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Issue 8 15 November 1993
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| Contents |
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The table of contents contains search codes for going directly to items
that interest you.
Search Codes
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o Worldwide Developer Assistance Program Mailbox on Internet interbox
o Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2 Price Reduction ddskcost
Description of DDK. Device types. Technical support.
How to order.
o Device Driver Will Extend OS/2 PM or Windows Desktop Across ddextend
Multiple Displays
Driver for multiple XGA instances. Configurations,
resolutions, colors supported.
o Status Report from OS/2 Device-Driver Development ddstatus
Mission. Activities. Classes. Technical support.
o Two New Enhancements to IBM C Set ++ csetnew
C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1; C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2.
Descriptions.
o Half-Price Promotion for Professional Certification promhalf
Certification categories. Test descriptions.
o "Tested and Approved for LAN Systems" Product lanta
Certification Program
Description. Test environment. Test elements.
Certification publicity. Testing fees.
o IBM Introduces OS/2 for Windows: Innovative New Technology 4winann
Adds Power and Reliability to Windows Environment
Press release. Formal announcement. Prices. Promotion.
o Taligent Product Strategy tgentstr
Three-part strategy. IBM's relationship to Taligent.
o Internet Access to IBMLink inetlink
Description. How to access.
o IBM Personal Software Products Wows 'Em at COMDEX/Fall '93 comdxibm
Stages. Exhibits. Test drives. Services. IBM software.
IBM hardware. ISV software.
o "Human-Centered" Computers from IBM will Accelerate ppaccel
Evolution of Personal Computing
Computers responding to human actions. Scenarios.
o IBM Toronto Lab Receives ISO9000 Certification Approval lab9000
o IBM Worldwide Software Manufacturing Processes Earn mfg9000
ISO9000 Registration
o IBM Client/Server Database Conference csdbconf
December in San Francisco. Session topics.
o Personal Software Products Technical Interchange pspti
April in San Francisco. Highlights. Registration.
o PSP Division Award to Joan Marko for Excellent Work on tiaward
Technical Interchanges
o OS/2 Hang and Trap Analysis Workshop traphang
Objectives. Subjects. Prices. Schedules.
o VisualAge Announced in Australia visageoz
Prices. General Availability.
o "Introduction to VisualAge" Class classva
Objectives. Subjects. Prices. Schedules.
o Author Seeking Information Regarding DAP Members dapstory
o Latest Information About OS/2 2.1 Books booklist
o 800 Phone Numbers 800nos
o Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks tmarks
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| Abbreviations |
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CDN = Canadian
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
GST = Goods and Services Tax (in Canada)
USD = United States Dollars
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| Back Issues |
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The file names, dates, and number of pages for all issues thus far are:
Issue Date Zipped ASCII .INF .PS Pages
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1 17 May dsn93a.zip = dsnews.93a 52
2 15 Jun dsn93b.zip = dsnews.93b 50
3 15 Jul dsn93c.zip = dsnews.93c 62
4 23 Jul dsn93d.zip = dsnews.93d 48
5 16 Aug dsn93e.zip = dsnews.93e 29
6 15 Sep dsn93f.zip = dsnews.93f + dsn93f.inf 47
7 15 Oct dsn3ga.zip = dsnews.93g 63
dsn3gi.zip = dsn93g.inf
dsn3gp.zip = dsn93g.ps
8 15 Nov dsn3ha.zip = dsnews.93h 34
Explanation of names of zipped files for Issue 7:
dsn3ga = Developer Support News 1993 Issue 7 ASCII (plain-text)
dsn3gi = Developer Support News 1993 Issue 7 .INF (use OS/2 VIEW)
dsn3gp = Developer Support News 1993 Issue 7 .PS (PostScript)
Outside IBM, zipped files are found on several e-mail and BBS systems:
o America Online, in the OS/2 forum, in the Newsletters library
o CompuServe, in OS2DF2 forum, *DAP library section 14
and in OS2DF1 forum, OPEN FORUM library section 15
o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16
o Gopher, in index.almaden.ibm.com, OS/2 Information menu; also in
bobblair.austin.ibm.com
o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming
o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) BBS, in file area DOCS.PUBS
o IBM Personal Computer Company BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming
o IBM OS2BBS (TalkLink), in OS/2 Software Library, in Documents and Info
o Internet, in anonymous FTP server software.watson.ibm.com, in
directory /pub/os2/info
o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library under IBM Files
Note: If you cannot find files named dsn... (in lower case), look for
files named DSN... (in upper case).
Within IBM, all the ASCII files and INFBIN files are in DSNEWS PACKAGE
in the MKTTOOLS, OS2TOOLS, and PCWIN tools catalogs. To obtain
DSNEWS PACKAGE, type
TOOLCAT catalogname GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
or
TOOLS SENDTO catalogdisk GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
where
catalogname MKTTOOLS is on catalogdisk USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS
catalogname OS2TOOLS is on catalogdisk KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS
catalogname PCWIN is on catalogdisk BCRVMMS1 PCWIN PCWIN
Examples: TOOLCAT MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
TOOLS SENDTO USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
or request the package by typing
REQUEST DSNEWS FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1
Note: Use a monospace font to print the ASCII version.
+------------------------------------+
| Formats of DSNEWS Other Than ASCII |
+------------------------------------+
Within IBM, other formats of DSNEWS are available. Klaus Johannes Rusch,
IBM Austria, has produced DSNEWSB PACKAGE, which is in the MKTTOOLS
tools catalog. DSNEWSB PACKAGE contains some issues of DSNEWS in
BookMaster, PostScript, and LIST3820 formats. Klaus' assistance is
greatly appreciated.
Outside IBM, the 15 September (Issue 6) was made available in .INF
format, and the 15 October (Issue 7) was made available in .INF and
PostScript formats. The .INF files were produced by Mike Kaply, IBM Boca
Raton Information Development, whose assistance is also very much
welcomed.
Future issues will be provided in formats other than ASCII as time and
resources permit.
+-----------------------------------+
| Notice to Readers Outside the USA |
+-----------------------------------+
It is possible that the material in this newsletter may contain
references to, or information about, IBM products (machines and
programs), programming, or services that are not announced in your
country. Such references or information must not be construed to mean
that IBM intends to announce such products, programming, or services in
your country.
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| Send Us Your Feedback! |
+------------------------+
Your comments about this newsletter are important to us. Please send
your feedback to IBM PSP Developer Support News at:
o CompuServe (R): 74150,44
o Internet (R): dsnews@vnet.ibm.com
o IBMMAIL: USIB33NP
o Fax: 1-407-443-3241
o Mail: Newsletter, Internal Zip 2230, IBM Corporation,
1000 N.W. 51st Street, Boca Raton FL 33431, USA
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interbox
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| Worldwide Developer Assistance Program Mailbox on Internet |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
IBM announces the creation of an Internet mailbox for the Worldwide
Developer Assistance Program (WW DAP), which includes DOS, OS/2, and LAN
Systems.
If you have a question about our WW DAP, or would like to join the
program, please write to us at WWDAP@VNET.IBM.COM.
========================================================================
+---------------------------------------------------+
| Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2 Price Reduction | ddskcost
+---------------------------------------------------+
IBM announces that the price of the Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2
has been reduced from 499 USD to 199 USD.
The IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2 is a CD-ROM product that
is designed to enable rapid development of device drivers for Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) hardware. To help users create new OS/2
device drivers, the actual OS/2 device-driver source code is provided.
Also included in the DDK are build and test tools (including OS/2 and
other kernel debuggers), and several on-line reference books.
Device types represented in the kit include display, printer, storage
(SCSI, DASD, and CD-ROM), I/O (mouse, keyboard, touch, serial, parallel,
pen), multimedia, PCMCIA, and others. Some of the online device-driver
reference manuals (display, printer, storage, I/O, pen, and
Multimedia Presentation Manager/2) are also available separately in
hardcopy.
Additional device-driver source code from IBM OS/2 development will be
added to subsequent releases as it becomes available.
Technical support is provided through the Driver Development Support
Center (DDSC) in Boca Raton, Florida. The voice number is
1-407-982-4239, and the modem number is 1-407-982-3217.
The DDK is available worldwide. Each geography has a phone number for
ordering. To order the DDK within the USA, the phone number is
1-800-633-8266.
For more information, contact Tony Arcuri, 1-407-443-6900, Internet
userid arc@bcrvmpc1.vnet.ibm.com.
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ddextend
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| Device Driver Will Extend OS/2 PM or Windows Desktop Across |
| Multiple Displays |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
IBM is developing a device driver that supports multiple XGA instances.
This device driver is an extension to the 32-bit Presentation Manager
(PM) and Seamless Windows XGA device drivers in OS/2 2.1, and in OS/2
2.0 plus Service Pak. A device driver to support Windows 3.1 is also
being developed.
Multiple XGA instances are combinations of XGA-1, XGA-2, and planar
XGA-1 or XGA-2 systems, with either the OS/2 PM desktop or a Windows 3.1
desktop split across multiple displays at the same resolution. Windows
applications running seamlessly on the OS/2 PM desktop will also be
permitted to run across multiple XGA instances. When the device driver
operates on a system that contains a mix of XGA-1 and XGA-2 hardware, it
always defaults to the resolution and color depth of the lowest common
denominator of XGA and display hardware available.
A maximum of eight instances of XGA will be supported in various
horizontal and vertical configurations, with the following
configurations allowed (horizontal x vertical):
1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x5, 1x6, 1x7, 1x8,
2x1, 3x1, 4x1, 5x1, 6x1, 7x1, 8x1,
2x2, 2x3, 3x2, 2x4, 4x2.
The following resolutions and colors will be supported:
64K colors: 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768
256 colors: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1104x828,
1280x960*, 1280x1024*, and 1360x1024*
16 colors: 1280x960, 1280x1024, and 1360x1024
* = requires an OEM 2 MB card option (see below)
In each case, the horizontal and vertical resolutions will be multiplied
by the number of XGAs installed and displays attached. For example, a
4x2 display configuration operating at 1104x828x256 colors will provide
an effective resolution of 4416x1656x256.
The DMQS function will be maintained in the multiple-instance XGA device
driver. The driver will interrogate the number of cards installed and
displays attached, and only those configurations that are valid will be
provided for user selection. In the Windows environment, an MXGA Setup
icon will appear in the Control Panel on the Windows Main Group.
User-friendly panels will allow selection of configuration, monitor
types, supported resolutions, and number of colors. In OS/2, an MXGA
icon will appear in the System Setup folder.
A dual-display ISA bus card containing two monitor connectors has
already been developed by an OEM manufacturer, and a Micro Channel card
is under development. Device drivers packaged with these cards will
operate only on systems that have at least one card present. These cards
will be available with either 1 MB or 2 MB per display.
Software for use with XGA-1 and XGA-2 cards will be made available
through a special-bid arrangement.
A full-function OS/2 PM driver with seamless windows support, as well as
a standalone Windows 3.1 device driver, will be available for
demonstration soon.
========================================================================
+---------------------------------------------------+
| Status Report from OS/2 Device-Driver Development | ddstatus
+---------------------------------------------------+
(This information was furnished by Steve Mastrianni of the IBM Boca
Raton OS/2 Device Driver Development group.)
The mission of the OS/2 Device Driver Development group is to get device
driver support for OS/2 2.x. Unfortunately, IBM does not have the
resources to write hundreds of drivers for OS/2, nor do we have the
resources to test every one of these drivers with every possible
application. Therefore, we rely on the independent hardware vendors
(IHVs) to write and test them.
We do not, however, leave them to do it on their own. Here are some of
our efforts in working with vendors.
We are in touch with almost every device manufacturer about OS/2
support. This includes printers, plotters, parallel-port-attach drives,
scanners (SCSI and non-SCSI), video, audio, non-SCSI CD-ROMs, Mwave,
serial boards, PCMCIA modems, disks, flash RAM, data acquisition,
MAC/NDIS, and dozens of others. Each of our "evangelists" is assigned a
list of device classes and a group of IHVs and OEMs. We speak with them
daily, monitoring their progress. I am a technical contact who these
IHVs and OEMs can call for help. They call me directly, and I am their
"expert" on call.
To these developers, we offer classes in Boca for writing OS/2 display
drivers, ADDs, PDDs, VDDs, and printer drivers. These classes are
currently offered at no charge for a limited time.
Our *free* driver-support bulletin board is staffed by nine full-time
people whose only responsibility is to answer device-driver developers'
questions, which are tracked by number to ensure follow-up. Users of our
BBS customers do not have to have the DDK, nor even be members of IBM's
Developer Assistance Program. Our service is free, and open to anyone.
Just call our BBS, the DUDE, at 1-407-982-3217, N81.
We just shipped version 1.1 of our DDK, with over 80 driver sources and
test tools. The DDK also includes all of the online device-driver
documentation and excerpts from books and publications.
The next release of our DDK will probably include a dozen more
device-driver sources, including PCMCIA socket services, client DD,
Plug-and-Play, multimedia, 32-bit video, and color printers.
We offer our vendors the opportunity to exhibit their products at major
trade shows. We travel to every major trade show to speak with IHVs and
OEMs, and to solicit their support.
We offer an OS/2 Ready! logo that adapter manufacturers can affix to
their packaging.
We support device-driver developers via the Internet, IBM Personal
Computer Company BBS, BIX, CompuServe, PRODIGY, and America Online.
I speak at most major OS/2 events, including IBM Technical Interchanges,
ColoradOS/2, IBM Device Driver Conferences (next one is 24-29 April
1994), and OS/2 developer groups.
I have written six articles for major publications about how to write
OS/2 device drivers.
If you are aware of an IHV with whom we have not spoken, please let us
know. We keep accurate lists of our IHVs and OEMs in a Lotus Notes
database. In the PCMCIA category alone, we have over 100 vendors, and
our list of video vendors is probably as long. We are adding more
vendors daily, and are always eager to meet and speak with new ones.
========================================================================
+--------------------------------------+
| Two New Enhancements to IBM C Set ++ | csetnew
+--------------------------------------+
IBM announces enhancements to its object-oriented C Set ++ family of
products introduced earlier this year. IBM's C Set ++ for OS/2 Version
2.1 adds adds tools to help programmers improve their productivity.
IBM's C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2 is designed to provide an entry-level
version of C Set ++ to allow users to develop OS/2 applications with a
minimum investment.
The IBM family of C Set ++ products, developed by the Software Solutions
Division, allow programmers to build fast and robust software
applications that fully leverage the power and sophistication of IBMs
32-bit OS/2 operating system. C Set ++ products effectively reduce the
time developers spend creating and maintaining applications by use of
object-oriented technology.
C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1
-----------------------------
C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1 offers:
o Enhanced class libraries, support for drag/drop
o A new visual user interface builder, KASE:Set, developed by
KASEWORKS, Inc.
o An improved, new version of WorkFrame/2, which lets developers
seamlessly use their choice of tools.
C Set for OS/2 Version 2.1 builds on the extensive suite of C++ user
interface class libraries offered in the previous version. IBM-unique
classes include the Presentation Manager User Interface class library,
which allows developers to create PM applications without extensive PM
experience, and the Collections classes, which offer a basic set of data
structures. These classes have added extensions that better support the
product's drag/drop function, making it easier and faster to use.
As a result of a joint marketing agreement between IBM and KASEWORKS,
Inc., KASE:Set, an uncomplicated visual user interface builder developed
by KASEWORKS, Inc., has been added. KASE:Set, developed specially for C
Set ++ customers and provided by IBM at no additional charge with
version 2.1, enhances C and C++ compilers in building Common User Access
91-compliant graphical user interfaces. KASE:Set generates the required
expert-level source code in C or C++ (using the IBM user interface class
library), allowing developers to quickly create mission-critical
applications without run-times, royalties or proprietary languages.
C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1 also offers WorkFrame/2, IBM's new open
integrating development environment based on the OS/2 object-oriented
Workplace Shell. In addition to enabling programmers to fully leverage
the power of the Workplace Shell, WorkFrame/2 provides an integrating
environment for the tools provided with C Set ++ and a framework to
support the use of additional tools. Because WorkFrame/2 Version 2.1 is
an OS/2 application, developers can integrate tools that run on DOS,
Windows 3.0 or 3.1, and OS/2.
C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2
---------------------------
Based on the same powerful collection of tools provided in the C Set ++
development environment, C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2 is the introductory
version for OS/2 programmers. FirstStep includes everything required by
C and C ++ developers to create professional applications in the office
or at home. Along with the IBM standard-setting 32-bit C and C++
compiler (featuring emerging ANSI-standard exception-handling and
template support), C Set ++ FirstStep contains a base set of C++ class
libraries, a visual PM-based debugger with multi-thread debug
capability, the OS/2 Developer's Toolkit, and WorkFrame/2 -- the IBM
tool-integrating environment.
========================================================================
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Half-Price Promotion for Professional Certification | promhalf
+-----------------------------------------------------+
The Professional Certification Program from IBM is offering a special
half-price rate on all certification tests through 31 December 1993. For
this special promotion, the cost has been reduced from 100 USD to 50 USD
per test.
Anyone interested in pursuing certification as a Certified OS/2
Engineer, Certified LAN Server Administrator, or Certified LAN Server
Engineer should contact Drake Training and Technologies at
1-800-959-EXAM (within the USA and Canada) for information about
registering for the tests and for the location of the nearest testing
center. Drake has more than 200 testing locations in the USA and
Canada.
This reduced price applies to all certification tests in the OS/2 and
OS/2 LAN Server curricula.
The following tests are available at the reduced half-price rate of
50 USD through 31 December 1993:
Certified OS/2 Engineer
-----------------------
Test 000-010 Using and Customizing OS/2 2.1 or Working with OS/2 2.1
Video
Test 000-009 Installing and Supporting OS/2 2.1
Test 000-012 OS/2 2.1 Advanced Support Workshop
Test 000-013 OS/2 Performance and Tuning Workshop
Test 000-014 OS/2 Problem Determination / Problem Source Identification
(Test 000-012 will be available after 19 November. Tests 000-013 and
000-014 will be available in December.)
Certified LAN Server Administrator
----------------------------------
Test 000-003 OS/2 LAN Server Administration Workshop - I
Certified LAN Server Engineer
-----------------------------
Test 000-006 OS/2 LAN Server Workstation Planning and Installation
Workshop
Test 000-004 OS/2 LAN Server Administration Workshop - II
Test 000-007 OS/2 LAN Server Performance Workshop
Test 000-002 OS/2 LAN Server and NetWare Client Coexistence
Test 000-016 DSM: Remote Software Installation Using CID
Test 000-005 An Introduction to Integrated Networking
Test 000-018 IBM TCP/IP for Workstations Workshop
Test 000-001 Token-Ring Network Implementation and Management
Test 000-008 Ethernet Implementation and Problem Determination
(Test 000-005 will be available by the end of November. Tests 000-008,
000-016, and 000-018 will be available in December.)
Test objectives are available for the tests, and can be obtained by
calling 1-800-IBM-4FAX within the USA or 1-800-465-3299 within Canada.
Request the following document numbers:
Document Test
Number Number Description
-------- ------- -----------
2343 000-001 Token-Ring Network Implementation & Management
2342 000-002 OS/2 LAN Server and NetWare Client Coexistence
2341 000-003 OS/2 LAN Server Administration Workshop - I
2340 000-004 OS/2 LAN Server Administration Workshop - II
2339 000-005 An Introduction to Integrated Networking
2338 000-006 OS/2 LAN Server Workstation Planning and
Installation
2337 000-008 Ethernet Implementation and Problem Determination
2334 000-009 Installing and Supporting OS/2 2.1
2335 000-010 Using and Customizing OS/2 2.1
2336 000-012 OS/2 2.1 Advanced Support Workshop
Courses are also available for each test if you decide you need further
education before taking a test. Call Skill Dynamics at 1-800-IBM-TEACh
(1-800-426-8322) within the USA, or 1-800-661-2131 within Canada, for
scheduling information.
========================================================================
+---------------------------------------+
| "Tested and Approved for LAN Systems" | lanta
| Product Certification Program |
+---------------------------------------+
The "Tested and Approved for LAN Systems" program certifies products
(software and hardware) for coexistence, interoperability, and
compatibility in complex multi-vendor LAN environments. Independent
Software Vendors and Independent Hardware Vendors can submit their
products to IBM's Integration Test Lab in Austin, Texas for testing.
This program is complimentary to the "Ready! for LAN Server" product
certification program that was announced in August.
Products to be tested are installed in a LAN Systems environment, with
software products from IBM (LAN Server, Communications Manager/2,
Distributed Computing Environment, LAN NetView, LAN Distance, ...) and
other vendors (Novell, WordPerfect, Lotus, ...), along with DOS,
DOS/Windows, NetWare, and OS/2 clients. Over 200 hardware systems from
IBM and other vendors (AST, Compaq, CompuAdd, Digital, Dell, Gateway,
NCR, NEC, Olivetti, Packard Bell, ...) are used in the test lab.
Test elements include:
o Installation - verify smooth installation, reinstallation, and
deinstallation
o Function - verify dynamic compatibility by exercising a set of the
product's functions under busy, real-life conditions.
o Testing - verify execution of functional tests.
Once a product has been certified, it receives the official "Tested and
Approved for LAN Systems" certification mark, which vendors can then
display on their product packaging and in their advertising programs.
Certified products, along with their test reports, will be listed on
CompuServe, TalkLink (OS/2 BBS), 1-800-IBM-4FAX, National Solutions
Center database, and Ziff-Davis' Support On Site* for Networks on
CD-ROM.
Here's what people are saying about "Tested and Approved for LAN
Systems" product certification:
"It was a great benefit to install WordPerfect Office* at IBM's
Integration Test Lab. We are excited that IBM has taken the time to put
WP Office 4.0 through its rigorous certification process. We are happy
to see WP Office 4.0 have IBM's mark of approval. This will help ensure
to our common customers that our products work well, and seamlessly,
together." - Stewart Nelson, VP, Development Workgroup Solutions,
WordPerfect.
"We applaud IBM for stepping up to the challenge of creating a lab and a
process for testing products in real-world environments. This product
certification mark will help resellers and customers identify products
that will work together." - Jeffrey Papows, VP, Notes Division of Lotus.
"This program will help vendors and customers make buying decisions.
Integrators can look for the 'Tested and Approved for LAN Systems' mark
to know that a product has been tested for compatibility and that the
test reports are available on public forums." - Art Olbert, Director of
LAN Systems, IBM Personal Software Products.
The fees for participating in the "Tested and Approved for LAN Systems"
program range from 3,000 to 10,095 USD, depending on the test product's
complexity. Vendors can call 1-800-992-4777 within the USA, or fax
requests to 1-512-838-8989, for additional information.
========================================================================
4winann
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| IBM Introduces OS/2 for Windows: Innovative New Technology |
| Adds Power and Reliability to Windows Environment |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
In a move designed specifically to offer Windows 3.1 users a 32-bit
upgrade option, IBM today announced OS/2 for Windows (see Footnote 1),
an innovative new product that brings 32-bit computing power and
reliability to the Windows environment. When installed on a PC that
already has Windows 3.1, OS/2 for Windows offers the same award-winning
features that vaulted OS/2 2.1 to the top of software best-seller lists.
OS/2 for Windows allows PC users to transform Windows easily into a
superior, more stable, function-rich environment.
Available through 9 February 1994 at a promotional price of 49 USD, OS/2
for Windows is an affordable option for users ready to exploit the power
of their 386/486-class PCs, which until now has remained underutilized.
The new product is designed to preserve the investment Windows users
have made by seamlessly integrating the OS/2 32-bit technology with
existing Windows 3.1 software.
With OS/2 for Windows, users can flex the muscle of their PCs and
experience true, pre-emptive multitasking; advanced 32-bit graphics;
powerful multimedia support; and the ability to run DOS, Windows, and
OS/2 applications concurrently. In addition, users can take advantage
of the Workplace Shell, which provides an intuitive object-oriented
interface to OS/2. Also, because of OS/2's inherent flexibility, users
can directly access their Windows programs using the Windows interface
and still benefit from the features and functions of OS/2.
"OS/2 for Windows allows users to rise above the limitations of a DOS
and Windows environment, unleashing a higher level of power and
performance," said Lee Reiswig, president of IBM's Personal Software
Products division. "OS/2 for Windows is an affordable, risk-free
solution that allows users to tap the computing potential of OS/2 2.1
and their PC."
IBM's Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 (MMPM/2) is included with OS/2
for Windows, giving users unparalleled multimedia ability as part of the
base operating system. MMPM/2 plays digital software motion video at 30
frames per second -- television-quality video -- without requiring any
additional hardware.
OS/2 for Windows also supports industry-standard PCMCIA 2.0 service
specifications for credit-card sized adapter cards. OS/2 2.1 was the
first operating system to ship this new standard for mobile PC
technology. In addition, the industry-standard Advanced Power Management
feature helps reduce portable computer power consumption and increase
battery life.
OS/2 for Windows supports more than 260 printers and a wide range of
video drivers, including the S3 graphics accelerator from S3 Corp.
OS/2 for Windows will be available in more than 13 languages, and is now
generally available. A 90-day promotional offering of 39 USD for CD-ROM
and 49 USD for diskettes is available by calling 1-800-3IBM-OS2
(1-800-346-6672). Additional licenses can be purchased for 29 USD. OS/2
for Windows will also be available from IBM PC Dealers, IBM Software
Dealers, IBM Remarketers, IBM Resellers, and IBM Direct.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, IBM Personal Software Products Division
is an industry leader in the development of operating systems and
networking products for personal computers. In 1992, IBM introduced
OS/2 Version 2, the leading 32-bit multitasking operating system for the
PC. Today, PSP develops, manufactures, and markets a wealth of software,
including operating systems, LAN systems, object technology, multimedia,
and pen products.
Footnote 1: OS/2 Special Edition for Windows is the full and legal name
for OS/2 for Windows.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(The following information comes from the announcement material for OS/2
for Windows.)
IBM OS/2 for Windows is the OS/2 retail package for current users of
Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. It allows the user to take advantage of
full OS/2, DOS, and Windows application support when installed on an
existing Windows Version 3.1 system. OS/2 for Windows exploits the full
power of your Personal Computer (PC), makes it easy to use, and runs PC
applications simultaneously.
OS/2 for Windows contains IBM's 256-color virtual video driver for the
S3 graphics accelerator from S3 Corporation.
OS/2 for Windows completes the OS/2 2.1 offerings previously announced,
as follows:
o OS/2 2.1 Standard Edition: Targeted for the new user and/or users
without an operating system installed on their system.
o OS/2 2.1 Upgrade Edition: Targeted for customers with DOS or a
previous version of OS/2 on their system.
o OS/2 Special Edition for Windows: Targeted for customers with Windows
Version 3.1 installed on their system.
Price Range: $119 - $149.
DESCRIPTION
OS/2 for Windows is the competitive retail package of choice for current
users of Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. OS/2 for Windows provides all
the benefits of OS/2 2.1 -- industry-standard device support, compliance
with industry standards, enhanced standing as a premier client, and
enhanced support for OS/2 and DOS -- and it allows your previously
installed copy of Windows 3.1 to run with OS/2. All these features are
delivered on top of a stable, mature platform that has been "fit and
finished" over time. In addition, OS/2 for Windows is an extremely
attractive offering for Personal Computer Manufacturers who currently
pre-install DOS 5.x or higher and Windows Version 3.1.
OS/2 for Windows requires Windows 3.1 to be previously installed on the
hard disk. OS/2 for Windows allows your previously installed Windows
product to run under OS/2 2.1. During the installation of OS/2 for
Windows, the user need only choose the Windows selection from the
install panel. This will enable Windows programs to run under OS/2 2.1.
All customizations previously made for Windows 3.1 are preserved.
As with the OS/2 2.1 product, OS/2 for Windows runs DOS programs in DOS
sessions under OS/2. The multiple and dual-boot capabilities are
unchanged from the OS/2 2.1 product, and DOS programs requiring a
specific version of DOS can still be run under native DOS. IBM,
Microsoft, or DR DOS 5.x or higher are required on the target system
only for the installation of Windows Version 3.1. DOS disk utilities
are subject to the same limitations as under the OS/2 2.1 product.
DASD requirements are the same as for OS/2 2.1. (An additional 2 MB of
disk space is needed for installation of Windows Version 3.1 under DOS).
Memory and CPU requirements are the same as for OS/2 2.1. The OS/2
printer and video drivers are identical to those included in the OS/2
2.1 product.
IBM's recently-announced 256-color video driver for the S3 chip set from
S3 Corporation is compatible and will be included in the package as a
separate diskette. The S3 chipset is used on a variety of leading
display adapters, including Actix, Diamond, Orchid Fahrenheit, Metheus,
and Video 7. The S3 video driver is designed to provide OS/2 users with
seamless support for accelerated video graphics and advanced color
resolution in a proven and reliable operating environment.
INVESTMENT PROTECTION -- APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
OS/2 2.1 protects the customer's investment in existing DOS and Windows
applications by giving them the capability of running simultaneously and
seamlessly with OS/2 16- and 32-bit applications on the same display.
The customer can continue to run existing applications while having the
ability to use advanced 32-bit OS/2 applications.
GROWTH ENABLEMENT -- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ENABLED
OS/2 2.1 has been enhanced to support Mobile computers, Pen based
systems and multimedia applications, the latest industry directions.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
o DASD requirements are the same as for OS/2 2.1 (with an additional
2 MB of disk space needed for DOS).
o Memory requirements are the same as for OS/2 2.1.
o CPU requirements are the same as for OS/2 2.1.
o OS/2 printer and video drivers are the same as those included in
OS/2 2.1.
o IBM's recently-announced S3 256-color video driver is compatible.
PACKAGING
The OS/2 for Windows product package contains:
o OS/2 2.1 License information booklet
o Program License Agreement
o Diskettes containing OS/2 for Windows, machine-readable information,
device drivers, and fonts.
- Part number 71G5391 contains 1.44MB, 3.5-inch diskettes.
- Part number 71G5392 contains 1.2MB, 5.25-inch diskettes.
- Diskettes containing the MMPM/2 1.1 machine-readable
information.
- Part number 71G5395 contains 1.2MB 5.25-inch and 1.44
3.25-inch installation diskettes and a CD-ROM
o Each of the following:
- OS/2 for Windows Installation Guide
- Using OS/2 2.1 (Command Reference information is online)
- OS/2 2.1 Book Catalog
- Quick Reference Card
- OS/2 for Windows Registration Card
- Read-Me Errata sheet
- Various related product brochures
CHARGES
PART ONE-TIME
NUMBER DESCRIPTION CHARGE
71G5391 OS/2 for Windows, 3.5-inch diskettes 149 USD
71G5392 OS/2 for Windows, 5.25-inch diskettes 149
71G5395 OS/2 for Windows, CD-ROM 139
71G5397 OS/2 for Windows 119
Additional License with certificate
71G5398 OS/2 for Windows 119
Additional License without certificate
ADDITIONAL LICENSES CHARGE
Customers who pay a one-time charge for additional licenses may copy
machine-readable program materials and printed documentation previously
acquired from IBM in a program package. One copy may be made for each
additional license ordered.
PRICE PROMOTION
For a limited time only, customers may acquire OS/2 for Windows at a
special introductory price.
Orders may be placed by calling IBM at 1-800-3IBM-OS2 (1-800-342-6672)
on or before 9 February 1994.
This promotion is offered only for licenses granted in the United States
and Puerto Rico. IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this
promotion at any time.
OS/2 for Windows prices under this promotion are as follows:
PART PROMOTIONAL
NUMBER MEDIA PRICE*
71G5391 3.5-inch diskettes 49 USD
71G5392 5.25-inch diskettes 49 USD
71G5395 CD-ROM 39 USD
71G5397 Additional License With Certificate 29 USD
71G5398 Additional License Without Certificate 29 USD
* 10 USD for shipping and handling must be added.
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| Taligent Product Strategy | tgentstr
+---------------------------+
(This is the text of a note posted on CompuServe by Brett Shellhammer,
Developer Technical Consultant, at Taligent. Brett's CompuServe userid
is 76711,1255.)
We here at Taligent want to post a note to people who had questions
about our product strategy. In particular, they wanted to know if "Pink"
is the next great OS. We believe it is, although it will be more than
what is today considered an OS.
Taligent is not producing just "technologies". We have a three-part
product strategy, designed to deliver Taligent's products in a manner
that will help developers and customers migrate to our object-oriented
operating environment, and allow us to bring our APIs and Application
Programming Model (APM) into wide use throughout the software industry.
Part 1
------
We will deliver some of our "components" to our investors (Apple and
IBM) so that the components can be integrated into their existing 32-bit
systems. These components are self-contained pieces of Taligent
frameworks and class libraries that are designed to utilize some of the
unique features of the Taligent environment, like 2D/3D graphics and
some of our international text classes. In fact, IBM will be showing
Taligent's 2D/3D graphic frameworks integrated into OS/2 and AIX in
their booth at COMDEX/Fall '93.
Part 2
------
We will also make available our Application Frameworks (or our
Application Programming Model) for integration across all major 32-bit
operating systems. This is what has been referred to as the Taligent
"Layer". It is a complete, object-oriented programming model that
contains key application and system software frameworks. This approach
will give developers a volume platform, and a migration path to the full
Taligent operating environment.
Part 3
------
We are also developing a "complete" system that will contain the
Application Frameworks, an integrated, object-oriented development
environment, and our own 32-bit operating system (consisting of the core
system-level elements tuned to run on the smallest configuration with
the highest performance). Our OS includes the portable microkernel (the
same microkernel that IBM is developing for Workplace OS), the runtime
for the application frameworks, and the ability to use OO technology to
extend or replace system-level functions such as file systems, I/O, and
networks.
* * * * *
We believe this strategy of staging our new technology into the
marketplace is the best and most practical way to get the industry
excited about and using our technology, without having to discard their
current investments in hardware and software.
To get a better idea of what Taligent is about, take a look at the
article by Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey in the July-August 1993 issue of
OS/2 Developer magazine. It gives a brief overview of Taligent's
technology, and follows that with an interview of Joe Guglielmi, who is
our chairman and CEO.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(This information was furnished by John Soyring, IBM PSP Director of
Software Development Programs.)
Taligent is a company separate from both Apple and IBM, although it is
owned 50 percent by Apple and 50 percent by IBM.
Taligent is in the business of producing object-oriented system
technology, and then licensing that technology to other companies --
Apple, IBM, and others.
Taligent's first set of OO technology products are a set of OO class
libraries, OO frameworks, and OO application development tools.
IBM intends to license this initial set of technology, and offer it on
OS/2 and AIX. These are referred to as the Taligent layers. This initial
set of technology is aimed at application developers who should be able
to employ these technologies on OS/2, AIX, and other systems to greatly
improve their productivity.
Later, Taligent intends to offer more OO technology for system vendors
(rather than just application developers). This technology may be used
by companies like IBM to develop system-level technology more rapidly
and efficiently. We find that an operating system can be just as
functionally rich as today's OS's, but it will require far fewer lines
of code. And these systems should be easier to enhance or extend the
functionality.
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| Internet Access to IBMLink | inetlink
+----------------------------+
IBM announces the immediate availability of Internet access to IBMLink.
The Internet is a concatenation of many individual TCP/IP campus, state
regional, and national networks such as NSFnet (National Science
Foundation), ARPAnet, and Milnet into one, single, logical network all
sharing a common addressing scheme. Millions of people have access to
the Internet through many varied paths.
The intent of this access path is to provide inbound TELNET access to
IBMLink to help the RISC/6000 user and other TCP/IP users benefit from
the wealth of information available through IBMLink.
To access IBMLink from the Internet, TELNET or TN3270 to
IBMLink.advantis.com (192.239.48.5). You will be presented with this
IBMLink logo screen, where you should enter your account code, userid,
and password:
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Enter desired product or service, or press HELP (PF1) for assistance.
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You should enter "IBMLink" on the command line for immediate access to
IBMLink, or select IBMLink from the subsequent product selection screen.
Note that users who have products like IE/SERV, RSVXCEL or other host
systems available through an Advantis SNA connection will not be able to
access those systems through this connection. Also, this access path
does not accommodate FTP file transfer, printing, or IBMLink mail to the
Internet. Future IBMLink implementations will satisfy these
requirements.
There are no additional charges for access to IBMLink via this path.
Customers are responsible for connecting to and managing their
connection to the Internet.
In the future, you can look forward to the announcement of more diverse
and distributed methods of receiving IBM product, service, and support
information directly to your desktop.
We recognize the growing interest in the Internet and the importance of
providing IBM product and support information in a manner you, our
customers, are accustomed to. This announcement is the first of many
that should make doing business with IBM easier, faster, and more
productive.
Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Dave Bishop
in Atlanta by sending email to sdbishop@vnet.ibm.com, or within IBM to
SDBISHOP at ATLVM1.
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comdxibm
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| IBM Personal Software Products Wows 'Em at COMDEX/Fall '93 |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
IBM's Personal Software Products Division is mounting a full-court press
at COMDEX/Fall '93 in Las Vegas this week. Here are the highlights of
PSP's many exhibits and presentations.
IBM Personal Software Products (PSP) Division invites you to come to
booth L860, Las Vegas Convention Center, to see our powerful operating
systems, end user and networking solutions, and software development
tools. The PSP exhibit presents over 10,000 square feet of solutions.
Emphasis is on solutions for the end-user, LAN management,
client/server, software development, multimedia, and mobile computing.
Fall announcements are featured.
More than 30 ISVs are demonstrating solutions, covering categories such
as word processing, database, communications, analysis, LAN, and
programming. A visit to the Test Drive Center will give you the
opportunity to learn OS/2 hands-on, to get detailed questions answered,
and to become eligible to win a remote-controlled "OS/2" race car.
o Stages and Environments
"Operate at a Higher Level", Software Solutions stage presentation
"Portable Application Frameworks", Technology Innovation stage
"The OS/2 Multimedia Advantage", Multimedia stage presentation
"We're in the Business of Connecting Yours", LAN Systems stage
presentation
o Information, Test Drive, Purchases, and Literature
Literature Collection: Software Literature for PCs
OS/2 2.1 Classroom: Open Your Eyes to the World of OS/2
OS/2 Test Drive Center: Experience the Power of OS/2 2.1
Personal Software Products Information Center
Personal Software Products Store: Start Your Holiday Shopping Now!
Tech Chat Area: Get Your Questions Answered by PSP Experts
o Services
Developer Assistance Program: Assistance for Developers
Developer Connection: Development's Greatest Hits
People Certification: Your Roadmap /2 Success
Product Certification: Ready! for LAN Server, Tested and Approved
Value Added Reseller/Systems Integrator: The Best Choice
o Software
CICS OS/2: Delivering Open Client/Server Solutions TODAY
Communications Manager/2: Now Everyone Can Mingle
DOS 6.1 from IBM: A Better DOS
LAN NetView: We're Looking for Trouble
LAN NetView Management Utilities: Complete Workgroup LAN Management
Solution
LAN Distance: Your Network Node "On the Road"
LAN Server 3.0: Best Performance, LAN Quest
LANHOP/6000
Microkernel Technology: Best System-Management Solution
NetWare 4.0 for OS/2: Flexible, Non-Dedicated File Server
OpenDoc
Open GL
OS/2 2.1: Operate at a Higher Level
OS/2 Applications
OS/2 for Windows: Operate at a Higher Level
PAS/2, Builder/2
Peer OS/2: Sharing Made Simple
Pen for DOS: Amazingly Fast Pen Computing
Pen for OS/2: Power of OS/2 at Your Fingertips
Person-to-Person/2: Real-Time Collaborative Working
Personally Safe-N-Sound
Security: Security Enabling for OS/2
SOM Objects: Making Software Reuse a Reality
Speech Recognition: Continuous Speech Series
Symmetric Multiprocessing: The Way to SMP is with OS/2!
Taligent: Portable Application Frameworks
TCP/IP - Ultimedia Mail/2
Time and Place/2: Client/Server Workgroup Calendar
Voice Recognition: Dictation
Work Flow Manager
Workplace OS
o Hardware
Multimedia Audio: Creative Tech Ltd. and Media Vision
OEM Partnerships: PC Software Preload
Plug-and-Play: OS/2 Device Drivers
Wireless: Extend Your Notebook with Wireless
o Independent Software Vendors
AimTech - IconAuthor multimedia authoring tool
C-Pak Corporation - Application Software for OS/2
Cirrus Technology Inc. - Image Management System
Commix - MultiMaster and DisplayMaster
Computer Associates - Graphical Development Tools
Corporate Info Management - Smart-Lock
Data Management Corporation - DMC Data Manager
DeScribe - DeScribe Word Processor
Development Technologies Inc-Proportional Software
Digitalk - Smalltalk/V for OS/2
Financial Information Management - PROPHET
Footprint Software - Footprint Works for OS/2
Hilgraeve - HyperACCESS for OS/2 2.x
IE - AM (Applications Manager)
Information Builders - Focus Reporting
Kaseworks - KASE:VIP
Lotus Development - SmartSuite and Ami Pro for OS/2
Mergent International, Inc. - PC/DACS for OS/2
Microformatic - FAX/PM (32-bit)
Multi-Net Communications - Multi-Net BBS
One-Up - Window Washer Version 2
Oracle - Oracle for OS/2
PCX BakupWiz - OS/2 BakupWiz
SAA Consultants - Electronic Trading System
SAS Institute - SAS System for OS/2 2.1
Seattle Telecom & Data - MCA BusMonster
SofNet - FaxWorks for OS/2
Software Corporation of America
Software Lifeline
Sytron - Sytos Plus for OS/2
The Ask Group (Ingres)
Wall Data Incorporated - PC to Host Connection
WATCOM - VX-REXX
WordPerfect - WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2
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| "Human-Centered" Computers from IBM will | ppaccel
| Accelerate Evolution of Personal Computing |
+--------------------------------------------+
As it launches and evolves new "human-centered" computers over the next
few years, IBM's Power Personal Systems Division will usher in a new
type of system -- one that uses the vast computational potential of RISC
technology to make computers perform less like machines and more like
"personal agents."
For some time, computer-industry visionaries have held out the promise
that people will be able to interact with computers that imitate and
respond to human actions -- speech, touch-pointing, handwriting -- as
well as enhancing collaborative activities such as personal video
conferencing.
The IBM Power Personal Systems Division intends to make this vision
available and cost-effective. Doing so, Power Personal believes, will
help release pent-up demand for computing among users who require more
natural interaction.
Many of these advanced human-centered capabilities will be enabled by
the PowerPC microprocessor's superior floating-point performance.
Rather than focusing this power exclusively on calculation, however, it
will be applied to fashioning and executing new interfaces that mimic
the sensory behavior of human beings.
As the underlying architecture's performance scales up in future
iterations, the systems' human-centered faculties will grow more
proficient. Mounting computational power will increase the speech and
handwriting functions' vocabulary and accuracy in addition to making
them faster, for example.
IBM leads the industry in many of the required technologies: its
research and development resources, including those within the Power
Personal Systems Division, continue to produce best-of-breed speech and
handwriting recognition, pointing devices, flat-panel displays, 3-D
graphics, soft digital signal processors, wireless interconnect, and
microelectronics.
"Over time, we intend to replace the flat, two-dimensional
point-and-click windowing interface with a three-dimensional,
sense-based interface, involving speech, touch and sound --- an
interface that is meant for the 1990s rather than the 1980s," says Nobuo
Mii, IBM vice president and President, Power Personal Systems Division.
"Eventually, these computers will see the world as we see it, and will
work with us as our personal agents."
For example, in the office, a desktop computer switches on in response
to a spoken command, and a face appears on the screen. But it is more
than just a picture of a face; it is a "conversational surrogate" -- an
animated personality that talks and listens while reacting with facial
expressions. The face is a personification of the computer's ability to
perform interconnected tasks -- read a memo, take a dictated reply, send
it with a copy to the boss -- and to adapt to the user's varied roles in
the workplace, composing text, checking figures, following up on
reminders, making travel arrangements, all in response to natural
phrases such as "who sent me mail?" or "do I have any customer visits
next week?"
This same sort of "intelligent agent" might start other facilities,
including prioritized document reviews for specific subjects, resolution
of work/family schedule conflicts, monitoring and managing financial
investments, a tour of several proposed construction sites, a music
composition module, or a financial program that manages international
investments.
IBM will demonstrate technologies that will underlie such future
applications at COMDEX/Fall '93, 15-19 November, including continuous
and discrete speech recognition, a speech-driven conversational
surrogate, handwriting recognition, person-to-person video conferencing
and video mail.
"New technologies typically find their initial applications by speeding,
improving, or more efficiently performing tasks developed by earlier
techniques," Mii says. "Computers have been no exception -- word
processors have replaced typewriters, scientific workstations calculate
wing shapes for engineers, and personal information managers are making
paper calendars obsolete."
"Now, computers have reached the point where totally new capabilities
can emerge, fundamentally changing our work, study and leisure habits in
the same way that electricity altered much of the world's activities.
When electricity reached a similar stage, explosive growth of new
markets ensued. Power Personal intends to trip the switch for the next
such explosion," Mii adds.
The Power Personal Systems Division was formed in July 1993 to pursue
new product and market opportunities emerging at the juncture between
the processing power of workstations and high-performance personal
computers. These possibilities emerge from the vast computational power
of the PowerPC microprocessor technology developed and produced by the
IBM-Motorola-Apple partnership. The division is headed by Nobuo Mii, IBM
vice president and President, Power Personal Systems Division.
Headquarters are located in Somers, N.Y., with advanced development
facilities in Austin, Texas; Boca Raton, Florida; and Yamato, Japan.
The Power Personal Systems Division's charter is fourfold:
First, to develop and bring to market a new family of powerful, advanced
personal systems based on the PowerPC microprocessor. These systems will
offer a revolutionary set of "human-centered" facilities designed to
adapt the machine to human senses, faculties, and work habits, bringing
new levels of ease of use and productivity to customers. At the same
time, they will use standard subsystems, popular boards, and operating
systems -- thereby connecting their unique capabilities to off-the-shelf
hardware and software used in the personal computer industry.
The second mission is to establish an industry-standard PowerPC
Reference Platform, so that IBM and other companies can pass development
and manufacturing cost efficiencies along to users and reduce
time-to-market. Marketplace growth depends on open standards: the
underlying theory is that everyone, including IBM, will share in a large
market that appeals to a large user population.
Participating in the OEM market for the PowerPC Reference
Platform-compliant systems and components is the third mission.
The fourth mission is to provide a development center for several core
technologies for use in Power Personal's computers, as well as in other
systems. These technologies include the human-centered facilities
mentioned earlier, as well as systems software technologies and services
such as software compatibility and operating system ports.
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lab9000
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| IBM Toronto Lab Receives ISO9000 Certification Approval |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
IBM Canada announces that its Toronto Programming Laboratory has been
approved for ISO9000 certification by external reviewers. This
achievement complements the high level of quality improvements being
delivered in the Toronto lab's products, as demonstrated through high
scores in Malcolm Baldrige assessments. These are compelling signals to
customers and channels to expect and get top-quality software from IBM
Software Solutions.
Today, the IBM Toronto lab ships world-class application development
products, including C Set ++, DB2/2+6000, POWERbench, and AS/400
programming tools. And, tomorrow there will be more superior offerings!
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+----------------------------------------+
| IBM's Worldwide Software Manufacturing | mfg9000
| Processes earn ISO9000 Registration |
+----------------------------------------+
Processes in six of IBM's software manufacturing sites around the world
have met the International Organization of Standardization's quality
assurance standards. Called the ISO9000, the standards comprise a series
of guidelines for quality manufacturing, product design, and servicing
operations.
The six sites, which are part of IBM Software Manufacturing, are: Tokyo,
Japan; Copenhagen, Denmark; Sydney, Australia; Boulder, CO; Charlotte
NC; and Kingston, NY. IBM's Tokyo operation has the added distinction of
being the first software manufacturing facility in Japan to receive ISO
registration.
For IBM customers, ISO registration is an assurance that uniform quality
standards are being applied at operations around the world. In addition,
customers who are software publishers can confidently expand into
markets around the world by accessing the IBM Software Manufacturing
company's expertise and manufacturing capabilities.
The ISO9000 standards cover a range of operational aspects of business,
from fulfillment of customer requirements to product installation and
services.
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+---------------------------------------+
| IBM Client/Server Database Conference | csdbconf
+---------------------------------------+
IBM presents its Client/Server Database Conference from 6 through 8
December 1993 at the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel in San
Francisco.
The Client/Server Database Conference will deal with the critical
client/server database challenges that are redefining business in the
1990s. At the conference, you'll be able to:
o Tap trends, directions, and transitional strategies for client/server
databases of the near and distant future
o Understand where distributed database fits in with multiple
client/server models
o Plug into the latest connectivity data for the DB2 family, including
DB2 V3, DB2/2, and DB2/6000.
o Analyze distributed database security and performance issue
o Target your specific issues and concerns by following management or
technical tracks
o And much more!
Learn from the best and brightest! Our speakers include product
developers from IBM's Santa Teresa, Toronto, Rochester, and Hursley
laboratories; SYBASE, XCB Systems, CompuWare, MIACO, Themis, Legent
Corp., Open Environment Corp., Wall Data Inc., and educators from Skill
Dynamics' client/server and distributed database curricula.
Don't delay! Prepare for tomorrow by enrolling for this conference
today!
Session Topics
--------------
Main-Tent Sessions:
o Attitude is Everything
o Database Interoperability - Why is it Taking So Long?
o The DB2 Family Strategy and Directions
Elective Sessions:
o CLient/Server RDBMS Overview for Managers
o Client/Server RDBMS Management Comparison
o DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Management Overview
o A Technical Introduction to DB2/2
o A Technical Introduction to DB2/6000
o Accepting Change with Confidence
o Extended Relational Database
o THe IBM Information Warehouse Architecture
o An Introduction to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
o Just What is This Thing Called Distributed Database?
o Middleware
o Open DB2!
o Seven Steps to Strategic Information for Management
o Why Informational Databases in the 1990s?
o Application Design Considerations in a DUW Environment
o DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Query Optimization
o DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Performance
o DB2/6000 Connectivity: Where Can We Go From Here?
o DB2 V3 Distributed Database Performance Measurements
o DDCS/2 to DB2 Problem Determination and Performance
o DDCS/2 Configuration
o DB2 V3 Two-Phase Commit
o Distributed Security: the DB2 Server's Perspective
o Introduction to DataHub
o OS/2 Application Design Using DDCS/2
o Reaping the DataHub Harvest
o DB/2 as the Ultimate Server
o Security for AIX Connectivity to DB2
o Centralized Management of Remote DB2/2 Environments
o Information Please - Moving Legacy Data to DB2/2 and DB2/6000
o Enterprise Client/Server: A New Computing Architecture
o Client/Server Data Management
o Bring Your DB2 Data to Your Windows Desktop
o Extending Your DB2 Enterprise with XDB
o IMS in a Client/Server Environment
o IBM Messaging and Queuing and Distributed Data Management
Conference Fee
--------------
The fee for the IBM Client/Server Database Conference is 995 USD.
To Enroll
---------
Customers within the USA can enroll by calling 1-800-426-8322, and
specifying course code E5226. IBM employees can enroll through MSE using
course code CE52260C.
To request a program brochure, call 1-312-245-5556.
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+--------------------------------------------------+
| Personal Software Products Technical Interchange | pspti
+--------------------------------------------------+
PERSONAL
Software designers, independent and corporate developers, technical
coordinators, LAN experts, MIS managers, and training executives will
all profit from the information exchange. Join over 2,000 top industry
professionals from throughout the world to examine the latest technical
breakthroughs from Personal Software Products (PSP). PSP offers
something for everyone.
SOFTWARE
... and Hardware: Featuring OS/2 and LAN Systems, as well as 32-bit
graphics, object-oriented programming, multimedia, pen-based
applications, database, and communications. Take your pick and select
your own schedule.
PRODUCTS
Over 100 demos are available at your fingertips: Visit the extensive
exhibit area highlighting both vendor hardware and software products
that exploit PSP.
TECHNICAL
Don't miss the latest innovations and technology. Receive "hands-on"
experience at the OS/2 and LAN labs.
INTERCHANGE
Staffed by IBM expert developers, the OS/2 and LAN labs offer the
perfect opportunity to hold one-on-one discussions on how you can
productively apply PSP products in today's working environments.
How to Attend
-------------
The next IBM Personal Software Products Technical Interchange takes
place from 25 through 29 April 1994 at the San Francisco Hilton and
Towers. The registration fee is 795 USD per person if you register by
21 March 1994. After 21 March, registration is 895 USD. You will receive
special bonuses, participate in product raffles, and take part in a busy
social agenda, including receptions and a special event. Remember,
seating is limited, and a sell-out crowd is expected, so register now by
calling 1-800-872-7109 within the USA, or 1-508-443-4990 from elsewhere.
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+------------------------------------------+
| PSP Division Award to Joan Marko for | tiaward
| Excellent Work on Technical Interchanges |
+------------------------------------------+
IBM employee Joan Marko, principal coordinator of the previous PSP
Technical Interchanges, has received a PSP Division Award for her
excellent work. Heartiest congratulations to Joan!
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+--------------------------------------+
| OS/2 Hang and Trap Analysis Workshop | traphang
+--------------------------------------+
Independent software vendors can now take advantage of the same training
given to IBM employees who are members of the OS/2 Hang and Trap
Analysis team.
The OS/2 Hang and Trap Analysis Workshop, held at the IBM Boca Raton
facility, is an intense class for developers who are seriously
interested in learning to diagnose the cause of problems in an OS/2
system. In this workshop, students should be able to:
o Find the full pathname of the application program(s) involved in
failures
o When given the appropriate link map and compiler output files, find
the failing line, the name, the parameters, and the variables for the
failing application function
o Find the same data about the caller of the failing function, and so
on, back to the main program entry
o When the failure is within OS/2, pinpoint the failing API, together
with the parameters that caused the failure, plus the data listed
above, for the application function(s).
The fee for the OS/2 Hang and Trap Analysis Workshop is 1,250 USD per
student. The workshop can be presented at other IBM locations, as well
as customer sites, when there are enough students. Contact IBM for terms
and conditions.
This workshop takes 4.5 days. Workshops are being scheduled for 1994;
the first two will be held during the weeks of 10 January and 24
January.
For more information, call 1-407-443-0820.
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+----------------------------------+
| VisualAge Announced in Australia | visageoz
+----------------------------------+
On 27 October 1993, IBM Australia announced VisualAge, the product that
allows rapid development of software applications from parts.
VisualAge provides a set of interactive development tools, including
visual programming facilities and an extensive library of already
constructed parts.
The product will be available in 1Q94, but demo diskettes are available
now from Julia Romaniotis by faxing 03-626-6612.
One-Time Charge for Program Package:
Price in
Order Type Feature Part Australian
Number Number Number Program Name Dollars
---------- ------ ------ ------------ -----------
5871-AAA 7280 87G7044 VisualAge 3,925
5871-AAA 7281 87G7049 VisualAge Team 7,850
5871-AAA 7282 87G7054 VisualAge COBOL Component 2,350
5871-AAA 7283 87G7059 VisualAge Multi-Database 1,565
Database Component
5871-AAA 7284 87G7064 VisualAge Communications/ 2,750
Transaction Component
5871-AAA 7285 87G7069 VisualAge Multimedia 778
Component
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+-----------------------------------+
| "Introduction to VisualAge" Class | classva
+-----------------------------------+
Unlock the world of a powerful new vision of programming! Learn about a
powerful object-oriented development environment through this technical
introduction to VisualAge.
In this class, you will explore the product's capabilities, functions,
and operational requirements, as well as how it fits in the application
development process. Hands-on labs reinforce the concepts presented.
This offering is primarily intended for software professionals who have
management, installation, technical evaluation, and support
responsibilities. Direct users will also develop a broad foundation in
the product's capabilities and environments, to prepare for the
follow-on course, Building Applications with VisualAge (N1762).
You will learn to:
o Delineate the capabilities and components of VisualAge
o Apply appropriate application development scenarios
o Use basic steps to develop a simple VisualAge application
o Understand the development and run-time environments
o Create an application layout using the Composition Editor
o Understand how VisualAge works with team programming and incremental
designs
o Package a small, stand-alone application for installation on a non-
VisualAge system
Course Information
------------------
Tuition 830 USD
Course code N1761
Length 2 days
Location Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Schedule 18 November and 13 December 1993
Registration
------------
To register in the "Introduction to VisualAge" course, call
1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322) within the USA. Outside the USA, please
contact your local IBM office.
USA IBM employees: enroll via MSE using course code CN17610C. IBM
employees outside the USA, enroll through your education coordinator.
o Asia Pacific and Latin America: Helen Symonds, RHQVM15/SYMONDS
o Europe, Middle East, Africa: Carol Dixon, WTSCPOK/EDCAROL
o Canada and Caribbean: Jean Bresse, TORVM3/GETSMART
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+--------------------------------------------------+
| Author Seeking Information Regarding DAP Members | dapstory
+--------------------------------------------------+
Looking for some free P.R.?
Technical writer and freelance reporter David H. Citron is looking for
developers who are interested in being interviewed for one or more
articles. These include newspaper articles about South Florida
developers (only), and an upcoming magazine article about the benefits
of participating in a Developer Assistance Program.
All participants will be sent a copy of the articles when published.
Citron has authored user manuals and context-sensitive, on-line help for
OS/2-, DOS-, Windows-, and AS/400-based applications.
If you are interested in participating in either article, please call
David Citron at 1-305-722-1160, or write to him at P.O. Box 25588, Fort
Lauderdale FL 33320.
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+-----------------------------------------+
| Latest Information About OS/2 2.1 Books | booklist
+-----------------------------------------+
Here is the latest list of published and planned books about OS/2 2.1.
In response to many requests for author names and ISBN numbers, the list
now includes these items wherever possible. As we acquire more of this
information, we will add it to the list.
Title Publisher
----- ---------
Released
--------
Advanced OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming
Thomas Burge and Joseph Celi
ISBN 0-471-59198-X, John Wiley & Sons
The Art of OS/2 C Programming
Kathleen Panov, Arthur Panov, and Larry Salomon
ISBN 0-471-58802-4, Wiley/QED
Client/Server Programming with OS/2 2.1, Third Edition
Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey
ISBN 0-442-01833-9, Van Nostrand Reinhold
DDC Quick Reference Guide for OS/2 2.1
George T. Lynch
ISBN 1-56243-119-6, DDC
Designing OS/2 Applications
David Reich
ISBN 0-471-58889-X, John Wiley & Sons
Dvorak's Guide to OS/2 2.1
John Dvorak, David Whittle, and Martin McElroy
ISBN 0-679-74648-X, Random House
Easy OS/2
Shelley O'Hara
ISBN 1-56529-145-X, Que
Inside OS/2 2.1, Third Edition
Mark Minasi, John Little, Marlene Semple, Bill Camarda, Bill Schindler,
and Esther Schindler
ISBN 1-56205-206-3, New Riders
Learn OS/2 in a Day
Brian Dooley
ISBN 1-55622-361-7, Wordware
The Little OS/2 Book
Kay Y. Nelson
ISBN 1-56609-047-4, Peachpit Press
Micro Focus CICS Option 3.0: Developing CICS Applications on the PC
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
Micro Focus COBOL/2 Workbench for the Application Developer
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
Now That I Have OS/2 2.1 On My Computer, What Do I Do Next?
Steve Levenson and Eli Hertz
ISBN 0-442-01832-0, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 2.1 Complete
Peter Franken
ISBN 1-55755-184-7, Abacus
The OS/2 2.1 Corporate Programmer's Handbook
Nora Scholin, Martin Sullivan, and Robin Scragg
ISBN 0-442-01598-4, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 2.1 Programming
Herbert Schildt and Robert Goosey
ISBN 0-07-881910-5, Osborne
OS/2 2.1 Red Book for Developers
IBM Corp.
ISBN 1-56529-287-1, Que
OS/2 2.1 Red Book for Power Users
IBM Corp.
ISBN 1-56529-286-3, Que
The OS/2 2.1 REXX Handbook
Hallette German
ISBN 0-442-01734-0, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 2.1 Unleashed, Special Edition
David Moskowitz and David Kerr
ISBN 0-672-30445-7, Sams
The OS/2 2.1 Bible
Robert Albrecht and Michael Plura
ISBN 1-55755-174-X, Abacus
OS/2 2.X Notebook: Best of OS/2 Developer
Dick Conklin, editor
ISBN 0-442-01522-4, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 Batch Files to Go
Dr. Ronnie Richardson
ISBN 0-07-052370-3, TAB/Windcrest
OS/2 Extra
Len Dorfman and ? Neuberger
ISBN 0-8306-4567-5, TAB/Windcrest
OS/2 for Dummies
Andy Rathbone
ISBN 1-878058-76-2, IDG
OS/2 for Non-Nerds
Bruce Hallberg
ISBN 1-56205-153-9, New Riders
OS/2 Inside & Out
Kathy Ivens and Brian Proffit
ISBN 0-07-881871-0, Osborne
OS/2 Instant Reference
Peter Dyson
ISBN 0-7821-1179-3, Sybex
OS/2 Secrets and Solutions
Peter Dyson
ISBN 0-7821-1281-1, Sybex
PC Learning Labs Teaches OS/2 2.1
by Logical Operations
ISBN 1-56276-148-X, Ziff-Davis
Real-World Programming in OS/2 2.1
Derrel R. Blain, Kurt R. Delimon, and Jeff English
ISBN 0-672-30300-0, Sams
REXX Reference Summary Handbook
Dick Goran
ISBN ?, CFS Nevada
The Shell Collection: OS/2 2.1 Utilities
Steven Levenson
ISBN 0-442-01585-2, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Stepping Up to OS/2 2.1
Robert Albrecht and Michael Plura
ISBN 1-55755-185-5, Abacus
Teach Yourself OS/2 2.1
Judi Fernandez
ISBN 1-55828-282-3, MIS Press
Teach Yourself OS/2 2.1 in a Week
Carol Thomas
ISBN 0-672-30360-4, Sams
10-Minute Guide to OS/2 2.1
Herb Tyson
ISBN 1-56761-185-0, Alpha
Thinking Person's Guide to OS/2 2.1
Maria Tyne
ISBN 0-471-60306-6, Wiley/QED
Using OS/2 2.1 Special Edition
Barry Nance and Caroline Halliday
ISBN 1-56529-118-2, Que
Using Workplace OS/2
Lori Brown and Jeff Howard
ISBN 0-442-01590-9, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Van Wolverton's Guide to OS/2
Van Wolverton and Jim Meade
ISBN 0-679-74877-6, Random House
Voodoo OS/2
Allen G. Taylor
ISBN 1-566-04066-3, Ventana
Windows Vs. OS/2: The GUI-OOUI War
Theo Mandel
ISBN 0-442-01750-2, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Writing OS/2 Device Drivers in C, Second Edition
Steve Mastrianni
ISBN 0-442-01729-4, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Your OS/2 2.1 Consultant
Herb Tyson
ISBN 0-672-30317-5, Sams
October
-------
OS/2 2.1 Workplace Shell Programming
author ? Maruzzi
ISBN 0-679-79162-0, Random House
November
--------
Instant OS/2: Porting C Applications to OS/2
Len Dorfman
ISBN 0-8306-4522-5, TAB/Windcrest
December
--------
A Client/Server Survival Guide with OS/2
Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey
ISBN 0-442-01798-7, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 2.1 Red Book for Developers
author ?
ISBN 1-56529-287-1, Que
OS/2 2.1 Red Book for Power Users
author ?
ISBN 1-56529-286-3, Que
OS/2 and Networking
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming
Charles Petzold
ISBN 1-56276-123-4, Ziff-Davis Press
OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming with C++
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 Quick Reference Guide for End Users
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
January 1994
------------
Application Development Using OS/2 REXX
? Rudd
ISBN 0-471-60691-X, Wiley/QED
The Design of OS/2 2.1, 2nd Edition
Mike Kogan and ? Deitel
ISBN 0-201-52886-X, Addison-Wesley
The OS/2 2.1 Application Developer's Guide
author ?
ISBN ?, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 Database Manager's Handbook
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 Remote Communications: Asynchronous to Synchronous T&T
Ken Stonecipher
ISBN 0-442-01814-2, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 V2 C++ Class Library: Power GUI Programming with C Set ++
William Law, Kevin Leong, Robert Love, and Hiroshi Tsuji
ISBN 0-442-01795-2, Van Nostrand Reinhold
February 1994
-------------
Objects for OS/2 2.1
Bruce Tate, Scott Danforth, and Paul Koenen
ISBN 0-442-01738-3, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Using OS/2 2.1, Third Edition
author ? Nance et al
ISBN 1-56529-635-4, Que
March 1994
----------
C Programming in the OS/2 Environment
Mitra Gopaul
ISBN 0-442-01240-3, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Downsizing to OS/2 2.1
author ?
ISBN 1-56205-244-6, New Riders
OS/2 2.1 and NetWare Programming
author ?
ISBN ?, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 Secrets
? Patton
ISBN 1-56884-084-5, IDG
1995
----
OS/2 for the Impatient (January 1995)
author ?
ISBN ?, Addison-Wesley
OS/2 Connectivity (early 1995)
author ?
ISBN ?, Wordware
Date to be Determined
---------------------
Advanced OS/2 Workplace Shell
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
Application Programming Using OS/2 REXX
author ?
ISBN 0-471-60691-X, Wiley/QED
Cross-Platform Programming for OS/2
Len Dorfman
ISBN 0-07-017862-3, TAB/Windcrest
Effective Multithreading in OS/2
Len Dorfman, ? Neuberger
ISBN 0-07-017841-0, TAB/Windcrest
Independent Platform Coding
author ?
ISBN ?, IBM
Mastering OS/2 REXX
author ? Gargiulo
ISBN 0-471-51901-4, Wiley/QED
Object Vision for OS/2 2.1
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
The OS/2 2.1 Application Developer's Guide
Jody Kelly, Craig Swearingen, et al
ISBN 0-442-01736-7, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 2.1 Developing, Porting, and Testing Applications
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 2.1 Unleashed, Special Edition
David Moskowitz and David Kerr
ISBN 0-672-30445-7, Sams
OS/2 2.1 User's Guide to Installation, Configuration, and Use
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 Communications Manager 2.0
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 Connectivity
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
OS/2 Demystified
author ?
ISBN ?, TAB/Windcrest
OS/2 in the Fast Lane (2.1 edition)
Bill Camarda
ISBN 1-56205-126-1, New Riders
OS/2 and NetWare Programming: Using the NetWare Client API for C
Lori Gauthier
ISBN 0-442-01815-0, Van Nostrand Reinhold
OS/2 PM Programming for COBOL Programmers, Revised Edition
? Chapman
ISBN 0-471-56140-1, Wiley/QED
OS/2 User's Guide to Installation, Configuration, and Use
author ?
ISBN ?, Wiley/QED
Platform Independent: Migrating from Character Mode DOS to OS/2
Len Dorfman
ISBN ?, TAB/Windcrest
Ultimate OS/2
Bill Camarda
1-56205-126-1, New Riders
The Ultimate OS/2 Programmer's Manual
? Mueller
ISBN 0-07-043972-9, TAB/Windcrest
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+-------------------+
| 800 Phone Numbers | 800nos
+-------------------+
The 800 phone numbers below come from two sources:
(1) This issue and preceding issues of PSP Developer Support News
(2) Information posted on IBM internal forums.
Common Desktop Environment Developers Conference 1-800-225-4698
OS/2 Multimedia Tools 1-800-228-8584
IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center * 1-800-285-2936
OS/2 Tour '93 Professional Overview Session 1-800-285-7577
OS/2 2.0 Software Support 1-800-288-8737
OS/2 Sales 1-800-342-6672
(in Canada, 1-800-465-1234)
IBM National Telesales Marketing (IBMCALL) 1-800-426-2255
IBM Software Installer 1.2 for OS/2 1-800-426-2279
Boca Raton Technical Services Software System Test 1-800-426-2622
IBM Direct 1-800-426-2968
DCE Client for Windows Beta Program 1-800-426-3040
(in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
LAN NetView Extended Beta Test 1-800-426-3040
(in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
IBM Business Partner Locator (PS/2 Dealers) 1-800-426-3377
IBM FAX Information Service 1-800-426-4329
(in Canada, 1-800-465-3299)
OEM Sales 1-800-426-4579
Skill Dynamics (Education) 1-800-426-8322
(in Canada, 1-800-661-2131)
Ultimedia Developer Assistance Program 1-800-426-9402
The Corner Store 1-800-428-9672
Programmer's Paradise 1-800-445-7899
Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation 1-800-472-4772
CompuServe Membership 1-800-524-3388
OS/2 Application Assistance Center + TalkLink (OS2BBS) 1-800-547-1283
Personal Systems Technical Solutions magazine 1-800-551-2832
Software Vendor Systems Center 1-800-553-1623
several Developer Assistance Programs * 1-800-627-8363
Berlitz Translation Services 1-800-628-4808
(in Canada, 1-800-387-5500)
IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 1-800-633-8266
(in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
IBM Direct Response Marketing 1-800-633-8266
(in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
GEnie 1-800-638-8369
IBM Redemption Center (OS/2 2.0 Upgrade) 1-800-677-2581
IBM Porting and Technical Consulting Workshops 1-800-678-31UP
Delphi 1-800-695-4005
OS/2 Tour '93 General Overview and Technical Sessions 1-800-766-4344
Personal Systems HelpCenter 1-800-772-2227
PRODIGY 1-800-776-3449
Indelible Blue, Inc. 1-800-776-8284
America Online 1-800-827-6364
Business Depot, Inc. 1-800-844-8448
CompuServe 1-800-848-8199
IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration * 1-800-872-7109
IBM Publications 1-800-879-2755
IBM Ultimedia Tools Series 1-800-887-7771
PenDOS Software Developer Kit 1-800-888-8242
OS/2 Developer magazine 1-800-926-8672
OS/2 Tour '93 Developer Seminar 1-800-934-6566
OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment 1-800-937-3737
OS/2 Tour '93 Space Registration 1-800-947-8688
DB2 Technical Conference 1-800-955-1238
Drake Training and Technologies (for Professional * 1-800-959-3926
Certification Program from IBM)
IBM Customer Support Center 1-800-967-7882
Personal Software Products Support Center (Defect report) 1-800-992-4777
* indicates the number works in Canada also
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+--------------------------------------------------+
| Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks | tmarks
+--------------------------------------------------+
(R) AIX, AIX SystemView NetView/6000, Application System/400, AS/400,
AT, Audio Visual Connection, BookManager, Communications Manager/2,
C Set/2, DB2, DisplayWrite, HelpCenter, HelpWare, IBM, ImagePlus,
LAN NetView, LAN NetView Fix, LAN NetView Manage, LAN NetView
Monitor, LAN NetView Scan, LAN NetView Monitor, LAN Server, Micro
Channel, NetView, NetView/6000, Operating System/2, Operating
System/400, OS/2, OS/400, Pen for OS/2, Personal System/2,
Presentation Manager, PS/1, PS/2, RISC System/6000, RISC/6000,
Systems Application Architecture, TalkLink, ThinkPad, Ultimedia,
and XGA are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corp.
(R) ATI is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies, Inc.
(R) BIX is a registered trademark of General Videotex Corp.
(R) Cirrus Logic is a registered trademark of Cirrus Technology, Inc.
(R) COMDEX is a registered trademark of The Interface Group, Inc.
(R) CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc.
(R) Computer Associates is a registered trademark of Computer
Associates International, Inc.
(R) dBASE is a registered trademark of Borland International.
(R) Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corp.
(R) Headland is a registered trademark of Headland, Inc.
(R) Hitachi is a registered trademark of Hitachi Corp.
(R) HP, LaserJet, DeskJet, OpenView, and PaintJet are registered
trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Co.
(R) IEEE is a registered trademark of The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.
(R) Intel and Indeo are registered trademarks of Intel Corp.
(R) Internet is a registered trademark of Internet, Inc.
(R) ISO is a registered trademark of the International Organization for
Standardization.
(R) Lotus, Lotus Notes, and 1-2-3 are registered trademarks of Lotus
Development Corp.
(R) MicroGate is a registered trademark of Gateway Microsystems, Inc.
(R) Microsoft and Microsoft C are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corp.
(R) NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corp.
(R) NetWare, NetWare Server, and Novell are registered trademarks of
Novell, Inc.
(R) OMG is a registered trademark of Object Management Group.
(R) OPEN LOOK and UNIX are registered trademarks of UNIX System
Laboratories, Inc.
(R) PenDOS is a registered trademark of Communication Intelligence
Corp.
(R) Prodigy is a registered trademark of Prodigy Services Co.
(R) Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corp.
(R) ToolTalk and SunSoft are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc.
(R) Toshiba is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corp.
(R) True Type is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
(R) UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
(R) Walt Disney World is a registered trademark of Walt Disney
Productions.
(R) Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital Corp.
(R) WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corp.
(TM) AIX/6000, APPN, CICS, CICS/ESA, CICS OS/2, Common User Access, C
Set ++, CUA, Current, DATABASE 2, DataHub, DB2, DB2/2, DB2/6000,
DDCS/2, The Developer Connection for OS/2, DISTRIBUTED DATABASE
CONNECTION SERVICES/2, DRDA, Extended Services for OS/2, IBMLink,
IMS Client Server/2, Information Warehouse, LANStreamer, Library
Reader, LinkWay, Matinee, Midware, Multimedia Presentation
Manager/2, NAVIGATOR, PCjr, PenAssist, PowerPC, PowerOpen, SAA,
Skill Dynamics, Skill Dynamics Canada, SOMobjects, SQL/DS,
Storyboard, Ultimotion, VSE/ESA, WIN-OS/2, Workplace Shell, and XT
are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
(TM) AST is a trademark of AST Research, Inc.
(TM) Borland is a trademark of Borland International.
(TM) CasePoint is a trademark of Inference Corp.
(TM) ColoradOS/2 is a trademark of Kovsky Conference Productions, Inc.
(TM) Drake Training and Technologies is a trademark of Drake Training
and Technologies.
(TM) DVI, Indeo, and ActionMedia are trademarks of Intel Corp.
(TM) Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corp.
(TM) Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
(TM) LAN Workplace is a trademark of Novell Inc.
(TM) Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Corp.
(TM) Micro Focus is a trademark of Micro Focus Ltd.
(TM) Open Software Foundation, OSF, and Motif are trademarks of the Open
Software Foundation, Inc.
(TM) ORACLE, ORACLE Server and ORACLE7 are trademarks of Oracle Corp.
(TM) PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association.
(TM) PC/TCP is a trademark of FTP Software Inc.
(TM) Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp.
(TM) PostScript and Adobe Type Manager are trademark of Adobe Systems,
Inc.
(TM) PSN and Private Satellite Network are trademarks of Private
Satellite Network, Inc.
(TM) SCO is a trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
(TM) SmallTalk and Smalltalk V/PM are trademarks of Digitalk Corp.
(TM) Solaris is a trademark of SunSoft Corp.
(TM) SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.
(TM) Support on Site is a trademark of Ziff-Davis.
(TM) Taligent is a trademark of Taligent, Inc.
(TM) TCP with Demand Protocol Architecture is a trademark of 3COM Corp.
(TM) TelePad is a trademark of TelePad Corp.
(TM) Tusk is a trademark of Tusk, Inc.
(TM) Univel is a trademark of Univel.
(TM) VX*REXX and WATCOM are trademarks of WATCOM International Corp.
(TM) X/Open is a trademark of the X/Open Co., Ltd.
(TM) Windows, Win32, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
(SM) America Online is a service mark of America Online, Inc.
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This concludes the eighth issue of IBM PSP Developer Support News.
Please let us know how we can improve it; see the beginning of the
newsletter for ways to contact us. Thank you!