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- Stupid OS/2 Tricks, release #5 -- November 1994
-
- "Stupid OS/2 Tricks" is a collection of OS/2 v2.x tips and tricks that
- I've collected over time from various sources, including the various
- Fidonet OS/2 echoes, the various OS/2 Usenet newsgroups, OS/2-related
- books and articles, other user group members, and through just general
- playing around with my OS/2 machines.
-
- "Stupid OS/2 Tricks" was inspired by the "Clever Tricks" section of
- Tim Sipples' *wonderful* Frequently Asked Questions list (we love you,
- Tim!). I thought that it would be neat to expand on Tim's clever
- tricks, because I kept seeing interesting tips and tricks and kept
- saying to myself, "Someone ought to write this all down." However,
- Tim's doing the work of about one hundred OS/2-ers already, so...
-
- I will try to keep "Stupid OS/2 Tricks" updated as I gather more neat
- stuff about OS/2. Keep in mind that I'm no expert on OS/2, so I can't
- absolutely guarantee that all the tips and tricks contained in the
- file will work on every OS/2 v2.x system. So use at your own risk!
- (Standard disclaimer of liability applies.)
-
- "Stupid OS/2 Tricks" is in INF format, therefore it requires OS/2's
- VIEW.EXE to read it. Just type "VIEW TRICKS" (without quotes) at a
- command line on your OS/2 machine.
-
- In order to create a viewable Stupid OS/2 Tricks object:
- 1. Place TRICKS.INF into your \OS2\BOOK subdirectory.
- 2. Open the Templates folder and drag out a Program template with mouse
- button 2. A Settings notebook will open.
- 3. In the Path and File Name box, fill in:
- <drive>:\OS2\VIEW.EXE
- (where <drive> is the drive on which you have OS/2 installed)
- 4. In the Parameters box, fill in:
- <drive>:\OS2\BOOK\TRICKS.INF
- (where <drive> is the drive on which you have OS/2 installed)
- 5. Optionally fill in the General page with a name and the included
- icon.
- 6. Close the Settings notebook. You should now have an object which
- will bring up Stupid OS/2 Tricks when opened.
-
- Revision history:
- release #1 - Nov 93, first release
- release #2 - Dec 93; details in TRICKS.INF
- release #3 - Jan 94; details in TRICKS.INF
- release #4 - Apr 94; details in TRICKS.INF;
- included a silly icon in the archive
- release #5 - Nov 94; added section on OS/2 Warp
-
- I can be contacted at:
- Internet, m-woo@uiuc.edu
- Fidonet, Sysop @ 1:233/4
-
- Misc:
-
- For our international friends, the "stupid" in the title is derived
- from a popular night time talk show.
-
- Thanks to Jack Tan for his help and criticisms.
-