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OS/2 Help File | 1997-05-22 | 144KB | 784 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Title & TBOUG Officers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                     PROS/2
            The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)
                                    June 1997
                     TBOUG logo designed by Albert Tatenborn

PROS/2 is the official newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG), a
not-for-profit, vendor-independent users' group dedicated to the effective use
of IBM's OS/2 operating system.  Letters and manuscripts are welcomed and
reviewed for possible publication. Please supply narrative in ASCII text
format.  Copyright (C) TBOUG 1997.  All rights reserved.  IBM and OS/2 are the
registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation.

Any OS/2 licensee within the Tampa Bay area of Florida is eligible to become a
member of TBOUG.  Annual Corporate membership is $200; individual membership is
$20; membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis.  TBOUG was founded in
December 1993 and its Federal Tax Id is 59-3212323.

                                     ADDRESS

                           Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group
                         c/o M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
                                777 Alderman Road
                             Palm Harbor, FL  34683
                               Tel:  [phone]
                               Fax:  [phone]
                               BBS:  813/786-4864
                       WWW:  http://www.tbos2cla.com/tbog

                             1997 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                                    OFFICERS

                                    President
                           John C. Tardy, CCP - SWFWMD
                               Tel:  [phone]
                               Fax:  [phone]
                            E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                                 Vice President
                           Robert Gonnella - E-Systems
                            Tel:  [phone] X 3353
                               Fax:  [phone]
                           E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                                    Secretary
                           Bruce W. Albritton - SWFWMD
                            Tel:  [phone] X 2363
                               Fax:  [phone]
                        E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                                    Treasurer
         Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc.
                       Tel:  [phone] (answer machine)
                              813/384-3900 (voice)
                           E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                                  BOARD MEMBERS

                       Colin Greseth - Festa Facilitators
                               Tel:  [phone]
                               Fax:  [phone]
                          E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                      Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking
                               Tel:  [phone]
                                  Fax:  (same)
                         E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                           Joe May - State of Florida
                            Tel:  [phone] X 342
                               Fax:  [phone]
                       E-Mail:  [e-mail]

              Steven E. Speairs - Automation Research Systems Ltd.
                            Tel:  [phone] X 147
                               Fax:  [phone]
                          E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                                 Past-President
                               Dr. Scott M. Baker
                               Tel:  [phone]
                               Fax:  [phone]
                          E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                               IBM Vendor Liaison
                              John R. Stuart - IBM
                               Tel:  [phone]
                          E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                       Dedicated to OS/2 Professionals in
                          the Tampa Bay area of Florida

PROS/2 Editor & TBOUG HTML Writer Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Tel:
813/786-4567 BBS:  813/786-4864 E-Mail:  [e-mail] CompuServe:
76235,2364

                                 PAST PRESIDENTS

          1996 - Dr. Scott M. Baker - The Center for Chiropractic Care
                    1995 - Dave Hancock - Publix Supermarkets
              1994 - Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA)

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Purpose & How Distributed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                            Purpose & How Distributed

PROS/2 is the official newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG),
one of the largest OS/2 user groups in the United States.  The newsletter
contains news and information of interest to the TBOUG membership and the OS/2
community in general.

WHY THE INF FORMAT?

We deliberately chose the INF file format to distribute PROS/2 not only because
it is becoming increasingly popular with OS/2 users, but it is also one of the
most efficient file formats for electronically distributing text and graphics.
Experienced users will already be familiar with the OS/2 "View" utility
(VIEW.EXE) and will be able to quickly find their way through PROS/2.  If you
are a new OS/2 user, please take a moment to learn the facility.  Standard Help
facilities are available to guide you through "View."  In particular, review
the following features:

Under the Services action-bar-choice:

      Search - to find every occurrence of a word or phrase in an on-line
      document.

      Print - to send to the printer one or more topics for the document you
      are viewing; the index for the document; the Table of Contents for the
      document.

      Bookmark - to save your place in the document you are viewing, by marking
      the topic displayed.  You can then return to that topic later.

      Copy to file - places the text you are viewing into an ASCII text file
      (text.tmp).  Note:  This file is re-initialized each time you use the
      "Copy to file" command.  In other words, you may lose your text if you
      are not careful.

      Append to file - updates your text file (text.tmp) with additional text.

 Under the Options action-bar-choice:

      Expanding - provides the means to display subordinate topics in the Table
      of Contents.  The user can either expand one level, a selected branch, or
      all.  Subordinate topics are indicated when the plus sign (+) is
      displayed to the left of a subject.  Instead of using one of the
      expanding pull-down-choices, the user can simply click on the (+) with
      the mouse.

      Collapsing - provides the reverse function of expanding; it removes the
      display of lower level topics in the Table of Contents.  The user can
      collapse either a selected branch or all.  Instead of using one of the
      collapse pull-down-choices, the user can simply click on the minus sign
      (-) to the left of the parent topic.

      Index - displays an alphabetic list of references to the topics in the
      document.  The user can select one of the index entries to display the
      related topic.

 The "View" utility is accessed either by clicking on its standard icon (in the
 shape of a book), or by typing the "VIEW" command, followed by the targeted
 INF file, through an OS/2 Window or Full Screen.  For example:

  C:\VIEW PROS0697.INF

 For additional information about "View," consult the following:

 Select/click on the Information icon on the OS/2 Desktop, and then:

   1. Select/click on the OS/2 Command Reference icon.

   2. Select OS/2 Commands by Name.

   3. Select VIEW.

 You may also access the same information by going to the command line (an OS/2
 Window or Full Screen) and typing:  HELP VIEW

 Printed documentation is available from IBM's OS/2 Technical Library:
 Information Presentation Facility Guide and Reference.

 "View" and "IPF/INF file formats" are commonly found in OS/2 related text
 books.

 NOTE:  Windows users can now view INF files using the new INF Viewer from
 SingaLab Pte. Ltd. of Singapore.  Patterned after the OS/2 VIEW facility, the
 Windows version provides the same functionality.  The utility can be freely
 obtained from a variety of sources:

     Look for WIN_INF.ZIP on most computer networks and bulletin boards.

     A copy of the product is available in IBM's Hyperwise (see LIBIPFX.EXE).

     Use the version of the product accompanying "Just Add OS/2 Warp" (see
      VIEW.EXE).

     http://www.tbos2cla.com/tbog/utility.html

 Also, IBM PC DOS 7 users can view it under DOS (without pictures) using the
 VIEW.EXE supplied with that OS.

 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

 This INF file is distributed to the major computer networks and bulletin
 boards.  This specifically includes:

     Commercial Networks:

        1. America Online - In the OS/2 Forum (Ctrl+K, "os2"), under
           "Newsletters."
        2. CompuServe - In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER), go to the
           Libary & Browse the "OS/2 User Groups" section.

     On the Internet:

        1. At the TBOUG web site:  http://www.tbos2cla.com/tbog
        2. FTP site:  hobbes.nmsu.edu  (/pub/incoming) or
           (/pub/os2/info/newsltr/)
        3. FTP site:  ftp-os2.cdrom.com  (/pub/os2/incoming) or
           (/pub/os2/newsltr)

     Bulletin Boards:

        1. TBOUG's BBS/MBA's The "PRIDE" Network (Palm Harbor, FL)
           813/786-4864
        2. Clarion BBS (Tampa, FL) 813/832-3851
        3. OS/2 Shareware; Pete Norloff's BBS (Fairfax, VA)  703/385-4325

 NOTE:  With the exception of TBOUG's own BBS, the publisher does not maintain
 a formal business relationship with any of the above listed carriers, other
 than purely as a distribution channel for the newsletter.

 The PROS/2 files may be copied and distributed free of charge.  The name of
 the file is PROSmmyy.ZIP (where "mm" represents the month and "yy" represents
 the year; for example:  PROS0697.ZIP represents the June 1997 issue).

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Meeting Announcement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                      NEW "NetVertising" COMPUTER TO DEBUT
                           AT TBOUG's JUNE 4TH MEETING

The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday
evening, June 4th at IBM's LakePointe offices in Tampa.

PRE-MEETING (6:00 - 7:00)

Continuing with our discussions on the Internet, the pre-meeting will describe
the In-Joy Internet dialer, an OS/2 based program to access the Internet via
your favorite Internet Service Provider (ISP).  In-Joy is produced as shareware
by Bjarne Jensen of Europe and can be obtained at
http://www.belle.dk/~bj/dialer.html or http://www.fx.dk

MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00)

"NetVertising"

Our next meeting will feature the debut of a totally new product for the
Internet, the Internet Advertising Computer (IAC) from M. Bryce & Associates,
Inc. (MBA) and John Meroth of Mersoft.  The IAC is a complete turnkey solution
for small and medium businesses who wish to promote their products through the
World Wide Web.  It is primarily aimed at companies who are not Internet savvy
yet want to capitalize on this exciting new advertising medium.  In particular,
the IAC is ideally suited for merchants who deal in products of different
"makes and models" where it is necessary to display their goods; some examples:

     Automotive dealerships
     Yacht brokers
     Airplane dealers
     Real estate agents
     Jewelers
     Antique dealers
     Furniture dealers
     Appliance stores
     Fashion/clothing
     Sporting Goods
     Hardware
     Trading card dealers

 ANY COMPANY THAT CURRENTLY MAKES USE OF PRINTED CATALOGS TO DISPLAY THEIR
 GOODS WILL FIND THE IAC A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO PRINTED BROCHURES THAT
 RAPIDLY GO OUT OF DATE.

 As a product, the IAC includes a complete Personal Computer with a Digital
 Camera that is ready to use "out of the box."  All of the hardware and
 software necessary to produce high-quality web pages is included for use by
 office or sales personnel with minimal knowledge of computing.  If you know
 how to point and click a mouse, you'll know how to use the IAC;  THE EMPHASIS
 IS ON SIMPLICITY AND EASE OF USE.

 The platform for the IAC?  OS/2 of course, which is primarily why TBOUG was
 selected for the product's debut.  The speakers will be Tim Bryce of MBA and
 John Meroth of Mersoft, both are early members of TBOUG and reside in the
 Tampa Bay area.

 If you are a merchant who is interested in presenting your products to Net
 surfers in the Tampa Bay area, the whole State of Florida, or the +40 million
 Internet users in the United States (as reported by "Business Week"), you will
 not want to miss this presentation.  If you are an Internet Service Provider
 (ISP), you should also plan on attending to find out how you can also benefit
 from this new product.

 COMING IN JULY!

 For our July 9th meeting, Citrix has graciously accepted our invitation to
 give a presentation.  Plan now to attend this hot topic!

 AGENDA

 Pre-Meeting (6:00 - 7:00)

     In-Joy

 Dinner (7:00 - 7:30)

 Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00)

     Announcements
     IBM Updates
     Featured Speakers:  Tim Bryce & John Meroth - Internet Advertising
      Computer (IAC)

 The registration fee for dinner is $7 for members who pre-register; $8 for
 pre-registered guests.  Please make your reservations early (no later than May
 30th).  NOTE:  If you have a "standing" reservation for monthly meetings it is
 not necessary to confirm reservations (except to cancel).  For cancellations,
 please call no later than two days prior to the meeting.  See the Meeting
 Reservation Form to make reservations.

 LOCATION

  IBM Tampa Services Center
  4th Floor, LakePointe One Building
  3109 West Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
  Tampa

 For directions, contact IBM at Tel:  [phone] or John Stuart at
 813/872-2341 or E-Mail:  [e-mail]

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Meeting Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                              MEETING REGISTRATION
                                JUNE 4TH MEETING

Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend the June 4th
meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group.  Please make reservations no later
than May 30th!  NOTE:  If you have a "standing" reservation for monthly
meetings it is not necessary to confirm reservations (except to cancel).  For
cancellations, please call no later than two days prior to the meeting.


                 Person               Title               Telephone

         _____________________  ____________________  ___________________

         _____________________  ____________________  ___________________

Company  ________________________________________________________________

Address  ________________________________________________________________

City     _____________________  State ____________ Zip  _________________

Fax:     _________________________________________

E-Mail:  _________________________________________

Either Phone or Mail your registration to:

        Albert F. (Fritz) Foster
        Crystal Investment Enterprises
        P.O. Box 47444
        St. Petersburg, FL  33743-7444
        Tel:  [phone] (answering machine)
              813/384-3900 (voice)
        E-Mail:  [e-mail]

        _____  CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE "PRE-MEETING" AT 6PM

        _____  CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Welcome New Members! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                              WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

                  COME JOIN OS/2 PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE
                                 TAMPA BAY AREA!

        Bradenton, Brandon, Brooksville, Clearwater, Gulfport, Kissimmee,
          Lakeland, Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Madeira Beach, Odessa, Orlando,
       Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Redington Beach, Riverview,
          Sarasota, St. Petersburg, South Pasadena, Spring Hill, Tampa,
       Tarpon Springs, Temple Terrace, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills

                 A USER GROUP IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY IT KEEPS!

          The following is a partial list of member companies in TBOUG:

                           AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
                         CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
                              CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
                      CRYSTAL INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
                                DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE
                                    E-SYSTEMS
                         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
                                FLORIDA, STATE OF
                                GTE DATA SERVICES
                           HEALTH PLAN SERVICES, INC.
                                       IBM
                           M. BRYCE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
                                    MET LIFE
                              MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
                      PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA
              SOUTH WEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD)
                     ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INT'L AIRPORT
                             TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
                           UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
                                U.S. MARINE CORPS
                                   VA HOSPITAL
                            WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.

For a membership application, see:

     Membership Application

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Membership Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                           TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP

                             MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

The Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) is a not-for-profit, vendor-independent
association dedicated to the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system.
Members of TBOUG are OS/2 licensees from around the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
There are two types of membership in the user group:

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP allows a company to sponsor many employees to attend user
group functions.  There is one (1) vote associated with a corporate membership
and the company must appoint an official voting delegate.  The price for an
annual corporate membership is $200.*

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP allows an individual to join the user group and entitles
him/her to the same rights and privileges as the corporate member, except the
individual has a one-tenth (1/10) membership vote. The price for an individual
membership is $20.*

*  Membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis (operating year is January
to December).

The association is governed by a set of bylaws and an Executive Board. Members
can attend meeting functions (monthly meetings and committee meetings) at
discounted rates, and are provided free access to the user group's Bulletin
Board Service (BBS).  Membership applications should be forwarded to TBOUG at:
777 Alderman Road, Palm Harbor, FL  34683; Tel:  [phone].  Make checks
payable to:  Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group.

                        TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP
                          MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

MEMBERSHIP TYPE:        _____   CORPORATE               _____   INDIVIDUAL

IF CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP, WILL YOU BE THE VOTING DELEGATE?  ________

"I HEREBY CONFIRM THAT I AM OR MY COMPANY IS A LICENSEE OF IBM'S OS/2
OPERATING SYSTEM AND, AS A MEMBER, WILL ABIDE THE BYLAWS OF THE
TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP."

NAME       ____________________________________________________________

TITLE      ____________________________________________________________

COMPANY    ____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS    ____________________________________________________________

CITY       _________________________ STATE   _____   ZIP ______________

TELEPHONE  ____________________________________________________________

FAX        ____________________________________________________________

E-MAIL     ____________________________________________________________

        I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE(S):

_____  PRODUCTION             _____  OS/2 SUPPORT
_____  END-USER EDUCATION     _____  OTHER  _____________

CHECK HERE TO ESTABLISH A "STANDING" DINNER RESERVATION FOR ALL MONTHLY
MEETINGS (YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO CALL TO CANCEL RESERVATIONS):  _____

RECEIVED BY (TBOUG):  ______________________________  DATE: ________________

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. TBOUG Membership Log ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                              TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG

The following is a list of current members in the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group.
The addresses, telephone/fax numbers, and E-Mail addresses of the membership
are available on the TBOUG BBS.

Rick Adams

Bruce W. Albritton - South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)

Wayne Alexander - Cybertek, Inc.

Tyler Bain - IBM/ISSC

Scott M. Baker

Timothy J. Baker

Phil Bates - IBM

Kirk Beach - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Arnold Behre

Edward Bembrey - IBM

Edward S. Blech

Mike Boone - IBM

Diana Box - IBM

Brad Brown - IBM

Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.

Nick Cassimatis - IBM

Luis Celpa - IBM

Arup Chakravarty - IBM

Timothy S. Chanda - Techno-Nerds

C. Cole Coon - U.S. Marine Corps

Jim Clack - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Rick Cook - IBM

Mark Cookman - IBM

Steve Cox - IBM

J.C. Cranfill - TK Sales, Inc.

Brian Crocker - IBM

Daryl Davis - IBM

Damon Didier - Techno-Nerds

Michael Downey - Digital Lightwave

Dr. Scott L. Drizen, D.C.

Ron Duncan - IBM

Rick Elia - IBM/ISSC

Robert Faichney - IBM

Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc.

Michael French - St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'l Airport

Michael Friedman - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Steve Gillis - Health Plan Services, Inc.

Melvin Glass

Bob Gonnella - E-Systems

Steven J. Greenfield - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Chris Gregory - IBM

Colin Greseth - Festa Facilitators

Donald F. Griffis

William Griffith - ISSC/GTEDS

Arnold Grohskopf - Morton Plant Hospital

Craig Hale - IBM

Joseph Harding - IBM

Mike Heddleston - IBM

Dan Hill - IBM

Rick L. Hoffmann

Charles Howe - Cosmos Technologies of Florida

James G. Howes - St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'l Airport

Richard A. Hubbard - FAA

Jim Jackson

Gary Jenkins - Health Plan Services, Inc.

Marc Johlic - IBM

Greg W. Johnson - IBM

Philip W. Johnson - Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

William L. Kath - WLK Associates

Steven Kessler - Met Life

Connie Kincaid - IBM

Eric L. Kintzer - American Management Systems

Jim Larcom - IBM/ISSC

Mark Laughlin

John T. Lavana

F. Lee Launstein - F. Lee Launstein & Associates

James Lawrence - Englewood Disposal

Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking

John Lucas

Joseph Madden - VA Hospital

Ben Markwell

Sue Mattiace - IBM

Joe May - Florida, State of

James McQueen - IBM

John Meroth - Mersoft

Michael Meyer - IBM

Teresa Miller - IBM

Walter J. Miska - GTE Data Services

Perry K. Moon - Philips Medical Systems North America

Kevin Mooren

Steven Morris - Morris Air Conditioning

Tony Morrow - IBM

Michael Mullin - IBM

Jack A. Nelson - City of Pinellas Park

William "Chad" Nelson

Robert Noren

Donald Patzsch

Jeff Payne - IBM

Roger Pearson - IBM

Frank Perkins - IBM

Glen Perry - IBM

Richard Petric - IBM

Margaret H. Petro - Tampa General Hospital

Steven W. Phillippy - University of South Florida

George Pollak - Caplu Enterprises

Myron R. Prociak - Design Communications

Jorge Quintana - IBM

Raymond Rey - IBM

Norman Rivera - IBM

Dennis Roche - IBM

James K. Ryan - IBM

Robert Sachs

Joe Schwalke, Jr.

Stephen Seabron - IBM

Brian Shanberg - IBM

Luis Silva - IBM

Donald Skillman - IBM

Jeffrey R. Smick

Brian Smith - Advantis

Steven E. Speairs - Automation Research Systems, Ltd.

Allan L. Stephan - Stepco I.S. Consulting

Scott Stewart - IBM

Aaron Stine - IBM

John R. Stuart - IBM

Mike Stuck

John C. Tardy, CCP - South West Florida Water Management District

Carlington Taylor - IBM

Kenneth Taylor, A.P.

Mark E. Tennant - IBM

Bryan Thompson - DBA Group, Inc.

Robert R. Trowbridge - IBM

Swain Valasek - IBM

Richard Walsh

David Whitmore - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Kelley Wilcher - City of Pinellas Park

Rebecca D. Williams - IBM

Charles O. Wilson

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Calendar of Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                               CALENDAR OF EVENTS