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The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)
August 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
A. AUGUST 7TH MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
B. MEETING REGISTRATION (FORM)
C. TBOUG GOLF SHIRTS AVAILABLE
II. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
A. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (FORM)
B. TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG
C. CONNECT THE WORLD WITH MERLIN
III. CALENDAR OF EVENTS
IV. NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS: 813/786-4864
V. NAMES & NUMBERS
VI. OS/2 HERE & THERE
VII. PROS/2 TITLE & TBOUG OFFICERS
A. PROS/2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
B. TBOUG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
C. TBOUG BYLAWS
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT:
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: jmeroth@tbos2cla.com
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: 813-578-0009). 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 August 2nd). 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.
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
Brad Brown at 813/872-2156 or E-Mail: bradbrown@vnet.ibm.com
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
registration to: meeting 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: 813/341-1444 Subjects to be discussed at
(answering machine) OS/2 Support:
813/384-3900 (voice)
E-Mail: AFoster704@aol.com ___________________________
___________________________
CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER _____
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
FredPoint@aol.com
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 ...
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: 813/786-4567. 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: ________________
TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG
The following is a list of all 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
Charels 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.
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: 813/786-4567
Fax: 813/786-4765
BBS: 813/786-4864
E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
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 _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
CITY _________________________________________________
STATE/PROVINCE _________________________________________________
ZIP/POSTAL CODE _________________________
COUNTRY _________________________________________________
TELEPHONE _________________________________________________
FAX _________________________________________________
BBS (BULLETIN BOARD) _________________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS _________________________________________________
WWW (WORLD WIDE WEB) _________________________________________________
OS/2 USER GROUP NAME _________________________________________________
_____ Check here if you are just a member of the user group
_____ Check here if you are the President/Chairman of the group
_____ Check here if you are the Vice President
_____ Check here if you are the Secretary
_____ Check here if you are the Treasurer
_____ Check here if you are the Newsletter Editor
_____ Check here if you are the Web Page Editor
_____ Check here if you are another type of officer or on the board of directors
_____ Check here if you are a member of Team OS/2
COMMENTS:
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The following is a list of events of interest to OS/2 users in the
Tampa Bay area:
August 7, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
September 11, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
October 2, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
October 13-18, 1996 - ColoradOS/2 Conference;
Keystone, Colorado; Tel: 800/481-3389 or 719/481-3389;
E-Mail: wkovsky@colos2.com; CompuServe: 76711,1221;
WWW: http://www.colos2.com
October 26, 1996 - "Connect the World with Merlin" event;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
November 6, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
November 17-21, 1996 - GUIDE Fall '95; San Antonio, TX;
Tel: 312-245-1599
November 18-22, 1996 - COMDEX/Fall; Las Vegas, NV;
Tel: 617/449-6600
December 4, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
January 8, 1997 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
May 12-16, 1997 - IBM Technical Interchange, St. Louis, MO;
Tel: 800-872-7109 or 508-443-4990
ALSO LOOK FOR TBOUG MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE TAMPA TRIBUNE,
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, AMERICA ONLINE, IBM LINK, COMPUSERVE, THE
TBOUG BBS, AND ON THE INTERNET.
NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS: 813/786-4864
CON0896.ZIP - OS/2 CONNECT Newsletter for August 1996
in INF format suitable for use with the
standard OS/2 "View" utility (VIEW.EXE).
Simply type: VIEW CON0896.INF See included
README.TXT file for description and
installation instructions. Newsletter
includes the names, numbers, and addresses
(including Internet and BBS') of key OS/2
contacts in the industry, along with news
and a calendar of events.
MEMS0796.ZIP - TBOUG membership log as of July 11, 1996
TINYED.ZIP - Small footprint editor (< 9k), especially good to
place on boot disks (IBM EWS)
CLOKGS.ZIP - PM clock that uses a bare minimum of desktop space and
can also show date.
OS2GFC.ZIP - Graphical file comparison program (another IBM EWS
application).
CALCALC.ZIP - Program which calculates calories expended while
bicycling--very cool!
ANA015.ZIP - Binary file analysis program.
GLE33PM.ZIP - High quality scientific data graphics package.
EULER412.ZIP - Very fast numeric program for complex math--also plots in
2D and 3D.
SPELLGRD.ZIP - Spellguard is an on-line and real time spellcheck--can be
used while on a BBS.
EWSCAT.TXT - IBM Employee Written Software (EWS) for OS/2
catalog--very nice.
PF.ZIP - PLOTTING TOOLS: native interactive science plotting
app--very capable.
BIRTH10.ZIP - Handy data base app for tracking birthdates--good for staying
out of trouble ;-)
TETRIS.ZIP - Tetris in running native in OS/2--nice.
UNH204.ZIP - Revised version from v 2.04 of html tag stripping
application--freeware.
VXFTP100.ZIP - Multi-threaded ftp application for OS/2; allows for working
two functions.
PMVIEW92.ZIP - Views, manipulates and translates image files--also does
thumbnails.
Plus many other freeware and shareware products.
THANKS TO ALL OF THE TBOUG MEMBERS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS!
NAMES & NUMBERS
Abacus 800-451-4319
(publisher of OS/2 books) or 616-698-0330
(Grand Rapids, MI) and 616-698-0325 FAX
ACI Technology Training Div. (OS/2 training) 708-285-7800
(Itasca, IL) and 708-285-7440 FAX
Adaptive Research & Design (OS/2 training) 305-892-8669
(Miami, FL) and 305-892-8669
Addison-Wesley (publisher of OS/2 books) 617-944-3700
Advantis (customer assistance) 800-727-2222
(IBM Link) 800-543-3912
Alpha Books (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-428-5331
(Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX
Altium (an IBM company) 800-365-4426x310
America Online 800-827-6364
and 703/448-8700
Arcada Software, Inc. 800/3ARCADA
(OS/2 backup/recovery software or 407/333-7500
(Lake Mary, FL) and 407/333-7730 FAX
BIX (network provider) 800-695-4775
or 617-354-4137
BMT Micro (distributor of OS/2 shareware) 910-350-8061
(Wilmington, NC) and 910-350-2937 FAX
Bookstop 813-791-9430
(Clearwater; retailer of OS/2 books & magazines)
Borland (vendor of OS/2 software devel. aids) 800-932-9994
(Santa Cruz, California) and 408-431-4123 FAX
(Borland Developer Express (catalog)) and 800-932-9994 x1302
Broadway and Seymour (OS/2 trng; Charlotte, NC) 800-247-9287
Business Depot, Inc. 800-844-8448
Circuit City (Clearwater) 813-726-2899
Cirrus 800-272-1135
Citrix 800-437-7503
or 305-755-0559
and 305-341-6880 FAX
Clearlook Corporation (OS/2 word processor) 800-818-5665
(Burke, VA) and 703-764-3746 FAX
CompUSA (Tampa) 813-877-4777
CompuServe 800-848-8199
(membership) or 800-524-3388
IBM OS/2 Users+ Forum (GO OS2USER)
OS/2 Support Forum (GO OS2SUPP)
Software Products Forum (GO PSPAPROD)
Computer Associates International, Inc. 800-CALL-CAI
Computer City (Tampa) 813-870-2141
Computer Trader (Tampa advertising paper) 813-839-7423
Compuware Corporation (MI) 810-737-7596
Corel Systems Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario) 613-728-8200
and 613-728-9790 FAX
Creative Labs (Technical Support; California) 408-982-9226
CYRIX (General) 214-234-8387
(Technical Support) 800-848-2979 x325
Datapro Research 609-764-0100
Dell Computer (Technical Support) 800-624-9896
Delphi 800-695-4005
or 617-491-3393
DeScribe, Inc. (OS/2 Word Processing package) 941-732-5500
Support and 916-646-1111
Drake Training and Technologies (for 800-959-3926
Professional Certification Program from IBM)
EduQuest (IBM subsidiary; software ordering) 800-426-3327
Egghead Software (OS/2 authorized dealer)
Clearwater 813-726-0477
Corporate Sales 800-927-4344
EMS (CD OS/2 shareware) 301-924-3594
GEnie 800-638-8369
Gilmore Systems (California) 805-379-3210
(Magnum BBS vendor) and 805-379-1341 FAX
GUIDE International Corporation 312-245-1599
(Chicago, IL) and 312-321-5116 FAX
Hawks Nest BBS (OS/2 BBS; Mulberry, FL) 941-425-1000 BBS
IBM AntiVirus Direct 800-551-3579
IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing 800-742-2493
IBM Authorized Dealer Locator 800-447-4700
IBM Boca Raton Tech. Svcs. Software System Test 800-426-2622
IBM BookStore 800-568-6294
IBM Business Enterprise Solution Team (BEST) 800-627-8363
(BESTeam) and 404-835-9444 FAX
IBM Cary (North Carolina) Customer Center 800-426-2279
IBM Catalog Solutions Center 800-426-2255
IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Ordering 800-426-2255
IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Tech Support 800-553-1623
IBM Cross System Product Ordering, Presale Info 800-426-2279
IBM Customer Education Schedules 800-426-8322
IBM Customer Support Center 800-967-7882
IBM DB2/2 Client/Server Devel. Asst. Pgm. (DAP) 800-627-8363
IBM DB/2 Technical Conference Enrollment 800-955-1238
IBM Desktop Software Support Hotline 800-336-5430
IBM Developer's Connection for OS/2 800-633-8266
IBM Direct (OS/2 software sales, prices) 800-342-6672
(FAX orders) 800-445-2426 FAX
IBM Direct Response Marketing for Education 800-426-4190
IBM Education and Training 800-426-8322
IBM End User & Software Solutions 800-547-1283
Services & Support
IBM FAX Information Service 800-426-4329
IBM General Information 800-426-3333
IBM Hardware Authorized Service Center Locator 800-237-4824
IBM Helpcenter (general info and tech support) 800-772-2227
IBM Independent Vendor League (IVL) 512-823-2069
IBM Maintenance Service 800-426-7378
IBM Multimedia Help Line 800-241-1620
IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Information 800-228-8584
IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Developer Assistance 800-426-9402x150
IBM National Education Fulfillment Center 800-426-3327
IBM National Service/IBM Support Center 800-237-5511
IBM Netware & OS/2 Interoperability Service 800-547-1283
IBM OS/2 Application Solutions Catalog Ordering 800-879-2755
IBM OS/2 Application Assistance Center (OS/2 AAC) 800-547-1283
IBM OS/2 BBS Registration Info (IBMLink/TalkLink) 800-547-1283
IBM OS/2 CSD/ServicePak Ordering 800-494-3044
IBM OS/2 & LAN Server Certification program 800-992-4777
IBM OS/2 Dealer Locator Service 800-237-4824
IBM OS/2 Developer's Connection Ordering 800-633-8266
IBM OS/2 Device Driver Developer's BBS (DUDE) 407-982-3217 BBS
IBM OS/2 Device Driver Development Support 407-982-4239
IBM OS/2 Device Driver Sourcekit Ordering 800-633-8266
IBM OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment 800-937-3737
IBM OS/2 Free Upgrade Order Status 800-677-2581
IBM OS/2 Hardware Compatibility/Device Drivers 800-992-4777
(choose Option 2, then Option 1)
IBM OS/2 Hardware Testing/Certification 407-443-4014
IBM OS/2 Information and Sales 800-342-6672
IBM OS/2 Multimedia Tools 800-228-8584
IBM OS/2 Seminar Line 800-766-4344
IBM OS/2 ServicePak/CSD Ordering 800-494-3044
IBM OS/2 ServicePak Defective/Missing Diskette 800-879-2755
Replacement (NOT ServicePak ordering!)
IBM OS/2 Software Solutions 407-944-5544
(technical support for home users)
IBM OS/2 Support Line 800-237-5511
IBM OS/2 Technical Update (seminars) 800-636-6634
IBM OS/2 Training Videos 800-346-2193
IBM OS/2 User Group Relations 512-828-9203
(Austin, Texas) and 512-838-9821 FAX
(Richard Woolsey; Austin, TX) ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com
IBM OS/2 Warp Bug Report (in the U.S.A.) 800-992-4777
IBM PC Company (Research Triangle Park) 919-517-0001 BBS
IBM PC Direct (hardware supplies, orders, prices) 800-426-4188
(in Canada) 800-465-7999
IBM PC Factory Outlet 800-426-7015
IBM PC Technical Books Hotline 800-426-7282
IBM PenAssist Program 800-627-8363
or 404-835-9900
and 404-835-9444 FAX
IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions 800-678-8014
(IBM magazine; Roanoke, TX) and 817-961-7218 FAX
IBM Personal Systems Support Family info center 800-799-7765
IBM POWER Team Information Line 800-222-2363
IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center 800-285-2936
IBM PSP Product Information and Sales 800-342-6672
IBM PSP Support Center 800-992-4777
(Defect report)
IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration 800-872-7109
IBM Publications Ordering 800-879-2755x1
IBM SDPnews 407-443-3858 FAX
IBM Software Store 800-342-6672
IBM Solution Developer Program (SDO) for OS/2 800-627-8363
(formerly the Developer Assistance Program) 770-835-9002
and 770-835-9444 FAX
IBM Sources & Solutions (OS/2 Directory) 203/268-1075 FAX
IBM Speech Recognition Education 800-426-4832
IBM Speech Recognition Information 800-826-5263
IBM Support Family Information Center 800-742-9235
IBM TalkLink 800-547-1283
IBM Tampa office (LakePointe One Building) 813-872-2277
IBM TCP/IP Application Partners Program (TAPP) 919-254-2679
IBM Technical Coordinator Program 800-547-1283
IBM Technical Directory 800-832-4347
IBM VisualAge Object Connection Program 800-426-2279
IDG Books Worldwide (publisher of OS/2 books) 415-655-3027
(San Mateo, CA) and 415-655-3299 FAX
Indelible Blue, Inc. (OS/2 software catalog) 800-776-8284
INSIDE OS/2 (Louisville, KY) 502-493-3200
(monthly newsletter) and 502-491-8050 FAX
Intel 800-628-8686
(Customer Support/FaxBack) and 800-538-3373 FAX
International DB2 Users Group (IDUG; Chicago) 312-644-6610
IS International (OS/2 training) 800-276-1075
(Boca Raton, FL) and 407-994-4373 FAX
Logitech (Technical Support; California) 510-795-8100
Lotus Development Corp. 800-828-7086
McGraw-Hill (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-822-8158
(Blue Ridge Summit, PA) and 717-794-2191 FAX
Mercury Opus BBS (OS/2 BBS; St. Pete, FL) 813-321-0734 BBS
Microage Computer Center (OS/2 authorized dealer) 407-875-9025
(Maitland, FL)
Micro Focus (COBOL development products; sales) 800-MFCOBOL
Technical Support (Philadelphia) 610-992-3550
Bulletin Board (300, 2400, 9600 modem) 610-337-0231 BBS
BBS (14,400 modem) 610-337-0406 BBS
Mitsumi (Technical Support; California) 408-970-0700
Multi-Net (OS/2 BBS software) 503-883-8099
Mustang Software (Wildcat BBS vendor) 800-999-9619
New Riders (OS/2 book publisher) 800-428-5331
(Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX
Novell, Inc. (Provo, UT) 801-429-5155
(Technical Support) 800-526-5463
Office Depot (Clearwater) 813-725-3181
Sunshine Mall 813-443-6767
St. Petersburg 813-347-4900
Office Solutions (Long Beach, CA) 800-897-APPS
(OS/2 Software Catalog) or 310-439-5567
and 310-438-7888 FAX
One Up Corporation (OS/2 training) 800-678-O1UP
(Dallas, TX) and 214-620-9626 FAX
Operating Systems of Florida (St. Pete) 813-923-8892
OS+ Resource (OS/2 Software Catalog; California) 800-804-8588
and 310-804-6154 FAX
OS/2 Developer Magazine subscriptions 800-926-8672
OS/2 Express (OS/2 Software Catalog) 800-672-5945
(Maryland) and 301-770-1720 FAX
OS/2 Express Bookshelf (OS/2 books) 800-OS2-KWIK
OS/2 Magazine (Miller-Freeman; San Francisco) 415-905-2200
OS/2 Shareware BBS (Pete Norloff, VA) 703-385-4325 BBS
OS/2 Vendor Council (independent vendors 415-491-1565
promoting OS/2; San Francisco, CA) and 415-491-1164 FAX
Packard Bell (Technical Support) 800-733-4411
PacketWorks, Inc. (Internet Provider; Clearwater) 813-446-8826
PC & MAC Connection (OS/2 software retailer) 800-800-9520
(New Hampshire) or 800-800-5555
(Fax Number) and 603-446-7791 FAX
PKWare, Inc. (Glendale, WI) 414-352-3670
(Vendor, data compression software; PKZIP) and 414-352-3815 FAX
PowerQuest Corporation 800-379-2566
(Orem, Utah) or 801-226-8977
(PartitionMagic Vendor) and 801-226-8941 FAX
Prentice Hall (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-428-5331
(Indianapolis, IN) 800-448-3804 FAX
"PRIDE" Network BBS (MBA/Bryce; Palm Harbor, FL) 813-786-4864 BBS
Prodigy 800-776-0845
and 800-776-3449
Profit Press (CD OS/2 shareware) 800-843-7990
Programmer's Paradise (software catalog) 800-445-7899
Provantage (software catalog) 800-336-1166
Que (division of Macmillan Computer Publications) 800-428-5331
(publisher of OS/2 books) and 800-448-3804 FAX
Random House (publisher of OS/2 books) 212-751-2600
(New York, NY) and 212-940-7370 FAX
Sams Publishing (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-448-5331
(Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX
Simply Intelligent Systems, Inc. 800-672-2388
(OS/2 PC vendor)
Softmart (OS/2 software retailer) 800-272-6519
Software, Etc. (OS/2 authorized dealer)
Bradenton 941-746-7769
Lakeland 941-859-4199
Naples 941-434-8812
Tampa Bay Center - Tampa 813-875-1642
University Square Mall - Tampa 813-971-7166
Software Publishers Association (SPA) 202-452-1600
(software piracy inspectors/auditors;
Washington, DC)
Software Quarterly (IBM magazine) 817-961-6551
(Roanoke, TX) and 817-961-7218 FAX
Stac Electronics (Carlsbad, CA) 800-522-7822
(Outside of the U.S.) and 619-794-4333
(Vendor, Stacker data compression software) and 619-794-4575 FAX
Stream International, Inc. (Norwood, MA) 800-718-4690
(OS/2 software retailer)
Surplus Software (OS/2 Software Catalog) 800-732-7877
SYS-ED (OS/2 training) 212-564-9147
(New York, NY) and 212-967-3498 FAX
Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group BBS 813-786-4864 BBS
Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 813-786-4567
Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 813-786-4765 FAX
Team OS/2
FAX 512-823-1693 FAX
Internet teamos2@vnet.ibm.com
Tiger Software (OS/2 software retailer) 800-888-4437
Tron Int'l (OS/2 test lab and sales) 415-525-2700
(San Mateo, CA) and 415-525-2707 FAX
User Friendly Computer News & Review (Tampa) 813-621-9696
(monthly computer newspaper for Tampa Bay)
Van Nostrand Reinhold (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-842-3636
(New York, NY) or 212-454-3232
and 212-475-2548 FAX
ViaGrafix (OS/2 training videos) 800-842-4723
(Pryor, OK) or 918-825-6700
and 800-842-3294 FAX
or 918-825-6744 FAX
Walnut Creek (CD OS/2 shareware; California) 800-786-9907
(Concord, California) or 510-674-0783
and 510-674-0821 FAX
Watcom International (OS/2 development aids) 800-265-4555
(Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) and 519-747-4971 FAX
Wiley (John) & QED (OS/2 book publisher) 212-850-6000
(New York, NY) or 800-CALL-WILEY
(Facsimile) and 212-850-6088 FAX
Ziff-Davis Press (publisher of OS/2 books) 510-601-2099
(Emeryville, CA) and 510-601-2099 FAX
OS/2 HERE & THERE
TASKBOX VERSION 3.00
The latest version of a simple program which displays the running
programs/open windows as a series of boxes in a bar.
The URL for the program is
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~n4050728/os2/TBox3_00.zip
or if you would prefer an FTP site you can get it from either
ftp://ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/sysutil/tbox3_00.zip
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/pmutils/tbo3_00.zip
or finally
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming with the aim of it being placed in
os2/wpsutil
- Internet Usenet Newsgroups - NNTP
comp.os.os2.announce
K.A.Ash@ncl.ac.uk
July 29, 1996
OS/2 SURVEYS
Are you a satisfied user of OS/2? Does Warp Server run your
network? Visit the following web sites and cast your vote:
Computer Shopper
http://www.zdnet.com/cshopper/content/special/bestbuy/ballot.html
Information Week
http://techweb.cmp.com/iw/587/devotebal.htm
PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/watch8/worldvote
- Internet Usenet Newsgroups - NNTP
comp.os.os2.announce
Ramon Garcia
garciara@mail.iamerica.net
July 27, 1996
IBM SPEEDS UP TIMETABLE FOR "MERLIN" WARP UPDATE
PC Week via Individual Inc.: IBM, launching a risky bid to fight
Windows NT 4.0, is speeding up the release schedule for the next
version of its OS/2 Warp client operating system, code-named Merlin.
Instead of sending out a widespread second beta version of Merlin,
IBM will issue a gamma test version to several hundred sites on
August 9, then release the final code to manufacturing around
August 29, sources close to the Armonk, N.Y., company said.
By then, IBM hopes to have cleared up the biggest complaint about
the beta: problems with installation routines.
In addition, IBM will try to stir up interest in OS/2 applications by
bundling with the new client a CD Sampler containing more than 50
demonstration versions of OS/2 products, sources said.
The early manufacturing date should get Merlin into users' hands by
mid-October, sources said. The official target date had been later
this fall, but IBM officials were worried that if they sent out a
second beta, the final release would not have been ready for Comdex
in November.
By releasing Merlin earlier, IBM can fight Microsoft Corp. on more
equal terms. Microsoft plans to release final NT 4.0 code to
manufacturing this week and will hold a series of rollouts during
trade shows in the fall.
However, the tactic also poses an Olympic-size hurdle, since some
testers are still having problems with Merlin's installation routines.
"It's a nightmare," said one reseller who requested anonymity. "Once
you get it running, it's pretty stable, but getting it running is
a major problem."
Postings on newsgroups and CompuServe forums echo those comments. Users
have reported several installation problems ranging across all types of
hardware. Some users who learned of the revised schedule said they
would bombard IBM with E-mail in an effort to change the company's plans.
But IBM is banking on the fact that, once over the installation hurdle,
the Merlin beta is, by most accounts, in good shape.
"It's very stable--as stable as anything we've seen released," said
beta tester Jess Hurwitz, vice president of technology for Parallel
Storage Solutions, a hardware manufacturer in Elmsford, N.Y., that
uses OS/2 in-house.
Hurwitz said he had no installation problems but said his company has
been careful to choose only hardware that follows design guides for
32-bit operating systems.
As it speeds up its schedule, IBM also has been soliciting vendors to
add demo versions of their software to a CD that will be bundled with
Merlin. A common complaint about OS/2 is that it lacks the widespread
support of ISVs, and the CD will attempt to answer that concern,
sources said.
IBM officials declined to comment.
- Norvin Leach
PC Week
Ziff-Davis Wire
AND FINALLY, OUR OWN JOE MAY CAME ACROSS THIS LAST LITTLE TIDBIT
(TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH)...
IBM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVES THE NEEDS OF THE WORLD
KABINDA, ZAIRE - In a move IBM office are hailing as a major step
in the company's on-going worldwide telecommunications revolution,
M'wana Ndeti, a member of Zaire's Bantu tribe, used an IBM global
uplink network modem yesterday to crush a nut.
Ndeti, who spent 20 minutes trying to open the nut by hand, easily
cracked it open by smashing it repeatedly with the powerful modem.
"I could not crush the nut by myself," said the 47-year-old Ndeti, who
added the savory nut to a thick, peanut-based soup minutes later. "With
IBM's help, I was able to break it." Ndeti discovered the nut-breaking,
28.8 V.34 modem yesterday, when IBM was shooting a commercial in his
southwestern Zaire village. During a break in shooting, which shows
African villagers eagerly teleconferencing via computer with Japanese
schoolchildren, Ndeti snuck onto the set and took the modem, which he
believed would serve well as a "smashing" utensil.
IBM officials were not surprised the longtime computer giant was able
to provide Ndeti with practical solutions to his everyday problems. "Our
telecommunications systems offer people all over the world global
networking solutions that fit their specific needs," said Herbert Ross,
IBM's director of marketing. "Whether you're a nun cloistered in an
Italian abbey or an Aborigine in Australia's Great Sandy Desert, IBM
has the ideas to get you where you want to go today."
According to Ndeti, of the modem's many powerful features, most
impressive was its hard plastic casing, which easily sustained several
minutes of vigorous pounding against a large stone. "I put the nut on
a rock, and I hit it with the modem," Ndeti said. "The modem did not
break. It is a good modem."
Ndeti was so impressed with the modem that he purchased a new,
state-of-the-art IBM workstation, complete with a PowerPC 601
microprocessor, a quad-speed internal CD-ROM drive and three 16-bit
ethernet networking connectors. The tribesman has already made good
use of the computer system, fashioning a gazelle trap out of its
wires, a boat anchor out of the monitor and a crude but effective
weapon from its mouse.
"This is a good computer," said Ndeti, carving up a just-captured
gazelle with the computer's flat, sharp internal processing device. "I
am using every part of it. I will cook this gazelle on the keyboard."
Hours later, Ndeti capped off his delicious gazelle dinner by smoking
the computer's 200-page owner's manual.
IBM spokespeople praised Ndeti's choice of computers. "We are pleased
that the Bantu people are turning to IBM for their business needs,"
said company CEO William Allaire. "From Kansas City to Kinshasa, IBM
is bringing the world closer together. Our cutting-edge technology is
truly creating a global village."
Articles, letters and other contributions to PROS/2 should be sent to the
editor, Tim Bryce; please call 813/786-4567. Contributions sent in ASCII
text format are preferred, or via E-Mail (America Online or CompuServe).
PROS/2
August 1996
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.
TBOUG logo designed by Albert Tatenborn.
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://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/tboug
OFFICERS
President
Scott M. Baker
Tel: 813/538-2273
Fax: 813/870-2912
E-Mail: DrSbaker@citicom.com
DrSbaker@ix.netcom.com
73156.177@compuserve.com
Vice President
John C. Tardy, CCP - SWFWMD
Tel: 813/985-7481
Fax: 813/987-6748
E-Mail: Jupiler@aol.com
73373.3507@compuserve.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
PROS/2 Editor & HTML Writer
Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
Tel: 813/786-4567
BBS: 813/786-4864
CompuServe: 76235,2364
E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
Chairman, OS/2 Support Committee
Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking
Tel: 941/745-2315
Fax: (same)
E-Mail: tfxbl@worldnet.att.net
Chairman, End User Education Committee
Joe May - State of Florida
Tel: 813/744-6100 X 342
Fax: 813/744-8198
E-Mail: may_j@tpa1.dep.state.fl.us
Chairman, Production Committee & BBS SysOp
Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
Tel: 813/786-4567
IBM Link: MA00890
Past-President
Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Tel: 941/688-7407 X 2711
Fax: 941/688-7407 X 6090
E-Mail: 74021.522@compuserve.com
IBM Vendor Liaison
Brad Brown - IBM
Tel: 813/872-2156
E-Mail: bradbrown@vnet.ibm.com
PROS/2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
The PROS/2 files (in ASCII format (TXT), INF format, and PostScript (PS)
format are distributed to the major computer networks and bulletin boards.
This specifically includes:
Commercial Networks:
America Online - In the OS/2 Forum (Ctrl+K, "os2"), under "Newsletters"
CompuServe - In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER),
go to the Library & Browse the "OS/2 User Groups" section.
On the Internet:
FTP site: hobbes.nmsu.edu (/os2/newsltr) or (/incoming) or (/new)
FTP site: ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/incoming) or (/pub/os2/newsltr)
Bulletin Boards:
TBOUG's BBS/MBA's The "PRIDE" Network (Palm Harbor, FL) 813/786-4864
Clarion BBS (Tampa, FL) 813/832-3851
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).
TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP
BYLAWS
ENACTED DECEMBER 9, 1993
ARTICLE I NAME
Section A The name of this organization shall be the "Tampa Bay OS/2 Users'
Group," hereinafter called the Association. OS/2 is defined as a computer
operating system marketed by IBM. OS/2 and IBM are the registered trademarks
of the International Business Machines Corporation.
ARTICLE II PURPOSE
Section A The objectives of this Association shall be:
1. To provide a forum for OS/2 users in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
2. To promote the effective use of OS/2.
3. To provide a formal communications channel between the members and
the OS/2 vendor, IBM.
4. To provide a vehicle to communicate with other OS/2 related
user groups.
Section B Achievement of the objectives shall be accomplished by:
1. Planning and conducting meetings of the Association.
2. Developing and maintaining an electronic messaging system (e.g.
"bulletin board" and/or "group ware") to facilitate the exchange of
ideas and communications between members. Such a service is to
act as a "clearing house" for its members to research OS/2 related
subjects and problems, disseminate pertinent news, and share public
domain software.
Use of such electronic services is made available to Association members
on a strictly voluntary basis and at their own risk. The Association and
the Executive Board will not be responsible for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special or consequential damages including, for example,
loss of profits resulting from the use of the "bulletin board" service or
software obtained from the service, even if the Association has
been advised of the possibility of damages.
3. Developing and maintaining a list of suggested modifications/improvements
to OS/2 for consideration by IBM.
4. Developing and maintaining a list of problems ("bugs") associated
with OS/2 for correction by IBM.
5. Developing and maintaining a list of suggested standards pertaining to
OS/2 for consideration by IBM.
6. Developing and maintaining a list of members of the Association.
7. Developing and maintaining a reference library of Association related documentation (e.g., minutes of board meetings, published proceedings,
committee reports, membership lists, etc.).
8. Voluntary participation in OS/2 promotional activities (e.g., seminars,
exhibitions, demonstrations, etc.).
ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP
Section A Classes of Membership
1. There will be two classes of membership, a Corporate Membership, and
an Individual Membership.
2. Each Corporate Membership is entitled to one (1) vote.
3. Each Individual Membership is entitled to one tenth (1/10) of a vote.
Section B Qualification
1. A membership may be held by any company, organization, or
individual with an OS/2 license.
2. Qualification for membership shall be automatic unless in the judgment
of the Executive Board this membership would not be consonant with the
spirit of the Association.
Section C Application
1. Application for membership must be made by writing to the Secretary
of the Association.
2. The application for Corporate Membership shall designate an
individual to serve as that corporation's voting delegate. The member
corporation may designate its delegate at any time by written notice
to the Secretary.
3. The Executive Board shall promptly act to accept or reject an application
for membership.
Section D Fees
1. An annual membership fee will be established by the Executive
Board to cover the operating expenses of the Association. The
membership fee is payable to the Treasurer at the time of applying
for membership. If membership application is rejected, the fee will
be returned to the applicant.
2. Registration fees will be used to cover the cost of meetings. The
amount of the fee will be established from time to time by a
committee consisting of the Secretary, Treasurer, and the
Program Chairman and submitted by that committee to the
Executive Board for approval. The registration fee is payable to
the Treasurer or other designated agent and is payable by each
person attending the meeting (with the exception of guests of the
Association).
Section E Termination of Membership
1. Membership terminates when qualification for membership ceases to
exist.
2. A membership may be terminated by notification in writing to the
Association Secretary from the corporate delegate of a Corporate
Membership, or an individual for an Individual Membership
3. Membership shall expire on January 1 of each year unless the
member's annual fee is received by the Secretary prior to that date.
4. The Secretary will notify the member by letter that such termination
has occurred. Re-instatement may be requested by letter to the President.
ARTICLE IV GOVERNMENT
Section A Executive Board of Directors
1. Executive Board - The government of this Association shall be vested
in the Executive Board, which shall consist of nine members.
2. Officers - The executive officers shall be: the President, the Vice-
President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer.
3. Executive Board Members - The Executive Board shall consist of the
executive officers, acting ex officio in their respective capacities, the
immediate Past President, and sufficient additional members to total
nine.
4. The tenure of an officer or Executive Board member shall terminate if the
incumbent becomes ineligible to hold office.
5. A majority of the Executive Board is a quorum.
Section B The President shall:
1. Be the principal executive officer.
2. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
Association.
3. Provide for committees as described in Article VII.
4. Preside over all formal meetings and Executive Board meetings of the
Association.
5. Be ex officio a member of all committees.
6. Provide for the discharge, pro tempore, of necessary functions in the
event of the absence or incapacity of a member.
7. Call all Executive Board meetings.
Section C The Vice President shall:
1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
Association.
2. Be of official service to the President.
3. Perform the duties, pro tempore, of the President in case of Presidential
absence.
4. Act as Chairman of the Program Committee.
Section D The Secretary shall:
1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
Association.
2. Publish and maintain the minutes of Executive Board meetings.
3. Be responsible for all official publications of the Association.
4. Maintain the membership roster and make copies available for
formal meetings.
5. Be responsible for all official correspondence with IBM.
6. Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for
meetings of the Association. This responsibility is jointly
held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman.
Section E The Treasurer shall:
1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
Association.
2. Be responsible for all monies of the Association.
3. Maintain all accounts and handle all financial transactions of the
Association and prepare and issue to each member an annual
financial statement of the Association.
4. Prepare and maintain an operating budget by fiscal year for the
Association. An approval of the budget by the Executive Board is required.
5. Arrange for an annual audit of the financial accounts of the Association.
An Audit Committee consisting of at least three (3) members of the
Association will be appointed by the President. Said committee will
review their findings with the Executive Board for approval.
6. Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for
meetings of the Association. This responsibility is jointly
held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman.
7. Collect all fees pertaining to membership and registration for
meetings. The Treasurer may appoint a member to collect
fees in the event of his/her absence.
Section F Scope:
The duties of the Executive Board and the officers shall include but not be
restricted to those named in this article.
ARTICLE V Nomination and Election
Section A
1. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of candidates for each
office at the last scheduled public meeting of the Association. This
committee will be chaired either by the Past President or a delegate
member appointed by the President.
2. Additional nominations may be appended to the slate of officers upon
receipt by the Nominating Committee, before the close of the meeting, of a
petition signed by seven (7) delegate members. No delegate may sign more
than one petition for the same office.
3. Elections shall occur during the course of that meeting.
4. Election shall be by secret ballot cast by delegate members.
5. Absentee ballots are not permitted.
6. A candidate is elected upon receiving a majority of the votes for the
office. Should the first ballot fail to produce a majority vote for any
office(s), a run-off shall be held between the two candidates receiving
the highest and second highest number of votes cast for the office(s).
7. The procedure for electing the remaining members of the Executive
Board shall be as follows. Each delegate member may vote for as many
candidates as there are vacancies to be filled. Those candidates,
equal in number to the actual number of vacancies to be filled,
receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected to the
Executive Board. In the case of a tie which results in a conflict, a
run-off between the tied candidates shall be held to fill the vacancies
remaining.
8. Elected officers and Board members shall assume their duties upon
adjournment of that meeting.
Section B Vacancies
1. In the event the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice
President shall succeed to the Presidency.
2. When any other office becomes vacant, the Executive Board shall
act to fill the office for the unexpired term. They shall use such
procedures for this as they deem advisable under the circumstances,
including if they wish, the holding of a special election with
balloting conducted by mail.
Section C Eligibility
1. Only member delegates are eligible to be officers or Executive Board
members.
2. No restriction shall be placed on the number of times a person may be
re-elected to office except that a Presidential incumbent is not eligible
for re-election of a second consecutive term.
3. No nomination shall be accepted unless the nominee has given assurance
of willingness to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the office
for which he is nominated.
4. Employees and relatives of IBM and its subsidiaries are ineligible to serve
as officers or members of the Executive Board. However, IBM can appoint
an official non-voting representative(s) to act as vendor liaison at
Executive Board meetings and committee meetings.
Section D Duties of Officers
The Executive Board shall:
1. Establish official policy for the Association. This includes a code of
conduct and standard practices to be observed at all Association functions.
2. Monitor and supervise all Association related activities.
3. Establish fees for membership and registration for meetings.
4. Sanction special projects related to the Association.
5. Control the distribution of the Association membership roster to parties
internal and external to the Association.
ARTICLE VI MEETINGS
Section A Definitions for Meetings of the Association
1. A formal meeting is an event composed of one or more scheduled
sessions for the general membership of the association. The sessions
may be concurrent and/or contiguous for each day of the meeting.
A formal meeting is completed when adjourned 'sine die.'
2. The Executive Board will conduct separate meetings to conduct the
business of the Association. Board meetings will be open to all
members.
3. Committees will conduct separate meetings to discuss pertinent
topics of interest. Committee meetings will be open to all members.
Section B Schedules
1. Formal meetings will be conducted once a month. Locations for these
meetings shall be selected by the Executive Board based on the
recommendations of the Program Committee.
2. Executive Board meetings will be conducted at least four times a year.
The President shall select the meeting location.
3. Committee meetings will be conducted periodically as determined by
the committee. The Committee Chairman shall select the meeting location.
Section C Meeting Preliminaries
1. The agenda and other particulars for a formal meeting shall be distributed
by the Association Secretary to the members at least one week prior to the
opening day of the formal meeting.
2. The agenda and other particulars for a board meeting shall be distributed
by the Association President to the members of the Executive Board at
least one week prior to the opening day of the board meeting.
3. The agenda and other particulars for a committee meeting shall be
distributed by the Committee Chairman to interested members at least
one week prior to the opening of the committee meeting.
Section D Attendance
Attendance at all meetings is limited to members and guests invited by
the Executive Board.
Section E Proceedings
A recording secretary shall be assigned for each meeting. For formal
meetings and board meetings, this will be the Association Secretary.
For committee meetings, the Chairman will appoint a member to record
the events in a fashion acceptable to the Association Secretary.
Section F Restriction
1. No member or guest of the Association shall engage in employment
recruiting and/or interviewing at and during any meeting.
2. Meetings of the Association shall not be used as a vehicle for direct
solicitation of business. To clarify, the Executive Board or a Committee
Chairman may from time to time invite a vendor or consultant to a meeting
to describe their product and/or service. In this event, the vendor/
consultant can describe their product/service and pricing structure to the
general membership in attendance, but must avoid direct solicitation for
business from individual members during the meeting.
Section G Meetings
The date and location of any meeting to be sponsored by the Association or
by any of its committees must be coordinated with the Vice President before
being formally scheduled or announced.
ARTICLE VII COMMITTEES
Section A Establishment of Committees
1. A committee and its charter are established by the Association President
with the approval of the Executive Board.
2. The Chairman is appointed by the President with the approval of the
Executive Board.
3. The Chairman appoints the members of the committee. However, a
committee may be as small as one (1) member.
4. The Chairman shall keep the Association Secretary informed, on a
timely basis, of the membership and activities of the committee.
5. A committee may be dissolved, or its charter modified, or its chairman
removed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board.
ARTICLE VIII COMMUNICATIONS
Section A Distribution
The official distribution of information to the members shall be through
the Association Secretary.
Section B Nature of Material
Material sent to the Association Secretary for distribution is considered
non-proprietary and unclassified. Material is unequivocally subject by
the Secretary and the Association.
Section C Library
A library of material will be maintained by the Association Secretary in a
manner to be determined by the Executive Board.
Section D Association Communication with the Vendor
All official communications between the Association and the OS/2 vendor,
IBM, about matters of Association business must be conducted through
the Association President, or through such individual(s) as he/she may
designate.
ARTICLE IX PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
Section A
"Robert's Rules of Order" shall prevail except that where they
conflict with these bylaws, the bylaws shall govern.
ARTICLE X AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS
Section A Proposals
Amendments to the bylaws may be processed by action of the Executive
Board or by a petition to the Association Secretary of seven (7) or more
members. Notice of a proposed amendment must be distributed to the
membership at least one month prior to the formal meeting at which
discussion is expected.
Section B Voting Procedure
Amendments to the by-laws shall be made by mail ballot. The Secretary
will mail the ballots to the membership within one (1) month following the
formal meeting at which the amendment was discussed. Ballots must be
returned to the Secretary within two (2) months of the closing day of the
Formal Meeting at which the amendment was discussed. A majority of the
votes returned within the above time limit shall be required to carry the
proposed amendment.
Section C Restriction
The Association Secretary or other members of the Executive Board may
not edit proposals for bylaw amendment.
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