/2 volunteers were starting OS/2 user groups, setting up BBS's, encouraging retail stores to carry OS/2, and more. Also in 1993, IBM created a small group (Team OS/2 Support) to help communicate with and support Team OS/2 efforts world-wide. It has been an enjoyable challenge for us to find ways to work with Team OS/2 volunteers that benefit both IBM and Team OS/2. (For example: this newsletter provides information to Teamers everywhere, but it also lets IBMers know what is happening with Team OS/2.) We wish you all the best for the holidays, and look forward to working with you in the new year. Janet Gobeille Team OS/2 Newsletter Editor IBM Team OS/2 Liaison Internet: janetg@vnet.ibm.com ═══ 1.1. What is Team OS/2? ═══ What is Team OS/2? Team OS/2 consists of people around the world who are OS/2 enthusiasts and are voluntarily and actively sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with others. This is a very general description, but it's true. You become part of Team OS/2 by doing something that is not expected of you... You're part of Team OS/2 if you consider that you meet the qualifications of actively supporting OS/2 and OS/2 users. So, just let us at IBM know about you to be added to the list of members. The Team OS/2 Support group keeps a database of members. See Appendix B of this newsletter for information how to be added to the Team OS/2 member list. Note: 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 use their own time to help others just as other Teamers do. Although we at Team OS/2 Support in IBM do maintain a member list and put out this newsletter, we do these as services to Teamers worldwide. ═══ 1.2. IBM Team OS/2 Support ═══ IBM Team OS/2 Support The support that IBM Personal Software Products (PSP) offers to Team OS/2 changes as the needs of Team OS/2 change. However, we are currently supporting Team OS/2 in these ways: 1. Information Distribution and Coordination o We distribute a world-wide Team OS/2 member list via Compuserve, Internet, Fidonet, and electronic media. This allows Teamers to find others in their area and contact them electronically. We can also provide a mailing list based on this member list to vendors of OS/2 products on request. o The Team OS/2 Newsletter is produced monthly and 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. o 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. 2. OS/2 Merchandise and other Support for Marketing Activities 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. 3. Team OS/2 Member Support Because of requests by many Team OS/2 members, we had a Team OS/2 logo designed and are having Team OS/2 merchandise stocked for sale. See the information later in this newsletter about Team OS/2 Tshirts and other merchandise. The IBM PSP Grass Roots Marketing team supports these Team OS/2 and BBS activities. At this time, this team consists of: Vicci Conway Vicci is in Boca Raton, Florida. Her primary job is BBS coordination, coverage thereof, and communications for IBM PSP. Her secondary responsibility is helping with Team OS/2 support. She also works with vendors to provide them with the Team OS/2 mailing list and coordinates the Team OS/2 Receptions at Spring and Fall Comdex. In addition, any vendor wishing to get their press releases distributed electronically should contact her as well. Janet Gobeille Janet is in Austin, Texas. Her primary job is to define and coordinate Team OS/2 support and liason for IBM PSP. If you have a problem with IBM Team OS/2 support, call her. She also creates this newsletter each month, works to provide international support and coordination for Team OS/2, and maintains the databases used to support Team OS/2. Note from Janet: I've had many requests to put a photo of myself here in the newsletter. But I don't have any I like. So I hope you'll accept this drawing instead (*smile*): Jeff Mallon Jeff works with Janet in Austin. He handles the and day-to-day support for Team OS/2 including shipping and responding to phone, fax, and email inquiries. When you send a note to either TEAMOS2 @VNET.IBM.COM or LUVOS2@vnet.ibm.com, Jeff is usually the person who will read and answer it. User Group Relations: Gene Barlow, Kathy Fanning, and Bill Wyatt form our PSP User Group Relations team. You can reach them by sending a note via Internet to "IBMPCUG@VNET.IBM.COM". See Appendix F for more info on IBM PSP User Group Support. ═══ 2. Misc from IBM Team OS/2 Support ═══ Misc from IBM Team OS/2 Support We've been getting a lot of great comments and suggestions for improving this newsletter. (Note from Janet: I admit: it can use a great deal of improvement (*smile*)). And, there have been some things we need to follow up on (for example: the information on the July 25 CompUSA demo). So, this section is for the bits and pieces that we find through the month.... ═══ 2.1. Holiday schedule for Team OS/2 newsletter ═══ Holiday schedule for Team OS/2 newsletter Because of the holiday season, this issue is later than usual (normally, it's planned to be out the first week of each month). We will also be skipping the January issue of this Team OS/2 newsletter. But starting the first week in February, we should be back on our planned schedule. ═══ 2.2. New 'mailbox' for the Team OS/2 newsletter ═══ New 'mailbox' for the Team OS/2 newsletter To make it easier for you to submit articles, suggestions, or questions for this newsletter, we've set up a new internet userid: teamnews@vnet.ibm.com This can also be reached by IBMers at TEAMNEWS at AUSVM1. This is simply a 'mailbox' userid that will be checked each week, but this way we have a single point of submission for things that will be of interest for the newsletter so they won't get mixed up (or missed) with other functions. However, if you have a question or something that needs a response, use the Teamos2 Internet userid instead: teamos2@vnet.ibm.com ═══ 2.3. CompUSA July 25 Promotion ═══ CompUSA July 25 Promotion We had promised that everyone helping out in the DOS and OS/2 demo day on July 25 would received a copy of PC DOS 6.1. All of these have been mailed out. So if we missed any of you, please contact IBM Team OS/2 Support right away. ═══ 2.4. OS/2 User Group List ═══ OS/2 User Group List In the last newsletter, we promised to start including a list of OS/2 user groups in future Team OS/2 newsletters. However, we were reminded that the San Diego OS/2 User Group already posts a list of OS/2 User Groups and Special Interest Groups in its newsletter. To avoid duplication, we'll refer you to that document for the list. They put out a wonderful newsletter!!! ═══ 2.5. Team OS/2 Tshirts and other merchandise ═══ Team OS/2 Tshirts and other merchandise Lees Keystone will be stocking Team OS/2 merchandise. White Team OS/2 tshirts (with a large 6-color logo on the front) will be available starting early December 1993. You can place your order any time. Item Item Num. White Lg 456 White XL 457 The prices will be the same as for the OS/2 tshirts (I believe they're US$5.95 each). Then soon after the first of the year, the stock will include: Item Color Size Item Num. Team OS/2 Tshirt White Lg 456 Team OS/2 Tshirt White XL 457 Team OS/2 Tshirt Black Lg 458 Team OS/2 Tshirt Black XL 459 Team OS/2 golf shirt Green Lg 450 Team OS/2 golf shirt Green XL 451 Team OS/2 golf shirt Blue Lg 452 Team OS/2 golf shirt Blue XL 453 Team OS/2 golf shirt Red Lg 454 Team OS/2 golf shirt Red XL 455 Team OS/2 patch 460 embroidered, 2 1/2" x 2 3/8", suitable for hats, etc.... You can contact LK at (800) 717-7666 or (914) 273-6755. Or, you can contact them by fax at (914) 273-9187. They're still working out prices for the patch, etc, but you should be able to get all that information by the time this newsletter comes out. ═══ 3. "Ask Mr OS/2" ═══ "Ask Mr. OS/2" (alias Steve Gallagher) "One example of an involved Teamer who developed a unique way of spreading the word about OS/2 is Steve Gallagher, in Raleigh NC. Steve has been involved in Team OS/2 activities since early 1992. When he transferred to Raleigh in late 1992, he developed a relationship with the publisher of Triangle Computer News, who is an OS/2 user. After several months, this publisher approached Steve about doing a monthly 'Ask Mr. OS/2' column in the Triangle Computer News. This column was so successful, and generated such a volume of positive feedback from readers, that 'Ask Mr. OS/2' is now syndicated in four computer monthlies in the Carolinas." Here's one of his columns: Dear Mr. OS/2, I've noticed a couple of stores in the neighborhood are starting to stock OS/2 software, but I'm looking for something along the lines of a 'specialty store' that has a solid range of OS/2 software and stuff. I've heard rumors of such places, but can't seem to find any details. Can you help? Signed, Desperately Seeking Software Dear Desperate, Of course Mr. OS/2 can help. There are two mail-order companies that I know of that are OS/2 specialty shops. Right here in Raleigh we have Indelible Blue. They are at 800-776-8284, or 919-834-7005. In Litchfield CT there is The Corner Store. They are at 800-428-9672. Happy shopping! Dear Mr. OS/2, I'm running into a problem sizing my windows under OS/2. I use the mouse to size the window for the program exactly the way I want it. But, next time I open the program, it doesn't open to the size I set it to. What am I doing wrong? Signed, One Size Fits All Dear One Size, ,br This is an easy one. When resizing your windows, hold down the SHIFT key to make the size changes permanent. Dear Mr. OS/2, I really like the little electronic 'Sticky Pads' that comes with OS/2. They make it easy for me to type a little note for myself and 'stick' it on my screen. But sometimes, for reasons I don't understand, they basically disappear. I can see the individual sticky pad notes on my Task List, but they're nowhere to be found on my screen. Help! Signed, Stuck on Stickies Dear Stuck, Here's a little trick that will bring your Sticky Pad notes back on screen. Do a CTRL-ESC to bring up the Task List, select the sticky pad note, and press the right mouse button. From the pop-up menu, press Cascade. Dear Mr. OS/2, I've found that some of the icons associated with certain objects on my OS/2 Desktop are a bit "lame".I have some icons that I'd like to use to replace the drab, boring ones, but I don't know how to do it. Can you give me a quick run-down? Thanks! Signed, Ike Ohn Dear Ike, To change the icon for an object, first open the settings notebook (click on the object with the right mouse button, then select Open -> Settings). Click on the General tab. Then drag any other object to the icon located on the General page of the settings notebook. The object's icon will change to match. Voila! Dear Mr. OS/2, A fellow OS/2 user gave me the telephone number to a local OS/2-oriented BBS. He said there are "tons" of OS/2 shareware and freeware out there, and boy was he right! But what's a new guy to do? There are so many files to choose from, and only so many hours in a day for downloading stuff! Can you recommend a short list of shareware and freeware that you consider 'indispensable'? Signed, Sucker for Shareware Dear Sucker, Whew, tough call! There are so many, but I'll try to suggest a representative sampling of the scads of programs that are out there. Please note, dear readers, that you ought to register any shareware you use -- your support will encourage shareware writers to continue to develop and enhance excellent OS/2 programs. With that said, here's a good list for starters: o 4OS2 - an OS/2 version of the famous 4DOS command-line enhancment program. Indispensable for those who still like to use a command line once in awhile. o STARTD - enables you to start a DOS program with specific, custom DOS Settings, right from the OS/2 command line. o Icon Extractor - lets you convert your Windows icons to OS/2 format. Lets you extract icons from Windows .EXE files. Very neat for those with a large investment in Windows icons. o Workplace Shell Backup - this is a "must-have" for all OS/2 users. It backs up your customized OS/2 Desktop. This is the program you'll wish you had when your hard drive goes bad and you have to re-build your Desktop from scratch. o Visual REXX - for the home hacker hobbyist, this lets you use the easy-to-learn REXX language built into OS/2, and enhance it with Presentation Manager windows, menus, scroll bars, and dialog boxes. o PMComm - an OS/2 Presentation Manager communications program for signing on BBSs,etc. o MR/2 - a QWK-compatible offline mail reader for those of you who sign on BBSs and follow Fidonet etc. Dear Mr. OS/2, I run a local BBS and I have been told that OS/2 is the ideal environment for a BBS because it multitasks, so I don't have to dedicate my machine to doing nothing but running the BBS. But I can't seem to find any OS/2 BBS programs out there. Any pointers? Signed, Sysop Dear Sysop, You're right, with OS/2's multitasking you can actually use your machine to run your BBS and do lots of other things on it simultaneously. Some popular OS/2-specific BBSes are Maximus and Simplex ( available on the better BBSs), Omega Point/2 (their BBS# 404-564-1961), Magnum (phone 818-706-9800, BBS# 818-706-9805), and Multi-Net (phone 503-883-8099, BBS 503-883-8197). I don't run my own BBS ( sounds too much like work! ) but I have heard BBS sysops speak highly of all of these programs at one time or another. Dear Mr. OS/2, I am having trouble when printing graphics to a Postscript printer. When I print anything that takes very long to print I get a timeout error on my entire print job printed. The timeout seems to occur about every 30-60 seconds. The problem I am having right now is printing from a DOS word processor, if that is significant. Signed, Waiting....and Waiting.....and Dear Waiting, Wait no more! More then likely, it is a time-out problem. Open the Settings of your printer. Go to the Output page. Assuming you are using LPT1, Open the settings for the lpt1 icon(or whatever you use). Set the timeout to an appropriate number of seconds. I would recommend 180 seconds for a Postscript printer, 90 seconds for a Laserjet, and 20 seconds for a dot matrix printer. This should clear up the problem. ═══ 4. Team OS/2 Members - Where are they? ═══ 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. This 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. b These were created as of 19 December 1993: 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 48 Compuserve 658 Delphi 18 Fidonet 353 Genie 30 IBMMAIL 69 IBM Internal (VNET) 192 Internet 569 MCIMail 7 Prodigy 190 OS2BBS (IBM Talklink) 39 Other 149 No Email capability 380 Team OS/2 Members by Country Country Teamers Argentina 3 Australia 43 Austria 8 Belgium 8 Brazil 8 Canada 167 Chile 1 Denmark 13 Finland 2 France 2 Germany 51 Hong Kong 3 Israel 1 Italy 10 Japan 1 Latvia 7 Litchenstein 1 Mexico 6 Netherlands 39 New Zealand 2 Norway 6 Peru 1 Philippines 1 Portugal 3 Qatar 1 Russia 4 Saudi Arabia 3 Scotland 2 Singapore 3 South Africa 2 Spain 14 Sweden 4 Switzerland 3 Taiwan ROC 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 Turkey 2 UK 31 Ukraine 2 USA 1524 ═══ 5. Cryillic-based OS/2 Fidonet Conferences ═══ CRYILLIC-BASED OS/2 FIDONET CONFERENCES By: Harry Bush, Team OS/2 in Latvia Fidonet and its conferences in ex-USSR The Amateur Computer network FidoNet originated in the USA. Later it spread-over the whole globe. Now there are more than 20 thousand computer nodes in FidoNet communicating via ordinary dial-up telephone lines and modems. All members of FidoNet participate voluntarily without any salary. The only payments involved should be cost-sharing of phone bills. That's why FidoNet is probably the cheapest electronic network possible. Nevertheless, hardware used in FidoNet sometimes is quite sophisticated, involving OS/2 based systems, high-speed modems up to 19200 baud, etc. Ex-USSR belongs to FidoNet Zone 2 (Europe), but its nodes are scattered over 8 time zones from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. Lot of people over the territory of the former Soviet Union and its zone of influence use the Russian Language to communicate. Russian in its written form does use a special Cyrillic symbol set, which is significantly different from the latin symbol set. There are widespread standards of representing Cyrillic in computers (unfortunately, all totally ignored by IBM). People who live in the territory of the former Soviet Union have a lot of common Cyrillic-based FidoNet conferences. There are literally hundreds of them. Some are more popular and are carried by international and inter-regional backbones, some are more or less local. Software and hardware related conferences usually are backboned all over the ex-USSR. Usually it is allowed also to write in English in these conferences. You can expect somebody will answer in English, too. Conferences are usually post-moderated. There are certain rules which are obligatory to any participant. Using Cyrillic under OS/2 Currently, there seems to be no Cyrillic support in OS/2. However, it is possible to use certain additional OS/2 full screen and keyboard drivers to read and write in Russian. For OS/2 drivers, contact Sergey Eremin at FidoNet 2:451/1. For DOS screen and keyboard drivers suitable for use in DOS fullscreen sessions under OS/2, contact Harijs Ozols at FidoNet 2:5100/12 or harry@lbsc.riga.lv (via Internet). If you don't have the appropriate screen drivers, Cyrillic text will appear as a chaotic set of Greek and some other characters on your screen. There could also be difficulties in routing Cyrillic text via Fido in the USA because of "Low-ASCII-Only" restrictions imposed by some mail hubs, however, in Europe, usually there are no problems. Cyrillic based OS/2 conferences and how to get connected Currently the most active Cyrillic-based OS/2 related Fido conferences (echos) are: o SU.OS2.DRV - Discussions about Device Drivers in OS/2 o SU.OS2.FAQ.D - Discussions about FAQ's on OS/2 o SU.OS2.MARGINAL - "Near" OS/2 Discussions These conferences are available in Zone 2 Regions 45 (Belarus), 46 (Ukraine), 47 (Lithuania), 49 (Estonia), 50 (Russia), 51 (Latvia), and probably more. Contact the respective Regional Echo Coordinators or 2:51/2 to find out details. To get connected in Western Europe, please contact one of the following: o Arjen Lentz at FidoNet 2:283/512 o Zygimantas Cepaitis at Fidonet 2:470/1 o Egons Bush at FidoNet 2:5100/8 ═══ 6. Team OS/2 Activities and Events ═══ Team OS/2 Activities and Event We encourage Teamers to list their activities with us 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. Note: we've started requesting some additional information about each event so that we can include it in the newsletter. If you have further suggestions about this, please send it to teamnews@vnet.ibm.com. ═══ 6.1. Scheduled Online Events ═══ Scheduled Online Events by Vicci Conway, PSP Bulletin Board Programs America Online, January 10, 1994: Join John Soyring, IBM PSP's Director of Software Development Programs, when he joins the OS/2 Forum to discuss OS/2, software issues, and development programs that are available! This is your chance to talk to one of the leaders in the industry and exchange your thoughts, ideas and opinions! You won't want to miss this special conference! Monday, January 10, 1994 at 9:15 PM Eastern. (keyword: OS2). Compuserve - Ziffnet, January 3-7, 1994: Commencing Monday, January 3rd through Friday, January 7th, IBM Personal Software Product executives worldwide will be participating in the third PSP Executive Online conference on Ziffnet. Last June during our conference, we set a ZiffNet all-time record for having d more than 1500 messages posted. The previous high message count was 700 when Borland participated. A recent Women Online conference has caught up with us, so let's make this one even better! The primary purpose of this conference is to discuss OS/2 for Windows, however executives from all areas of the business will be on hand to answer questions from customers, ISV's and the press. Please join us for this exciting event if you are a CompuServe member! Ziffnet is a private online service hosted on CompuServe. New users who wish access to Ziffnet directly can call (800) 666-0330 for information on how to logon and use the service. ═══ 6.2. Scheduled Team OS/2 Activities ═══ Scheduled Team OS/2 Activities This is the list of events currently scheduled in our Team Event database starting in December, 1993. If you'd like to help out on any of these, please contact the lead Teamer given in the list. --- Country: Canada --- Alberta January 16, 1994 in Edmonton, Alberta Fairest Electronics: Another adopt-a-store event for Team OS/2 Canada For information, contact: Kevin Crocker --- Country: USA --- California March 18, 1994 (for 3 days) in Pomona, California Los Angeles Computer Fair For information, contact: Richard Frank DC January 14, 1994 (for 3 days) in Washington, DC Metropolitan Washington Mensa Regional Gathering For information, contact: Perry Farrar at FARRARP at WMAVM7 North Carolina December 23, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley December 30, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley January 06, 1994 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley January 13, 1994 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley January 20, 1994 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley January 27, 1994 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley Ohio January 01, 1994 in Dayton, Ohio Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: OS/2 Demo For information, contact: Kevin Royalty Virginia January 15, 1994 in Vienna, Virginia CompUSA: Store demo For information, contact: Joe Gilvary at seosamh@delphi.com ═══ 6.3. Past Events (Before December, 1993) ═══ Past Events (Before December, 1993) We're including this list of activites in the past couple months so you can see what has been happening recently. Since some of these events were scheduled after we posted the last list, this gives you a more complete picture of what Teamers were doing. --- Country: Canada --- Alberta October 30, 1993 in Edmonton, Alberta OS/2 Day at CompCanada For information, contact: Arylnn Poczynek Ontario November 07, 1993 in Windsor, Ontario Ontario Computer Fair: A circuit computer show For information, contact: John Roesner --- Country: Mexico --- October 04, 1993 in Mexico City OS/2 in '93 (Mexico): OS/2 Demo in Mexico City For information, contact: Tere Rojas at MEXVM2(EROJAS) --- Country: Netherlands --- November 06, 1993 in Amsterdam ZyZ: Store demo For information, contact: Anton Versteeg at VERSTEEG@UITVM1 November 19, 1993 (for 2 days) in Utrecht Hobby Computer Club Days: PC-oriented organization demo For information, contact: Anton Versteeg at VERSTEEG@UITVM1 December 01, 1993 in Tilburg University of Tilburg: University demo For information, contact: Anton Versteeg at VERSTEEG@UITVM1 --- Country: Trinidad & Tobago -- October 25, 1993 (for 5 days) in Trinidad & Tobago NABEX For information, contact: Keri Alleyne at trinvm1(gbmkeri) --- Country: USA --- December 06, 1993 in (No City) Miller Brewing Co.: Miller Brewing contacted Sukalyan Saha, and asked him to conduct an OS/2 demo for their employees. For information, contact: Sukalyan Saha California October 09, 1993 (for 2 days) in Pomona, California Computer Marketplace Show: Largest Computer Show in US For information, contact: Richard Frank October 30, 1993 (for 2 days) in Pomona, California Computer Market Place: Computer Fair For information, contact: Richard Frank November 01, 1993 in Camarillo, California OS/2 Teachers Demo For information, contact: Len Zakas November 06, 1993 in Huntington Beach, California Egghead: Store demo For information, contact: Rollin White November 13, 1993 in Camarillo, California All City Software & Computers: Store demo For information, contact: Len Zakas November 20, 1993 (for 2 days) in Los Angeles, California Computer Market Place For information, contact: Richard Frank November 30, 1993 in Walnut, California CAL-POLY: OS/2 demonstration for students at CAL-POLY. For information, contact: Jim Ames December 04, 1993 in Costa Mesa, California Team OS/2 Presents Lotus Smart Suite: Demo being held at IBM Costa Mesa, CA. See the first complete desktop suite of 32 -bit applications to harness the full power of the OS/2 2.1 operating system. Each application is designed to take advantage of OS/2's 32-bit memory management, the graphical environment of the Workplace Shell, the time saving benefits of multithreading, and the security of a true multitasking operating system. For information, contact: Rollin White December 08, 1993 in Long Beach, California Office Solutions: OS/2 store demo in Long Beach, CA For information, contact: Jim Kennedy December 11, 1993 (for 2 days) in Pomona, California Computer Market Place: Large fair in Pomona, CA. Held every 3 weeks and usually draws an attendance of 2000 For information, contact: Richard Frank Colorado October 24, 1993 in Jefferson, Colorado Jefferson County Fairgrounds: Swapfest usually draws between 2,000 - 5,000 people. For information, contact: Jim Flannery Connecticut October 27, 1993 (for 2 days) in Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Computer & Electronics Show: Computer show For information, contact: Lisa Souza November 20, 1993 in Hartford, Connecticut IEEE Consultants Conference: Demo at University of Hartford For information, contact: Rich Chernock Florida October 14, 1993 in Palm Bay, Florida Open House @ C&C Computer Services: Store Demo For information, contact: Daniel Fisher October 23, 1993 in West Palm Beach, Florida Hamfest in West Palm Beach For information, contact: Frank Hall November 06, 1993 (for 2 days) in Miami, Florida Com/Bus - Miami: Fair For information, contact: Frank Hall Indiana October 20, 1993 in W. Lafayette, Indiana Purdue University: Demo for Dept. of Psychological Sciences For information, contact: Eliot Smith at esmith@psych.purdue.edu December 08, 1993 in Greenburg, Indiana Greenburg Area Data Processing Assoc.: Team OS/2 Cincinnati OS/2 2.1 Demo at Greenburg Area Data Processing Association For information, contact: Kevin Royalty October 16, 1993 in Baton Rouge, LA Louisianna State University: Univeristy Demo For information, contact: Sukalyan Saha October 23, 1993 in Baton Rouge, LA Cajun Clickers Computer Fair: Demo @ LA State Police Academy For information, contact: Keith Duke December 04, 1993 in Baton Rouge, LA OS/2 Day: OS/2 demo at Formosa Computers , Baton Rouge, LA For information, contact: David Arbour Maryland November 17, 1993 in Bethesda, Maryland Commonwealth of Virginia: Conference being attended by all Virginia state agencies providing services to the blind. Demo will also support ScreenReader/2. For information, contact: Geoff Waaler Minnesota October 02, 1993 in Roseville, Minnesota Vendor Days (Egghead): Store Demo For information, contact: Markus Krumpholtz October 06, 1993 in Mancato, Minnesota Mancato State University: University Demo For information, contact: Steven Teller North Carolina October 02, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina For information, contact: Donald Woods at DWOODS at RALVM11 October 28, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley November 04, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley November 09, 1993 (for 2 days) in North Carolina PC Expo: Computer Fair For information, contact: Steve Gallagher November 11, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley November 13, 1993 in Myrtle Beach, North Carolina Myrtle Beach HAMFest & PC Fair For information, contact: Steve Gallagher at SJGALLA at RTP November 18, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley November 19, 1993 in Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina State Univ.: New Shade of Blue Tour asked Team OS/2 NC to coordinate an OS/2 demo for NCSU For information, contact: Michael Ward at N$MIKE@RALVM29 November 20, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead: Store Demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley November 27, 1993 (for 2 days) in Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Hamfest: Fair in Greensboro, where 2000+ people are expected to attend. For information, contact: Stephen Riley December 02, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly Store Demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley December 04, 1993 in Raleigh, North Carolina Elbos: OS/2 demo for computer store in Crabtree Mall, Raleigh, NC For information, contact: Stephen Riley December 09, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly store demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley December 12, 1993 in Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh PC Fair: HAV Productions will be sponsoring their third PC Fair of the year at the Kerr Scott Building at the Raleigh Fairgrounds on Sunday, December 12, 1993. Team OS/2 will be in the house in full force! We will have booths with test drive machines, demo diskettes, and free "stuff". Indelible Blue, a local OS/2 mail order house, will be nearby selling OS/2, apps, books, etc. Additionally, the Triangle OS/2 Users Group will have a booth where they will be recruiting new members. Finally, HAV Productions have kindly extended to Team Os/2 the use of the second-floor meeting rooms, where we will be running OS/2 seminars non-stop all day. Something for everyone! For information, contact: Steve Gallagher at sjgalla@ralvm29 December 16, 1993 in Cary, North Carolina Egghead Weekly Demo: Weekly Store Demo For information, contact: Stephen Riley New York October 09, 1993 in Farmingdale, New York A Computer Master: Store Demo For information, contact: Adolpho Candray November 29, 1993 (for 6 days) in Armonk, New York Corptax Conference: IBM conference For information, contact: Ron Garrett at RGARRETT at RHQVM07 Ohio October 02, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio Egghead: Store Demo For information, contact: Kevin Royalty October 09, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio Electronics Boutique: Store Demo For information, contact: Kevin Royalty October 16, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio Software Etc.: Store Demo For information, contact: Kevin Royalty October 16, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio Egghead Software: Store Demo For information, contact: Kevin Royalty October 30, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio Micro 1,Inc.: Store Demo For information, contact: Kevin Royalty December 02, 1993 (for 2 days) in Marietta, Ohio OS/2 Presentation to Marietta College: The university is interested in using OS/2 for their future curriculum, and asked alumni Dan DeVault to demo OS/2. For information, contact: Dan DeVault at devault@bcrvmpc1 Oregon October 30, 1993 in Aloha, Oregon OS/2 Demo Day @ Software Electonics: Store Demo For information, contact: Albert Gaylord at albertg@beacon.rain.com Pennsylvania November 06, 1993 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania Shiva Computer Systems OS/2 Day: Store Demo For information, contact: Barry L. Kline October 05, 1993 (for 3 days) in Dallas, Tx Networld For information, contact: Floyd Langley Texas November 26, 1993 (for 2 days) in Arlington, Texas CompUSA: Store demo at CompUSA in Arlington, TX, on the largest shopping weekend of the year. For information, contact: Floyd Langley West Virginia October 08, 1993 (for 3 days) in Huntington, West Virginia PC & Network Svcs: 3-day demos of OS/2 and networking products for 400-500 corporate clients For information, contact: Mike Erwin at 72604,1350 (Compuserve) ═══ 7. End of 1993 in North Carolina ═══ TEAMNC A Year in Review By Steve Gallagher (Note: some of Team OS/2 NC gathered for this photo. They include: Bottom row: Ed Bergmark, Intrex Computers (the new-wave OS/2 tshirt) Ginny Trautman (OS/2 on the back) Mark Anderson ("classic" Team OS/2 tshirt) Rodney Thomas, NCSU Second row: Bill Trautman (white new-wave OS/2 tshirt) Jennifer Almquist (little white head peeking over Ginny) Mike Ward (Nice Try tshirt peeking through) Dave Hockenberger (black OS/2 polo shirt) Third row: Peter Spung (head with mustache behind Bill Trautman) Stephen Riley (tall guy with black tshirt) Top row: Rich Cottle (white beard and red OS/2 polo) Tim Causey, NCSU (head just to the right of Steve Riley) Victor Kruger (Happy Birthday OS/2 tshirt) Well kids, as the year winds down and our thoughts turn to hearth and home for the holidays, we can all look forward to the annual horror of all those "Year in Perspective" segments on the TV and in the mags. So I figured I'd beat the rush and offer "TEAM NC 1993: The Year In Review". While we often get submerged in the details and individual events, a high-level perspective like this is good once in a while since it shows us how much we have to be PROUD of this year! To whit: o We conducted at least two OS/2 events at each of the Big Three universities here in the Triangle, and established solid "adoption" relationships with the college computer store staffs. o We showed the flag with an OS/2 presence at every PC Fair and Expo that took place in the Triangle this year. o We did countless store demo's, all over the state, from the biggest superstores to the smallest home-user-oriented store. In many cases this presence resulted in "adoption" of the store in question. o We established a warm and solid relationship with the Computer News Group, insuring we would receive a favorable reception to the many press releases and articles we sent them. o We established THREE Users Groups in the state, all of which are thriving and look like they're going to make it. o We "broke out of the beachhead" here in the Triangle and brought our message to many strange and exotic locales: Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, even the lovely and scenic Cullowhee NC! :-) o We showed an agressive, take-no-prisoners response to marketing's call for help with the OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 for Windows rollouts. o Most imporantly, the gods smiled on us and gave us two hell-raisers as our official IBM PSP marketing counterparts: the legendary Jeff-and-Joel!! ;) And you were wondering why you feel a bit out of breath!! We have every reason to be proud of ourselves; we have accomplished every plan we set out to accomplish in 93, plus a number of things we hadn't even thought of! So, what's the plan for 1994?? (TeamNC cries out, in a single voice of horror): "Ohhhhhgodddddnoooo please tell me he isn't serioussssss!!!!!Kill me, please,kill meeee!!!") Settle down, settle down!!! Come on, y'all did all of the above in '93, so heck, '94 oughtta be a cake walk! :-) Here are my thoughts: o If you've adopted a store, nurture that relationship. Pop in every couple of weeks, even if it's just to Say 'Hey'. Keep your eye on MKTTOOLS (IBM Internal) or BBS's and scoff up any info or fact sheets your store contacts might find interesting. o Maintain our foothold on the campuses. IBM as a whole has no clue as to the importance of "the college vote". TEAMNC knows better. Keep nurturing the relationships with the college computer store staff; they are more influental than most people suspect. o We have been the "star of the show" at PC Fair Parts so far this year. They have the following dates coming up at the fair grounds in 94 - I say we do it up in our inimitable TEAMNC style at all of 'em: 1. March 12 2. June 4 3. Aug 20 4. Dec 10 o Plus don't forget, for all you "Travellin' Teamers" out there, keep in mind there'll be a PC Expo (like the one at the Convention Center) in Greenville SC in February. I'm sure Jeff Howard will welcome all the help he can get. o "Support Your Local Users Group". Attend meetings and remain a vital and contributing part of the UG's success. o I'll keep my word processor warmed up so that when the Creative Muse possesses me I can crank out some scribblings and send it off to Computer News Group. For right now: Happy and relaxing holidays to you and yours!! "OS/2 Goal: 4 Million More in 94!!" ═══ 8. Team OS/2 Event Reports ═══ Team OS/2 Event Reports Event reports are selected from various reports sent in to teamos2@vnet.ibm.com or posted on electronic conferences. Also, to specifically send in a report for the newsletter, please send it via the Internet to: teamnews@vnet.ibm.com The first report isn't for a specific function, but is instead an overall "State of the Team" report for what's been happening in North Carolina. Next year we hope to get these from more regions and countries to give you an idea of what's been happening over the year. Also, 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!!! ═══ 8.1. Team OS/2 Recognition Event, Fall Comdex '93 ═══ Team OS/2 Recognition Event, Fall Comdex '93 by Vicci Conway What better way to wrap up a week's worth of excitment and work than a party! From all that I heard, this sentiment was shared by all the Teamer's who worked with the Swat Team during the week and everyone else involved with Team OS/2. The party was held at Bally's on Thursday evening with a crowd of about 500 in attendance (a bit more than expected). The Teamer's were there in force as well as the press and many who wanted to see what the excitement was all about. And did they ever! The awesome OS/2 Band (which consists of IBM'ers who practice and play on their own time, in addition to their day jobs) played up till the time of the giveaways and then again after they were over. Amid folks dancing and having a wonderful time, our VP of Marketing, John Patrick came up and played the drums to Johnnie B Good! Maybe we can get Philippe to bring an instrument next year and join in as well. Dave Whittle kicked off the main event with a few comments about the devotion of Team OS/2 and thanking the Teamer's for all their hard work and enthusiasm. Then David Barnes took over and keep the crowd spellbound while giving away one software package after another, one book after another and on and on. All the while telling jokes and his reasons for joining the OS/2 bandwagon. The crowd loved it! During the giveaways, we had a special guest appearance by Phillipe Kahn, who handed out two copies of Borland C++ for OS/2 and said a few words. The two highlights were when he said he wished he had brought along his development team so that they could see the enthusiam that has been lacking in the PC industry for a long time, and that Borland would be doing further OS/2 work in the future. The crowd cheered! Still more prizes were given away. Then David announced that the swat team leader, Janet Gobeille was to come up and say a few words. But first, we sang Happy Birthday to Janet! Then David gave her a plaque that named her the Team OS/2 Fairy Godmother from her fellow Teamer's. The crowd went wild over this one! Janet had all the members of the swat team stand up so they could be recognized for all their hard work during the week and went on to describe what they had accomplished. The work of the swat team cannot be understated in its importance. While all this was going on, we were also holding a silent auction for chairty, specifically the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We had over 30 items and brought in over $4000! Awesome! After all the giveaways were done, the band played on and on and on. People danced, laughed, made contacts and continued to have a great time. I spoke with Bob Scheier of PC Week, who wants to do stories on some of the Teamer's. Things like this make it all worth while. I know from all the comments and compliments I received that EVERYONE enjoyed themselves. I would be remiss if I didn't thank the Teamer's who took time away from the party to stand guard at the door (Eric Pinnell, Denis Tonn and Frank Wolf), those that handed out the t-shirts and other trinkets (Jan Ricard, Andy Ricard and Debbie Rose), those that helped me before and after the party (Dave Battelle, Dave McDonald and Rufus Rogers - I know I'm forgetting someone here, sorry), and the two that handed David the giveaways and wrote down who won what (Robert Lee and Joseph Chiu). A big hearty THANK YOU, for without your help, I never would have pulled it off! I look forward to another party at Spring Comdex and meeting more Teamers and cyberspace friends! My Thanks to everyone who came! Vicci Conway PSP Grass Roots Marketing, Team OS/2 ═══ 8.2. Team OS/2 Support Activities, Comdex Fall 93 ═══ Comdex Fall 93: Team OS/2 Support by Janet Gobeille Doug Azzarito of Boca Raton, Florida, started the idea of voluntarily working at Comdex to convince exhibitors to install and show OS/2 and to support their OS/2 systems during the show. This time, Doug pulled together a 'swat team' of dedicated Team OS/2 volunteers who worked long hours to visit as many booths at Comdex as possible. IBM provided OS/2 code and a 'headquarters' booth to act as a base of operations. The Teamers provided knowledge, enthusiasm, spirit, energy, and much more. Team OS/2 did a fantastic job of improving the visibility of OS/2 at Fall Comdex in Las Vegas during the week of 15 November 1993. They installed dozens of copies of OS/2, set up demos, trained booth personnel, and answered hundreds of questions. Their pink shirts (coral, really. REALLY) were easy to spot, and were well-earned with a lot of hard work. Anyone coming into the booth at Comdex and seeing Teamers there during a break or during any of the afternoon planning sessions could see a lot of tired feet and enthusiastic voices. Sometimes things got a bit trying: the first meeting was set up for Sunday morning prior to Comdex at a room that hadn't been built yet. Radios signals didn't reach from one end of the convention center to the other. And one of the first suggestions from a Teamer was to have a 'suggestion box' so we can improve things at future shows. (It was a good idea, and a 'suggestion book' was set up to record everything they didn't want to forget. See the end of this section for a list of the suggestions). But by the end of the week, people were exhausted and happy: they knew that what they did made a difference! Over 100 exhibitors either ended up with OS/2 running in their booths (and wouldn't have without the Team) or requested further information and contact about supporting OS/2 with their products (software and hardware) in the future. And many others had their questions answered or were reassured by the offer of OS/2 support during Comdex week. Several vendors even visited the Team OS/2 booth later in the week to thank the Teamers for their support or for the demo systems that were set up for them. Here's a photo of Doug on the left with a snapshot of some of the Teamers taking a well-deserved break on the right. I think that Don Champine is in this one, but please help me identify the rest. (Sorry for taking the photo while eating (*smile*)): By the way, the Support Team had few IBM Team OS/2 members (only 8), and included 8 Teamers who came in from Canada. Here's the list: Anderson, Andy (Seal Beach, CA) Azzarito, Doug (Boca Raton, FL) Bailey, Eric (Miami Beach, FL) Battelle, Dave (Tucson, AZ) Bayne, Art (North Vancouver, BC, Canada) Brofman, Harvey (Hauppauge, NY) Cadle, Brad (San Diego, CA) Champine, Don (Colorado Springs, CO) Chiu, Joseph (Pasadena, CA) DellaMattia, Geno (New Westminster, BC, Canada) Dougherty, Doug Douma, Hans (Provo, UT) Dyck, Lionel (Seal Beach, CA) Francis, Sandeleh (Fresno, CA) Fujii, Cliff (Las Vegas, NV) Gammon, Robert (Stafford, TX) Goodblatt, Jon (White Plains, NY) Hall, George (San Diego, CA) Hedstrom, Eric (San Diego, CA) Klingler, Dean (San Jose, CA) Klingler, Mike (San Jose, CA) Laird, Bill (Colorado Springs, CO) McDonald, David (Poughkeepsie, NY) Miller, Edward (San Diego, CA) Nolan, Lee (Hartford, CT) Pinnell, Eric (St. Pierre, PQ, Canada) Poczynek, Arlynn (Edmonton, AB, Canada) Purnhagen, Donald (Dayton, OH) Rogers, Rufus (Tucson, AZ) Samuelson, Larry (San Jose, CA) Schievelbein, Michael (Monterey, CA) Snyder, Robert (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) Stephen, Mike (New Westminster, BC, Canada) Stults, Charles (Washington Island, Wi) Stults, Josh (Washingon Island, WI) Swallow, Doug (Orlando, FL) Thieret, Tracy (Webster, NY) Tonn, Denis (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Tozer, Bill (Edmonton, AB, Canada) Valis, Tim (Longwood, FL) Weitzel, Keith Whalen, Sean (Akron, OH) White, Robert (Memphis, TN) Woan, Ronald (Austin, TX) Wood, Keith (Cottonwood, AZ) Worne, Robert (North Hills, CA) Thanks again, people. I was very proud to work with you all! In addition, there were MANY Team OS/2 people who came out to pick up stickers and pins, and visit booths to see who was supporting OS/2. It was good to meet many of you and put faces to the names I see on the networks. Comdex Suggestions The following list came from the 'suggestion book' kept by Team OS/2 Comdex participants: 1. Put the word 'volunteer' on the Team OS/2 golf shirts the teamers wore (Note from Janet: excellent idea. We'll do this next time) 2. Provide tricycles with baskets for transporting code and people between hotels (I'm serious). 3. Have literature put somewhere else so that it's not taking up valuable table space. 4. We need great-looking demos of OS/2 products and multi-media stuff. 5. Keep the Team OS/2 party tickets IN the room so people don't have to return time and time again to try to pick up tickets. (I'm working with Vicci Conway so that this will be done next time). 6. Put the company name of the volunteer on their badges (the exhibitor badges I arranged for were set up in the name of IBM because of the limited time I had to set them up. Next time they will be set up properly showing which company the volunteer REALLY works for). 7. Use ANYTHING but PINK for the shirts. 8. Have some super multimedia demos that we can put on systems 9. What about using networked PC's so we can do CID installs. 10. Can we get some OS/2 software to install at some of the hardware booths to show off OS/2? 11. We need a dial-in system at our booth so we can get into the Internet and pull off device drivers that we need. (This would let us upload reports more easily too) 12. Better radios!!!! We need to be able to talk from one hotel to the others. 13. What about setting up a small OS/2 network in our booth? 14. Demos! Demos! Demos! We need some spectacular demos to install. ═══ 8.3. Team OS/2 Invades Comdex ═══ PRESS RELEASE IBM TEAM OS/2 November 17, 1993 FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION -- IMMEDIATE Team OS/2 Invades COMDEX By Keith Wood Something unusual has been happening at computer meets and trade shows, including COMDEX Fall 93. "Flying squads" have been roaming the aisles, helping exhibitors install and configure their systems with IBM's OS/2 2.1 operating system, answering questions, supplying brag materials and coordinating activites for future shows. This isn't the "unusual" part, however. Many companies send their staffs out to help display their products. What's so unusual is that of the 50-plus men and women in the salmon- colored shirts running around, only ONE of them is paid by IBM to be here. The rest are VOLUNTEERS, members of "Team OS/2". Team OS/2 is a loosely-organized association of OS/2 users who are spreading the word about what they see as "the" platform for desktop computing. And they are doing it with only minor recognition by IBM. OS/2 marketing "top gun" David Barnes publicly recognizes Team OS/2 in public demonstrations, telling audiences that the success of the 32-bit operating system "was NOT because of IBM's incredible marketing skill!" Team OS/2 members at COMDEX Fall 93 came from as near as Las Vegas and as far as eastern Canada, on their own time and money, converging after the word went out across computer BBS networks that they could be useful. Since Sunday, Teamers have contacted several hundred vendors to follow up on interest or to provide "guru-on-site" support. The cellular "Hot Line" got a workout during the first several days of the show, and it was mid-week before anyone had a chance to relax, just in time for a special "thank-you" gathering sponsored by IBM on Wednesday afternoon. When asked what motivates someone to give up their COMDEX time or vacation to Team OS/2, one Teamer responded: "I want vendors to write for OS/2. They won't do that unless we keep OS/2 visible and show them how users who visit the booths are interested." Other Teamers were less serious in their responses, simply saying "We do this because it's fun!" Their activities seem to be paying off -- OS/2 is gathering market share, especially following Team presentations given at computer clubs and stores. One Teamer, a rural computer reseller, made a 250-mile round trip to promote OS/2 at a "nearby" CompUSA store. "They're my competition, but they sell a lot of OS/2, and that's good for my business in the long run." He also added that "I'm seeing a lot of the same sort of comments flying back and forth that I saw when I moved to DOS, and my competitors stayed with CP/M. I'm still around, and they're long gone." IBM doesn't seem to understand the enthusiasm Teamers have for the product, but they have detailled Janet Gobeille as corporate liason to the thousands of Team OS/2 members, and Kathy Fanning to funnel demo and literature bundles to OS/2 user groups and SIGs. In recognition for their efforts, IBM has sponsored a Thursday-evening gathering for those Teamers from around the world who give up their time to promote "the only desktop operating system worth using." ═══ 8.4. Nabex: Trinidad & Tobago ═══ Nabex Team OS/2 - Trinidad & Tobago By Keri Alleyne The Nabex show is probably the largest technology trade exhibition on the island. The event occurs only once every two years so all the exhibitors try to place heavy emphasis on their presentations. The theme for this year's show was "The Power of Technology". Nabex '93 was larger than its predecessors and the IBM (in partnership with Dealers) booth was at least twice the size of the other displays. Everything with the IBM logo was on show...PS/ValuePoints, PS/1's, PS/2's, ThinkPads, AS400s, Printers...everything...but OS/2 and the PowerPC unit drew the heaviest crowds. My report is on the OS/2 display. I had two assistants during the 4 day programme: Shamdaver Ganesh (Memory Bank Computers) Russel Goodman (Trinidad Systems Limited) We prepared three machines for our demo. One PS/2 Model 57 (486SLC2 50/25MHz, 16MB RAM, 400MB and 540MB disk), one PS/ValuePoint mini tower, and one PS/2 Model 95. These three machines were connected via a Token Ring LAN. The PS/2 57 was to be the "primary" machine. All of our demos were installed onto this unit. The 540MB disk was basically a backup for the 400MB drive. If Murphy were to strike and our 400MB disk was to die during one of our demos...all would not be lost. Our basic "bread and butter" demo takes about 25-30 minutes. We ran these once every 1.5 hours (approx)...taking turns to present to the audience or supporting the presenter. We had sitting room for about 8 people but there was standing room in the back. At peak times we presented to 20 people at a time. Basic Format Introductions Say hello to the folks. Brief description of hardware. Don't mention the ValuePoint or Pentium as yet. Brief history of OS/2. WorkPlace Shell Talk and demo WorkPlace Shell. Object, context menus, associations. Drag and drop colours and fonts. Double click on document to start the OS/2 editor. Double click on .ZIP file and automatically launch PKUNZIP...extract files into folder. Drag and drop "sub-directory" folders...show pruning and grafting. File system integration with WorkPlace Shell. DOS Compatibility Briefly discuss pre-emptive vs. co-operative multitasking. Run 10 copies of a counter program (e.g. little BASIC hack to count from 1 to infinity) and tile all the windows. This example tends to be very visual...most people will understand the idea of pre-emptive multitasking after you show them this. Run WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, run Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS, animated OS/2 logo, animated IBM logo. Show some cut and paste between Lotus and WordPerfect. Open a few DOS Windows and run the MEM command. We used three special DOS command prompts. A standard DOS window (with 600+ K in conventional memory), an altered DOS window (with DOS=HIGH and CGA to give 700+ K conventional and a "max" DOS window (with maximum EMS and XMS)...the DOS crowd will love this. Briefly run through the concept of DOS settings. For gamers, we included Castle Wolvenstein and Flight Simulator. Windows Compatibility Run Program Manager (Seamless). Explain "seamless" briefly. Run MS Word and Lotus for Windows...for variety maybe one or two of the Accessories or WordPerfect for Windows. Discuss "separate sessions". OS/2 !!!!! Start Popeye and then run WordPerfect for OS/2. Cut and paste a frame of Describe. Keep Lotus Freelance for OS/2, OS/2 shareware, and development stuff (.INF files, tools, etc.) handy...just in case. Start Distributed Mandelbrot demo (MANDPM). Briefly talk about the concepts of fractals and DCE. Introduce the ValuePoint and then the Pentium unit.....activate both machines...and illustrate collective CPU power. Start Multimedia demo. Run IBM commerical .AVI file. Run Mr. D. Bugger (Success) .AVI file. Then...run them together...talk about the two audio channels off the ACPA card. If time permits, run a few .WAV files and combine Star Trek (TNG theme song) and Klingon (Bird of Prey theme) together. This will raise a few eyebrows. Conclusion Answer questions from the audience. Hand out the give aways. Overall, the 4 day event went by rather smoothly. Our demo machine was hooked up to a wide screen television set which provided us with a steady, crisp, large picture. I must admit that we were a bit generous with the volume. Some of our IBM neighbors occasionally asked us to turn down the noise. We were drowning out the PowerPC demo! NT was spotted at the show. There were no live NT demos anywhere, just on screen slide shows with some background audio from the CD-ROM drive. Unfortunately though, the Windows 3.1 presence is still very strong. Our presentations were well received. We had to cancel our LAN Server demo the night before the opening, but other than that, all the other demos worked fine. Most of the people who attended the OS/2 session received an OS/2 Demo Diskette and a solution pack brochure. The pins, pens etc. were handed out to prospects, special customers, folks expressing keen interest, etc. Most of the thermal mugs were raffled away. I had some OS/2 books left over from a previous show; some developers quickly grabbed these. In the end, the enthusiasm level was pretty high and Friday turned out to be our busiest day. Some folks came back for repeat performances and brought back their entire departments!!!! It was good. To LUVOS2 and Janet Gobeille, thank you very much. The demo pack turned out to be rather valuable and the stuff does spawn interest. The package arrived in good condition, and the contents were complete. Thanks for all the support. ═══ 8.5. Egghead, Cary NC ═══ Team NC By Stephen Riley Subject: Eggheads Xroads Saturday Demo 20th Report Eggciting day, what with two of the original volunteers having to cancel at the last minute, and a mad scramble to replace them. A big YOSHI/YOGI to Trenton, Doug, Mr X and Y, and Jerry Stuckle for helping out on such short notice. Also extra thanks to Richard Loats, and Mike Sutton for staying around for a couple of extra hours.. Also a super YOSHI/YOGI to Ed Bergmark at Intrex for lending us a OS/2 machine on no notice, and letting us in to INTREX RTP to pick up!! We didn't get out till nine o'clock p.m.!! Well unfortunately, or fortunately we were in the spot at the back of the store. We thought about nipping down to my church and picking up a table and setting up up-front; however, with the uncertain afternoon decided against it.. Still we were quite busy, I don't know how many copies of OS/2 and OS24W we sold. Joe Mauk, store manager, noted there was a steady stream going out all day, in addition, he was very happy that several OS/2 apps sold also. Joe mentioned that the Eggheads Cary is one of the few (ONLY) Eggheads with an OS/2 and OS/2 applications section. We were cramped in the back, but had a steady stream of people coming back to see what was going on, also we had the DAVID BARNES HAL-PC videoplaying at the front which attracts quite a bit of attention.. When we had just started demoing, a lady came to the front desk in a major panic, she was an OS/2 2.00.1 user at NCSU. She had decided that the week before finals and term projects to clean up her hard disk. After doing this OS/2 wouldn't boot!!! Major panic!! Not to worry, a couple of the folks diagnosed the problem. We copied some files to a floopy and said call us here at Eggheads and let us know what happends. Well even better, she came back, returned the floppy, and walked out with an OS/2 V2.1 upgrade! Since we were in the back, we would on occassion wander around to let peope know there was a drawing in the back. People would go to the back and before you know it they would be watching the OS/2 demo.. Well another minor problem then happened, Richard Loats managed to really mangle his machine with a hard lock. Turns out he lost the EA's and had to rebuild the system. Took quite a while from our demo time to help him get up and running again, forunately Jerry Stuckle and Mike Sutton helped to get him back to running... Well 3:30pm rolls round, time for Richard to leave and we have NO MACHINE for the second stint!!! I called Ed Bergmark of INTREX RTP, Ed let me pick up the nice all-black cased machine he runs OS/2 on at Intrex RTP. So by 4-4:30 pm, the crew was back up and running again... After all this excitment I had to take a break for a hour, I will let the other folks fill in more details. Basically to net out the rest of the time, the day went very well We had a steady flow of traffic, we were very rarely swamped which given the mad scramble was probably quite a good thing. OS24W's is a good drawing card, the price point for the home market is really quite nice. I also think a few interested folks will be back later to get OS/2 and OS24W. Stephen ═══ 8.6. Computer Marketplace, Southern California ═══ Computer Marketplace, November 20 Southern California by Richard Frank (Team OS/2 Coorinator, Southern California) (Reposted from the TEAMOS2 conference on Fidonet) Geez... go to COMDEX then do a demo on Saturday... are we crazy or just REALLY masochistic? Well, OS/2 WOW was as big a hit as we thought. Sold out of 35 copies of the OS/2 upgrade and OS/2 WOW in 5 hours. We were out of demo disks, bags, flyers, and literature in 6 hours. We were out of our minds long ago... Highlights: I had something happen that I really did NOT expect. I had two guys come up to me from Riverside, CA, which is beyond our normal sphere of influence, obviously excited about OS/2. They informed me that they assemble hardware and, with the recent upsurge in excitement about OS/2, are going to open a retail store in Riverside to sell OS/2 preloaded hardware and OS/2 specific software. Push ME over with a tachyon. Of course we will be giving them all of the assistance we can, but I need TEAMERS in the Riverside area who can be the main coordinators of efforts out there. We have an agreement with "The Coda Group" in Walnut, CA, to do a store day there. They specialize in high-end business graphics with some really neat stuff. We also will be working with them on future TEAM events to get their hardware in front of as many people as possible. Office Solutions keeps blowing me away with their enthusiasm and efforts in promoting OS/2. They even came to COMDEX to find new sources for OS/2 applications. Saw them at the show yesterday... they were cursing Merisel for only shipping half of their OS/2 WOW suipment. There is a store day scheduled there by the Long Beach group on December 8th. They are also going to support the Lotus event scheduled by Steven Christ and Rollin White no December 4th. Other items: o I also need a TEAMER in or near Morgan Hill, CA. We have the owner of the show who lives out there, and I have twice sent things to them that "didn't arrive". If someone could take over with them locally, I could stop getting ticked off when they say I didn't send drivers, etc. o If you have an OS/2 product to promote, we will include your literature in our demos. I would prefer non-time-sensitive ads in quantities of 1000 or more. We cover big shows and small, and our literature can be used all over Los Angeles in demos by at least 6 different groups. Please send any limits or instructions with your flyers, such as whether or not we can distribute them at user's group meetings as well as public demonstrations. Contact info below. o If you are in Southern California, especially the San Fernando Valley, Palmdale/Lancaster, or Riverside/San Bernadino areas, and are the SIG leader or club president of an OS/2 group I need to hear from you. We have many requests for club info from those areas that I can't fill. In addition, I am starting to get TEAM requests that I cannot do. We just don't have enough people. If you are interested in doing TEAM activities in these areas, please get in touch with me. Contact information below. Thanks: Thanks to Scot Gould for a fine trip to Comdex, and for being crazy enough to get up the next morning and ride to the show. Also thanks for the nomination at the party... things like that make it all worth the effort. Thanks to Robert Worne for coming to the show with his FINE demo machine once again. It was a long trip just to help us out, Robert. I'm glad that I didn't have to put up with people's hands on MY machine... Contact Info: Richard Frank - Southern California Team OS/2 Coordinator 2400 Ridgeview Drive #404 Chino Hills, CA 91709 Vendor number: 1-800-834-2738 (please, VENDORS only) Local and Teamer number: (909) 597-8769 9am to 9pm Pacific time ═══ 8.7. Egghead Demo, Brea CA ═══ OS/2 Day at Egghead - Brea, California Nov. 6,1993 Sponsored by the Southern California OS/2 User Group. by Bert Langer We had a very satisfying and successful OS/2 Day on Saturday Nov.6 at the Egghead store in Brea, CA. Nine group members gave up some or all of the day to provide a strong presence and to offer sales and technical support to the store management. Over 10 copies of OS/2 were sold, as well as two copies of DESCRIBE. More sales would have been made if more CD-ROM packages had been available in stock. As it was, only two 3 1/2" copies remained. We brought a total of three computers; two were out on the floor and used for demonstration while the third was used for a lecture presentation utilizing an active matrix video projection tablet provided by one of the members. The store was quite busy, no doubt in part due to distribution of announcement filers at the Pomona swap meet and several computer clubs in the area, as well as fliers stuffed into sales bags at several surrounding Egghead stores. Both of the demonstration computers were busy all day explaining via show-and-tell the advantages of OS/2 as an operating environment. The store had a back room large enough to hold 10 - 15 people, and the store manager had cleared it out sufficiently so that we were able to present a nice demonstration of the platform several times during the day. Club members contributing to this successful venture include: Mike Lavender Bobby Reeves Rollin White Joe Matus Bert Langer Tom Suter Richard Frank Larry Klees Tommy Crenshaw I think all of us enjoyed the contact with other hobbyists, and gained satisfaction from having introduced them to a new and exciting world of computing. And because we are a new club, we also took this opportunity to get to know each other a little better. I for one look forward to many more such projects, hopefully in a larger venue such as Fryes or Micro City. The combination of OS/2 Lite and Smart Suite should really be a killer package to help in spreading the OS/2 gospel. We will be working hard to set up more Days right after the New Year. ═══ 8.8. Demo, Baton Rouge, LA ═══ Demo at Formosa Computers, Baton Rouge, LA December 4, 1993 By: David Arbour Approximate number of people attending event: 150-200 What parts of the event went well?: All parts of our event went well. We had three machines running OS/2. Two of these were running MMOS/2. We had a steady flow of people to these machines throughout the day (from 10am-6pm). We also had an area set up with seating and had the David Barnes demo running non-stop. We had at least 6 Teamers present at all times, and each Teamer was busy talking with visitors to the demo area. The Barnes video was a tremendous attraction, often standing room only to view the videotape. Many people came and stayed for an hour and a half or more to view the entire tape, as well as get some hands-on on the demo machines. What parts of the event did not go well: I honestly can't think of one thing that detracted from the event in any way! What was the reaction of management and support staff of the event?: I'm enclosing a copy of the ad that was run in the newspaper on Friday and Saturday. Mike Leu, the owner of Formosa Computers, is very supportive of our efforts, as is the staff (Mike allows our OS/2 User Group to meet in his store on the third Thursday of each month - and this means that he must stay later than his usual closing time). Mike's comments to me during the event led me to believe that he was surprised by the turnout for the event. Up to now, he has always maintained a good inventory of OS/2, and occasionally has Stacker for OS/2. He has now told us that he'd be willing to stock more applications for OS/2, and has asked for us to submit a list of applications to him that we'd like to see on the shelves. I don't know how many copies of OS/2 were sold on Saturday, but Mike said that sales have been very brisk since the release of OS/2 for Windows. I also know that he sold some hardware on Saturday to people who specified "OS/2 compatibility". What was the overall reaction of people visiting your demo?: I think that overall people were surprised by OS/2's capabilities, at least those who were completely unfamiliar with OS/2. Visitors really broke down into three broad groups - First, those who really had little or no idea of what OS/2 is; second, those who know enough to have specific questions about hardware/software compatibility, and things of that nature; and third, those who are already running OS/2 and either had questions about setups, or just wanted to make contact with other users. I think that visitors in all three categories left the demo with a high regard for OS/2, and I think that it gave our Baton Rouge OS/2 User Group a boost in that some of the visitors to our demo felt better about meeting us during daylight hours and in this sort of format, rather than just showing up for a meeting without knowing what to expect. Did your materials arrive in a timely manner? Of course! You wouldn't have it any other way, would you? Was the demo pack complete?: Yes. Do you have any advice for other Teamers planning a demo?: Just do it! Don't fall into the trap of thinking, "I'm no expert enough to do a demo" Do you have any suggestions for us at Team OS/2 Support that will help other demos go more smoothly?: I really don't think it could get much smoother. We appreciate the support you have given us, not only for this event, but for past events as well. We had just formed our User Group in January 1993, when we learned that you were supporting User Groups with "OS/2 Birthday Parties". The help we received from you then, and from PSP in general has truly made a difference for us. ═══ 8.9. Netherlands demo ═══ Team OS/2 NL: Intops Amsterdam by Michael Dag On 19 and 20 November, TEAM OS/2 and PSP were present at the HCC Dagen in the Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, the Netherlands. This event is a gigantic 'flea' market where computer users can buy anything they want. Primary target is hobby users and IBM is usually not present. This was a 2-day event: Friday from 9:00am to 9:00pm Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm Booth support was done in close cooperation between IBM PSP and TEAM OS/2. We were present with lots of OS/2 Copies (Diskettes/CD-ROM) and sold 300+ copies during the event. We had 3 PC's running OS/2 2.1 and 3 Large TV screens running David Barnes's OS/2 2.1 Demo from the Houston User Group . Every 20 minutes we gave an OS/2 2.1 presentation of about 10 minutes. TEAM OS/2 NL Michael Dag Pim Lambooij Anton Versteeg Onno Tesink Kasper Kwant Felix Flux Peter van Nes Goran Kattenburg Peter van der Spoel Frank Manders Jaap Boersma Nico Smiedt Paul van Keep Peter van der Post Jan van der Heide Guido Nijland Marcel Bruins and apologies to anyone I forgot to mention... ═══ 9. Appendix - Questions and Answers ═══ Appendix (Questions and Answers) The Appendix will contain information that will be updated in future newsletters to provide valuable reference information. ═══ 9.1. Appendix A: How do I contact IBM Team OS/2 Support ═══ How do I contact IBM Team OS/2 Support Contact us sending an electronic note to one of the following. You should be able to 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. CompuServe: Vicci Conway at 76711,1123 Fidonet: Janet Gobeille at 1:109/347.3479 IBMMAIL: Vicci at USIB55J9 at IBMMAIL IBM (PROFS): Team OS/2 Support at LUVOS2 at AUSVM1 Internet: Team OS/2 Support at luvos2@vnet.ibm.com OS/2 BBS: Vicci Conway at USIB55J9 at IBMMAIL Fax: Send your request to Janet Gobeille, Team OS/2 Support, at (512) 823-3252 Mail: Janet Gobeille IBM PSP - Bldg 808 Internal Zip 2996 11400 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78758 USA Telephone: Jeff Mallon, Team OS/2 Support, at (512) 823-1682 If you have problems reaching Team OS/2 Support, contact Janet Gobeille at (512) 823-3247. ═══ 9.2. Appendix B: How can I join Team OS/2? ═══ How can I join Team OS/2? 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. For this database, please send the following information to one of the addresses given in Appendix A: 1. Your Name 2. Mailing address (only the city, state, and country will be published) May we release your address to vendors who wish to do mailings to Team OS/2 members? (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. 5. For our private records (these will NOT be published), please also include your phone number (home/work), Fax, etc. Also please let us know what you've been doing so that you feel you qualify for Team OS/2. ═══ 9.3. Appendix C: Where can I find Team OS/2 Members? ═══ 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. 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 Bulletin Board Coordinator). 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. To join CompuServe, call (800)-848-8199 (USA only). Delphi: Custom Forum 41 is where the Teamers hang out on Delphi. Steve Gallagher (S.GALLAGHER) takes the main Teamer liason role here. To join Delphi, call (800) 695-4005 (USA only). Fidonet: Join us on the TEAMOS2 echo conference (on the Fidonet zone 1 backbone but available internationally). Janet Gobeille (1:109/347.3479) is active here, although there are many IBMers who join in on this conference. Steve Gallagher is the Teamer who volunteered to upload IBM announcements to the International OS2 echo conference. GEnie: Go to the "OS/2" roundtable. Kevin Royalty is an active Teamer here and has a Team OS/2 Nationwide Conference (along with Stewart Hyde) on Tuesday nights from 9:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. Eastern time. Another regularly scheduled RealTime Conference (RTC) is an OS/2 Help Desk with Jeff Elkins 9:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. Eastern time. To join GEnie, call (800) 638-9636 (USA only). Within IBM: See TEAMOS2 FORUM and TEAMOS2 CFORUM on the internal IBMPC conference disk. Also, check TEAMUK FORUM (UK) or TEAMCDA FORUM (Canada). 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 luvos2@vnet.ibm.com. OS2BBS (from IBM): Join us on the TeamOS2 CFORUM. Vicci Conway (USIB55J9 at IBMMAIL) is the forum Administrator. To join the OS2BBS, call (800) 547-1283 (USA only). Prodigy: The OS/2 Club. This Club on Prodigy has files available for downloading and messages are auto-posted. Check the "New Files" area weekly for new uploads. The Team OS/2 support liason is Gene Gough (DWJG89A). To join Prodigy, call (800) PRO-DIGY (USA only). Also, there are often Team OS/2 get-togethers or meetings at 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. ═══ 9.4. Internet Addressing ═══ 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 Online tom214 tom214@aol.com Compuserve 76711,1123 76711.1123@compuserve.com (Note: change the comma (,) to a period (.) for the Internet address.) Delphi Barnesd Barnesd@delphi.com Fidonet Janet at 1:109/347.3479 Janet Janet@p3479.f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org Gobeille at 1:109/347 Janet_Gobeille@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (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 K.Royalty@genie.geis.com Prodigy abc12345 abc12345@prodigy.com ═══ 9.5. Appendix D: Team OS/2 International! ═══ 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 (for example, see the write-up in an earlier section about getting OS/2 conferences in the formerly Russian countries). 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 me a short note with information on how to get to them. I will be happy to re-post that information here in following newsletters to help others learn where they can also join in the fun. More contacts will be added here as the we learn of others who have volunteered to be Teamer country coordinators. If you are active in electronic conferencing in your country, can send email reliably to us via Internet or IBM VNET, and are willing to spend some time supporting Team OS/2 and Teamers in your country, please contact Janet Gobeille via Internet at "janetg@vnet.ibm.com". Also, I'll put more about this function in the next newsletter, and I'll be electronically contacting the country and regional coordinators in early February. To this point, most of the country Team OS/2 coordinators have started up on their own, but we are learning to work together. We are trying to determine how we can best support Team OS/2 as the needs and requirements may be very different in each country. ═══ 9.5.1. Team OS/2 OZ : Australia ═══ Team OS/2 OZ - Australia Team Coordinator for Team OS/2 OZ: Peter Kelley (IBM) Internet: yellek@vnet.ibm.com IBM Liason for Team OS/2 OZ: Peter Kelley Although he does work for IBM, his outside Teamer activities have now led him to work even more closely with PSP Marketing in IBM Australia in order to support Team OS/2 OZ. At this time, he's on temporary assignment in the US, but is active on both the the Australian and International OS/2 and TEAMSO2 Fidonet conferences. ═══ 9.5.2. Team OS/2 Canada ═══ Team OS/2 Canada IBM Team OS/2 Canada Liaison: France Loubier Canada has many active teamers, as well as a great BBS system.: BBS's and Electronic Conferencing IBM BBS Denis Tonn has been doing a great job supporting the IBM BBS OS/2 conferences within Canada (IBMNet). They are widely carried outside of Canada by Fidonet nodes. Within IBM: Teamers inside IBM have a Canadian-specific conference: TEAMCDA FORUM on IBMPC. IBM Canada Support Oh the IBM side, France Loubier of IBM Canada is very supportive of Team OS/2. If you plan to set up a public OS/2 event for Team OS/2 in Canada, contact France via Internet at "TEAM_CND@vnet.ibm.com" for support. Within IBM, you can reach her at userid "FRANCE at CANVM2". If you cannot send email to either of those addresses, send your information to Team OS/2 support in the US through normal channels (see Appendix A). France is our liason with IBM Canada and is working with Janet Gobeille to set up more formal support within Canada. ═══ 9.5.3. Team OS/2 Italy ═══ Team OS/2 Italy Team OS/2 Italy Coordinator: Guiseppe Rossano (IBM). (From Guiseppe): Hi Teamers, Looking at the great activities made by you all around the world, some people from the Italian OS/2 BBS, as well as from the Italian DAP BBS Front End and me asked ourselves: "why do we not create our own Team OS/2?". Nowadays we consist of about 10 people, whose are discussing about the Team itself, the experiences made by the other Teams everywhere and the activities we are planning to organize in the future. Don't worry all the discussion are made in Italian ..... ! ! Joining Team OS/2 Italy It is possible to join and participate to Team OS/2 Italy. How ? We usually meet on the IBM Semea PSP BBS in our local TeamOS2 Area, so if you would like to join us, you can find us there. Leave your name, address, e-mail address, phone numbers and OS/2 Activities in a message addressed to me, Giuseppe Rossano. The IBM Semea PSP BBS in Italy telephone number is 02 - 7534412 and the access is free of charge. If you are a DAP Member, you can do the same from the IBM Semea DAP BBS. BBS Network Support - Italy IBM DAP BBS (+39) 02 - 7534402 Since December 1992 is actively working the Italian DAP BBS Front End. It collects more than 250 members and supported about 5000 calls during this year. Please contact Giuseppe Rossano to get more information about the Italian Developers Assistance Program itself. IBM PSP BBS (+39) 02 - 7534412 The Personal Software Products BBS started during the "OS/2 Forum" event we had in Milan at the end of September. The BBS is dedicated to support and deliver as much as possible for OS/2 End User. The access is free of charge and more than 1.5 Gigabytes are on line !!!! The Pletora of OS/2 BBS es Yes, currently in Italy you can find many available BBS dedicated to OS/2 !!!!!!. They are making an huge job delivering files and conferences as well, supporting and boosting the OS/2 in ITALY. My personal greetings to them !!!! Team OS/2 Italy: Giuseppe Rossano ( nickname: Ross ) Mail Address: Giuseppe Rossano (MiSeg526) IBM Semea spa Circonvallazione Idroscalo 20090 Segrate Italy phone: +39-2-59625289 fax : +39-59629199 VNET (IBM Internal only): IT33201 at Vimvmoa Internet E-Mail: Giuseppe_Rossano@VNET.IBM.COM BBS: IBM Semea PSP BBS phone number: +39 - 2 - 7534412 IBM Semea DAP BBS phone number: +39 - 2 - 7534402 ═══ 9.5.4. Team OS/2 NL: the Netherlands ═══ Team OS/2 Netherlands Team OS/2 Coordinators: Michael Dag and Anton Versteeg Michael Dag and Anton Versteeg are the primary Team OS/2 NL contacts. (The photo shows Anton on the left, Michael on the right). 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 Michael Dag. There is also an IBM-internal conference for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg called TEAMBNL FORUM on IBMPC. ═══ 9.5.5. Team OS/2 NZ: New Zealand ═══ Team OS/2 New Zealand We are in the process of getting more formal support for Team OS/2 NZ. IBM in New Zealand is very interested in hearing about Team OS/2 in that country, and in seeing how they can work with you. However, the current Team OS/2 database shows very few New Zealand Teamers. My email and a look through Team OS/2 conferences show that there are many interested Teamers out there. But we need to know who you are, what you are doing, and what you would like to do to help promote OS/2 and increase its visibility in New Zealand. Please contact us (see Appendix A) and we will post any progress or results here in following newsletters. ═══ 9.5.6. Team OS/2 UK: UK ═══ Team OS/2 UK Team Coordinator for the UK: David C. Partridge (IBM) IBM Network: PARTRID at ASICVM We are in the process of getting more formal support for Team OS/2 UK. We have support from various IBM UK organizations and David C. Partridge has volunteered to work with them and with other Teamers to try to provide better support for Team OS/2. If you are not on the Team OS/2 member list, please send in your information to Team OS/2 Support (see Appendix A) and let us know who you are. And if you have some specific suggestions of what you would like to do along with what support you would need from IBM to accomplish it, please send them as well. ═══ 9.5.7. Team OS/2 US: United States ═══ Team OS/2 US In the next newsletter, this section will contain a list of the USA volunteer regional coordinators for Team OS/2 including contact information for each. ═══ 9.6. Appendix E: Team OS/2 Activities support by IBM ═══ Team OS/2 Activities support 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 and discuss it with us. At this time, major activities that are supported include: 1. Support for public OS/2 demos (including those at stores or universities) 2. Support for local OS/2 resellers 3. OS/2 posters for universities. ═══ 9.6.1. Support for Public OS/2 Demos ═══ 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: o Where the demo will be done (name of school, store, etc) o Date and location of scheduled event (city, state, country) o Number of Teamers involved in doing or supporting the demo o Number of people expected to attend and see your demo o 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. o Your name, shipping address, and telephone number We would like to help with 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 the event, we'll discuss what this will consist of after receiving your request. (Note: this 'demo pack' is not intended for user group meetings.) Then after your event, we would like a report on it including: o names and addresses of all the Teamers involved in the activity o 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. o number of people who saw your demo or tried OS/2 during that time o 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. ═══ 9.6.2. Team OS/2 Support for local retailers selling OS/2 ═══ If you have a local retail store that is selling OS/2, we encourage you to 'adopt a store'. Meet the employees, answer their questions on OS/2, encourage them to stock it, visit them on a regular basis if you can. If you adopt a store that is carrying OS/2 but doesn't have any OS/2 marketing 'support' (such as demo disks, OS/2 posters, etc), please contact us with the following information: o Name and address of store o Name of the store manager o Does the store have a demo OS/2 system (or will they?) We'll send you a 'Team OS/2 Store Pack' for you to give to them. This contains: OS/2 'Z-cards' (flyer with OS/2 information) OS/2 demo disks OS/2 post-its and pens for store employees OS/2 poster A 'monitor topper' if they are running OS/2 Catalogs from sources of OS/2 merchandise Note: at this time we are only prepared to offer this support within the US. However, if there are Teamers outside the US who are seriously interested in requesting one of these packs, please EMAIL or FAX your inquiry to us as given in Appendix A and we'll see what we can arrange. ═══ 9.6.3. OS/2 Posters for University Computer Labs ═══ Do you work at a university or go to school? Do you have a computer lab that is calling out for OS/2 visibility? What can you do about this? If you would like to remedy this situation, contact Team OS/2 Support and we will send you an OS/2 poster that you can place in your computer lab. Send us: 1. Your name and mailing address 2. The name, city, and country of the school It will be our pleasure to send you a poster that you can place where you feel it would be most effective. And if you find a place you feel is effective and imaginative, please send us a photo so we can put it in this newsletter and share you idea with others. ═══ 9.7. Appendix F: Support for OS/2 demos at user groups ═══ Support for OS/2 demos at user groups The 'demo pack' is not intended for user group presentations of OS/2. To arrange for an OS/2 demo or to support a planned OS/2 demo for a user group, contact one of the following: Internet: ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com 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 ═══ 9.7.1. User Group and OS/2 SIG Registration Information ═══ TO: All PC User Group Officers, all OS/2 User Group Officers and OS/2 SIG Officers: Please help us (IBM) update our database. As we enhance our User Group support programs and explore alternate ways of communicating, we need to gather additional information on each user group as well as to update any obsolete information. Please fill out as much information as you can on your User Group or SIG. Then return the completed information to IBM PSP User Group Relations at one of the addresses below: Mail: Kathy Fanning IBM 11400 Burnet Rd. INTERNAL ZIP 2996 Austin, TX 78758 FAX: (512)823-3252, ATTENTION: KATHY FANNING Internet: ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com To send to an Internet address from CompuServe, type the following on the 'send to' line: INTERNET: ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com THANKS for your help! NOTE: Where the survey asks for an email address, please provide the full userid and name of the service (ie. CompuServe, Internet, Prodigy, MCI Mail, IBMLINK, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- IF YOU ARE FILLING THIS FORM OUT FOR A SIG (SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP), PLEASE PUT THE SIG NAME, ADDRESS, OFFICERS, ETC. WHERE IT SAYS CLUB. --------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT YOUR GROUP AND HOW TO REACH YOU: WHAT IS THE CLUB OR SIG NAME AND PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS? Club Name: Address: Address: City/State/Zip Code: Country: IF DIFFERENT, WHAT IS THE CLUB/SIG SHIPPING ADDRESS (FOR UPS SHIPMENTS, CANNOT BE A US POST OFFICE BOX)? Ship to Name: Address: Address: City/State/Zip Code: Country: HOW CAN PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR GROUP OR SIG? Information Phone: BBS Phone: Email: ---------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP: WHO IS THE CLUB/SIG PRESIDENT? Name: Daytime Phone: WHO IS THE PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON? Name: Daytime Phone: DOES YOUR CLUB/SIG HAVE A NEWSLETTER? Do you accept vendor advertising? Who is your editor? Daytime Phone: -------------------------------------------------------- OS/2 INVOLVEMENT: DOES YOUR CLUB HAVE ONE OR MORE OS/2 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIG'S)? IF SO, FOR EACH SIG, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: IGNORE IF ENTIRE FORM IS FOR AN OS/2 SIG. SIG Name: SIG Leader's Name: Daytime Phone: DID YOUR GROUP/SIG HAVE AN OS/2 PRESENTATION IN 1992/93? WHEN? Who presented? WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN AN OS/2 PRESENTATION BY IBM? IF THIS IS AN OS/2 SPECIFIC USER GROUP OR SIG, WHAT TOPICS WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE PRESENTED? ---------------------------------------------------------- MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP, ETC.: WHAT IS YOUR MEETING DAY? WHAT IS YOUR MEETING TIME? WHERE DO YOU MEET (PLEASE INCLUDE NAME OF BUILDING AND ROOM NUMBER IF APPROPRIATE)? PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOUR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO SIZE, BOTH FOR THE MAIN GROUP AND FOR EACH SIG LISTED ABOVE: What is the size of your membership? What is the largest number of attendeees you have had recently? What is the smallest number of attendees you have had recently? What is the average number of attendees at your meetings? --------------------------------------------------------- CAN WE GIVE YOUR GROUP'S INFORMATION OUT? We would like to make the list of User Groups public information to vendors, those users looking for local groups, etc. WOULD YOU OBJECT TO OUR MAKING THIS INFORMATION PUBLIC? *********************************************** We appreciate your help!