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OS/2 Help File | 1993-09-17 | 48KB | 803 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Volume 1, Number 6 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                                              Volume 1, Number 6


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. From the Prez ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                                                Marcus Krumpholz

Hello and welcome to the September '93 edition of Threads.  Our mission is to
provide you with OS/2 related information. If you would like us to send you
information in the future, and have not registered with us, please fill out our
membership registration form. Please note that guest memberships are welcome!

We would like to dedicate this month to OS/2 and the future. This month marks
the breakup of the business relationship between Microsoft and IBM. At our
September 30th meeting, Dennis Ware from IBM will present OS/2 today and into
the future.

We have contacted the Rochester, MN IBM branch and are currently working on
organizing MNOS2 meetings there. For more information, please see the article
on MNOS2 Special Interest Groups.

If you did not know, Egghead Software is now selling and advertising OS/2
applications. There are several retail stores in the Twin Cities. Egghead
Software is sponsoring a OS/2 day at their Edina (Oct 1st) and Roseville (Oct
2nd) stores. For more information, please see the article in this issue.

We welcome your questions/feedback and would like to thank you for your
continued support.

Marcus Krumpholz is President  of the Minnesota OS/2 User Group and a member of
TeamOS/2


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. BocaSoft WipeOut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                                         Review by David Elliott

BocaSoft's WipeOut Screen Saver is a very nifty little package. It's very
straightforward in installation and operation, and comes with a fair variety of
amusing screen-saving options.

Installation was a complete no-brainer operation; just stick in the disk and
run INSTALL from it.  The program puts up a Welcome screen, asks you to select
a target drive (either by selecting an Icon or by typing a drive letter) and a
directory (I left it at the default \WIPEOUT directory), and proceeds to copy
the files over.  One nice touch is that it recognizes HPFS, FAT, or Network
drives and indicates that on the drive icon, so you know what kind of disk
you're copying to.  Also, while it's copying, it moves a little document icon
from the A: drive icon onto the target drive icon; a very cute progress
indicator.

Once the program is installed (it takes about a minute), you'll find a
"BocaSoft WipeOut" icon on your desktop.  Starting it up reveals a window
containing a list of possible screen savers, a small display area showing what
the selected screen saver does, an Options button and a Test button.  On the
title bar, there's also a Setup button and a '?' button, for help.

Basic operation is very simple; the program is configured by default to start
up after 5 minutes of inactivity.  So, if you just wait for 5 minutes, the
selected screen saver will start up.  If you're not quite that patient, pick a
screen saver from the list box and press 'Test' to see what it does.  There are
17 different screen savers (18 if you have MMPM/2 installed):

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ΓöéBillboard     ΓöéIcon Hunter   ΓöéRandom        Γöé
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ΓöéBugged        ΓöéLines         ΓöéScramble      Γöé
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Γöé              ΓöéShuttle       Γöé              Γöé
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ΓöéDoze          ΓöéPaint         ΓöéString Art    Γöé
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Γöé              Γöé              ΓöéMMPM/2)       Γöé
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describing in detail what they do.

Each saver has options that can be configured (e.g. what bitmap to display,
what message to use, etc.); just click the 'Options' button while that saver is
selected.

You can also set WipeOut's overall operations by using the 'Setup' button.  It
includes 7 options:

o Starting Minimized

o Whether to start WipeOut automatically, and if so, after how many minutes

o Whether to require a password to regain access to a 'Wiped-out' machine
  (user-selectable password)

o Whether to use "Hot Corners" for automatic WipeOut and Never-WipeOut
  (user-selectable corners)

o Whether to use a "hot-key" to start WipeOut (user-selectable hot-key)

o Whether to enable Audio for screen savers (only if MMPM/2 is installed)
  (user-selectable sounds)

o Whether to enable the Screen Capture function (user-selectable capture key)

This last option was a bit of a surprise to me, but certainly a welcome one --
WipeOut includes a simple "Capture Screen to Bitmap File" function.

Just press the hot-key, and a BMP file containing an image of your current
screen is created in the WIPEOUT directory.  Of course, this only works on the
OS/2 desktop, not in a full-screen session.

There are also a couple of other nice touches: clicking on the display area
will get you a text box describing just what the screen saver does, and both
the WipeOut Settings box and WipeOut Help are available from the application
pop-up menu.

The program is also extensible--in a subdirectory called TOOLKT, there is a
complete set of files describing how to create your own screen savers to be
added to WipeOut's repertoire.  The example is geared toward IBM C-Set/2 users,
but appears to be easily adaptable to Borland C++ for OS/2, Watcom C++, or IBM
C-Set++/2.  I'm sure adventurous programmers will soon be making new screen
savers available.

Of course, there are a couple of limitations and bugs, but it took some doing
to find them.  The only thing which I personally discovered that could be
called a 'bug' is in the assigning of hot-keys:  if you change one hot key
(say, the Start-WipeOut hotkey) and then change the other hotkey to what the
first one had been, you'll get an error saying that the hotkey is already
assigned.  You have to change the first one, hit 'OK', then start the dialog up
again to change the second one.  But this is a very minor fault.  Possibly more
annoying is the fact that the program only supports 16-color bitmaps for its
own display options (the Billboard and Display Bitmap screen savers).  The
Screen Capture will correctly grab a 256-color desktop, though.

I tested WipeOut on a 386/33 running OS/2 2.1 with SVGA (640x480x256), with and
without MMPM/2 installed, and had no problems whatsoever with it. The
documentation also mentions that WipeOut has been extensively tested with
systems running in 800x600 and 1024x768, on OS/2 2.0 and 2.0 plus Service Pak
as well as OS/2 2.1.  The program takes about 2M of disk space, including 17
WAV files and an AVI file--a short clip of a surfer ... wiping out.  If you
don't have MMPM/2 installed, deleting those files will save you about 700K.

If you're looking for a screen saver and haven't been impressed by the
freeware/shareware offerings so far, I can definitely recommend WipeOut as an
inexpensive, high-quality program.

BocaSoft WipeOut Version 1.0

BocaSoft Incorporated
117 NW 43rd St.
Boca Raton, FL 33431
[phone]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. New Members ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Welcome to the following members, who joined the group in the month of August:

o Michael Straley
o Leroy Smithrud
o Joseph Niffen
o Craig Neville
o ITT Hartford
o Rick Schmitz


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Special Interest Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following MNOS2 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have been formed.  We are
also working on forming several other SIGs, including Intro to OS/2, Netware,
and Programing. If you are interested in sponsoring a SIG, please contact us.
If you would like to participate in one of these SIGs, contact  one of the SIG
leaders or MNOS2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Lan Server SIG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

SIG Leaders: Todd Emanual 223-4062, Rick Schmitz 545-2100.

This special interest group is dedicated for Lan Server administrators to share
problems, solutions and ideas. Periodically there will be voluntary
presentations, tours and other informational materials.  This SIG meets from
2:30 to 4:00 PM on the same Thursday as the general meetings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Rochester MNOS2 SIG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

SIG Leaders: Mark Rongstad [phone], Marcus Krumpholz 869-7956.

If you happen to be in the Rochester, MN area this OS/2 SIG is now forming.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. BBS SIG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

SIG Leaders: Marcus Krumpholz 869-7956, John Bald 888-1301, Lee Holm  535-9212.

MNOS2 supports an active electronic bulletin board system (BBS).  If you are
new to BBSing or are just interested in tips & techniques, then this SIG is for
you.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. OS/2 & Windows Future ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                         text from InfoWorld (September 6, 1993)

                                              Stuart J. Johnston and Doug Barney

Like a feuding Hollywood couple in a messy divorce with millions at stake,
industry stars IBM and Microsoft Corp. are haggling over who owns what as their
legal relationship ends next week.

The issue -- now under scrutiny because a source-code exchange agreement
involving the companies' respective systems software ends September 17 -- is of
great interest to OS/2 users.

Many users run Windows and DOS applications under OS/2, and they are anxious to
know if their operating systems and software will remain compatible in the
future.  Such compatibility is a key issue in the firms' disagreements.

The two companies are at odds over the terms of the expiring source-code
agreement, announced last year, which covers licensing, royalties, and patent
cross-licenses.

The agreement was reached after the companies' joint development relationship
of many years collapsed in 1990. Aimed at fostering cooperation, the interim
agreement instead has intensified the debate over IBM's rights to Microsoft
technology.

IBM has publicly boasted it has full legal rights to maintain OS/2's
compatibility with the future versions of Microsoft Windows, but officials in
Redmond, Wash., say IBM doesn't.

To prove it has compatibility with the future versions of Windows, IBM will
have to reverse-engineer Windows application programming interfaces (APIs), to
which it claims the right, and perhaps buck the Microsoft legal machine.

"We have derivative works rights in perpetuity," said Lois Dimpfel, IBM's
director of the Boca Programming Center, in Boca Raton, Fla. "We have the right
to implement any API they deliver to the marketplace."

According to Microsoft, these rights are not contractual, but are based upon
IBM's reading of U.S. copyright law. Microsoft also says the contract does not
give the right to clone the Windows NT API, Win32, or the NT API subset,
Win32s.

Microsoft also disputes IBM's statement that it can clone the Chicago API, said
Bob Kruger, Microsoft director of business development.

"In terms of creating a full clone and having that in [another operating system
such as OS/2], we don't give out the right to clone to anybody." Kruger said.

Even if IBM overcomes these legal hurdles, technical  difficulties abound,
Kruger said.

"Without having the source code, they are going to have a very tough time doing
that," Kruger said.

IBM's ability to clone will be key, because Microsoft will not deliver any new
source code after the firm's joint development agreement expires.

Under the terms, IBM and Microsoft will, however, deliver to each other any
"work in progress," or unfinished software, and each has the right to
incorporate this technology in future operating systems.

Both firms will receive each other's software that has not even reached the
alpha stage, IBM's Dimpfel said.

For IBM, that means delivery of "alpha code" for Chicago, Microsoft's
preemptive multitasking, 32-bit, multithreading version of Windows that will
not require DOS.

In turn, Microsoft will receive code for IBM's Workplace Shell for OS/2 and
OS/2 for the Workplace OS family.

Microsoft, however, will not receive code for the Workplace OS itself, which is
a Unix-based portable operating system that will support a variety of
interfaces.

Code exchange is part of the overall agreement, and code that will not be
exchanged includes NT and Cairo, which is the next version of NT.

Many of IBM's plans are up in the air. The firm will reverse-engineer the
Chicago API, Win32c "[if] there is a large set of applications that deliver
these API sets," Dimpfel said.

Even less clear are the firm's plans for cloning the Object Linking and
Embedding 2.0 API, which IBM claims the right to duplicate, and Messaging API.

Some users are skeptical that IBM can keep the pace or that it even wants to.

"I think there is going to be a minimal amount of compatibility," said Steve
Bloom, systems consultant with CNA Insurance Companies, in Chicago.  "I don't
see NT running."

CNA requires Netware support and support for standard business applications
under OS/2, Bloom said.

Many users are concerned about the dispute because if IBM can't deliver
compatibility with OS/2, they will be forced to use native OS/2 applications
and older Windows apps exclusively.

While IBM continues to push OS/2, its longer term strategy revolves around the
Workplace OS.  Any work to bring Windows compatibility to OS/2 is transferable
to Workplace OS, Dimpfel said.

Other than IBM's own compatibility work, the firm now has access to SunSelect's
Wabi, a system that allows Unix to run Windows applications.

Another piece of the puzzle, at least on the PowerPC side, is IBM's work to
reverse-engineer the Intel x86 instruction set, recent reports said.

If accomplished, this would allow MS-DOS and Windows applications to run on the
PowerPC without the performance losses usually associated with emulation.

Industry observers are split on whether IBM will be able to keep up with
Microsoft's flurry of new operating systems and programming interfaces.

William F. Zachmann, president of Canopus Research, in Duxbury, Mass., is one
specialist who thinks IBM will fare well.

"After September, they will no longer exchange code, but IBM has the right to
incorporate the present and future APIs in their code indefinitely," Zachmann
said.

"I don't think IBM has any problem," Zachmann said. "I would not worry if I
were using OS/2 that I would be frozen out of some wonderfulness that Microsoft
might provide."

Recent history may provide otherwise. It took IBM a solid year to add Windows
3.1 support to OS/2, and that was with the source code, Kruger of Microsoft
said.

Some OS/2 diehards are past caring about Windows.

"We are using some Windows apps, but our commitment is to OS/2 native apps,"
said Jim Murdock, research consultant with a large Midwest insurer.  "We are
working with Lotus and developing our in-house apps using OS/2 tools.  For the
long term, [Windows compatibility] won't be an issue."

If Murdock needs an incompatible Windows program, he would run it on a separate
machine or set it up on a dual boot system.

"As long as I have programs that work under OS/2, I don't care if it is
compatible with Windows," said Richard Dowling, CEO of Federal Medical Reports
Inc., an Atlanta-based medical publishing company.

Dowling said he prefers native OS/2 applications and is generally satisfied
with OS/2 applications development.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. News Bites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. OS/2 Day at Egghead Software ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Egghead Software and TeamOS/2 are sponsoring a special OS/2 Day at two of the
twin cities Egghead stores. The Edina store will host the celebration Friday,
October 1st, 3 to 8 PM.  The Roseville store will host Saturday, October 2nd,
12 to 5 PM.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Central Point Anti-Virus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From Computer Reseller News, Sept. 6/93, Page 83

Central Point Software, Inc., Beaverton, Ore., said an OS/2 version of its
antivirus product has entered beta test. Central Point Anti-Virus for OS/2 is a
true 32-bit application that supports the OS/2 High Performance File System and
Presentation Manager user interface.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Stacker for OS/2 Fix Released ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the FidoNet OS/2 conference

Well, in spite of messages telling me I was crazy, Stac has (finally) released
a fix for the bug where the buffers didn't flush on shutdown. I use the term
released loosely- the file on Compu$erve is encrypted, you have to provide your
serial number and get them to send you the password privately.

Since their response on CI$ is kind of slow, I elected to call them for the
password and the tech support person I got  hadn't even heard there was a fix
out.  Stacker has been  trying not to admit there's been a problem, but there
are now newly released versions of STACKER.SYS and UNSTACK2.EXE.

I wish I could post the fixes, but these guys are referring to the "sensitive
nature" and would probably sue me.  The file name is OS2UP.EXE in the STACKER
lib 5.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. New OS/2 2.0 Service Pak ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The IBM OS/2 2.0 Service Pak Level XR06100 is now available for customers using
OS/2 Version 2.0.  It includes fixes for customer-reported problems since OS/2
2.0 was distributed in March, 1992.

The Service Pak is designed to be applied to the OS/2 2.0 product as released
in March, 1992, to IBM OS/2 2.0 Preloaded systems, and to OS/2 2.0 systems
which have the Service Pak XR06055 installed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Ordering the Service Pak ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You may download diskettes of the Service Pak electronically or order either
the diskettes or a CD-ROM by mail. IBM authorizes you to make an equal number
of copies as the number of licensed copies of OS/2 2.0 that you own and
distribute copies to any other properly-licensed OS/2 2.0 owners for no charge.
With each copy of the OS/2 2.0 Service Pak you distribute, you must include the
following notice:  "By using this code I agree that I am a current licensee of
OS/2 2.0 and except for my ability to copy and distribute this Service Pak to
authorized OS/2 2.0 licensees, all other terms and conditions of the OS/2 2.0
Program License Agreement apply to the Service Pak."

A booklet of installation instructions is included with the Service Pak. A
"Read Me" file, called README.SP2, contains technical considerations.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Downloading Electronically ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Electronic delivery of the Service Pak is available from the following
electronic bulletin board systems if you have high-speed communications to
download the diskette images.

o  IBM OS/2 BBS - If you are a subscriber to the OS/2 BBS, you may download the
Service Pak.  The Service Pak is located in the Software Download Library.  If
you are not a subscriber to the OS/2 BBS and wish to subscribe, please call
1-800-547-1283.

o  CompuServe - Members of the CompuServe Information Service may download the
Service Pak from the IBM OS/2 Forum Library (GO IBMSERV).

o  Internet - Customers having access to Internet services can download the
Service Pak from the network.  Customers should do an Anonymous FTP from
"Software.Watson.IBM.Com".  The Service Pak is located in the "/Pub/OS2"
directory.

o  IBM NSC BBS -  Customers may call the IBM National Support Center BBS in
Atlanta, GA and download the Service Pak.  The Service Pak is located in
Directory 4.  You can access the NSC BBS by dialing [phone] until August
28; after this date, the NSC BBS becomes the IBM Personal Computer Company BBS
and can be reached by dialing [phone] via your communications modem.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Ordering By Mail ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you do not have access to any of the electronic bulletin board systems, or
if you need the Service Pak delivered on diskettes or CD-ROM, you may order the
Service Pak by calling 1-800-494-3044 and charging the fees to your credit
card.  A two-day express mail service is used to deliver the Service Pak.

The diskette version of the Service Pak consists of seventeen 3-1/2 inch
diskettes or nineteen 5-1/4-inch diskettes.  Either the diskette or CD-ROM
version will be shipped for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 plus tax.

When ordering, please specify:

1. Whether you want the 3-1/2-inch diskette, 5-1/4-inch diskette, or CD-ROM
version of the Service Pak.  Note: If you want diskettes, be sure to order the
size that is bootable on your machine (i.e., typically the size of your "A"
diskette drive).

2. An actual business or home address WITHOUT A P.O. BOX NUMBER. (The two-day
express mail service cannot deliver to P.O. boxes.)

3. A current credit card name, expiration date, and number to which the fee
will be charged.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Corporate Sponsors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

We are thankful to the following sponsors and contributors to MNOS2:

IBM Corporation

Skamp Computer Services, Inc.

ITT Hartford

Carlson Companies

DeScribe is the first and only native, 32-bit multitasking and multithreading
OS/2 word processor on the market. DeScribe exploits the full power of OS/2.
Call [phone] for more information!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. BBS Top Ten Downloads ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These are the top ten downloaded files from the MNOS2 BBS as of September 16,
1993.  The table shows the number of downloads and the file size.

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Hobbes OS/2 CD-ROM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Hobbes OS/2 CDROM is filled with 2772 OS/2 files from the largest FTP
archive of OS/2 material, FTP-OS2.CDROM.COM, quaintly known as Hobbes. With
over 700 users accessing this archive daily, the archive serves as the major
distribution site of OS/2 freeware, shareware, device drivers, program updates
and information.  Walnut Creek brings this entire archive to you in the well
organized, indexed, and virus-scanned Hobbes OS/2 CD-ROM.  We would like to
thank Walnut Creek for their support!

Walnut Creek
4041 Pike Lane, Suite D
Concord, CA 94520 USA
Voice: 1-800-786-990
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Comments?  Questions? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have comments or questions about MNOS2, you can call or fax the MNOS2
voice/fax information line at 612-869-7956.  If you have questions about OS/2,
post a message on the BBS. If you don't have access to the BBS, call or fax the
voice/fax line and we will post the message for you.

If you have comments or suggestions regarding Threads, or if you would like to
help with writing or production, you can call Mat Kramer at 649-0765, fax
649-0237 or email [e-mail].


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. MNOS2 Executive Committee ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

President

Marcus Krumpholz, 866-1618 (h, if urgent)

Vice President

Bert Moshier

IBM Liaison

Dennis Ware, 397-5294 (w)

Newsletter Editor

Mat Kramer, 649-0765 (h)

Membership Coordinator

John Bald, 888-1301 (h), 525-6202 (w)

BBS

Lee Holm, 535-9212 (h)

Treasurer

Bruce Schroeder, 429-9199 (h), 627-2043 (w)

Officers

Larry DeRosier, 754-0252 (h)
David Elliott, 943-9255 (w)
Lou Miranda, 225-9178 (h)
Dale Neilan, 425-4034 (w)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. MNOS2 Meetings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1. When and Where ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MNOS2 meets on the last Thursday of every month, unless that day is a holiday;
then it meets the previous Thursday. The group meets at the IBM building (First
Bank Place, 650 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis) on the 6th floor in room 626
(the Lan Server SIG meets earlier in room 406).  The meetings are open to the
public, and there is no charge for attending.  You could call IBM at 397-6444
to ask for directions.  Please Note: only two entrances are open - Sixth Street
and the Skyway. For an informal dinner with members of the executive committee,
join them after the afternoon session.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.2. Agenda ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There will be both an afternoon and evening meeting.  Each meeting will cover
similar material, and both will have product demonstrations, when scheduled.

2:30 - 4:00 Lan Server SIG Meeting (Room 406)

4:00 - 6:00 Afternoon General Meeting & Product Demonstrations (Room 626)

6:00 - 7:00 Dinner with the Executive Committee

7:00 - 9:00 Evening General Meeting & Product Demonstrations (Room 626)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.3. Upcoming Topics & Demonstrations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

September 30 Lan Server: IBM will talk about tuning and performance and
             demonstrate Remote LAN Access

             General: IBM will talk about the future of OS/2 and other products

October 28   Word Perfect will demonstrate Word Perfect for OS/2 5.2 and the
             upcoming 6.0 (tentative)

November 18* Novell will talk about Netware for OS/2 4.01 (tentative)

December 30  Christmas Party

*one week earlier due to Thanksgiving

Do you have a topic which you would like to present to the user group?  If so,
please call the MNOS2 voice/fax message line at 612-869-7956.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. How to Contact MNOS2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Voice/Fax Messages

612-869-7956

Internet

[e-mail]

BBS

612-379-8272, 1200-16800 bps, N, 8, 1

Mail

c/o Marcus Krumpholz
7300 12th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55423


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. MNOS2 BBS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The MNOS2 BBS message forums include local exchanges, Usenet (Internet),
FidoNet , and other international network messages.

The file libraries include many OS/2 programs, utilities, information files,
graphics, and fixes.  Most packages are compressed into a ZIP format, and you
will need a utility capable of unzipping these packages. PKZ204.EXE and
UNZ50X32.EXE are two such programs.  The file ALLOS2.ZIP contains a complete
list of all files on the BBS.

Members can access the board for ninety minutes a day with no download
restrictions.  Guest users can access the board for fifteen minutes a day with
a download/upload ratio restriction.

The BBS's phone number is 612-379-8272, and can be reached with a 1200 bps or
faster modem (up to 16800 currently). Set your communications software for N81
(no stop bit, 8 data bits, 1 parity bit).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. MNOS2 Membership Registration Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Minnesota OS/2 User Group
c/o Marcus Krumpholz
7300 12th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55423

Bulletin Board System: [phone]
Voice/Fax Information Line: [phone]
Internet: [e-mail]

Electronic registrations via BBS are preferred (Questionnaire #05). You may
also Fax or send this form.  If you have any questions, please call/fax our
Voice/Fax Information line!

Unless otherwise specified, this information will be considered public
information.  Public ___  Private ___

Name:

Company:

Mail Stop:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip :

Country:

Home Phone:

Work Phone:

Fax Number:

Fax Type:  Full Time ___  Part Time___

Email Address:

Please check one of the following types of memberships:

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Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
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Γöé      Γöé$  30.00 yearly  ΓöéIndividual (+BBS) ΓöéMNOS2  membership / registered BBS access    Γöé
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Γöé      Γöé$  20.00 yearly  ΓöéIndividual/No BBS ΓöéMNOS2  membership / Guest BBS access         Γöé
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Γöé      Γöé$  15.00 yearly  ΓöéBBS Only          ΓöéNo MNOS2  membership / registered BBS access Γöé
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