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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
July 1993
Volume 1 Number 2
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The MMOUG meets once a month, meeting at the Columbia IBM office on even months
and at the Jefferson City office on odd months. Click below for more
information.
July Meeting
What you missed in June
Details on MMOUG
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. July Meeting Announcement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When: July 14, 1993 at 4 PM
Where: Jefferson City IBM Office (See directions)
Activities: Ben Hoffman, the Personal Software Products representative for
Mid-Missouri, will be explaining what Personal Software Products
is as a division/company, and his role.
Directions:
Jefferson City IBM Office
One Elm Plaza
Jefferson City, MO 65101
314-634-0200
From Columbia:
Highway 63 South to Highway 54 West (across the bridge) to (be careful, this is
still a dangerous intersection) Highway 50 East. Go through lights at MO. Blvd,
Broadway, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe
Take the CLARK AVENUE exit off of Highway 50. Turn right onto Clark Ave, THEN
make an almost immediate left onto ELM Street. Take Elm Street to IBM. IBM will
be on the left.
Eastland Highway
/ Patrol Elm Street
McDonalds________ HQ ________________
| IBM\___________/ |
|______________________________________________\_______
Highway 50 Clark Ave Exit
Thanks to Gary Pool for providing these directions.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. What you missed at the last meeting! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Describe Corporation's Mary Serok demoed their 32-bit PM word processor,
Describe 4.0. Mary showed us the true WYSIWYG nature of Describe, the style
pallette's ability to help document layout, as well as it's tremendous file
import/export features. Describe's word processor looks like a superior
product, designed with OS/2 and the WPS in mind.
Our giveaway was a copy of OS/2 2.1 Unleashed! which Dale Hackemeyer (yours
truly) won. Remember folks, you've got to be present to win!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. MMOUG Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group
Current Officers:
Phillip Wilson - President
Diane Kehl - Vice President
Robert Shelley - Treasurer
Shawn Frazier - Membership Secretary
David Finch - Recording Secretary
Woody Sturges - BBS Officer
Dale Hackemeyer - Information Officer
Official MMOUG BBS:
OS/2 Woodmeister - (314) 446-0016 (1:289/27)
MMOUG Mailing Address:
Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group
P.O. Box 30645
Columbia, MO 65205-0645
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Presidential Corner ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Welcome to the Mid-Missouri OS/2 Users Group (MMOUG) newletter. I want to
personally thank all who have joined the group. We hope to keep the agendas
full of interesting and beneficial things. Any suggestions are welcome. Please
leave a message for Diane Kehl on the OS/2 Woodmeister or on IBM's OS2BBS
(userid - KEHLD).
We have a few more things in the works to further help the group. We are
putting together a Jefferson City node for MMOUG members to cut down on long
distance phone calls. Hopefully that will be in operation before the end of
July.
For those of you who have not heard, the OS/2 2.1 upgrade and program products
are available now and shipping. I can't wait to buy a sound card <grin>.
Finally, I would like to thank Stac Electronics for the donation of "Stacker
for OS/2". We will be drawing for that goodie at one of the future meetings.
I would also like to thank Harvey Summers for donating a CD-ROM full of Adobe
Type Manager fonts and games that will also be given away at a future meeting.
Tell your friends, collegues, and neighbors about the group. We can all help
one another and, hopefully, have some fun doing it. <BIG GRIN>
Take Care.
Phillip Wilson
President, Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Notes from the BBS side... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Well, it looks like traffic is picking up a little here on the OS/2
Woodmeister. Thanks to Shawn Frazier (MMOUG Membership Officer and OWM Files
Cosysop extraordinaire), the OWM is seeing ALL KINDS of new OS/2 files (almost)
every day. He's been given a mission to fill my files drive (another 400M to
go!), so we can expect to see many more files in the months to come. Thanks,
Shawn!
Drivers for 2.x are appearing almost daily now. Make sure and check out the
new files every once in a while to see if there's anything you need.
Tidbit #1:
From the Files menu, use the Locate command to find files of particular
interest. Enter a search string containing part of the expression you're
looking for. For example, to check out S3 drivers, "L"ocate "S3", and the
system will show all available files with S3 in the filename or description.
It's a great way to find files of interest.
Tidbit #2:
Don't forget the online help. Most menus allow a "?" to get help screens. If
there's something you're not sure of, use the "?" command to get more info.
For those of you interested in gaining local access to the OWM from Jefferson
City, we're pleased to announce that The OWM Jeff City Point should be up this
month. It'll be open to MMOUG members only, and will carry all the OS/2
message areas that I currently carry (as well as my "Ask Phillip", and "Hard
Core" areas). That's in the works, and is about done.
We're still working with COIN to get OWM access to Internet services. That's
going slow, but is moving ahead. David Finch is giving us more and more
positive information each time we talk to him. Of course, we'll keep everyone
informed of the status of this project.
That's it for me this month. Don't forget to check in every now and then to
browse the new files. There's definitely something for everyone...
Woody Sturges
BBS Officer, Mid Missouri OS/2 Users Group
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Stacker for OS/2 and DOS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Review by Dale Hackemeyer
Real-time hard disk data compression, which the DOS world has enjoyed for
several years, has arrived for OS/2! Stacker for OS/2 & DOS is the first OS/2
release of Stac's popular disk compression software. While it is only the first
release and does have a few quirks, it is functionally the same as it's DOS
counterpart and just as safe. As the name implies, the disks contain everything
you need to access your stacked disks in both OS/2 and DOS. The format used is
the same as in Stacker's current DOS version, and you can upgrade disks stacked
with older versions of Stacker without any data loss.
The Compromise
There is one thing about this release that I dislike. All of the installation
and utility programs included with Stacker are DOS programs. Only the device
drivers necessary to use the stacked drive(s) are native OS/2 programs. Some,
but not all, of the programs may be used under an OS/2 DOS session, but some of
the more critical programs (such as SETUP and SDEFRAG) must be used after
booting DOS. While none of this compromises your data's integerity, it does
require you have both a DOS boot disk (either floppy or hard disk) and OS/2 DOS
support installed. This release will only support FAT formatted disks, which
makes sense when you consider the support programs are DOS apps and DOS apps
can't read or write on HPFS formatted disks.
How Stacker works
If you've never used Stacker before, it may help to understand how Stacker goes
about doubling you're disk capacity. Suppose we're going to stack our 80
Megabyte C: disk. We decide that we want to stack 75Meg of the disk, leaving 5
Meg uncompressed (it is ALWAYS necessary to leave a small portion on a boot
disk uncompressed to store those files needed during boot up before the Stacker
device driver is loaded and running).
To create the stacked drive, Stacker will allocate 75Meg of the disk to create
a file called STACVOL.DSK. This one file is what actually holds all your
compressed data. If data already exists on the drive, Stacker will integrate
those files into the STACVOL.DSK file during the install. In order to access
the stacked drive, device drivers are loaded on bootup that create a virtual
disk drive that uses the data in the STACVOL.DSK file. The virtual disk acts
like any other disk, and you may access it as you would any disk (one major
exception is disk defragmentation programs; you MUST use the provided SDEFRAG
to defragment Stacker drives). As you might expect, the STACVOL.DSK is an
extremely important file on the uncompressed portion of your disk. All the
programs and data on your stacked disk are in this file. So whatever you do,
DON'T DELETE THIS FILE!
Two other programs that Stacker uses are SSWAP (for DOS) and SSWAP2 (for OS/2)
which "swaps" your existing unstacked drive and your stacked drive so your
system will use the stacked drive just like it used to use the unstacked drive.
For example, after stacking our 80Meg C: drive, rather than having a 5Meg C:
drive and a 150Meg D: drive, SSWAP will set things up so we have a 150Meg C:
drive and 5Meg D: drive. The install program copies the necessary system files
(i.e. COMMAND.COM or OS2KRNL) from the 5Meg portion of the disk to the stacked
drive to avoid problems with missing files after the disks are swapped.
Under OS/2, quite a few more files must be kept on both the uncompressed and
stacked disks to get booted up. A program called SYNC2 is ran automatically at
startup to check and make sure all the necessay files are in both places and
will notify you if there are any differences in the files, and will offer to
correct any differences it sees. Stacker users may also specify additional
files that they want synchronized using the SYNC2USR.CFG file.
Stacker's device drivers control the access to the stacked drive. When a read
is requested on a stacked drive, Stacker intercepts the request, finds,
uncompresses, and passes the file to the application requesting it. The reverse
happens when a program writes a file to a stacked disk.
First time installation
The SETUP program for Stacker is a very complete program, giving you the choice
to either let it do everything automatically, or to let you take control and do
a custom install (do the latter ONLY if you're experienced with Stacker
products or the manual instructs you to do so). You're install times will vary,
depending on the size of the disk being stacked and, more importantly, whether
there are existing files that must be added to the stacked drive.
Installing over existing Stacker
Unfortunately, SETUP is a bit picky about how your system is setup if you
already have a DOS version of Stacker installed. For instance, I had Stacker
2.0 already installed and at first Stacker's SETUP wouldn't work. It had me run
the CONFIG program to patch my DOS CONFIG.SYS. Turns out Stacker didn't like
that I loaded the device drivers into high memory. After CONFIG the SETUP
program worked fine.
You're not done yet, however. Tucked 163 pages back in the manual is the
section about how to use other Stacker products. Technically you can access
your old Stacker for DOS disks without any problems, but it's best to re-stack
these drives to take advantage of the newer compression schemes. You can
re-stack by using the command SDEFRAG X: /R (where X: is the drive letter of
the stacked drive). Be warned that this process takes some time. It took almost
twenty minutes to re-stack my 26Meg Stacker 2.0 disk on my old 386-25MHz
machine. This must be done under native DOS.
Conclusion
For the most part, I think Stacker has done an good job with this first release
for OS/2. As with any first release, it has some quirks, but most stem to it's
religious use of DOS utility programs. See page 67 of the manual for a diagram
of which programs can be ran in a OS/2 DOS session and which require you
actaully boot DOS to use them. In general, any program that makes serious
changes to a stacked disk, or that repairs a damaged disk, must be ran under
real DOS. I found out they mean it whan I ran CHKDSK /F and locked the sytstem
hard. Doing the same under DOS fixed things in no time.
The manual is suprisingly easy to read for the non-technical. Chapter four is a
very complete command reference, giving an explanation of what a command does,
why it's needed, the syntax, and all of the parameters. There are seperate
chapters discussing the OS/2 and DOS device drivers, what they do and how to
set them up yourself. Next to every command or device driver described in the
manual is a small graphic indicating whether it is to be used under OS/2, an
OS/2 based DOS session, or a computer booted with real DOS.
The peformance of a stacked disk is somewhat less than that of an unstacked
disk, but it isn't very noticable when using programs, but is noticable when
doing large amounts of file copying and deleting. The compression ratio
achieved will vary depending on the types of files on your stacked disk. ZIP
and other compressed files, as well as compressed executables, won't be
compressed at all by Stacker and take up more room on a stacked disk. Though it
is billed as "doubling your hard disk space", a 2:1 ratio is seldom acheived. I
currently have a 1.8:1 ratio on my disk. The new version also has better
compression algorithms than previous releases. With Stacker 2.0 for DOS I had a
1.6:1 ratio, and after restacking my disk, I was up to 1.8:1.
Despite the quirks, Stacker has run error free and headache free for me, and
I'd recommend it for anyone who's feeling the disk crunch under OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. The OS/2 FAQ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Perhaps one of the most useful resources for a beginning (and even experienced)
OS/2 user is the OS/2 FAQ (that's Frequently Asked Questions) file. Compiled by
Timothy F. Sipples and distributed worldwide on OS/2 FTP sites and BBS's, it's
an indispensable guide to OS/2 hardware, software, and useful tips and
techniques.
Some of the topics covered include:
o Fundamentals
- Differences between versions.
- DOS and Windows compatibility.
- Availability and Cost
o Hardware
- Hardware requirements
- SVGA support
- Printer support
- Specific hardware recomendations
o Software
- Applications
- Shareware and Freeware
- Disk utilities
- Multimedia
- Networking products
- Backup software
- Special software offers
o Installation, Maintenance, and Support
- Installing
- Hard disk partitioning
- Technical support
- Online services
- User Groups (We're in there!)
- OS/2 BBS's (Woody's in there!)
o Using OS/2
- Making OS/2 resemble UNIX or Windows
- Background processes
- Performance Tuning
- Clever tricks
- REXX
The latest version was released June 14th and is updated almost monthly. You
can find the FAQ on the Woodmeister in the file FAQ21A.ZIP. Both ASCII and INF
versions are included!
All in all, I think Timothy has done a terrific job of compiling and updating
the information in the FAQ.
You can reach him at on the Internet at (sip1@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. OS/2 Tips & Techniques ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Recreate WPS System Objects
No command window title bars
Freeing up a little extra memory
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Creating WPS objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
While the Workplace Shell is an easy to use interface, it does have it's
quirks. One day a few months ago I noticed the system clock program didn't come
up. When I finally opened my "System Setup" folder, I found that it was empty.
No Keyboard, no Mouse, no Clock. Nothing.
After searching the disk looking for the missing programs, I was at a loss. Had
my clock, keyboard, and other system setup programs been deleted? As it turns
out, yes and no.
The clock, mouse, keyboard, and other programs in the "System Setup" folder
aren't actually programs, but objects that point to the actual programs
residing in system DLL's. Somehow the objects in my folder were wiped out, but
since they were merely pointers to the programs, all I needed to do to get my
clock and other programs back was recreate those objects.
After seeing a post in the OS2 fidonet conference, I figured out how to
recreate the delinquent objects. Taking some example REXX code from the same
message, I've created two REXX files to help in restoring system objects.
LSTOBJ.CMD is a REXX file that will list all objects available in the system.
It's a long listing, so be ready to hit the <PAUSE> key!
NEWOBJ.CMD is a REXX file that will create the system objects that you request.
This command file is a little tricky as it requires that you edit parts of the
file to create the appropriate objects. Two objects, "System" and "Keyboard",
are created by the example file.
CAUTION:
System objects cannot be deleted with the Shredder! If you create one of these
objects as a test, you must have a program such as BlackHole on your desktop
that will delete anything should you decide to delete it.
3 steps are required to create the objects:
1. Run the LISTOBJ command file and note which objects you wish to create.
2. Edit the call SysCreateObject line(s) in NEWOBJ.CMD to reflect the
additions you wish to make, either by changing the existing calls, and/or
by adding additional calls as needed.
3. Run your new NEWOBJ.CMD command file to create the new objects on your
desktop.
If everything goes smoothly, you should have one or more new objects appearing
in the upper left hand corner of your desktop.
Note: If you received a copy of the newsletter without the files LSTOBJ.CMD
and NEWOBJ.CMD, you must follow these steps to create them:
1. Double click on LSTOBJ's highlighted name above to display the file.
2. Press <CTRL><F> to create the file TEXT.TMP in the directory where the
newsletter is. Rename this file to LSTOBJ.CMD.
3. Do 1 and 2 again for NEWOBJ.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> LSTOBJ.CMD ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
/* REXX file to list WPS system objects. */
/* */
/* From the July 1993 MMOUG newsletter. */
"@echo off"
"cls"
SAY "Getting list of all WPS objects:";
/* Add WPS system functions to REXX. */
call RxFuncAdd 'SysLoadFuncs', 'RexxUtil', 'SysLoadFuncs'
call SysLoadFuncs
/* Loop to list each system object. */
call SysQueryClassList "list."
do i=1 to list.0
say "Class" i "is" list.i
end
SAY "List creation completed."
EXIT
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> NEWOBJ.CMD ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
/* REXX file to create WPS system objects. Edit and/or */
/* add SysCreateObject calls to get the desired objects. */
/* */
/* From the July 1993 MMOUG newsletter */
"@echo off"
"cls"
SAY "Creating WPS objects:";
/* Add WPS system functions to REXX. */
call RxFuncAdd 'SysLoadFuncs', 'RexxUtil', 'SysLoadFuncs'
call SysLoadFuncs
/* Call(s) to add system objects. */
call SysCreateObject 'WPSystem', 'System', '<WP_DESKTOP>'
call SysCreateObject 'WPKeyboard', 'Keyboard', '<WP_DESKTOP>'
SAY "WPS objects creation completed."
EXIT
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> BlackHole ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can find this program on the OS/2 Woodmeister under the file BLAKHOLE.ZIP.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. No more command prompt title bars! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When I first installed OS/2, I didn't think much of the title bars that
appeared at the top of every OS/2 and DOS command prompt, it even helped to
differentiate between the two when running in a full screen session.
However, after spending a few months with OS/2, I didn't feel like having a
silly bar at the top of my screen telling me to type HELP for more information.
After a little poking around for information I found it's very easy to make
those title bars go away.
For OS/2 sessions, look in your CONFIG.SYS file for the SET PROMPT=$i[$p] line.
The $i part is what displays the title bar at the top of you screen. Simply
delete $i and save your CONFIG.SYS. After rebooting, the title bars will be
gone.
For DOS sessions, look in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the PROMPT $i$p$g line. As
with the OS/2 PROMPT statement, the $i part turns the title bars on and off.
Delete the $i and save your AUTOEXEC.BAT. The next DOS session you open will be
sans title bars.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Getting the most of memory. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are several lines in the CONFIG.SYS file that allocate memory for various
system functions. While OS/2 does an excellent job of allocating memory during
setup, it can be a bit wasteful, especially if you run in a low memory
environment. Here are some changes you can make to improve things:
PRINTMONBUFSIZE=132,132,132
This line sets the size of the printer buffers. Why is 132 there three times?
It's allocating buffers for LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3. What? You don't use all three
parallel ports? Then set the values to 0 for the ports you don't use. If you
don't print much either, set the value lower for the ports you do use.
IFS=D:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:64 /AUTOCHECK:DE /CRECL:4
This line controls the setup of the High Performance File System (HPFS). The
/CACHE:64 part allocates memory for the disk cache. If you don't have much
physical RAM, a higher setting won't increase performance, it will decrease it!
This is because it takes longer to page memory to disk and back, and the more
RAM for the cache is less RAM for programs, so swapping will occur more often.
The optimum setting for the cache varies from system to system, so the best way
to set this is by trial and error.
THREADS=256
Threads is the number of independent actions that OS/2 is expected to manage.
Each thread requires a small fraction of Physical RAM, thus if your not running
particularly massive OS/2 applications, which have many threads, then why
reserve so many? In case you're worried about not assigning enough, there is a
small utility program called MAP57.ZIP on Woody's BBS that will give you a
report on the number of threads in use by your system. With this utility I was
able to halve my default setting to 128, which is still rather high, but it's
better to have more than required, otherwise your system's preformance will be
terrible if you remove too many.
Note: This section was adapted from Joes Tips, which can be found in the file
JOESTIPS.ZIP on the OS/2 Woodmeister.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. New Software! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Software recently announced or released:
Stacker
WordPerfect
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Stacker for OS/2 & DOS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Stac to Ship OS/2 Version of Stacker
ATLANTA, May 24, 1993 Stac Electronics (NASDAQ:STAC), the leading supplier of
data compression products for personal computers, today announced the
availability of Stacker(r) for OS/2(r) & DOS, a new software product that
automatically and transparently doubles the storage capacity of systems running
OS/2 2.0 and later, and DOS 5.0 and later. Now users can compress OS/2,
Windows and DOS files.
"Stacker for OS/2 & DOS is a true lifesaver for those of us using the FAT file
system," said Ron Kiyomura of McDonnell-Douglas Inc. "With the demands the
OS/2 operating system puts on disk storage, Stac Electronics has provided a way
to relieve disk storage problems at a fraction of the cost of new hardware."
Like its sister product for Windows and DOS, Stacker for OS/2 & DOS is based on
the company's patented Stacker LZS(tm) compression technology that is relied
upon daily by more than 4 million computer users worldwide. It is 100 percent
compatible with OS/2, its applications and all hard disk FAT drives. Stacker
for OS/2 & DOS contains device drivers for both OS/2 and DOS giving users
access to compressed disks from either operating system. Furthermore, it is
easy to install and operates continuously, without any perceptible degradation
to system performance.
"Stacker for OS/2 & DOS is a means of making OS/2 accessible to more users,"
said Gary Clow, Stac's president. "Stacker for OS/2 & DOS makes it possible to
run OS/2 and its applications, as well as Windows and DOS and their
applications, on a large number of computers that have sufficient CPU
horsepower but come up short on storage capacity."
"Before the user even begins creating a word processing document, spreadsheet
or database, the average OS/2 system and applications require nearly 80
megabytes of storage," added Clow. For example, on a 100-megabyte OS/2 boot
drive, OS/2 and a typical collection of applications including word processor,
spreadsheet, graphics and databases, occupy 76 megabytes of space, leaving
just 24 megabytes free. Add Stacker for OS/2 & DOS to the system and the
amount of free space grows to 112 megabytes.
Easy Installation
Users are given a choice of Express or Custom Setup with Stacker for OS/2 &
DOS. Express Setup assesses the system and automatically installs Stacker on
all of the system hard drives that use the FAT file system. Stacker's Custom
Setup offers the user a variety of configuration options for maximum control of
the system.
For those who need more disk space in order to install OS/2, users simply
compress the data on the drive first and then OS/2 will be compressed
on-the-fly as it is being installed.
Transparent Operation
Once installed, Stacker for OS/2 & DOS operates instantaneously, continuously
and transparently to the user. Stacker for OS/2 & DOS works with systems with
only an OS/2 boot partition as well as also Dual Boot and Boot Manager systems.
Other Stacker for OS/2 & DOS features include:
o Stacker AutoProtect(tm) - detects disk errors at boot time and immediately
protects your Stacker volume.
o Stacker AutoRecovery(tm) - automatically repairs errors on the disk.
o Stacker Optimizer(tm) defragments a Stacker drive for optimal performance.
o Compression Reporting - provides the compression ratio for files in a
Stacker drive.
o Extended attributes support - fully supports OS/2's ability to attach
additional information to files.
o Support for 2 GB Stacker drives - creates Stacker drives up to two gigabytes
in total capacity.
o Unstack - restores a drive to its uncompressed condition and deactivates the
Stacker software.
o Online help - includes context-sensitive help throughout setup
Pricing and Availability
Stacker for OS/2 & DOS has a suggested retail price of $199. It will be
available in volume during the first week of June to end-users through dealers
or can be ordered directly from Stac, and comes with 90 days free telephone
support and unlimited electronic support.
The Company
Stac Electronics is the leading supplier of high performance data compression
products for personal computers. Implemented in software and silicon, Stac's
products are sold direct from the company and through retail and OEM sales
distribution channels worldwide.
Contact Information:
Stac Electronics
Lisa Gunderson (619) 431-7474
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
WORDPERFECT CORP. DEVELOPS WORDPERFECT 5.2 FOR OS/2
OREM, Utah, January 18, 1993--WordPerfect Corporation today announced the
development of WordPerfect(R) 5.2 for OS/2(R) 2.0, the first graphical version
of WordPerfect for OS/2. The product is being jointly developed with
Micrografx(R) using Mirrors(TM) technology and uses the same feature set as
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows. WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 is scheduled to ship
this spring.
"Support from the industry's leading word processing software developer is a
clear indication of the market's support and acceptance of OS/2," said Lee
Reiswig, president of IBM's Personal Software Products division. "WordPerfect
5.2 for OS/2 will satisfy customers' needs for a graphical word processor that
will take advantage of OS/2's advanced technology."
The file format of WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 is identical to that of WordPerfect
5.1 for DOS and WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows so files are compatible across
platforms. WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will also be compatible with WordPerfect
presentations and WordPerfect Office 4.0 for OS/2 that are scheduled for
release in 1993.
"Our users are implementing OS/2 and need applications today," said Rich
Running, director of WordPerfect for OS/2 marketing at WordPerfect Corporation.
"We want to help them make a smooth transition to WordPerfect for OS/2 without
sacrificing file compatibility or making a single major investment in
training."
WordPerfect 5.2 for OS.2 will contain the features of WordPerfect 5.2 for
Windows including the Button Bar, Ruler, the QuickFinder for indexing and text
retrieval, and a QuickMenu to quickly select Button Bars.
"This is the first phase of our OS/2 word processing strategy," said Dave Moon,
vice president of development at WordPerfect Corporation. "We are developing
WordPerfect 6.0 for OS/2 which will be a 32-bit, multi-threaded product that
better integrates with the WorkPlace shell."
Notes:
WordPerfect Corporation, founded in 1979, is located in Orem, Utah and
manufactures the world's best-selling word processing software, WordPerfect, as
well as WordPerfect Office, (E-mail/scheduling/ calendaring) and WordPerfect
Presentations, presentation graphics software. The privately held company
develops software for DOS, Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, UNIX, VMS, AS/400, NeXT,
Data General, Pen, and System/370 platforms.
WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation. OS/2 is a
registered trademark of International Business Machines. Micrografx is a
registered trademark of Micrografx Corporation.
For more information, contact WordPerfect Corporation: (800) 451-5151
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Other Sources ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Other places to locate OS/2 information.
OS/2 User Groups
Internet Sources
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. OS/2 User's Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
User Groups either dedicated to OS/2, or with OS/2 SIG.
Fresno, CA
San Diego, CA
Fort Wayne, IN
West Orange, NJ
Boston, MA
Minneapolis, MN
Durham, NC
Westchester, NY
Dallas-Forth Worth, TX
Bailieboro, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.1. Dallas-Forth Worth, TX ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Dallas-Forth Worth OS/2 User Group
Contact - Toby Pennycuff
CompuServe ID - 70007,6267
1211 Wilshire Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76012-4623
Meets at:
American Airlines HQ
4255 Amon Carter Blvd.
Arlington, TX
Meetings - Time and dates not listed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.2. San Diego, CA ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
San Diego OS/2 User Group
Contact - Craig Swanson
P.O. Box 13346
La Jolla, CA 92039-3346
Meets - 7pm on 3rd Thursday
Meets at -- IBM @ LaJolla
8845 University Center Lane
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone - Voice -- (619) 587-5955
Phone - BBS -- (619) 558-9475
The San Diego OS/2 User Group has participated in the San Diego Computer Fair
in which over 18,000 people attended over a three day weekend last September.
This group has started an OS/2 newsletter with the goal of providing
information to not only OS/2 users but also to others who are interested in
learning more. Their aim is to also develop the newsletter so that it becomes
a community effort among the OS/2 user groups and SIGs.
Past meeting topics have included presentations by IBM's Ultimedia for OS/2;
Lotus demonstrating beta versions of 1-2-3 and Freelance Graphics for OS/2; an
introduction to REXX, demo of the December OS/2 2.1 beta along with Visual
REXX; Eddie Miller, one of the authors of "OS/2 2.1 Unleashed" sharing insights
into the OS/2 mini-applets; and, local OS/2 developer Jeannine Wolf discussing
the OS/2 Config.SYS file and providing tips.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.3. Montreal, Quebec ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Montreal OS/2 Users Group
Contact: Gilbert Lefebvre
IBM Tower
10214 Peloquin Avenue
Montreal, QC
H2C 2J8
Canada
Meets: 7:00pm, 3rd Wednesday
Phone: Voice -- (514) 382-9858 (evenings)
Netmail: Programmer's Quest 1:167/110
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.4. Bailieboro, Ontario ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Kawartha Computer Club
Contact: Cedric Silvester
RR #1
Bailieboro, Ontario
Canada KOL 1B0
Note: OS/2 SIG is part of the KCC
Phone: BBS -- (705) 748-0023
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.5. Westchester, NY ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Westchester OS/2 Users Group
Contact: Craig Smith (914) 686-9828
Meetings at:
IBM
2000 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY
Meets: 7:00pm, second Tuesday
INFO: Phone: (914) 697-6000
Westchester was instrumental in getting IBM's OS/2 featured on the PBS Computer
Chronicles show in March.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.6. Durham, NC ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Triangle OS/2 User Group
Contact -- Steve Gallagher
IBM Building
4800 Falls of The Neuse Road
Room 5074
Durham, North Carolina
Meets -- 7:30pm, 3rd Tuesday
Phone -- Voice -- (919) 254-5637
Internet -- sjgalla@vnet.ibm.com
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.7. Minneapolis, MN ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Minnesota OS/2 User Group
Contact: Marcus Krumpholz
IBM Building
650 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
Last Thursday each month
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Voice: (612) 869-7956
BBS: (612) 379-8272
ISV's wishing to do a presentation can contact Marcus Krumpholz at (612)
869-7956. Registrations for meetings are requested and can be done by calling
(612) 397-6444 and then asking for course code "OS2". The IBM building is
shared with First Bank on Third Avenue south between South Sixth Street and
South Seventh Street. Parking is recommended at Northstar Center (1 block
west), Pillsbury Center (1.5 blocks north), Hennepin County Government Center
(diagonally across street) and Court Park (2 blocks north).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.8. West Orange, NJ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Northern New Jersey OS/2 Users Group
Contact: Jason H. Perlow (201) 224-7605
Meetings at: IBM
300 Executive Drive
West Orange, NJ
Meets: 7:00pm, second Tuesday
INFO: Phone: (201) 325-5600
This group is affiliated with the Westchester OS/2 Users Group.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.9. Fort Wayne, IN ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Fort Wayne OS/2 User Group
Contact - Stephen Gutknecht
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Meets - Central Soya on Cook Rd.
Meets - 7pm, 2nd Tuesday
Phone - Voice -- (219) 484-0062 (Bus. Hrs.)
Phone - BBS -- (219) 471-3918
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.10. Fresno, CA ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Fresno OS/2 SIG
(Fresno PC Users Group)
Contact: Sandeleh Francis (209) 229-0473
Contact: Rod Jessen (209) 323-9849
Meetings at:
1425 Shirley Circle
Clovis, CA 93611
Meets: 7:30pm, last Monday
Phone BBS -- Wild Side BBS (209) 226-3476
Phone BBS -- Clovis Connection (209) 229-3476
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.11. Boston, MA ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Boston Area OS/2 User's Group
(BCS)
Contact: Marcia Gulesian (508) 369-3918
Meetings at:
IBM Boston Computer Center
One Copley Place
Boston, MA
Meets: 7:00pm, first Tuesday
Meeting location is near Back Bay and Copley train stations. From the Mass.
Turnpike East, exit 22 (Copley Square Lane) - first left onto Dartmouth St.
Next left onto Huntington Ave. Enter COPLEY PLACE PARKING on left. Parking is
free when you spend $5 and have your parking ticket validated in any restaurant
or store at Copley Place and enter the garage after 5:00pm.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. OS/2 Internet Sites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Information on Internet resources supporting OS/2.
Mailing Lists
FTP Sites
Usenet Sites and Newsgroups
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.1. Electronic Mailing Lists ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 Related mailing lists
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ΓöéBITNET Address: ΓöéInternet Address: ΓöéAbout the list... Γöé
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ΓöéJPSOFT@IRISHVMA Γöéjpsoft@vma.cc.nd.edu ΓöéDiscussion of JP Software Γöé
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ΓöéOS2@BLEKULI1 Γöéos2@cc1.kulueven.ac.be ΓöéModerated OS/2 discussion. Γöé
Γöé Γöé ΓöéSubscribe by sending a message toΓöé
Γöé Γöé ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöépart of the list address after Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöéthe @) with SUB OS2 name (where Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöéname is your first and last Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöéname). Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéOS2-L@HEARN Γöéos2-l@nic.surfnet.nl ΓöéOS/2 discussion. Subscribe by Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöésending a message to LISTSERV@xxxΓöé
Γöé Γöé Γöé(where xxx is the part of the Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöélist address after the @) with Γöé
Γöé Γöé ΓöéSUB OS2-L name (where name is Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöéyour first and last name). Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéOS2USERS@MCGILL1 Γöéos2users@vm1.mcgill.ca ΓöéOS/2 users discussion. Subscribe Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöéby sending a message to Γöé
Γöé Γöé ΓöéLISTSERV@xxx (where xxx is the Γöé
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Γöé Γöé Γöéthe @) with SUB OS2USERS name Γöé
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ΓöéSASOS2-L@UNCVM1 Γöésasos2-l@uncvm1.oit.unc.edu ΓöéRTPNC SAS/OS2 user group list. Γöé
Γöé Γöé ΓöéThis list doesn't allow automaticΓöé
Γöé Γöé Γöésubscriptions. You may send a Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöémessage requesting to be added toΓöé
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ΓöéUTOS2-L@UTKVM1 Γöéutos2-l@utkvm1.utk.edu ΓöéDiscussion of OS/2 at UTK. Γöé
Γöé Γöé ΓöéSubscribe by sending a message toΓöé
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ΓöéN/A Γöémmos2@knex.via.mind.ORG ΓöéDiscussion group dealing with Γöé
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Γöé Γöé Γöésubscribe to the digest version, Γöé
Γöé Γöé Γöésend email to Γöé
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Γöé Γöé Γöéthe mail. Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
About electronic mailing lists.
Electronic "mailing lists" are large group discussions held via electronic mail
(e-mail). These lists require that you have either BITNET or Internet e-mail
access (which one depends on the particular list). Generally the list works by
receiving mail from a list participant, and then sending a copy of that message
to all the people subscribed to the list. On very active mailing lists this can
result in a deluge of e-mail. Some lists avoid this problem by having
"digests", where each day all the messages sent to the list are saved and then
sent out in a single large piece of e-mail at night. Generally a mailing list
has two e-mail addresses: the mailing list proper, and an administrative
address to handle subscriptions and cancellations. Never send requests to
subscribe or unsubscribe to the main address unless you can find no other way
to bring your problem to attention.
For more information, please ask you site administrator or sysop.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.2. FTP Sites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OS/2 related FTP sites:
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Γöéftp-os2.nmsu.edu Γöé128.123.35.151 Γöé/os2 (mirror of cdrom.com) Γöé
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Γöéftp-os2.cdrom.com Γöé192.153.46.69 Γöé/os2 (mirror of ftp-os2.nmsu.edu)Γöé
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Γöésoftware.watson.ibm.com Γöé129.34.139.5 Γöé/pub/os2 Γöé
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Γöémtsg.ubc.ca Γöé137.82.27.1 Γöé/os2 Γöé
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Γöéluga.latrobe.edu.au Γöé131.172.2.2 Γöé/pub/os2 (mirror of cdrom.com) Γöé
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Γöémsdos.archive.umich.edu Γöé141.211.32.2 Γöé/msdos/os2 Γöé
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Γöéfunic.funet.fi Γöé128.214.6.100 Γöé/pub/os2 Γöé
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Γöéftp.ieee.org Γöé140.98.1.1 Γöé/pub/fidonet/os2 Γöé
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Γöértfm.mit.edu Γöé18.70.0.226 ΓöéFAQ lists Γöé
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Γöécs.uwp.edu Γöé131.210.1.4 ΓöéMusic related stuff Γöé
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Γöéwuarchive.wustl.edu Γöé128.252.135.4 ΓöéLots of other stuff Γöé
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Γöésaffron.inset.com Γöé192.94.75.2 ΓöéSounds (various formats) Γöé
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Γöésounds.sdsu.edu Γöé130.191.224.2 ΓöéSounds (.au format) Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. From the Wire ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A selection of messages about OS/2 seen fleeting across the wires on Fidonet
and Internet.
OS/2 vs. NT
CorelDraw price drop
OS/2 preinstalled
REXX course in St. Louis
Raleigh PC Fair
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. OS/2 vs. NT Shootout! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From TEAM-OS2 fidonet conference:
HAL-PC [the Houston Area League of PC users, 2nd largest users group in the
U.S. with 10,000 members) had a Windows NT vs OS/2 shoot-out last Friday
evening with presentations by Microsoft and IBM. In true Texas tradition these
"shoot-outs" feature head to head comparisons between competing products. As
in an Old West shoot-out, one competitor walks away with his head held high
while the loser ends up face-down in the dust. Such was the case last Friday.
The audience consisted of a standing room only crowd of approximately 1300
representing a cross section of HAL-PC members and guests. Microsoft's Doug
Davis, of the NT development team, spoke first and began his presentation with
a set of 'slides' presented from a 486/66MHz PC running NT, followed by a brief
tour of NT itself.
Mr. Davis did not demo any DOS or Windows 3.x applications running under NT.
He did show how a user could change the mouse pointer from the standard MS
'arrow' to an arrow with a wiggling tail or to Doug's favorite, a galloping
horse. Doug referred often to NT's security and system administration
features. During the NT presentation I kept thinking that NT looked a great
deal like Unix with a Windows interface. The other impression that the
Microsoft's presentation left was that NT appeared fat, slow and
boring...something that only a network administrator could love.
The OS/2 presentation by David Barnes of IBM was entirely devoted to a tour
of OS/2 2.1. David's presentation on a 486/33 machine w/16MB was lively and
animated (literally). He first started an animated graphical DOS application
called Popeye in a window on the OS/2 desktop. While pointing out to the
audience that NT cannot run graphical DOS applications in a window he opened
various Windows and OS/2 applications and pointed out that the hourglass never
appeared and that the animated DOS application 'Popeye' never missed a beat.
David showed Windows 3.x applications, DOS applications and OS/2 applications
including Wordperfect for DOS, the Far Side Calender for Windows, Describe 4.0,
and miscellaneous other applications all running simultaneously on the desktop.
He captured the graphical screen image from 'Popeye' and pasted it into a
Describe document while pointing out that the DOS application Popeye continued
running even while the graphics screen was frozen for the clipboard copy.
David also created a simple OS/2 applications from scratch in about 5 minutes
using drag and drop methods on Digitalks's Parts product. Without typing any
code he setup a control panel with a slider, twist knob and digital display
which was linked via DDE to a Lotus for OS/2 worksheet. A pie chart from the
worksheet had been linked to a Describe document earlier in the presentation.
As the slide or knob was manipulated with the mouse, the digital display would
update, the corresponding cell in the Lotus Worksheet would update and the pie
chart in the Describe document would redraw. The key point in this portion of
the demonstration was that this entire procedure was accomplished without
writing any code, live, and in just a few moments. Very impressive.
Unlike the MS presentation, the IBM presentation was interrupted by frequent
applause. The noise level in the hall continued rising as neighbors discussed
the points that IBM was making. Not even a lockup could slow things down.
David shifted gears and talked about the future of OS/2 including Symmetric
Multiprocessing (planed to be out this year), the Apple-IBM alliance, Taligent,
the WorkPlaceOS, etc.
In contrast to the NT presentation by Microsoft, the OS/2 presentation by IBM
was lean, fast and exciting. The OS/2 multimedia presentation "brought down
the house". It was GREAT! At several points there were two simultaneous
real-time video + soundtrack pieces running on screen simultaneously without
video hardware assist. I was very impressed.
At the end of the presentations there was a question and answer session. Many
constructive questions were directed towards IBM. The MS representatives, on
the other hand, got grilled. One guy asked Microsoft's representative, Doug
Davis, a hypothetical question: If NT sales do not live up to Microsoft's
expectations, would Microsoft change direction and drop NT like they did with
OS/2 a couple of years back? Doug replied: "I hope not."
After the audience questions and answer session, the HAL-PC users group
meeting moderator asked the audience a few questions. He asked how many people
planned to upgrade to OS/2 2.1 right away. Hundreds of individuals, about half
the people in the audience, raised their hands. He then asked how many people
planned to move to NT. I saw ONLY TWO PEOPLE raise their hands. Out of 1,300,
TWO.
This was not what I expected. With all of the hype and Microsoft Marketing
Muscle, I expected far more "votes" for NT. I expect that this is the first
time that majority of these people have seen both NT and OS/2 V2.1 live and up
close and this may possibly be the reaction of more "average users" when they
have a chance to see these OS's for themselves.
I only wish that Bill Gates could have been there to see it with his own
eyes.
David Matocha
Smartnet OS/2 Conference Moderator
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. CorelDraw price drops ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From comp.os.os2.announce newsgroup:
Infoworld reports that Corel Systems has reduced the price of CorelDraw Version
2.5 for OS/2 to just $199 (list). CorelDraw should be available from any
software dealer, or it may be ordered directly by calling 800-77-COREL in the
United States and Canada.
Corel also announced that their next OS/2 version of CorelDraw will be based on
the core code for CorelDraw 5. The company will not offer an OS/2 version of
CorelDraw 4, but will instead jump directly to Version 5, expected in May,
1994.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. More vendors to bundle 2.1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From comp.os.os2.announce newsgroup:
Infoworld reports that IBM has enlisted two more computer vendors who have
agreed to bundle OS/2 2.1 with their systems.
Northgate and Unisys have joined the ranks of AST, Dell, ALR, Ariel Design, and
Tangent in agreeing to bundle OS/2 2.1 (instead of DOS and Windows) with the
systems they sell, on request.
Infoworld also reports that, according to Lee Reiswig, IBM's 800 number is
taking between 6,000 and 7,000 orders per day for OS/2 2.1. These orders are
being taken despite advice given to callers that OS/2 2.1 will be less
expensive from software dealers like Egghead and Corporate Software.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. REXX for OS/2 Programming Course ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From comp.os.os2.announce newsgroup:
REXX Programming for OS/2 Course - St. Louis
WHAT'S NEW?
REXX is an easy-to-learn interpretive language that lets end users quickly
develop programs to extend existing OS/2* applications, automate repetitive
tasks, and create new applications. Enroll now and learn everything you need to
know to unleash the power of REXX.
ABOUT THE COURSE:
This course teaches the skills necessary to write, test, and debug REXX
programs using OS/2 Version 2. REXX is a procedural language integrated into
OS/2 which goes far beyond the capabilities of DOS batch files. It is a
powerful tool for both data processing professionals and end users. Since REXX
is a Systems Application Architecture (SAA) language, the syntax and techniques
that you learn will be applicable to other SAA environments.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course code: P1066 Length: 3 days Tuition: XXXX
Schedule:
St. Louis..........August 3-5
TO REGISTER:
Call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (1-800-426-8322).
* Trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5. OS/2 at Raleigh PC Fair ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From TEAM-OS2 fidonet conference:
Chalk up yet another triumph for the relentless steamroller of TEAMOS2! The
Raleigh PC Fair Sunday was a mega success. First the facts and figures etc,
then my "impressions" of the Fair:
Attendances at the Fair: 1500
Attendance at the seminars was much better than I expected:
End User Seminar 1: 14
Programmer Seminar: 15-20
Hockware: 15
End User 2: 20
We gave away 300 2.0 demo disks, 200 of the OS/2 100 reprints, and about 100 of
the new Solution Paks. Plus two bags of OS/2 key chains and pins, plus many
many flyers,brochures,etc,etc. We gave away 6 copies of 2.0, 6 t shirts, and 6
mousepads. We made sure the folks on the PA system kept announcing the OS/2
seminars, door prize winners, etc, so the word "OS/2" was always booming over
the PA system
But the above isjust "facts and figures" and don't begin to give the "feel"
for the event.
The first thing that put a smile on my face was seeing about a half dozen
people walking around wearing the "Nice Try" t shirts. I think every computer
type in Raleigh who made COMDEX must have had one and were wearing them proudly
( keep in mind, these we "just folks", not part of the Teamer contingent! ).
Excellent "walking advertising". A big Huzzah to Joel Canon for bringing a
couple of hundred OS/2 shopping bags, which we handed out to people wandering
the aisles for them to stuff their stuff into. The floor was a sea of little
OS/2 shopping bags bobbing all over the place! Unfortunatley we ran out of them
about 11AM, I mean EVERYBODY wanted one!
In comparison to a year ago, when the commonest question was "Uhh, what is
OS/2?", the questions these days show that people 1) know what OS/2 is, and b)
know the issues enough to ask serious, tough technical questions. From the
feedback I got from the seminar room, our "seminarians" &) handled themselves
like champs and answered the questions.
Indelible Blue's credit card machine was humming almost all day ( 2.1
Unleashed seems to have been a popular favorite ), and Buck and Katy had a cool
temporary wall that they setup behind our whole section of the fair with OS/2
flags and banners. From any vantage point in the place, you had no problem
figuring out that OS/2 was there and had a BIG presence! Joe Mauk from Egghead
was taking names from people who wanted him to notify them when 2.1 hit the
store; last time I peeked at his list, he had about 15 interested parties. Even
Hockware, which one would have thought would attract a small number of "hacker"
types, was a busy table!
I would say the people were 2 to 3 deep at our area until about 2-230PM, when
the whole Fair started to wind down. At one point I came back from the bathroom
and couldn't even force my way back up the aisle to our table, I had to circle
all the way around and come in the back way! From up on the second floor in the
seminar area you could get an "aerial view" of the whole floor. Most of the
place was normal onesy-twosey traffic flow, and then...What's This?? This one
area looked like a Black Hole, just sucking people in in a big swirling mess!!
Guess which area it was!! ;-) It wasn't just my perception, because the head
honcho from HAV ( the promoters of the Fair ) came past when I was standing up
there aid said "Jeez, your area is MOBBED!!" Did my heart good.
I wandered out front now and then to catch some air, and on two occasions I
was standing there by the ticket booth and heard people buying their tickets
and IMMEDIATELY ask "Where can I see the OS/2 seminars?" A Teamer Huzzah to
Jennifer for having the sense to position the seminar posters all around the
front lobby so people buying their tix couldn't miss them!!
My favorite attendee was one guy who drove all the way from RICHMOND VA to
attend this and see the OS/2 excitement ( I of course rewardsed his loyalty
with a t-shirt ), and another guy from Virginia Beach who had on a golf cap
that said "Team OS/2". I asked him where he bought it, and he said "Heck, I had
it made up special!" I love these guys!
Steve Gallagher TEAM OS/2 RTP
internet: sgallagher@delphi.com
ipnet: sjgalla@steveg.raleigh.ibm.com
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. From the Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Whew! A month just doesn't seem that long when you've deadlines hanging over
your head! Despite the my time constaints, I think the newsletter is improving
and will continue to get better.
Things should look sharper this month since I've started adding graphics and
I've also gotten better at linking different windows together to try and keep
things more coherent.
Next month will feature:
o A review of Norton Commander for OS/2
o A look at the book OS/2 2.1 Unleashed!
o Improved BBS and User Group listings
Other works in progress include a review of CorelDRAW for OS/2, and Woody's
short review of PM/FOCUS, which he won at the May meeting.
Stay tuned! Things are getting better all the time!
See you at the July meeting.
Dale Hackemeyer
Editor, MMOUG Newsletter
OS/2 Woodmeister BBS (1:289/27)
Internet: uc545502@mizzou1.missouri.edu