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volume 1, issue 8
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Introduction/
Administrivia
From the Warped Mind of the Editor Retail Teamers Unite!
Meeting Schedules
Meeting Map
News of the Month
Group Announcements Including some Executive news...
Latest News from Vendors Lots of good stuff this month... more Jan/96
Shareware/Freeware Information
Products in Review The Post Road Mailer review...
Classified Advertisements
Tools, Tips and
Tricks
Tips for Users New and Old
Vital OS/2 Tools and Utilities
Fixes, Patches and CSD's
OS/2
Information
OS/2 BBS List
OS/2 Echoes and Mailing Lists
OS/2 Vendors
OS/2 Books
Team OS/2
Details and
Legals
This Month's Contributors
Request for Contributors
Request for Sponsors/Advertising
Disclaimer/Copyrights
Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter
TO/2 Newsletter - Intro/Admin - 12/95
Introduction and Administration
From the Warped Mind of the
Editor
Membership Information
Meeting Schedules
Meeting Map
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From the Warped Mind of the Editor
"For me, I don't like that product. And I don't use it."
Does that sound familiar? I thought it might. Pardon me while I put on my Teamer had, but I'm sorry, I still have the glow on from wearing a Pink Shirt down in Las Vegas for Comdex/Fall '95.
I was doing some Christmas shopping in a mall in Brampton during the last week of November, and wandered into a certain computer store whose name I won't mention. (They're Canadian owned, in upscale malls, and overpriced... but I won't mention their name.) I played out a sting - pretended I didn't know about OS/2, but "had heard it was better than Windows '95. When I asked for information about Warp, he dithered, and then showed me the magazine rack. To their credit, they had both OS/2 Professional and OS/2 Magazine on the shelves.
When I pressed him for more information, and what he thought about it, I was greeted, curtly, with the above phrase. And that is something that has to change, and quickly.
IBM has to get more computer retailers involved in preload agreements - we all know this. They also have to get more ISVs onside, but we ALL know that as well. But what about getting the RETAILERS onside? Yes, that's what Teamers are supposed to do, isn't it? IS IT! Why? Why doesn't IBM do this. Why must Teamers fill this role? I overheard someone say a very prophetic thing whilst I was in Las Vegas. Another Canadian Teamer, Walter Klaimchuck, felt that Team OS/2 will be successful when Team OS/2 is no longer needed. Walter called me a "Retail Teamer" - one who got introduced to the Team to help do retail demos. And the question lingers: why do Teamers have to do retail demos? Why is IBM not doing it.
WalterK also told me one more telling fact: Team OS/2 is doing for IBM what Microsoft marketing is doing for MS.
If there is something you would like to see in the NL, just drop me a note:
Martin Moran, Editor
The opinions expressed in this editorial are only those of the
editor, and do not reflect any opinions at IBM or with the Toronto OS/2
User's Group
Membership Information
Presently, membership in TO/2 requires only that you show up at the
monthly meetings. Normally, we have a crowd of roughly 70 people attend,
but this swells and dips on a regular basis.
Please ensure that, should you attend to the meeting, you sign the
Sign-In sheets, so that we can properly account for you as a
member.
Presently there is no membership fee for TO/2, and the Executive is
currently debating this. Until such time as a decision has been made,
all TO/2 meetings and events are free of charge.
For more information about Membership, please contact Kevin Quinn, Membership
Co-ordinator by e-mail.
Meeting Schedules
All TO/2 meetings take place on the second Thursday in the month, in the
Auditorium of 3600 Steeles Avenue East, Markham. Meetings begin with a
half hour question and answer period with the New User SIG at 7:00 in room
D109, and then presentations start at 7:30 with the group news. The
main presenter appears from 7:45-8:45, and then we have a 15 minute
break. A number of smaller presenters, including members of TO/2 and
the Executive, will take us to conclusion at 10:00pm.
The December Meeting will take place on December 14, 1995.. The January Meeting will take place on January ,1996
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Meeting Map
Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter
TO/2 Newsletter - News - 12/95
News of the Month
Group Announcements
Latest News From Vendors
Shareware/Freeware Information
Products in Review
Classified Advertisements
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Group Announcements
The Group Announcements are rather short this month.
The Executive is thinking of having a Communications SIG start up around January's meeting, and will have more info in the January Newsletter. The SIG would likely be run by Martin Moran as a start, but he would love to pass it to a member who wants to get involved more in TO/2. Anyone interested should contact Martin.
The Executive is considering running an install day in the new year, hopefully in January of February. Logistics have not been worked out, and volunteers will be needed. More on this topic to come.
The format of the meetings may change slightly, in order to give more time to the presenters and lose less people in the process.
The New User SIG may be changed to a Q&A session in the main Aud. in the middle of the meeting, before or after the break, in order to give all attendees a better opportunity to ask their questions.
As this newsletter is written late (Editor's apologies), we have the benefit of hindsight. We apologize for Lotus' cancellation at the last minute, and we are trying to re-book them.
Kevin Linfield, our Vice-President, is taking over a number of the PR tasks, and is creating a flyer/pamphlet to be distributed at Comdex, ComputerFest, etc.
Latest News from Vendors
As usual of late, there is a lot of Vendor News. Follow the link to get up to date on the latest greatest news.
Shareware and Freeware Information
This month, I am using a product (included on the shareware disk for December) called HTML Wizard for OS/2 to edit the newsletter. If you've never programmed with HTML before, or you do a great volume of it and want a helping hand, check this thing out!
Currently in v1.52, I had used it in past. The newer versions offer button bars, partially customizable, for all of the tag commands. And it makes setting up tables a breeze.
The product is sold as shareware only for $20US, and is worth your registration dollars by FAR! Well worth the look anyway. For more information about version 1.52, please see the Vendor's News.
Products in Review
Once again, we have another great user review. Mr. Ray Appleby, the man who showed the Post Road Mail Reader to you in the November meeting, has also included the enclosed review for you to look at. Enjoy!
Review of Post Road Mailer
Classified Advertisements
We have no classifieds for you this month. Anyone interested in submitting a classified should contact the editor directly.
Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter
TO/2 Newsletter - OS/2 Info - 12/95
OS/2 Information
OS/2 BBS List
OS/2 Echoes and Mailing Lists
Vendors
Books
Team OS/2
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OS/2 BBS List
Local BBS' for OS/2 Users:
The Telemax BBS!Home of TO/2!
Node 1: 416-422-4351
Node 2: 416-422-4599
IBM BBS
905-316-4255
ONE LESS CAR
416-480-0147
Detached Process
416-447-9260
ATI Technologies
905-764-9404
World's Biggest Bookstore
416-240-8056
OS/2 Echoes and Mailing Lists
Echoes and Mailing lists:
It became much too difficult to maintain a large list of echoes and
mailing lists for the editorial staff. The list on the main home page
is an excellent source of links and mailing lists, and will be
maintained there and only there.
We apologize if this is an inconvenience to anyone.
OS/2 Vendors
We a presently working on a local OS/2 Vendor list, which should be
available in a future newsletter. In the meantime, you can contact
House of Technology, who are still
dealing directly with consumers.
OS/2 Books
As with the vendors, we are trying to come up with a list and brief
review of the books available for OS/2, and especially Warp. Please
watch this page for more info.
Team OS/2
Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter
TO/2 Newsletter - Details - 12/95
Details and Legals
This Month's Contributors
Request for Contributors
Request for Sponsors/Advertising
Disclaimer/Copyrights
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This Month's Contributors
Thanks very much to Ray Appleby for his excellent reviewof the Post Road Mail reader. Thanks again, as well, for demoing it during the November meeting. Thanks to Terry Hamilton for the tips, and for holding the group glued together. Thanks to the Executive for providing the info regarding the changes and additions going on at the top level. And finally, as always, thanks to Martin Moran for throwing this thing together again, late as it was.
Request for Contributors
The TO/2 newsletter is always willing to accept contributions,
especially from its own members. This newsletter can really take off
with your help, and the Executive would really appreciate any
contributions. If you wish to submit something, mail it to
Martin Moran, with
'Newsletter:' starting the subject line. This means anything, including
product releases that you grab from the 'net to little reviews you do about
a utility you find valuable. Remember, though, that the editor follows
the Team OS/2 list, the OS/2 announce list, and comp.os.os2.announce.
As an aside, we have already been contacted by a few members who have
prepared something for submission. Way to go, guys, and keep it
coming.
Request for Sponsor/Advertising
TO/2 is always looking for OS/2 centric companies to come and
demonstrate their products. Any product demonstrated at TO/2 will have
a review in the newsletter following the presentation. For more
information, please contact Terry Hamilton,
TO/2 President.
Disclaimer/Copyrights
All standard disclaimers apply. All products mentioned, with their
accompanying symbols and trademarks, are the properties of their
manufacturers. All trademarks are the property of the registered owners.
The views of this newsletter in NO WAY reflect
the views of IBM, unless otherwise stated. Any information about product
releases and dates should be taken to be information released into the
public domain. Any information that is provided here may have been
obtained via the internet, and as such should not necessarily be taken as
true and correct. This document is
The Toronto OS/2 User's group and Martin Moran. No reproduction, in any form, is
allowed without express written consent. The Toronto OS/2 User's Group
takes no responsibility for any information located in links to other HTML
pages and/or other internet locations that some may find offensive. The
Toronto OS/2 User's Group takes no responsibility for the length of this
disclaimer. No MicroSoft employees were harmed during the creation of this
