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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Title & TBOUG Officers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PROS/2
The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)
July 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: 813/786-4567
Fax: 813/786-4765
BBS: 813/786-4864
WWW: http://www.tbos2cla.com/tbog
1997 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
John C. Tardy, CCP - SWFWMD
Tel: 813/985-7481
Fax: 813/987-6748
E-Mail: Jupiler@aol.com
Vice President
Robert Gonnella - E-Systems
Tel: 813/381-2000 X 3353
Fax: 813/344-7415
E-Mail: rnga@eci-esyst.com
Secretary
Bruce W. Albritton - SWFWMD
Tel: 813/985-7481 X 2363
Fax: 813/987-6748
E-Mail: 103263.71@compuserve.com
Treasurer
Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc.
Tel: 813/341-1444 (answer machine)
813/384-3900 (voice)
E-Mail: AFoster704@aol.com
BOARD MEMBERS
Colin Greseth - Festa Facilitators
Tel: 813/882-4988
Fax: 813/884-1051
E-Mail: colin@festafacil.com
Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking
Tel: 941/745-2315
Fax: (same)
E-Mail: tfxbl@worldnet.att.net
Joe May - State of Florida
Tel: 813/744-6100 X 342
Fax: 813/744-8198
E-Mail: may_j@tpa1.dep.state.fl.us
Steven E. Speairs - Automation Research Systems Ltd.
Tel: 813/221-0733 X 147
Fax: 813/226-2303
E-Mail: sspeairs@arstpa.com
Past-President
Dr. Scott M. Baker
Tel: 813/538-2273
Fax: 813/870-2912
E-Mail: DrSbaker@citicom.com
IBM Vendor Liaison
John R. Stuart - IBM
Tel: 813/872-2341
E-Mail: jstuart@vnet.ibm.com
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: TimB1557@aol.com 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)
END
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 PROS0797.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) 703/242-4482
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: PROS0797.ZIP represents the July 1997 issue).
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Meeting Announcement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CITRIX's OS/2 SUPPORT FOR WIN32 APPS
FEATURED AT JULY 9TH MEETING
The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday
evening, July 9th at IBM's LakePointe offices in Tampa.
MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00)
Our featured speaker for the July meeting will be Mr. Ed Wojtowicz, the
Southeast Account Manager for Citrix. He has been with Citrix since December
1996. The title of his talk will be: "Business Solutions for Mission Critical
Applications," a high powered Power Point based presentation. Included in his
talk will be a demonstration of Citrix's WinFrame for OS/2 product which allows
32 bit Windows applications to run under OS/2.
AGENDA
Pre-Meeting (6:00 - 7:00)
Dinner (7:00 - 7:30)
Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00)
Announcements
IBM Updates
Featured Speaker: Ed Wojtowicz, Citrix
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
July 3rd). The registration fee for those who do not pre-register is $8 for
members and $9 for guests. 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 registration form to make reservations:
Meeting Reservation
LOCATION
IBM Tampa Services Center
4th Floor, LakePointe One Building
3109 West Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Tampa
For directions, contact IBM at Tel: 813/872-2277 or John Stuart at
813/872-2341 or E-Mail: jstuart@vnet.ibm.com
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Meeting Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
MEETING REGISTRATION
JULY 9TH MEETING
Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend the July 9th
meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group. Please make reservations no later
than July 3rd! 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: 813/341-1444 (answering machine)
813/384-3900 (voice)
E-Mail: AFoster704@aol.com
_____ CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE "PRE-MEETING" AT 6PM
_____ CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER
END
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
END
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:
Accounting Office, 5932 Seabird Drive South, St. Petersburg, FL 33707-3936.
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 ____________________________________________________________
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: ________________
END
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
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Calendar of Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CALENDAR OF EVENTS