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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. TITLE & TBOUG OFFICERS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PROS/2
The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)
November 1994
PROS/2 is the official newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG), a
non-profit, vendor-independent users' group dedicated to the effective use of
IBM's OS/2 operating system. 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. Corporate
membership is $200; individual membership is $20. TBOUG was founded in
December 1993. Letters and manuscripts are welcomed and reviewed for possible
publication. Please supply narrative in ASCI text format.
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
OFFICERS
President
Tim Bryce
M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
Tel: 813/786-4567
BBS: 813/786-4864
E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
Prodigy - WJKY92A
America On-Line - TimB1557
IBM Link - DEV2643
Vice President
Dave Hancock
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Tel: 813/680-5215
Secretary
Rick Hoffmann
Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services
Tel: 813/884-8395
Treasurer
Richard Hubbard
FAA
Tel: 813/228-2299
BOARD MEMBERS
Chairman, Production Committee
Paul Wylie
M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
Tel: 813/786-4567
System Operator, BBS and
Chairman, End User Education Committee
Greg Dodge
National Data Products
Tel: 813/442-8400 X 6
Member at Large
Steve Schneer
Tampa Electric Company
Tel: 813/225-5253
Member at Large
John Lucas
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tel: 813/979-7290
Vendor Liaison
Brad Brown
International Business Machines Corporation
Tel: 813/872-2156
Dedicated to OS/2 Professionals in
the Tampa Bay area of Florida
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
According to the TBOUG bylaws, an election of officers for the Board of
Directors will be conducted at our last scheduled meeting (December 7th).
Voting shall be performed by secret ballot at this meeting by persons with
either an Individual Membership in TBOUG or by appointed delegates of Corporate
Memberships. Individual members are entitled to a one-tenth (1/10) vote, and
Corporate members are entitled to a full vote (one). ALL VOTES ARE IMPORTANT!
Ballots will be distributed at the meeting and voted accordingly. Absentee
ballots are not permitted.
The election of officers is for the 1995 operating year (January to December).
For more information on nominations and elections, consult Article V of the
TBOUG bylaws; see:
o TBOUG Bylaws
The slate of officers for 1995 include:
For President - Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
For Vice President - Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
For Secretary - Rick Hoffmann - Dun & Bradstreet, Pension Services
For Treasurer - Rich Hubbard - Federal Aviation Administration
Other Board Members (only four more people may serve):
Greg Dodge - National Data Products - to serve as member at large and BBS
Sysop.
Norm Epright - National Data Products - also for Committee Chairman for the End
User Education Committee
Fritz Foster - Crystal Investments, Inc. - to serve as member at large and to
assist the Treasurer.
Stu Horowitz - Cash Flex - also for Committee Chairman of the Production
Committee
Steve Schneer - Tampa Electric - also for Committee Chairman of the Application
Development Committee
Note: The Past President represents the ninth person on the board of
directors. Also, the IBM vendor liaison is a non-elected position,
appointed by IBM.
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. TREASURER'S REPORT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
TREASURER'S REPORT
October 5, 1994
BALANCE ON HAND AS OF 9/6/94 $ 1,064.21
INCOME FOR MONTH Y-T-D
Membership
Corporate (1@$100) $ 100.00 $ 900.00
Individual (5@$10) 50.00 670.00
Total $ 150.00 $ 1,570.00
Dinner Fees (Sept 7th)
Members (28@$13) $ 364.00 $ 4,136.00
Guest-Pre-register (0@$15) 0.00 720.00
Guest Walk-Ins (0@$17) 0.00 68.00
Total $ 364.00 $ 4,924.00
Miscellaneous
Late Dinner Payment $ 0.00 $ 13.00
Raffle Tickets 0.00 80.00
Total $ 0.00 $ 93.00
TOTAL INCOME $ 514.00 $ 6,587.00
EXPENSES FOR MONTH Y-T-D
Meetings
Director's Dinner Meetings $ 0.00 $ 148.01
Catering 360.00 4,620.00
Total $ 360.00 $ 4,768.01
PROS/2 Newsletter
Production/Fax $ 0.00 $ 331.49
Postage 24.07 348.87
Total $ 24.07 $ 680.36
Miscellaneous
Checking Account Svc. Charge $ 0.00 $ 78.00
Printing Receipts 0.00 57.62
Insurance 0.00 0.00
Postage 0.00 11.25
Printing Letterhead 0.00 46.26
Total $ 0.00 $ 193.13
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 384.07 $ 5,641.50
BALANCE ON HAND AS OF 10/4/94 $ 1,194.14
- Rich Hubbard
TBOUG Treasurer
Note: TBOUG does its banking with Barnett Bank. Our Federal Tax ID is 59-3212323.
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
"REMOTE CONTROL/2" BY COMPUWARE
FEATURED AT NOVEMBER 2ND MEETING
The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday
evening, November 2nd 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 COMMITTEE
The next committee meeting will feature a demonstration of the ProImage Poster
Printer by Linda Burke of Audio Visual Innovations in Tampa. ProImage is an
OS/2 supported printer capable of printing large graphics, such as posters and
banners. Such graphics are extremely useful for preparing presentation
materials, promotional items, and technical graphics.
PRODUCTION COMMITTEE
At the October session, Committee Chairman Paul Wylie will lead a discussion on
procedures for the selection, installation, support and control of licensed
software. Participants are encouraged to bring procedures, forms, and freeware
for software installation, anti-piracy, and virus protection.
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Committee Chairman Steve Schneer will continue discussion on REXX related
issues, including a demonstration of VisPro REXX from Hockware and/or VX-REXX
from Watcom.
MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00)
Our main meeting will feature a presentation by Compuware Corporation on their
RemoteControl/2 product. RemoteControl/2 is Compuware's answer to
client/server management for the OS/2 environment. It is designed to provide
centralized administration, configuration and monitoring of networked OS/2
systems, including both workstations and database servers. This presentation
will be of particular interest to OS/2 users operating in a LAN based network
environment, and to users in a distributed data base environment.
AGENDA
Committee Meetings (5:45 - 6:45)
(Parallel Sessions)
- Production Committee
- Application Development Committee
- End User Education Committee
Dinner (6:45 - 7:30)
Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00)
- Announcements
- IBM Updates
- Featured Speaker: Dennis Harrison of IBM
The registration fee for the meeting is $13 for members who pre-register; $15
for pre-registered guests. Please make your reservations early (no later than
October 28th). The registration fee for those who do not pre-register is $15
for members and $17 for guests. To register, see the enclosed meeting
reservation form:
o Meeting Reservation
LOCATION
IBM Tampa Services Center
4th Floor, LakePointe One Building
3109 West Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Tampa
For directions, contact IBM at Tel: 813/872-2277 or Brad Brown at 813/872-2156
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. MEETING REGISTRATION ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
MEETING REGISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2ND MEETING
Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend the
November 2nd meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group. Please make
reservations no later than October 28th!
Person Title Telephone
_____________________ ____________________ ___________________
_____________________ ____________________ ___________________
Company ________________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________
City _____________________ State ____________ Zip _________________
Fax: _________________________________________
Either Phone, Fax, or Mail your Please indicate the committee
registration to: meeting you plan to attend:
Tim Bryce
M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. _____ Production
777 Alderman Road _____ Application Development
Palm Harbor, FL 34683 _____ End User Education
Tel: 813/786-4567
Fax: 813/786-4765
BBS: 813/786-4864
E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
OS/2 Warp 3.0 - Smart Moves by IBM
There were over 350 people on hand for the roll-out announcement of the next
generation of OS/2 in Orlando on October 11th. I interpret this as a good
sign, particularly since invitations were distributed at short notice. The
announcement included a slick presentation via satellite hook-up to New York
and consisted of a Star Trek theme featuring Leonard Nimoy.
The list price for OS/2 Warp 3.0 (the upgrade version for OS/2 for Windows)
will be $129, with an expected retail price of less than $80. This, coupled
with IBM's $25 rebate, means people will be purchasing the new version for
approximately $55. The second "full pack" of OS/2 (OS/2 with WIN-OS/2 support)
will be available shortly thereafter at a retail price of less than $130.
The significance of Warp is not so much the new features it includes, but the
problem areas of OS/2 it addresses. As we all know, the major criticisms of
OS/2 has been the lack of OS/2 applications and the lack of computer vendors
pre-loading OS/2. With Warp, IBM is finally making some smart moves in
addressing these problems.
First, IBM is accelerating contracts with vendors to pre-load OS/2. At the
Warp roll-out they announced new agreements with Dell and Toshiba to pre-load
OS/2. This, coupled with agreements with Compaq, AST, and others finally gives
IBM the ability to fairly compete with Microsoft's Windows.
In terms of applications, Warp comes equipped with the new "IBM Office" (a
take-off of the "Microsoft Office"). This includes a robust set of apps for
Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Graphics, and a lot more; much better than the
mini-apps associated with the old "Productivity" folder. This, coupled with
the Warp bonus pack (including a fax package, a better terminal emulator,
access to the Information Highway, and more), gives the user considerable power
at the desktop.
But perhaps the most significant aspect of the Warp announcement was how IBM is
encouraging application development for OS/2. For example, the IBM Developer's
Toolkit will now be made available on CD-ROM as a normal part of The
Developer's Connection for OS/2. Prior to this release, it was available as a
separate product. But more importantly, IBM announced that it will make widely
available a new, enhanced version of One Up Corp.'s SMART, Source Migration
Analysis Reporting Toolset(R), to help developers migrate 16-bit and 32-bit
Windows applications to Warp as well as other versions of OS/2. The Source
Migration Tool (tentatively named "Warp Conversion Toolkit") automatically
converts as much as 70 percent, or more in some cases, of the API and message
code to 32-bit OS/2 code. In the past, the SMART product was marketed for
$10,000. Now, IBM is providing it to developers free of charge. This may just
be the impetus developers have been looking for to move over to the OS/2
desktop.
Developer's who wish to subscribe and receive the SMART toolset can call IBM at
800-6DEVCON (800-633-8266) or at 407-982-6408.
Finally, the last aspect of Warp that I liked was the hook-ups to the
Information Highway. Yes, this will affect companies offering network
services, such as Prodigy. But for IBM to maintain momentum, they have to
provide a forum for OS/2 users to exchange ideas and resolve problems.
Warp is a smart strategic move on IBM's part, very smart. I only hope the
press will understand its significance.
- Tim Bryce
TBOUG President
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Tyler Bain - ISSC - Tampa
Kenneth Buker - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Thomas Justice - University of South Florida - Tampa
Michael Kocsis - SunTrust Service Corporation - Tampa
John Meroth - Mersoft - Tampa
L. Lee Osburn - Tampa Bay Technical High School - Tampa
Steven Phillippy - University of South Florida - Tampa
COME JOIN OVER 175 PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE
TAMPA BAY AREA!
Bradenton, Brandon, Brooksville, Clearwater, Lakeland,
Land O'Lakes, Madeira Beach, Orlando, Palm Harbor,
Palmetto, Pinellas Park, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa,
Temple Terrace, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrills
A USER GROUP IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY IT KEEPS!
The following is a partial list of member companies in TBOUG:
BANNEX CORPORATION
BIC SPECIALTY MARKETS
CASH FLEX
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK
CONSERVECO
DUN & BRADSTREET
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
GTE DATA SERVICES
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
IBM
ISSC
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MANATEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
M. BRYCE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
MET LIFE
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
NATIONAL DATA PRODUCTS
PRICE WATERHOUSE & COMPANY
PRINCE PARANI COMPUTER SERVICES
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
SOUTH WEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD)
STATE OF FLORIDA
SUN BANK OF TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC.
TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
USAA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/
NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)
VA HOSPITAL
VANSTAR
WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.
WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE
For a membership application, see:
o 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 non-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). Those members joining in November can pay $5 for an individual
membership; $50 for corporate membership.
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 the TBOUG
Secretary: Mr. Rick Hoffmann at 8214 Donaldson Drive, Tampa, FL 33615; Tel:
813/884-8395. 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 ____________________________________________________________
I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE(S):
_____ PRODUCTION _____ APPLICATION-DEVELOPMENT
_____ END-USER EDUCATION _____ OTHER _____________
RECEIVED BY (TBOUG): ______________________________ DATE: ________________
END
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. CALENDAR OF EVENTS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CALENDAR OF EVENTS