OS/2 Shareware BBS: 32 Periodic/32-Periodic.zip/pros0896.zip/PROS0896.INF

OS/2 Help File | 1996-07-30 | 195KB | 973 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Title & TBOUG Officers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                                     PROS/2
            The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)
                                   August 1996
                     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 1996.  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://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/tboug

                                    OFFICERS

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

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

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

                        Chairman, OS/2 Support Committee
                      Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking
                               Tel:  [phone]
                                  Fax:  (same)
                         E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                     Chairman, End User Education Committee
                           Joe May - State of Florida
                            Tel:  [phone] X 342
                               Fax:  [phone]
                       E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                   Chairman, Production Committee & BBS SysOp
                    Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
                               Tel:  [phone]
                               IBM Link:  MA00890

                                 Past-President
                    Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
                            Tel:  [phone] X 2711
                            Fax:  [phone] X 6090
                        E-Mail:  [e-mail]

                               IBM Vendor Liaison
            Brad Brown - International Business Machines Corporation
                               Tel:  [phone]
                         E-Mail:  [e-mail]

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

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 PROS0896.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).

 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. FTP site:  hobbes.nmsu.edu  (/os2/newsltr) or (/incoming) or (/new)
        2. 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:  PROS0896.ZIP represents the aUGUST 1996 issue).

 END


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Meeting Announcement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                           DOCUMENT IMAGING WITH OS/2
                         FEATURED AT AUGUST 7TH MEETING

The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday
evening, August 7th at IBM's LakePointe offices in Tampa.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS (5:45 - 6:45)

Three committee meetings will be held in parallel prior to our main meeting:

END USER EDUCATION & SUPPORT COMMITTEES

This will be a joint session of the two committees and will feature a lab
session and follow-up discussion on "Merlin," codename for the next release of
OS/2 Warp.

PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

John Meroth of Mersoft in Tampa will give a talk on how OS/2 helps him in his
daily activities as a Sysop, WebMaster, and Consultant.  In particular, he will
discuss how he uses OS/2 to manage his web site.  John is a software developer
specializing in DOS based small business Point of Sale Systems.  He has used
OS/2 since 2.0 as his primary development platform.  He now runs a three
workstation network that maintains a BBS, and mail hubbing for Tampa (FIDO) and
all of Florida for IBMNet & OS2Net.  His server was upgraded to OS/2 Warp
Server and his network is now used to provide complete ISP services.  John is a
member of both TBOUG and Team OS/2, and can be reached at:
[e-mail]

MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00)

Imaging is the conversion of documents from a physical medium, paper for
example, to a digital form where they can be manipulated by computers for
easier access and retrieval.  Most image management systems include
workstations for viewing and manipulating images; storage devices; and servers
to manage the image database, run applications software, control peripherals
and connect to host devices.

Imaging is a rapidly growing area and as costs have been lowered for computers
and storage, networks have increased in reliability display technology,
scanners, and OCR have improved, more and more organizations are implementing
the technology.

Our featured speaker for August will be Mr. Steve Pyles, an Imaging Specialist
from Xerographics.  Xerographics is a leading document imaging vendor located
in St. Petersburg, Florida.  (Pinellas:  813/570-8868, Tampa:  813/855-6625,
Fax:  [phone]).  Of particular relevance to TBOUG is the fact that
Xerograhics uses OS/2 Servers for their document management systems.  Mr. Pyles
will be discussing imaging and document management, addressing the use of OS/2
for their servers and demonstrating the Genesis Information Image Extender
which allows extension of imaging to any application.

Document imaging is the future.  If you want to learn more about this
technology, how it is used, and where it is going, this is the presentation for
you.

EVENING MEAL

REMINDER:  Do not forget to call in your meal reservations.  We need to know
how  many meals will be required as soon as possible.  We encourage you to take
advantage of these catered meals, as the user group has to guarantee a minimum
number of meals in order to provide this important service.  Failure to meet
the minimum results in an increased cost for our group.  In addition to
providing an excellent meal at an affordable price, these meals offer the
opportunity to network with other members and share ideas about OS/2.

AGENDA

Committee Meetings (5:45 - 6:45) (Parallel Sessions)

     Production Committee
     OS/2 Support Committee
     End User Education Committee

 Dinner (6:45 - 7:30)

 Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00)

     Announcements
     IBM Updates
     Featured Speaker:  Steve Pyles of Xerographics

 The registration fee for dinner is $13 for members who pre-register; $15 for
 pre-registered guests.  Please make your reservations early (no later than
 July 5th).  The registration fee for those who do not pre-register is $15 for
 members and $17 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:  [phone] or Brad Brown at
 813/872-2156 or E-Mail:  [e-mail]

 END


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Meeting Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                              MEETING REGISTRATION
                               AUGUST 7TH MEETING

Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend
the August 7th meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group.  Please
make reservations no later than August 2nd!  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                    Please indicate the committee meeting
registration to:                             you plan to attend:
        Albert F. (Fritz) Foster
        Crystal Investment Enterprises       _____ End User Education
        P.O. Box 47444                       _____ Production
        St. Petersburg, FL  33743-7444       _____ OS/2 Support
        Tel:  [phone]                   Subjects to be discussed at
              (answering machine)            OS/2 Support:
              813/384-3900 (voice)
        E-Mail:  [e-mail]          ___________________________

                                             ___________________________

                  CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER _____

END


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. TBOUG Golf Shirts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                           TBOUG GOLF SHIRTS AVAILABLE

TBOUG is proud to present its own line of waffle net or smooth texture Outer
Banks professional golf shirts.  These shirts are available in two recommended
colors:  Forest Green and White.  The TBOUG logo was hand designed, digitized
and embroidered on the right hand side of the shirt opposite of the optional
pocket.  The shirt sizes are S M L XL XXL.  If you are interested, the cost is
$25.50.  Please make checks payable to "We're the Tops".  If you have any
questions or to place an order, you can either send me an e-mail or phone me at
813/725-0882 X 252

                                                                 - Rick Hoffmann
                                                               [e-mail]

END


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Welcome New Members! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                              WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

                            Timothy S. Chanda - Tampa
                              Damon Didier - Tampa
                          William "Chad" Nelson - Tampa

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
                              BIC SPECIALTY MARKETS
                         CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
                              CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
                      CRYSTAL INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
                                DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE
                                    E-SYSTEMS
                         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
                                FLORIDA, STATE OF
                                GTE DATA SERVICES
                          H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
                           HEALTH PLAN SERVICES, INC.
                                       IBM
                        LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
                           M. BRYCE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
                                    MET LIFE
                              MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
                      PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA
                           PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
              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 4.1. 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: ________________

END


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. 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

Michelle Alatorre - IBM

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

Wayne Alexander - Cybertek, Inc.

Duane Aylsworth - BIC Specialty Markets

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.

Kenneth Buker - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Barbara Carter - Publix Super Markets, 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

Mike Clough - BIC Specialty Markets

Rick Cook - IBM

Mark Cookman - IBM

Steve Cox - IBM

J.C. Cranfill - Action Electric Sales

Brian Crocker - IBM

Daryl Davis - IBM

Jerry Dickie - BIC Specialty Products

Damon Didier - Techno-Nerds

Michael Downey - Digital Lightwave

Ron Duncan - IBM

Rick Elia - IBM/ISSC

Maria I. Espinosa - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Robert Faichney - IBM

Eric Fisher - BIC Specialty Products

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

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

Michael Friedman - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Dan Geist - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Steve Gillis - Health Plan Services, Inc.

Melvin Glass

Bob Gonnella - E-Systems

Otto L. Gonzalez - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Kevin Goodman - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Steven J. Greenfield - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Chris Gregory - IBM

Colin Greseth - ISSC/BRS

William Griffith - ISSC/GTEDS

Donald F. Griffiths

Arnold Grohskopf - Morton Plant Hospital

Craig Hale - IBM

Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Joseph Harding - IBM

Sam Heard - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

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

Mark Laughlin

John T. Lavana

F. Lee Launstein - F. Lee Launstein & Associates

James Lindsey - IBM

Garry Lingle - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking

John K. Lucas

Joseph Madden - VA Hospital

John D. Markman

Sue Mattiace - IBM

Joe May - Florida, State of

Michael McEldowney - BIC Specialty Markets

James McQueen - IBM

John Meroth - Mersoft

Michael Meyer - IBM

Teresa Miller - IBM

Walter J. Miska - GTE Data Services

Pat MonGoven - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Perry K. Moon - Philips Medical Systems North America

Kevin Mooren

Steven Morris - Morris Air Conditioning

Tony Morrow - IBM

Brent Moser - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Andoni Muguruza - BIC Specialty Markets

Michael Mullin - IBM

Jack A. Nelson - City of Pinellas Park

William "Chad" Nelson

Robert Noren

Cheryl O'Neill - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Jennifer Page - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Donald Patzsch

Jeff Payne - IBM

Roger Pearson - IBM

Frank Perkins - IBM

Ceil Permenter - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

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

Ed Quenzer - QCON

Jorge Quintana - IBM

Raymond Rey - IBM

Norman Rivera - IBM

Dennis Roche - IBM

James K. Ryan - IBM

Robert Sachs

Kurt Schenerlein

Joe Schwalke, Jr.

Stephen Seabron - IBM

Brian Shanberg - IBM

Sue Shoop - BIC Specialty Markets

Luis Silva - IBM

Donald Skillman - IBM

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

Connie A. Swift - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

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

Carlington Taylor - IBM

Kenneth Taylor, A.P.

Mark E. Tennant - IBM

Kirk Toune - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Robert R. Trowbridge - IBM

Swain Valasek - IBM

Peter Weigler - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Rebecca R. Whipple - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

David Whitmore - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Kelley Wilcher - City of Pinellas Park

Rebecca D. Williams - IBM

Charles O. Wilson

Paul G. Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.

END


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. CONNECT THE WORLD WITH MERLIN ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                          CONNECT THE WORLD WITH MERLIN

The "Connect the World with Merlin" event scheduled for Saturday, October 26th
is still snowballing in popularity.  We now have volunteers from:  Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan
(ROC), Thailand, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom (locations in Scotland and
England), the United States, and Venezuela.

Simply put, the "Connect" promo idea is concerned with helping in the launch of
"Merlin" (the next major release of OS/2) by having OS/2 user groups and Team
OS/2 members conduct demos of the new product at computer stores throughout the
world.  Further, the demos would all be connected through the Internet where we
would build a map showing where OS/2 is used throughout the world.  The demos
would also highlight the power of OS/2, including multimedia, multitasking,
multithreading, and true 32-bit processing.  The benefits of this approach
would be considerable:

     It would invigorate computer stores who have historically taken a ho-hum
      approach to selling OS/2.

     It would dispel the belief that OS/2 isn't widely used.

     It would promote sales by showcasing the features of the product.

     The press would find it an interesting media event in that one computer
      product was able to easily link the world together.

     It would galvanize OS/2 customers (e.g., user groups and Team OS/2)
      through a common promotional program.

     It would be incredibly simple to do.

 Since TBOUG is the host for the event, we are calling on all OS/2 enthusiasts
 from around the Tampa Bay Area (whether or not you are a TBOUG member) to join
 us in this international event.  Your participation in any capacity would be
 greatly appreciated.

 To sign-up, please send the following Volunteer Registration Sheet to:

      Tim Bryce
      Editor, OS/2 CONNECT
      M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
      777 Alderman Road
      Palm Harbor, FL  34683
      United States
      Tel:  [phone]
      Fax:  [phone]
      BBS:  813/786-4864
      E-Mail:  [e-mail]
      CompuServe:  76235,2364

                           VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION SHEET

 Yes, I am interested in participating in the "Connect the World with Merlin"
 event.  Please send me information and add my name to your mailing list (no
 charge is involved):

  YOUR NAME                   _________________________________________________

  TITLE (optional)            _________________________________________________

  COMPANY (optional)          _________________________________________________

  ADDRESS                     _________________________________________________

                              _________________________________________________

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