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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Volume 1, Number 6 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Volume 1, Number 6 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. From the Prez ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Marcus Krumpholz Hello and welcome to the September '93 edition of Threads. Our mission is to provide you with OS/2 related information. If you would like us to send you information in the future, and have not registered with us, please fill out our membership registration form. Please note that guest memberships are welcome! We would like to dedicate this month to OS/2 and the future. This month marks the breakup of the business relationship between Microsoft and IBM. At our September 30th meeting, Dennis Ware from IBM will present OS/2 today and into the future. We have contacted the Rochester, MN IBM branch and are currently working on organizing MNOS2 meetings there. For more information, please see the article on MNOS2 Special Interest Groups. If you did not know, Egghead Software is now selling and advertising OS/2 applications. There are several retail stores in the Twin Cities. Egghead Software is sponsoring a OS/2 day at their Edina (Oct 1st) and Roseville (Oct 2nd) stores. For more information, please see the article in this issue. We welcome your questions/feedback and would like to thank you for your continued support. Marcus Krumpholz is President of the Minnesota OS/2 User Group and a member of TeamOS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. BocaSoft WipeOut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Review by David Elliott BocaSoft's WipeOut Screen Saver is a very nifty little package. It's very straightforward in installation and operation, and comes with a fair variety of amusing screen-saving options. Installation was a complete no-brainer operation; just stick in the disk and run INSTALL from it. The program puts up a Welcome screen, asks you to select a target drive (either by selecting an Icon or by typing a drive letter) and a directory (I left it at the default \WIPEOUT directory), and proceeds to copy the files over. One nice touch is that it recognizes HPFS, FAT, or Network drives and indicates that on the drive icon, so you know what kind of disk you're copying to. Also, while it's copying, it moves a little document icon from the A: drive icon onto the target drive icon; a very cute progress indicator. Once the program is installed (it takes about a minute), you'll find a "BocaSoft WipeOut" icon on your desktop. Starting it up reveals a window containing a list of possible screen savers, a small display area showing what the selected screen saver does, an Options button and a Test button. On the title bar, there's also a Setup button and a '?' button, for help. Basic operation is very simple; the program is configured by default to start up after 5 minutes of inactivity. So, if you just wait for 5 minutes, the selected screen saver will start up. If you're not quite that patient, pick a screen saver from the list box and press 'Test' to see what it does. There are 17 different screen savers (18 if you have MMPM/2 installed): ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ ΓöéBillboard ΓöéIcon Hunter ΓöéRandom Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéBounce ΓöéKaleidoscope ΓöéRotate Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéBugged ΓöéLines ΓöéScramble Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéDisplay BitmapΓöéMessage ΓöéSpace Γöé Γöé ΓöéShuttle Γöé Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéDoze ΓöéPaint ΓöéString Art Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéFade to Black ΓöéPopout ΓöéVideo Clip Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé(only with Γöé Γöé Γöé ΓöéMMPM/2) Γöé ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ describing in detail what they do. Each saver has options that can be configured (e.g. what bitmap to display, what message to use, etc.); just click the 'Options' button while that saver is selected. You can also set WipeOut's overall operations by using the 'Setup' button. It includes 7 options: o Starting Minimized o Whether to start WipeOut automatically, and if so, after how many minutes o Whether to require a password to regain access to a 'Wiped-out' machine (user-selectable password) o Whether to use "Hot Corners" for automatic WipeOut and Never-WipeOut (user-selectable corners) o Whether to use a "hot-key" to start WipeOut (user-selectable hot-key) o Whether to enable Audio for screen savers (only if MMPM/2 is installed) (user-selectable sounds) o Whether to enable the Screen Capture function (user-selectable capture key) This last option was a bit of a surprise to me, but certainly a welcome one -- WipeOut includes a simple "Capture Screen to Bitmap File" function. Just press the hot-key, and a BMP file containing an image of your current screen is created in the WIPEOUT directory. Of course, this only works on the OS/2 desktop, not in a full-screen session. There are also a couple of other nice touches: clicking on the display area will get you a text box describing just what the screen saver does, and both the WipeOut Settings box and WipeOut Help are available from the application pop-up menu. The program is also extensible--in a subdirectory called TOOLKT, there is a complete set of files describing how to create your own screen savers to be added to WipeOut's repertoire. The example is geared toward IBM C-Set/2 users, but appears to be easily adaptable to Borland C++ for OS/2, Watcom C++, or IBM C-Set++/2. I'm sure adventurous programmers will soon be making new screen savers available. Of course, there are a couple of limitations and bugs, but it took some doing to find them. The only thing which I personally discovered that could be called a 'bug' is in the assigning of hot-keys: if you change one hot key (say, the Start-WipeOut hotkey) and then change the other hotkey to what the first one had been, you'll get an error saying that the hotkey is already assigned. You have to change the first one, hit 'OK', then start the dialog up again to change the second one. But this is a very minor fault. Possibly more annoying is the fact that the program only supports 16-color bitmaps for its own display options (the Billboard and Display Bitmap screen savers). The Screen Capture will correctly grab a 256-color desktop, though. I tested WipeOut on a 386/33 running OS/2 2.1 with SVGA (640x480x256), with and without MMPM/2 installed, and had no problems whatsoever with it. The documentation also mentions that WipeOut has been extensively tested with systems running in 800x600 and 1024x768, on OS/2 2.0 and 2.0 plus Service Pak as well as OS/2 2.1. The program takes about 2M of disk space, including 17 WAV files and an AVI file--a short clip of a surfer ... wiping out. If you don't have MMPM/2 installed, deleting those files will save you about 700K. If you're looking for a screen saver and haven't been impressed by the freeware/shareware offerings so far, I can definitely recommend WipeOut as an inexpensive, high-quality program. BocaSoft WipeOut Version 1.0 BocaSoft Incorporated 117 NW 43rd St. Boca Raton, FL 33431 (407)392-7743 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. New Members ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Welcome to the following members, who joined the group in the month of August: o Michael Straley o Leroy Smithrud o Joseph Niffen o Craig Neville o ITT Hartford o Rick Schmitz ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Special Interest Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The following MNOS2 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have been formed. We are also working on forming several other SIGs, including Intro to OS/2, Netware, and Programing. If you are interested in sponsoring a SIG, please contact us. If you would like to participate in one of these SIGs, contact one of the SIG leaders or MNOS2. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Lan Server SIG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ SIG Leaders: Todd Emanual 223-4062, Rick Schmitz 545-2100. This special interest group is dedicated for Lan Server administrators to share problems, solutions and ideas. Periodically there will be voluntary presentations, tours and other informational materials. This SIG meets from 2:30 to 4:00 PM on the same Thursday as the general meetings. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Rochester MNOS2 SIG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ SIG Leaders: Mark Rongstad (507) 286-4987, Marcus Krumpholz 869-7956. If you happen to be in the Rochester, MN area this OS/2 SIG is now forming. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. BBS SIG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ SIG Leaders: Marcus Krumpholz 869-7956, John Bald 888-1301, Lee Holm 535-9212. MNOS2 supports an active electronic bulletin board system (BBS). If you are new to BBSing or are just interested in tips & techniques, then this SIG is for you. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. OS/2 & Windows Future ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ text from InfoWorld (September 6, 1993) Stuart J. Johnston and Doug Barney Like a feuding Hollywood couple in a messy divorce with millions at stake, industry stars IBM and Microsoft Corp. are haggling over who owns what as their legal relationship ends next week. The issue -- now under scrutiny because a source-code exchange agreement involving the companies' respective systems software ends September 17 -- is of great interest to OS/2 users. Many users run Windows and DOS applications under OS/2, and they are anxious to know if their operating systems and software will remain compatible in the future. Such compatibility is a key issue in the firms' disagreements. The two companies are at odds over the terms of the expiring source-code agreement, announced last year, which covers licensing, royalties, and patent cross-licenses. The agreement was reached after the companies' joint development relationship of many years collapsed in 1990. Aimed at fostering cooperation, the interim agreement instead has intensified the debate over IBM's rights to Microsoft technology. IBM has publicly boasted it has full legal rights to maintain OS/2's compatibility with the future versions of Microsoft Windows, but officials in Redmond, Wash., say IBM doesn't. To prove it has compatibility with the future versions of Windows, IBM will have to reverse-engineer Windows application programming interfaces (APIs), to which it claims the right, and perhaps buck the Microsoft legal machine. "We have derivative works rights in perpetuity," said Lois Dimpfel, IBM's director of the Boca Programming Center, in Boca Raton, Fla. "We have the right to implement any API they deliver to the marketplace." According to Microsoft, these rights are not contractual, but are based upon IBM's reading of U.S. copyright law. Microsoft also says the contract does not give the right to clone the Windows NT API, Win32, or the NT API subset, Win32s. Microsoft also disputes IBM's statement that it can clone the Chicago API, said Bob Kruger, Microsoft director of business development. "In terms of creating a full clone and having that in [another operating system such as OS/2], we don't give out the right to clone to anybody." Kruger said. Even if IBM overcomes these legal hurdles, technical difficulties abound, Kruger said. "Without having the source code, they are going to have a very tough time doing that," Kruger said. IBM's ability to clone will be key, because Microsoft will not deliver any new source code after the firm's joint development agreement expires. Under the terms, IBM and Microsoft will, however, deliver to each other any "work in progress," or unfinished software, and each has the right to incorporate this technology in future operating systems. Both firms will receive each other's software that has not even reached the alpha stage, IBM's Dimpfel said. For IBM, that means delivery of "alpha code" for Chicago, Microsoft's preemptive multitasking, 32-bit, multithreading version of Windows that will not require DOS. In turn, Microsoft will receive code for IBM's Workplace Shell for OS/2 and OS/2 for the Workplace OS family. Microsoft, however, will not receive code for the Workplace OS itself, which is a Unix-based portable operating system that will support a variety of interfaces. Code exchange is part of the overall agreement, and code that will not be exchanged includes NT and Cairo, which is the next version of NT. Many of IBM's plans are up in the air. The firm will reverse-engineer the Chicago API, Win32c "[if] there is a large set of applications that deliver these API sets," Dimpfel said. Even less clear are the firm's plans for cloning the Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 API, which IBM claims the right to duplicate, and Messaging API. Some users are skeptical that IBM can keep the pace or that it even wants to. "I think there is going to be a minimal amount of compatibility," said Steve Bloom, systems consultant with CNA Insurance Companies, in Chicago. "I don't see NT running." CNA requires Netware support and support for standard business applications under OS/2, Bloom said. Many users are concerned about the dispute because if IBM can't deliver compatibility with OS/2, they will be forced to use native OS/2 applications and older Windows apps exclusively. While IBM continues to push OS/2, its longer term strategy revolves around the Workplace OS. Any work to bring Windows compatibility to OS/2 is transferable to Workplace OS, Dimpfel said. Other than IBM's own compatibility work, the firm now has access to SunSelect's Wabi, a system that allows Unix to run Windows applications. Another piece of the puzzle, at least on the PowerPC side, is IBM's work to reverse-engineer the Intel x86 instruction set, recent reports said. If accomplished, this would allow MS-DOS and Windows applications to run on the PowerPC without the performance losses usually associated with emulation. Industry observers are split on whether IBM will be able to keep up with Microsoft's flurry of new operating systems and programming interfaces. William F. Zachmann, president of Canopus Research, in Duxbury, Mass., is one specialist who thinks IBM will fare well. "After September, they will no longer exchange code, but IBM has the right to incorporate the present and future APIs in their code indefinitely," Zachmann said. "I don't think IBM has any problem," Zachmann said. "I would not worry if I were using OS/2 that I would be frozen out of some wonderfulness that Microsoft might provide." Recent history may provide otherwise. It took IBM a solid year to add Windows 3.1 support to OS/2, and that was with the source code, Kruger of Microsoft said. Some OS/2 diehards are past caring about Windows. "We are using some Windows apps, but our commitment is to OS/2 native apps," said Jim Murdock, research consultant with a large Midwest insurer. "We are working with Lotus and developing our in-house apps using OS/2 tools. For the long term, [Windows compatibility] won't be an issue." If Murdock needs an incompatible Windows program, he would run it on a separate machine or set it up on a dual boot system. "As long as I have programs that work under OS/2, I don't care if it is compatible with Windows," said Richard Dowling, CEO of Federal Medical Reports Inc., an Atlanta-based medical publishing company. Dowling said he prefers native OS/2 applications and is generally satisfied with OS/2 applications development. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. News Bites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. OS/2 Day at Egghead Software ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Egghead Software and TeamOS/2 are sponsoring a special OS/2 Day at two of the twin cities Egghead stores. The Edina store will host the celebration Friday, October 1st, 3 to 8 PM. The Roseville store will host Saturday, October 2nd, 12 to 5 PM. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Central Point Anti-Virus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ From Computer Reseller News, Sept. 6/93, Page 83 Central Point Software, Inc., Beaverton, Ore., said an OS/2 version of its antivirus product has entered beta test. Central Point Anti-Virus for OS/2 is a true 32-bit application that supports the OS/2 High Performance File System and Presentation Manager user interface. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Stacker for OS/2 Fix Released ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ From the FidoNet OS/2 conference Well, in spite of messages telling me I was crazy, Stac has (finally) released a fix for the bug where the buffers didn't flush on shutdown. I use the term released loosely- the file on Compu$erve is encrypted, you have to provide your serial number and get them to send you the password privately. Since their response on CI$ is kind of slow, I elected to call them for the password and the tech support person I got hadn't even heard there was a fix out. Stacker has been trying not to admit there's been a problem, but there are now newly released versions of STACKER.SYS and UNSTACK2.EXE. I wish I could post the fixes, but these guys are referring to the "sensitive nature" and would probably sue me. The file name is OS2UP.EXE in the STACKER lib 5. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. New OS/2 2.0 Service Pak ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The IBM OS/2 2.0 Service Pak Level XR06100 is now available for customers using OS/2 Version 2.0. It includes fixes for customer-reported problems since OS/2 2.0 was distributed in March, 1992. The Service Pak is designed to be applied to the OS/2 2.0 product as released in March, 1992, to IBM OS/2 2.0 Preloaded systems, and to OS/2 2.0 systems which have the Service Pak XR06055 installed. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Ordering the Service Pak ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may download diskettes of the Service Pak electronically or order either the diskettes or a CD-ROM by mail. IBM authorizes you to make an equal number of copies as the number of licensed copies of OS/2 2.0 that you own and distribute copies to any other properly-licensed OS/2 2.0 owners for no charge. With each copy of the OS/2 2.0 Service Pak you distribute, you must include the following notice: "By using this code I agree that I am a current licensee of OS/2 2.0 and except for my ability to copy and distribute this Service Pak to authorized OS/2 2.0 licensees, all other terms and conditions of the OS/2 2.0 Program License Agreement apply to the Service Pak." A booklet of installation instructions is included with the Service Pak. A "Read Me" file, called README.SP2, contains technical considerations. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Downloading Electronically ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Electronic delivery of the Service Pak is available from the following electronic bulletin board systems if you have high-speed communications to download the diskette images. o IBM OS/2 BBS - If you are a subscriber to the OS/2 BBS, you may download the Service Pak. The Service Pak is located in the Software Download Library. If you are not a subscriber to the OS/2 BBS and wish to subscribe, please call 1-800-547-1283. o CompuServe - Members of the CompuServe Information Service may download the Service Pak from the IBM OS/2 Forum Library (GO IBMSERV). o Internet - Customers having access to Internet services can download the Service Pak from the network. Customers should do an Anonymous FTP from "Software.Watson.IBM.Com". The Service Pak is located in the "/Pub/OS2" directory. o IBM NSC BBS - Customers may call the IBM National Support Center BBS in Atlanta, GA and download the Service Pak. The Service Pak is located in Directory 4. You can access the NSC BBS by dialing (404) 835-6600 until August 28; after this date, the NSC BBS becomes the IBM Personal Computer Company BBS and can be reached by dialing (919) 517-0001 via your communications modem. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Ordering By Mail ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ If you do not have access to any of the electronic bulletin board systems, or if you need the Service Pak delivered on diskettes or CD-ROM, you may order the Service Pak by calling 1-800-494-3044 and charging the fees to your credit card. A two-day express mail service is used to deliver the Service Pak. The diskette version of the Service Pak consists of seventeen 3-1/2 inch diskettes or nineteen 5-1/4-inch diskettes. Either the diskette or CD-ROM version will be shipped for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 plus tax. When ordering, please specify: 1. Whether you want the 3-1/2-inch diskette, 5-1/4-inch diskette, or CD-ROM version of the Service Pak. Note: If you want diskettes, be sure to order the size that is bootable on your machine (i.e., typically the size of your "A" diskette drive). 2. An actual business or home address WITHOUT A P.O. BOX NUMBER. (The two-day express mail service cannot deliver to P.O. boxes.) 3. A current credit card name, expiration date, and number to which the fee will be charged. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Corporate Sponsors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ We are thankful to the following sponsors and contributors to MNOS2: IBM Corporation Skamp Computer Services, Inc. ITT Hartford Carlson Companies DeScribe is the first and only native, 32-bit multitasking and multithreading OS/2 word processor on the market. DeScribe exploits the full power of OS/2. Call (800) 448-1586 for more information! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. BBS Top Ten Downloads ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ These are the top ten downloaded files from the MNOS2 BBS as of September 16, 1993. The table shows the number of downloads and the file size. 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Updated Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöéin GNUC0393.ZIP Γöé ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Hobbes OS/2 CD-ROM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Hobbes OS/2 CDROM is filled with 2772 OS/2 files from the largest FTP archive of OS/2 material, FTP-OS2.CDROM.COM, quaintly known as Hobbes. With over 700 users accessing this archive daily, the archive serves as the major distribution site of OS/2 freeware, shareware, device drivers, program updates and information. Walnut Creek brings this entire archive to you in the well organized, indexed, and virus-scanned Hobbes OS/2 CD-ROM. We would like to thank Walnut Creek for their support! Walnut Creek 4041 Pike Lane, Suite D Concord, CA 94520 USA Voice: 1-800-786-990 Fax: 1-510-674-0821 Email: Info@cdrom.com ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Comments? Questions? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ If you have comments or questions about MNOS2, you can call or fax the MNOS2 voice/fax information line at 612-869-7956. If you have questions about OS/2, post a message on the BBS. If you don't have access to the BBS, call or fax the voice/fax line and we will post the message for you. If you have comments or suggestions regarding Threads, or if you would like to help with writing or production, you can call Mat Kramer at 649-0765, fax 649-0237 or email 75746.2404@compuserve.com. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. MNOS2 Executive Committee ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ President Marcus Krumpholz, 866-1618 (h, if urgent) Vice President Bert Moshier IBM Liaison Dennis Ware, 397-5294 (w) Newsletter Editor Mat Kramer, 649-0765 (h) Membership Coordinator John Bald, 888-1301 (h), 525-6202 (w) BBS Lee Holm, 535-9212 (h) Treasurer Bruce Schroeder, 429-9199 (h), 627-2043 (w) Officers Larry DeRosier, 754-0252 (h) David Elliott, 943-9255 (w) Lou Miranda, 225-9178 (h) Dale Neilan, 425-4034 (w) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. MNOS2 Meetings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1. When and Where ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ MNOS2 meets on the last Thursday of every month, unless that day is a holiday; then it meets the previous Thursday. The group meets at the IBM building (First Bank Place, 650 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis) on the 6th floor in room 626 (the Lan Server SIG meets earlier in room 406). The meetings are open to the public, and there is no charge for attending. You could call IBM at 397-6444 to ask for directions. Please Note: only two entrances are open - Sixth Street and the Skyway. For an informal dinner with members of the executive committee, join them after the afternoon session. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.2. Agenda ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ There will be both an afternoon and evening meeting. Each meeting will cover similar material, and both will have product demonstrations, when scheduled. 2:30 - 4:00 Lan Server SIG Meeting (Room 406) 4:00 - 6:00 Afternoon General Meeting & Product Demonstrations (Room 626) 6:00 - 7:00 Dinner with the Executive Committee 7:00 - 9:00 Evening General Meeting & Product Demonstrations (Room 626) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.3. Upcoming Topics & Demonstrations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ September 30 Lan Server: IBM will talk about tuning and performance and demonstrate Remote LAN Access General: IBM will talk about the future of OS/2 and other products October 28 Word Perfect will demonstrate Word Perfect for OS/2 5.2 and the upcoming 6.0 (tentative) November 18* Novell will talk about Netware for OS/2 4.01 (tentative) December 30 Christmas Party *one week earlier due to Thanksgiving Do you have a topic which you would like to present to the user group? If so, please call the MNOS2 voice/fax message line at 612-869-7956. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. How to Contact MNOS2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Voice/Fax Messages 612-869-7956 Internet Marcus.Krumpholz@f115.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com BBS 612-379-8272, 1200-16800 bps, N, 8, 1 Mail c/o Marcus Krumpholz 7300 12th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55423 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. MNOS2 BBS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The MNOS2 BBS message forums include local exchanges, Usenet (Internet), FidoNet , and other international network messages. The file libraries include many OS/2 programs, utilities, information files, graphics, and fixes. Most packages are compressed into a ZIP format, and you will need a utility capable of unzipping these packages. PKZ204.EXE and UNZ50X32.EXE are two such programs. The file ALLOS2.ZIP contains a complete list of all files on the BBS. Members can access the board for ninety minutes a day with no download restrictions. Guest users can access the board for fifteen minutes a day with a download/upload ratio restriction. The BBS's phone number is 612-379-8272, and can be reached with a 1200 bps or faster modem (up to 16800 currently). Set your communications software for N81 (no stop bit, 8 data bits, 1 parity bit). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. MNOS2 Membership Registration Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Minnesota OS/2 User Group c/o Marcus Krumpholz 7300 12th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55423 Bulletin Board System: (612)379-8272 Voice/Fax Information Line: (612)869-7956 Internet: Marcus.Krumpholz@F115.N282.Z1.TDKT.KKSYS.COM Electronic registrations via BBS are preferred (Questionnaire #05). You may also Fax or send this form. If you have any questions, please call/fax our Voice/Fax Information line! Unless otherwise specified, this information will be considered public information. Public ___ Private ___ Name: Company: Mail Stop: Address: City: State: Zip : Country: Home Phone: Work Phone: Fax Number: Fax Type: Full Time ___ Part Time___ Email Address: Please check one of the following types of memberships: ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ Γöé Γöé$???.?? life ΓöéPatron Member ΓöéMNOS2 Patron / $15 yearly for registered BBS Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöéaccess Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ Γöé Γöé$100.00 yearly ΓöéCorporate Member ΓöéMNOS2 Corporate Sponsor / $15 additional for Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöéeach member which would like registered Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöéaccess to BBS. Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ Γöé Γöé$ 30.00 yearly ΓöéIndividual (+BBS) ΓöéMNOS2 membership / registered BBS access Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ Γöé Γöé$ 20.00 yearly ΓöéIndividual/No BBS ΓöéMNOS2 membership / Guest BBS access Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ Γöé Γöé$ 15.00 yearly ΓöéBBS Only ΓöéNo MNOS2 membership / registered BBS access Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ Γöé Γöé No Charge ΓöéGuest ΓöéMNOS2 Guest / Guest BBS access Γöé ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ OS/2 related interests? Are you a member of our BBS? Are you interested in contributing to the user group? If yes, how? How did you find out about the user group? Please make checks payable to: MN OS/2 User Group. ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ ΓöéFor MN OS/2 User Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé ΓöéGroup Only Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéReceive Date ΓöéPaymt type ΓöéChk Name ΓöéChk Num ΓöéChk Date Γöé Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ ΓöéBBS Name ΓöéBBS Expire ΓöéBBS Paid ΓöéMisc Γöé Γöé ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. 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