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                              Virtual OS/2 International
                                  Consumer Education


     For the latest news on VOICE and OS/2, please check our web site news page
     - http://www.os2voice.org/whatsnew.html

     Previous issues of the VOICE Newsletter are available at our website
     http://www.os2voice.org/newsletters.html and from the hobbes ftp site
     ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/info/newsltr/voice.

     To subscribe to any of the VOICE mailing Lists please go to our web site
     http://www.os2voice.org/mailinglists.html

     If you have any OS/2 or VOICE news you would like to submit for the next
     issue of VOICE Newsletter, please send it to Mark Dodel
     ([e-mail]) VOICE Reporter by the 15th of the preceding month.



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                              Virtual OS/2 International
                                  Consumer Education

                                      June 1998


                                    The News Page


                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org

     June 15, 1998

     The log of the VOICE SpeakUp session on REXX programming can be found at:

     http://www.os2voice.org/logs/SpeakUp_061598.log.html

     ...with some information on multi-platform REXX, compiled versus
     interpreted REXX, and some history of the language.

     June 13, 1998 Source: Don Eitner, VOICE Secretary

     For immediate release
     June 13, 1998

     MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS

     The Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education (VOICE) is pleased to
     announce two additions to its Member Benefits package.

     First, Stardock Systems (http://www.stardock.com/) will offer 50% off of
     any product offered by Stardock, with the exception of Object Desktop 2.0
     Early Experience Program for OS/2, to all VOICE members.

     Second, Millennium Technology, Inc.
     (http://www.millennium-technology.com/) is offering VOICE members a 50%
     discount on their popular online Warp Data Book. This offer expires 60
     days from the date of membership (when funds are received by the VOICE
     Treasurer) or, for existing members, 60 days after the date of this
     announcement (June 13, 1998). If you have received your VOICE renewal
     notification, you must act promptly to take advantage of this special
     offer.

     A complete list of member benefits as well as instructions for becoming a
     member can be found on our website at http://www.os2voice.org by following
     the Membership link. Here you can also find a map showing the approximate
     locations of all VOICE members. The "I"nternational part of our name is
     becoming a greater reality.

     NOMINATIONS FOR VP END SOON

     Nominations for the position of VOICE Vice President are still being taken
     through June 14, 1998. Members wishing to nominate themselves or someone
     else should send e-mail to [e-mail] with a short Bio that can be
     posted to the website. Votes will then be taken until June 21, 1998. Keep
     an eye on our website for candidates and other voting information.

     A NIGHT WITH REXX

     Just a reminder that VOICE will be holding a SpeakUp Session about REXX on
     Monday June 15, 1998. Guest speakers will include Wayne Swanson of
     PillarSoft, Dirk Terrell (author of HTML Wizard and President of
     Falcon.net), and Jeff Teunissen (author of the DMI script for IRC
     clients). The session will be held in IRC on the WEBBnet network at 8pm US
     Eastern time. For a list of WEBBnet servers and IRC software, please visit
     the Meeting Info page of our website.

     VOLUNTEERS FOR WARPSTOCK '98

     Volunteers are needed to take shifts at the VOICE booth at Warpstock '98.
     Email Peter Lazenby ([e-mail]), VOICE Treasurer to
     volunteer.

     In addition, we will be giving away a Platinum Pass and 1 night's hotel
     accomodations during a future SpeakUp with the Warpstock Steering
     Committee. Only VOICE members are eligible for the prize but all are
     welcome to attend the SpeakUp session. Keep a look out for more
     information on when the give-away will occur.

     June 12, 1998

     Millennium Computers and Communication (MC&C), today announce the
     launching of the ALTOS range of computer system.

     The ALTOS range by MC&C consists of high spec Linux workstations, and
     servers. ALTOS machines can be spec'ed to the requirements of the
     customer, and come either preinstalled with OS/2 or a Linux distribution
     of the customer's choice or without OS and can be delivered anywhere in
     the UK.

     ALTOS Systems are available now, typically configured with Pentium II and
     Pentium Pro processors, and are available in both single and
     multiprocessor models, using hardware components that work properly with
     Linux and OS/2.

     MC&C decided to enter the Alternative Operating Systems market because the
     PC business is becoming a rat race.

     "Microsoft / Sega's new games machine will virtually wipe out the OEM
     market for Home PC's, by selling Microsoft Windows systems we're just
     putting ourselves out of business."

     With the Year 2000 less than 570 days away, Millennium Computers knows it
     isn't time to sell someone a system that isn't Y2K compliant.

     "Why pay for bundled software when you don't want it" says Mani, owner of
     MC&C.

     For companies without an existing in-house experience of OS/2 or Linux,
     MC&C has an arrangement with PowerDale IT Limited to provide commercial
     support, installation and networking services, including Year 2000
     Consultancy for all ALTOS systems.

     With the ALTOS range, MC&C can serve that market.

     About MC&C
     Millennium Computers and Communications Limited is an Original Equipment
     Manufacture, based in London, United Kingdom, selling directly to the
     public.

     http://www.mcc-uk.com/
     Telephone - 0171 610 1007
     Fax - 0171 610 2088
     email - [e-mail]

     For online quotations

     http://www.yoursite.co.uk/os/hardware/

     June 11, 1998 Source: Dan Porter, InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.

     Project Kickin Butt

     InnoVal has been working on a Java-based web accelerator, code named
     Kickin Butt. We are seriously considering a native OS/2 version, as well.
     Web accelerators, properly designed and coded, can provide significant
     performance boosts with most browsers such as Netscape Navigator, Opera,
     etc.

     There are a few win32 web accelerators on the market. Most offer some
     performance improvements. Most of them (the impulse-buy-pretty-package
     variety for Windows 95 found at office superstores, computer stores, and
     car washes) are okay but claim wildly exaggerated boosts in performance.
     Windows 95 is in fact is a poor platform for web accelerators and the sort
     of results promised are not realistic. A large software producer (a client
     of ours) has built two web very advanced accelerators, one for NT and one
     for Unix. Because they are properly designed, they offer significant
     performance advantages. Our client reports the following sustained
     performance boosts with Netscape Navigator 2.0 and 4.0 running on Windows
     NT.

     Dial in 28kbs - 2.6x
     Dial in 56kbs - 2.9x
     T1 Connection - 1.8x

     In my own testing with a web accelerator, I have seen performance boosts
     ranging from 2.1x to 5.0x in 30-minute sessions with a 56kbs connection.

     Web accelerators are generally implemented as client-side caching proxies.
     That is the easy part. The hard part is page and image chasing strategies,
     the many anomalies of HTTP, applets, frames, etc. Web accelerators,
     admittedly do waste bandwidth but it isn't burdensome if "chasing"
     strategies and thread priorities are properly implemented.

     We hope to bring our Java version of Kickin Butt to market later this
     summer. The question I have for the OS/2 user community is this: Is there
     enough interest to build a native OS/2 version? If I can get 1,000
     individual and SOHO OS/2 users to say, "I'll buy a native OS/2 version of
     Kickin Butt for $25.00," then InnoVal will build it and bring it to market
     during August. I'm not asking you for any money at this time.

     This is something that I personally want to do. The Java version will work
     well for many of our customers, particularly in our corporate accounts
     that are already committed to Java and have multiple platforms in-house. I
     believe that there may enough interest in the OS/2 individual and SOHO
     market for a resource-leaner, native OS/2 version of Kickin Butt. It will
     require a significant cash outlay and committed resources on our part. I
     would love to stand up at Warpstock 98 and in front of OS/2 users groups
     and demonstrate Kickin Butt. I'd love, again, to bring a totally new OS/2
     product to market.

     Let me know if you would spend $25.00 for Kickin Butt. Send an email to
     [e-mail].

     BTW: I doubt that Kickin Butt will be the final product name.

     June 10, 1998 Source: Walter Metcalf, Mining Co. OS/2 Guide

     This week's edition of Focus on OS/2 is now available online at
     http://os2.miningco.com. In the feature article, I discuss some of the
     software products, that while they maybe not indispensable, should be high
     on the new OS/2 user's "to buy" list. The article looks briefly at Lotus
     WordPro; WebOrganizer, a program to clean up your bookmark list;
     FileManager/2, the Cadillac of OS/2 file managers; PPPDial, a freeware
     program to enhance the "Other Internet Provider" with auto-redial and
     other features; and PMView, the popular and feature-rich image viewer.
     Beginning this week a link to a *free* download site will be provided for
     each shareware program reviewed.

     In addition to the weekly feature, literally dozens of links, mainly for
     software products, have been added to the Focus on OS/2 site.

     June 9, 1998 Source: Thom Davis ([e-mail])

     The OS/2 Chatroom is OPEN!

     I opened it up again and it will stay up this time.

     Anyone and everyone is welcome to use it, there are rooms that you can
     make so as to keep the screen clutter down. Private messages & Color!

     It's kinda crude, but it can be a place where you can be a little bit more
     FREE than on The List and will also cut down on erroneous messages on The
     List.

     So if you want to banter back and forth, TelnetPM into:

     204.210.207.34
     Port: 5555
     Emulation: ANSI

     June 8, 1998 Source: Colin Hildinger/WarpCast

     It's hard to believe, but consumer advocate Ralph Nader is championing
     OS/2 as an alternative to Windows and has written a public letter to Louis
     Gerstner (CEO of IBM) asking that he release the OS/2 source code to the
     public. You can read about it in Mary Jo Foley's article at zdnet:

     http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/zdnn_display/0,3440,2110597,00.html

     The actual text of the letter can be seen at:

     http://www.essential.org/antitrust/ms/lvgjun8.html

     Now, as OS/2 users we know that IBM will not release the OS/2 source due
     to its use with their major customers, but perhaps a little pressure right
     now will change the course of OS/2's future. You can always send Mr.
     Gerstner your own feedback at:

     http://www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/email-lvg.pl

     June 5, 1998 Source: Duane Chamblee ([e-mail])

     I've added a couple of "enhancements" to this page:

     1. Peer RSU now works. (used SERVICE.EXE instead of FSERVICE.EXE)
     2. Version check "links" for MPTN, TCP/IP, and PEER. (they'll tell you
     whether you need the update or not)

     http://duanec.indelible-blue.com/fixes/LatestWarp4.html

     ...have fun...AND READ THE WARNINGS PLEASE!

     June 5, 1998 Source: Maxim/WarpCast

     I'm glad to inform you about new OS/2 non-formal support site opened
     recently. This site is at:

     http://www.os2.spb.ru

     and is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. The site is developed by group
     of enthusiasts that can be found at any time on irc channel #os2russian
     (EfNet). Information on this site is in russian only at this time.

     June 5, 1998

     Lantimes published an article at:
     http://www.lantimes.com/98/98may/805b001b.html

     about new Warp Server (Aurora). The magazine reports that WSOD is a
     success and that Aurora will mean an end for OS/2 - as a brand name:

     "Aurora is not another release of OS/2," said Steven King,
     product-development manager for IBM. "It's a new product."

     June 4, 1998

     The following is about WarpTV developments.

     Well, I've been kind of quiet since setting up this list, but I can assure
     you that good things are happening. Within days of setting up the list,
     over 500 people joined. Over the next few weeks, that number grew to about
     900. Most list owners don't like to share that kind of information but
     this is "our" project and I'd like to keep you all informed. The next
     question might be, "Are there enough of us to fund the WinCast/2 drivers
     development?" To be honest, not even close. However 900 interested people,
     most of whom offered to send money, or even buy multiple copies of the
     driver CD can not be taken lightly. Fortunately my managers agree!

     I presented the list to my managers and explained that it was generated
     from a single Usenet posting and a mailing sent to addresses collected by
     Abbotsbury Software. No advertisements, no magazine articles, and no large
     corporate interest. Just OS/2 users who want TV on their desktops. A few
     weeks later Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc commisioned Abbotsbury Software
     to begin work on a GRADD enhanced WinCast/TV (I like to call it WinCast/2)
     driver. So we did it!!!!

     What exactly did we do? Well, we've taken the first step. Many of you have
     tried the beta code from Abbotsbury. It is difficult to setup and use and
     even if you manage to get it working, you'll never see full motion video.
     I've been able to get about 10 frames per second at best on my P100.
     Abbotsbury will use IBM's GRADD model to take the load off the processor
     and allow full 30fps video. The next priority will be to make the driver
     installable via MMSetup or perhaps IBM's new browser based installer.
     After that we have to integrate the settings pages into IBM's multimedia
     subsystem. If all this sounds rather trivial to you, please step forward
     and volunteer to do the work for free:-)

     All this stuff is likely to be finished around the middle of September.
     But there is a danger. So many OS/2 drivers "kind of work". They lack the
     polish and support of Windows drivers. I don't want to see this happen
     here. By the middle of September, Hauppauge will have an OS/2 driver that
     will display video from a composite or SVideo input. Tuner support "might"
     be there, stereo TV, SAP, FM radio and other extras will not yet be
     supported. Hauppauge could recover any engineering costs spent up to this
     time by selling cards to corporate OS/2 users who don't care about setup,
     TV tuners, FM radio etc, but that's not what we, the SOHO and private
     users(I hope I'm speaking for all of us).

     This is where the financial support of the people on this list will become
     important. While we (the users) can't finance the complete project, we can
     fund part of the development and the finishing touches. I'm also working
     to get more customers from Germany, Italy and Japan. We could then put
     together the CD I mentioned in my last letter and hopefully by the time
     Warpstock rolls around, Hauppauge will have an OS/2 CD for existing
     WinCast customers, and a bundle for new customers.

     Now that you know what's going on with the drivers, I'll tell you what
     I've learned about the programs you can use.

     WarpTV - This is IBM's TV application. I've been in contact with the folks
     responsible for this application (thanks to our friends at Abbotsbury
     Software) and I'm happy to say that the person who actually coded the
     application is still working for IBM, though not in a multimedia group.
     The good news is that both he and his manager are interested in enhancing
     the application to work with the new drivers. The bad news is that IBM
     doesn't work for free. It's too early to know exactly how much work needs
     to be done, but there is an open dialog and I'm certain I can work
     something out.

     I also noticed an article in the Italian e-zine JustWarp about WarpTV. If
     you are not familiar with the application you can at least see some screen
     shots. You can also translate the URL using the Altavista service at:

     http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate

     Go there and enter the URL:

     http://www.mclink.it/mclink/teamos2it/justwarp/num0298/warptv.htm

     You may also want to check out some independent TV software. From
     WarpCast:

     ************************************************************
     Originally, my page for the StWTV program was only in German. Today I've
     created and unloaded an English version of this page. See:

     http://home.t-online.de/home/stefan.milcke/stwtv_en.htm

     MfG Stefan Milcke
     ************************************************************

     I haven't tried Stefan's stuff, but if he's motivated to write and
     maintain a TV application then we might want to give it a chance. If any
     of you have tried the application, let me know.

     Teletext - If you don't know what it is, you don't need it:-) Many of you
     have asked if we would support it. We don't have plans to develop a
     teletext application, but we will try to support such applications by
     providing the necessary hooks in our driver. Of course if enough people
     want it someone will write it, or we may contract the work out ourselves.
     Remember, our goal here is to supply a complete driver. I can't spend
     money I don't have to fund application development. But I do want to see
     Teletext as part of the package. If you checked the Italian WarpTV article
     you would have noticed a review of an OS/2 Teletext application. Use the
     translation mechanism mentioned above and check out:

     http://www.mclink.it/mclink/teamos2it/justwarp/num0298/teletext.htm

     I'm trying to contact the author to see what he needs to get this running
     with a WinCast.

     Video Conferencing - Hey, maybe we could see each other. Everyone else is
     doing it! We are lucky that someone is already working on this in the form
     of CUSeeMe/2. This is a popular package among our Windows customers. I
     don't think the OS/2 version lets you talk to Win32 people but who knows,
     maybe that can be added. The author stopped development for a while and
     like most of us has a day job that inhibits the pursuit of our true
     passions. I believe he works on it when he can at this point. I contacted
     him and he thinks it will be relatively easy to make this package work
     with the WinCast. I'm sure he'd be delighted if two thousand OS/2 users
     with TV cards all of a sudden wanted to conference with each other. Check
     his site:

     http://inet.uni-c.dk/~deckkh/index.htm

     There is a guest book on the site if you want to register your interest.
     FM Radio - I don't know of anyone doing this, but I'll write it if I have
     to! Again this is an extra I'd like to see. If it doesn't ship on the CD
     I'm sure it will get done by someone and be available. My job is to ensure
     the driver supports it. (Boy do I wish I were a PM programmer).

     I encourage you to visit the sights mentioned and try to get a note of
     support off to the authors of these programs (except WarpTV, I don't know
     if it's a good idea to send unsolicited email to IBM employees). Believe
     me, support from the community goes a long long way. As if you don't have
     enough to do, you may also want to send a note along to your favorite VGA
     vendors asking them to support GRADD. IBM has written GRADD drivers for
     most of the popular cards available today, but the vendors themselves
     should maintain and enhance those drivers.

     For a list of drivers currently available check IBM's site:

     http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/gradd/index.htm

     Here is a list of VGA chip manufactures you can contact:

     ATI:
     Website http://www.atitech.ca/

     Product information/specifications & pricing inquiries,
     [e-mail]

     Marketing issues such as comments and product testimonials may be directed
     to, [e-mail]

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     I have some contacts at these companies and I'm sad to say that they
     report demand for OS/2 drivers is down. No surprise, but those of us who
     are interested should let them know.

     In closing, let me apologize to those who have sent questions. I wish I
     could talk about Warp and TV cards all day, but time has been tight.
     Please continue to ask questions and I'll try to post a FAQ in the next
     week or two. You can contact me at:

     [e-mail]

     I'll do my best to either get back to you or answer your question in my
     FAQ.

     Thanks for your support,

     John Rodriguez
     Software Engineer
     Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc.

     June 4, 1998 Source: Brad Wardell, Stardock Systems Inc.

     Well, I've pretty much said all I have to say on the discussion with
     regards to not having a Fixkit #3 for Object Desktop.

     I wish we could do it and believe me, if it were even remotely
     economically feasible, we would do it (I think the proof lies with our
     timely fixkits on other products like yesterday's release of a GalCiv gold
     update). I'm sorry we can't but what we have done is made sure that the
     Object Desktop 2.0 upgrade price reflects that while it contains a lot of
     new features, it also contains a lot of code designed to work around or
     address problems that users have reported over the past year or so.

     If you are still unhappy with us for this, I'm sorry but there's nothing
     we can do about it and I think it's safe to say that comparing us to Nazi
     Germany (as one poster did) or making charges of being immoral or whatever
     are not going to inspire any change. This is my last post on that part of
     the discussion (i.e. I'll ignore "flame" posts but I'll try to answer
     legitimate queries). I think I've provided my view point pretty clearly in
     earlier posts on this topic.

     To try to ensure that any compatibility problems are eliminated before
     release as well as getting input from our customers, we are launching an
     Early Experience program for Object Desktop 2.0.

     If you have Object Desktop 1.5, you can join the EE program for $65 in
     which you'll get Object Desktop Professional 1.5 shipped with your 2.0 EE
     CD (you need OD Pro because OD 2.0 comes with most of the features of the
     Professional version). So technically you're buying OD Pro and the EE
     version.

     If you already have Object Desktop Professional, you can join the EE
     program for $35 in which you get the 2.0 EE CD.

     When the early experience program is done, you'll be sent the final
     version of Object Desktop 2.0.

     Object Desktop 2.0 basically combines OD and OD Pro into a single product.
     It will have all the features of OD Pro minus the Back Up program (we're
     going to try to arrange an upgrade path to the new version of Back Again/2
     from CDS).

     The new version has some pretty huge changes to the underlying structure
     of Object Desktop (there are a lot more DLL's to represent the new
     underlying OO structure). This is also another reason why a Fixkit #3 for
     OD was not feasible.

     It also includes a lot of code meant to address problems we've seen. Just
     one example, on OS/2 Warp 4, IBM's JAVA implementation doesn't respond
     well to message queries. Technically we feel this is an IBM issue but
     realistically we have to deal with it. The result was that the system
     would hang a lot more often if you have OS/2 Warp 4 with JAVA going and
     Object Desktop running so we have put in a new way of querying objects
     which gets around this issue. The only bad side is that we may not be able
     to support OS/2 2.11 with OD 2.0 (i.e. you'll need OS/2 Warp 3 or later).

     From a feature perspective, it includes a lot of user interface
     enhancements, we hope to add a Start bar for those people who have Win95
     users using their machines. You don't have to use any of these features of
     course. The Control Center can monitor your internet performance now if
     you have a modem (this is pretty cool). We've also added features to the
     base OS/2 folder so that you can optionally put it beyond where IE 4 is on
     NT. This is one of our key goals. OS/2's strength, from our view is its
     stability and user interface. IBM continues to release Fixpacks for OS/2
     which overall improve stability. Object Desktop 2.0 will put OS/2 again a
     generation ahead of NT 5 in the UI department before it's released.

     The Virtual Desktops have also received some major new features such as
     the ability to record and retrieve "lay outs" giving users the ability to
     have programs be launched in a particular virtual desktop. For instance, I
     have an Internet layout saved and when I use it, I have PMINews in one
     desktop, PM Mail in another, Netscape in another and a command prompt in
     the 4th. Now I'm ready for full web browsing power. I consider this
     feature to be pretty major from a productivity stand point.

     There are numerous other features that we hope to put into it which
     included updated viewers. The filters which are the underlying part of
     Object Viewers are done by a third party. They have thus far been
     unwilling to update them for the usual reasons we, as OS/2 users, hear.
     But we will keep on them. If we do manage to get them to update them
     before the release, they'll be part of OD 2.0. If it happens after the
     fact, they'll be released free (it's just a matter of copying the files
     into the OD directory). But I can't make any promises about the viewers,
     they may not be updated at all. They are still extremely powerful of
     course and handle virtually every major program's files (from Word 95 to
     Autocad) but I'd like to see Word Pro and Office 97 support which is what
     I'm drumming on them for.

     We hope to have the EE version ready to go by the end of the month but we
     want to make sure it's pretty solid before we send it out.

     Visit http://www.stardock.com to join the Early Experience Program.

     June 4, 1998 Source: Anthony Carter ([e-mail])

     VENDOR: BT Software offers OS/2 SHAREWARE Download and Registration

     WHAT? ==> Registration and downloading of shareware.
     WHERE? ==> In the UK, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands at
     http://www.btsoftware.com
     WHY? ==> No credit card needed. So safe and so easy.
     HOW? ==> Pay by bank transfer, receive by e-mail.

     June 4, 1998

     IBM has updated the refresh files for Java 1.1.4 again. Last one was May
     9, '98. The current one is May 30, '98, with the archives dated June 4,
     '98.

     The Refresh files can be found at:

     ftp.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/114

     NOTE: These are for REFRESH only. If you don't already have Java 1.1.4
     installed, you need to get the FULL Java 1.1.4 package and Feature Install
     1.2.2 (if you don't have it) from Software Choice.

     http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/swchoice/

     June 4, 1998

     There's a new driver for the Matrox Millenium and Matrox Mystique cards
     (version 2.20.055):

     ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/commercial_desktop/za1t21a.exe

     The Matrox site (http://www.matrox.com) lists the latest driver as 2.13,
     so apparently it is (at the moment) only available at the IBM FTP site.

     June 3, 1998 Source: WarpCast

     Dear German speaking OS/2 users,

     There will be a new German computer magazine which is targeted at the
     private OS/2 user only, accordingly it will be called "OS/2 only!". The
     first issue is planned to be published on August, 1st. There is an
     information document on some German web sites which also contains the
     request to send an email to the owner of the publishing company so that he
     can send you a form for a future reader poll. Please have a look at this
     URL:

     http://www.os2online.de/only/only.htm

     There are not many subscribers yet, please become one of them! If only a
     few more do, the price should drop to a more acceptable level (currently
     12,80 DM).

     June 3, 1998 Source: Judy McDermott, Acting Volunteer Coordinator for
     Warpstock '98

     Volunteers Needed

     Warpstock is a celebration of OS/2, conceived, designed, and implemented
     by-and-for the OS/2 end-user community. Warpstock 98 will be held in
     Chicago October 16, 17, 18, 1998. For complete details visit
     http://www.warpstock.org and don't forget to check out the early
     registration specials.

     Warpstock is a nonprofit event that is solely managed by volunteers. The
     volunteers that stepped forward to make Warpstock 97 an overwhelming
     success, came for all over the world. Many were local to California while
     others came from around the world. There were OS/2 users from as far away
     as Portugal that attend and helped onsite! There were those that were
     unable to attend, yet volunteered to help with tasks that could be managed
     offsite. So, you don't need to be present to win. <G>

     Your help is needed to make Warpstock 98 an exciting, fun and successful
     celebration. Visit the Warpstock 98 homepage and sign up now or email
     [e-mail].

     Many thanks to those of you who have already volunteered. The web site
     will be updated shortly to reflect the current volunteers.

     Thank you for supporting Warpstock 98

     June 3, 1998

     BMT Micro proudly announce the...

     4th Edition of the BMT Micro OS/2 Shareware CD
     ==============================================

     BMT Micro is proud to announce the pending release of our fourth OS/2
     cdrom shareware disc. The fourth edition is scheduled to ship on or before
     June 17th and is even bigger and better than before.

     This 4th edition features the latest versions of the 300+ OS/2 shareware
     products distributed by BMT Micro. If you're looking for the "Cream of the
     Crop" in OS/2 shareware, this is the CD for you.

     Best of all, each program on the disc can be purchased from BMT Micro or
     with any of our resellers located around the world - and you can receive
     the registration information delivered directly to you soon after placing
     your order (in almost all cases within 24 hours).

     The programs on the disc are separated by category and the entire disc can
     be navigated with your web browser. In addition to being separated into
     categories, each program has been unarchived into a separate subdirectory
     allowing many of the programs to be run or installed directly from the
     disc. Even the programs that do not lend themselves to direct installation
     from the disc have been unzipped allowing the user to browse the various
     readme files, help files, etc. Each directory has a descriptive text file
     that lists filenames and a brief description of the files in that
     directory.

     We're now taking pre-orders for this disc for $7.99 each plus $2.00
     shipping anywhere in the world (via US Postal Service.) This special price
     is good through June 17th, 1998 even if the discs are shipping well before
     then. As always, no charges will be made until the day the same day the
     disc ships.

     Orders can be placed online at
     https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order0019.html or by phone or fax at the
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     June 3, 1998

     Former members of the Chicago Organizing Committee spoke out on their
     recent resignations from the '98 Warpstock event. In an interview with 32
     Bits Online's Ronny Ko, Tim Sipples, Gary Kopycinski and Bill McLaughlin
     explained their side of recent events that led to the dissolution of the
     Chicago Warpstock team.

     See:

     http://www.32bitsonline.com/Issues/june98/Chicago_Interview.shtm

     for complete details.

     June 2, 1998 Source: Opera Software (http://www.operasoftware.com)

     Newsgroups created for Project Magic -- in order to provide a forum for
     exchange and a meeting place for those looking forward to Opera on other
     operating systems ('Opera Winfree' ;-)), we have created a number of
     newsgroups on our server. These are:

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.announce -- for official
          announcements from our side

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.amiga

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.be

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.mac

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.psion

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.os2

         news://opera.nta.no/opera.magic.x11

     If you are interested in an information exchange with like-minded souls,
     you are more than welcome to participate in the discussions taking place
     there.

     June 2, 1998 Source: Larry Finkelstein ([e-mail])

     Warpstock 98 Event Coordinator Announced!

     The Warpstock Steering Committee is delighted to announce that Stanley
     Sidlov, long-time OS/2 expert and advocate, is assuming Event Coordinator
     responsibilities for this year's Warpstock '98 conference.

     According to Larry Finkelstein, president of the Warpstock Steering
     Committee, "We're delighted that Stan has agreed to join the team. We know
     that he can help us make Warpstock '98 an even bigger success than last
     year's event, which drew hundreds of OS/2 users from around the world.

     Sidlov, an IBM Midrange developer and IST Manager for Alliance Funding,
     Inc. is active with the NY PC Users OS/2 SIG, professionally supports OS/2
     and lends his experiences to other OS/2 users in such places as
     CompuServe's OS/2 forums and various mail lists.

     Sidlov's selection continues the 1997 tradition of having key Warpstock
     organizers from outside the host City, making Warpstock a unique event in
     that planning is done over the Internet with the input and participation
     of the OS/2 community from around the world.

     According to Sidlov, "I'm excited to be selected to help ensure that this
     year's event is a bigger success than Warpstock '97. The team of
     volunteers from Chicago and elsewhere have made a great start, but there's
     lots more to be done to make Warpstock '98 the best ever. Luckily, the
     Steering Committee has a number of collective years under their belts in
     organizing events, which should make things easier. I look forward to
     working closely with everyone that has volunteered to help with Warpstock
     '98."

     For the latest information on Warpstock '98, subscribe to the Warpstock
     List Server by sending an email message to
     "[e-mail]". In the body of the message, put the
     command "subscribe" (without the quotes).

     June 2, 1998 Source: Larry Finkelstein ([e-mail])

     On behalf of the Warpstock Steering Committee, I'd like to emphatically
     deny rumors that Warpstock '98 is being canceled.

     Some of the people in Chicago that bid for the site weren't able to live
     up to the expectations of the Warpstock Steering Committee, and resigned.
     Last year we also had several key people that resigned, but they didn't do
     it so publicly. Presumably those that resigned last year had the best
     interests of the OS/2 community in mind. This year, those resigning have
     attempted to shut down the event behind them, but the Warpstock Steering
     Committee is taking action to ensure that this year's Warpstock can meet
     the high standards that we set last year.

     We will be posting additional information shortly and will make every
     effort to keep the entire OS/2 community informed of our progress.

     June 2, 1998 Source: POSSI Discussion List/Fernando Cassia
     ([e-mail])

     How many people on this list have voice modems using the Rockwell chipset?
     (VoiceSURFRs from Motorola come to mind).

     The idea is to encourage the german author of a nice native OS/2 voice/fax
     app., called FAM/2 (currently at version 1.07) to make an english
     translation of it.

     He says that nobody from outside germany has contacted him on the last two
     years asking about the program. (No surprise since the program has never
     been uploaded to hobbes before!, today I did).

     This is really bad since I think FAM/2 is a great application. It
     includes:

         Full OS/2 Warp 4.0 support including Warp4 style notebook tabs.

         The status window takes very little space on the desktop when not
          running minimized.

         Can act as an 'answering machine' mode and as a fax document server.

         Supports ISDN.

         Built-in scheduler

         3 user-selectable compression levels (ADPCM 2, 3, 4) for voice files.

         HPFS support

         Only $30 registration fee.

     The developer [e-mail] (Frank Barwich) wrote

     >There will be no english version. I've canceled the english version >
     with version 1.05 of FAM, cause there was no response from out of >
     germany in the two years before. > > > 2- How much is the registration fee
     > > 50 German Marks, thats 30 US-Dollar. > > The fee is very moderate, but
     I don't have the time to spend work > in a thing, that nobody is
     interested in, sorry. > > Bye > Frank

     Check out the program...

     http://hobbes.nmsu.edu -> fam107.zip (use the search engine).

     and then if you like it e-mail [e-mail] (Frank Barwich)

     Feel free to pass this and repost elsewhere if you think it's appropriate.

     May 31, 1998 Source: Don Eitner, VOICE Secretary

     V.O.I.C.E. REORGANIZES TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND

     Due to a dramatic increase in both the size and scope of VOICE (Virtual
     OS/2 International Consumer Education) over the past several weeks, some
     changes have been made on the Board of Directors. David Both has found it
     necessary to resign as President due to his busy work schedule but will
     remain on the VOICE Board as a Technical Advisor. Dan Casey, former Vice
     President, will now be the President of VOICE.

     The VOICE Board are now accepting nominations from VOICE members to fill
     the Vice Presidency position. Nominations should be e-mailed to
     [e-mail] and must be received no later than June 14, 1998. Nominees
     must be VOICE members. Self nominations are acceptable and all nominations
     should include a short biography by the nominee, to be posted on the VOICE
     website for all members to read prior to voting. Details on voting will be
     available on the VOICE website when the nominee biographies are posted.
     Voting will close on June 21, 1998.

     VOICE SENDS ONE LUCKY MEMBER TO WARPSTOCK

     VOICE will be giving away a Platinum Pass and 1 night's hotel
     accommodations during a future SpeakUp with the Warpstock Organizers. Only
     VOICE members are eligible for the prize, but everyone is welcome to
     attend the SpeakUp session.

     The VOICE website: http://www.os2voice.org
     The Warpstock website: http://www.warpstock.org

     May 31, 1998

     A WarpCast subscriber, after reading our post regarding the availability
     of Star Office 4.0 SP3, sent an email to Star Division requesting more
     information. This is an excerpt of the reply he received:

     "We just released the English version of StarOffice 4.0 SP3. Comparing SP3
     to the International Beta it offers extended functionality and patches.
     However, Lotus .wk? Filters are not included yet. They will be available
     with StarOffice 5.0 (see below).

     The OS/2 version is USD 295.00. Until 08/01/98 we offer a special
     introductory price of USD 249.00. Competitive upgrade pricing is available
     only for upgrades to the Windows platform.

     StarOffice 5.0 will be released later this summer and will definitely be
     available for OS/2. Our upgrade policy is as follows: All StarOffice 4.0
     SP3 customers will get StarOffice 5.0 for FREE. Therefore there is no
     point in waiting:

     If you are interested in purchasing StarOffice 4.0 for OS/2 please print
     the attached order form or send me your fax number and we will fax you an
     order form. You may pay by check or credit card. If you have any further
     questions please send an email to [e-mail] or call (510)
     505-1470."

     May 30, 1998

     IBM OUTLINES ROADMAP FOR OS/2 SERVER FAMILY
     Plans Include New Versions of Both OS/2 Warp Server and WorkSpace
     On-Demand

     AUSTIN, May 5, 1998 . . . IBM today announced several enhancements for the
     OS/2 Warp Server family of products improving system management and
     back-up and recovery capabilities. In addition, IBM has outlined plans for
     a new version of OS/2 Warp Server and the next release of WorkSpace
     On-Demand, IBM's server-managed client operating system. IBM plans to
     introduce this next release into the OS/2 Warp Server family of products
     in early 1999 and will serve as IBM's entry level server platform for
     running e-business applications. In addition, IBM's new release of
     WorkSpace On-Demand is also targeted for early 1999 and will offer
     customers support for a broader range of hardware devices. "We continue to
     strengthen the OS/2 Warp Server platform as a true enterprise solution to
     meet our customers needs today," said Jeff Smith, director of IBM's OS/2
     Business Unit. "As more companies become e-businesses, we want to offer an
     entry-level server platform that will provide all of the features and
     functionality needed to build a network computing architecture that can
     grow to meet customer's expanding e-business demands in the future."

     New Features for Today's OS/2 Warp Server

     OS/2 Warp Server systems management provides network administrators with a
     highly flexible tool that allows them to configure, monitor and manage
     local and remote systems in a heterogeneous environment. This new update
     offers administrators management of Windows NT 4.0 clients, expanded
     hardware support, and added functionality such as continuous resource
     monitoring, utilization reports for all servers, and report generation
     ranging from hourly to monthly. IBM's backup and recovery feature in OS/2
     Warp Server provides users with non-stop system backup and recovery
     functionality through an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) or a
     new command-line interface. This enables users to schedule backups to run
     with minimum intervention and allows for lost files to be restored in
     minutes with its unique indexing facility. New features included in OS/2
     Warp Server's backup and recovery include: Large Network Administration
     and Backup -- In addition to the easy-to-use graphical interface, the new
     command-line interface now offers network administrators flexibility to
     automate and customize the backup process for large networks.

     Dual Device Backup Set and Removable Media Support -- Administrators can
     now backup data on one or more different backup devices allowing for full
     system backups to a tape drive, with incremental backup on a quick access
     drive. The tape drive can be used for disaster recovery while the
     removable drive, such as IOMEGA JAZ and ZIP drives, can be locally
     available for quick recovery. This allows an administrator to take
     advantage of the price, capacity and speed characteristics of different
     storage devices, minimizing the time needed to recover an up-to-date
     system.

     The new systems management and backup and recovery functionality that has
     been added to OS/2 Warp Server is available today from Software Choice,
     IBM's Internet software delivery site, at
     http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp. Roadmap Includes New Version of OS/2
     Warp Server and WorkSpace On-Demand.

     The next release of OS/2 Warp Server is planned for beta availability in
     late 1998 and will be IBM's entry level e-business server and an ideal
     platform to help reduce the total cost of management with WorkSpace
     On-Demand. In addition to all of the feature and functionality found in
     today's OS/2 Warp Server, the new release will offer customers out-of-box
     support for Year 2000 and Eurocurrency -- two critical issues businesses
     are facing today. It will also include a high-performance Journaling File
     System offering faster performance, improved scalability, and enhanced Web
     serving capabilities. General availability is planned for early 1999.

     The plans for the new release of WorkSpace On-Demand include support of a
     broader set of hardware using standard IP Protocols allowing customers to
     continue to build upon their existing hardware investments. IBM also plans
     to provide additional pre-configured machine classes for hardware that has
     broad appeal to today's customers. One example of the extended
     pre-configured machine class support, will be WorkSpace On-Demand's
     support for select IBM Network Stations. Additional planned enhancements
     will focus on continued ease-of-use for administrators by enhancing
     WorkSpace On-Demand's application installation and machine class creation
     tools. This release will also include Java 1.1.6 with support for
     additional releases as they become available. General availability is
     planned for the fourth quarter of 1998.

     May 29, 1998

     Version 1.1 of PM Fee released and uploaded to Hobbes
     (http://hobbes.nmsu.edu) and BMT micro (http://www.bmtmicro.com/).

     PM Fee is a Presentation Manager front end for McAfee's command line
     program: os2scan.exe and lets you easily scan your drives for viruses.
     Also PM Fee lets you view the scan log file and virus list. PM Fee is
     shareware and costs $10 to register.

     New Features

         german, polish and czech implemented

         drag and drop of a file or folder implemented

         bitmap removed from main screen to make more space for dropping files

         resize of viruslist and logfile dialog is now possible

     This update is free for registered users.

     PM Fee FEATURES
     ---------------


          a.  Can scan any combination of local drives.


          b.  Can scan any combination of network drives.


          c.  Uses Drag and Drop to scan a single file or folder.


          d.  Option to view the PMFEE.LOG log file.


          e.  Option to view and search the VIRUS list.


          f.  Option to specify the max log file size and directory. (only registered version).


          g.  Multi language.


                  Dutch       codepage 850, 437

                  English     codepage 850, 437

                  French      codepage 850, 437

                  Swedish     codepage 850, 437

                  German      codepage 850, 437

                  Polish      codepage 852, 850

                  Czech       codepage 852, 850


          h.  Uses multimedia sounds.


          i.  Written with Borland C++ for OS/2.


          j.  Tested with screen sizes of 640*480, 800*600 and 1024*768.

     Web site USA: http://www.os2ss.com/users/tjsteen/
     Web site Europe: http://www1.tip.nl/~t207448/

     May 29, 1998 Source: Mark Dodel, VOICE Editor

     Fixpack 36 for Warp 3.0 is available at:

     ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com:/ps/products/os2/fixes/v3.0warp/english-us/xr_w036

     It is also available on the IBM Software Update page:

     http://ps.boulder.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/softupd.html

     For the list of APARs (fixes) in Fixpack 36, go to:

     ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com:/ps/products/os2/fixes/v3.0warp/english-us/xr_w036/readme2

     May 28, 1998

     A graphical front end is available for the SANE library (Scanner Access
     Now Easy). It is currently in beta test, but it seems to be reliable
     enough for general use. It is called SANE/2.

     I wrote it to replace the command line interface available with the SANE
     package.

     SANE/2 can be downloaded from my home page:

     http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/4320

     May 28, 1998 Source: Jurgen Assfalg - JustWarp! Editor -
     [e-mail]

     Team OS/2 Italy announces that the new issue of JustWarp!, Italy's most
     widespread electronic magazine, is now available online at:

     http://www.mclink.it/mclink/teamos2it/justwarp/index.htm

     or on its mirror at:

     http://volftp.tin.it/TEAMOS2/jwarp/justwarp/index.htm

     This issue features:

         OS/2 Security

         Warp TV

         Teletext

         Rexx lessons

     ...and many others.

     Team OS/2 Italia http://www.mclink.it/mclink/teamos2it/ita/index.html

     May 28, 1998

     For Immediate Release

     Thursday, May 28, 1998

          Contact: Alexander Antoniades
          Stardock Systems, Inc.
          [phone]

     Atlanta GA - Stardock Systems, Inc. Announced Object Desktop 2.0 today at
     E3. The previous version of the advanced OS/2 desktop environment is the
     most popular third party OS/2 product ever created for OS/2. Previously
     sold as Object Desktop 1.5 Standard and Professional editions, Object
     Desktop 2.0 will merge the features of both editions into Object Desktop
     2.0.

     "With the changing OS/2 market, we decided the time was right to put our
     focus purely on power users and corporate desktops." Said Brad Wardell,
     President of Stardock Systems, Inc.

     The new version boasts a completely new look over its predecessor, greatly
     improved performance, and increased compatibility with OS/2 Warp 4.
     Stardock has also added in features and improvements suggested by OS/2
     users during the time between Object Desktop 1.5's release and today. New
     features include a revamped Control Center that includes "lay outs" for
     setting up virtual desktops, real-time internet performance monitoring
     capabilities, virtual desktop start up features (allowing users to launch
     a program into a particular virtual desktop). The Enhanced folder has also
     received some new features including a tool bar to bring OS/2Γò₧s GUI
     features up and beyond what is expected to be available on Windows NT 5.

     "OS/2's user interface is still state of the art but there were a few
     areas where the upcoming NT 5 that would have given NT some user interface
     advantages. With Object Desktop 2.0, weΓò₧ve nipped that in the bud and OS/2
     will continue to have the world's most advanced GUI," Said Wardell.

     Object Desktop 2.0 is the result of almost two years of effort by
     StardockΓò₧s OS/2 development team and the culmination of StardockΓò₧s
     advanced user interface technologies.

     A full look at the features of Object Desktop 2.0 can be found at
     Stardock's website http://www.stardock.com. Object Desktop 2.0 will list
     for $99.95. The upgrade price for users of Object Desktop will be $55 and
     the upgrade price from Object Desktop Professional will be $39.

     An early experience program will be available starting at the end of June
     for users who want to have input on the upcoming new version. Only users
     of Object Desktop Professional since the early experience version will
     only work on systems with Object Desktop Professional already installed.
     The early experience program costs $35 to join and includes a final
     version of Object Desktop 2.0 when it arrives.

     Stardock expects to begin shipping Object Desktop 2.0 in early August.
     Users can pre-order it or join the early experience program by visiting
     http://www.stardock.com and clicking on the Object Desktop 2.0 link.

     May 28, 1998

     The Best of OS/2 web site is now being updated daily. The site contains
     headline news that should be of interest to the OS/2 community. All
     headlines and links to stories are collected from other sources on the
     web. This site contains links to other announcement facilities and news
     sources about OS/2. Best of OS/2 Today may be found at:

     http://www.bestofos2.com

     For advertising information on The Best of OS/2 web site, please call
     Marianne Roderus at 914-835-3838 or write to [e-mail].

     May 28, 1998

     Henk Kelder has released v0.73 of his FAT32.IFS, which allows FAT32
     partitions to be accessed from OS/2. (FAT32 is Microsoft's new file system
     for Win95 OSR 2.x and above)

     This beta is available from:

     http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hkelder/

     May 27, 1998

     This site was featured on Netscape's "What's New" pages. Vote for your
     favorite Operating System by pledging a dollar amount to the Cystic
     Fibrosis Foundation. OS/2 is in the running with 50 votes. Linux is way
     ahead with 449 votes. And what about those millions of Windows users?
     Right now... 0 votes. Check it out at:

     http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/5601/

     May 27, 1998

     This site was featured on Netscape's "What's New" pages. Vote for your
     favorite Operating System by pledging a dollar amount to the Cystic
     Fibrosis Foundation. OS/2 is in the running with 50 votes. Linux is way
     ahead with 449 votes. And what about those millions of Windows users?
     Right now... 0 votes. Check it out at:

     http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/5601/

     May 27, 1998

     May 27, 1998 - Modular Dreams Incorporated today announces the release of
     the MD+F Marauder 3 Advanced Image Database, version 1.4 for IBM OS/2
     Warp, featuring BBS and Web enhancements.

     MD+F Marauder 3 is the only enterprise-level image collection tool
     available for home and small office use.

     Features of Marauder 3 include:

         Support for very large (10,000 to 1+ million) image collections.

         Fast search times - Normally under 3 seconds for a sample collection
          of 80,000 pictures on a 150MHz Pentium.

         Quick and efficient methods for examining and categorizing images.

         Various display tools such as Browsers, Slideshow, and Choosers.

         Advanced search using attributes of image subject (such as color of
          hair, age group of subject, ...), description, or file names.

         Ability to create virtual directories.

         Portable, multiplatform database usable under Windows 95, OS/2 Warp,
          and the upcoming BeOS version.

         Support for named drives, devices, and media. Marauder 3 can even
          display contents of removable media (such as CD-ROM or ZIP disks)
          which are not currently inserted into the drive!

     For current MD+F Marauder 3 users, the additional features in version 1.4
     are:

         Faster description searches. Searching using descriptions is
          radically faster than previous versions.

         New BBS support. You can now import and export BBS description files.
          BBS description files are available from many Bulletin Boards and are
          also supported by the latest version of MD+F Blitter 1.4. (MD+F
          Blitter is free to Marauder 3 owners)

         New Web support. Marauder 3 can now take template webpages and create
          complete web catalogs for you. The generated web catalogs will have
          the same look and layout as your other pages. For an example of this,
          please see the "Hubble Space Telescope" example in Marauder 3's
          online manual. This feature is ideal for individuals or small
          business wishing to display picture of items on the Internet.

         Various enhancements. The new Marauder 3 has received many small
          enhancements to its interface and search engine and is also
          compatible with the upcoming PowerPC version of the product.

         Very compact code. The new Marauder 3 executable is about 70% of the
          size of the previous version.

     Marauder 3 Advanced Image Database is not for everyone. Most users only
     require basic image cataloging functionality and there are many
     applications available commercially or bundled with input devices to
     satisfy their needs. Marauder 3 is for the remaining few. Please download
     and try to decide if Marauder 3 is right for you.

     You can get current information about the MD+F Marauder 3 as well as the
     executable(s) from Modular Dreams at their website located at
     http://www.modulardreams.com.

     The website also contains usage information and screenshots of the
     product. To purchase MD+F Marauder 3 contact your favorite online dealer.
     The MSRP for MD+F Marauder 3 is $99.00 and the product's license allows
     you to use it on any platform for which it is available. This upgrade is
     available for free to current MD+F Marauder 3 owners. Like all MD+F
     products, you must register this product online before using it. A three
     button mouse is recommended.

     Modular Dreams Inc, P.O. Box 682, Vienna, VA 22183.
     Email: [e-mail], Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]

     May 26, 1998 Source: Damon Matthews/WarpCast

     It seems that things are now underway for a UK OS/2 user group. There is
     already a mailing list which was working along similar lines.

     I have placed a web page at:

     http://www.denzil71.demon.co.uk/os2ug.html

     containing the latest news on all this.

     Things are still in the early stages but are moving.

     May 25, 1998

     The Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education (VOICE) web site has
     been updated with a new online membership form and an extensive new FAQ
     called the Help Desk. The VOICE Help Desk is provided as a free service to
     anyone requesting help/advice regarding OS/2 Warp. The help desk is
     supported by VOICE members and those who have subscribed to the help
     mailing list on a voluntary basis.

     You can find the VOICE web site at:

     http://www.os2voice.org

     May 24, 1998 Source: Daniel Jones ([e-mail])

     Greetings;

     I am working on trying to start an OS/2 User Group in San Jose, CA.
     Several interested parties have contacted me after a few newsgroup
     postings, and it appears that there may be sufficient interest in this
     part of Silicon Valley.

     Anyone interested in taking part can contact me via e-mail at:
     [e-mail].

     May 24, 1998 Source: Don Eitner, VOICE Secretary

     The Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education (VOICE) website has been
     updated with a new online membership form and an extensive new FAQ called
     the Help Desk. The VOICE Help Desk is provided as a free service to anyone
     requesting help/advice regarding OS/2 Warp. The help desk is supported by
     VOICE members and those who have subscribed to the help mailing list on a
     voluntary basis.

     You can find the VOICE website at http://www.os2voice.org/.

     May 23, 1998 Source: Walter Metcalf, Mining Co. OS/2 Guide

     I have just posted both the ZDNET article titled "IBM Suffocates OS/2" in
     which an IBM official said IBM was has stopped all but fixpak work on the
     OS/2 Client and was not going to develop software for the Intel's Merced
     chip, and the subsequent denial by Richard Seibt, General Manager, OS/2
     Business Unit.

     You can find them both at http://os2.miningco.com

     May 15, 1998

     Today, Lexmark International, Inc., announces OS/2 driver support for the
     Lexmark 5700 and other Color Jetprinters (TM).

     OS/2 users are now able to take full advantage of unsurpassed quality in
     color printing including 1200 dpi resolution at a reasonable price.

     With this announcement, Lexmark is continuing to expand its Color
     Jetprinter compatibility. The new OS/2 printer drivers provide unsurpassed
     quality color printing to OS/2 users at a reasonable price. The new
     Lexmark drivers provide a truly easy-to-use interface that allows OS/2
     users to take full advantage of the award winning 5700 Color Jetprinter.

     Full information on Color Jetprinters are available on the Lexmark Web
     Site

     http://www.lexmark.com

     7000 and 7200 Color Jetprinters Support

     OS/2 driver support will also be provided for 7200 and 7000 Color
     Jeprinters with the same capabilities. However, it will not include any
     on-line printer user's guide. (Color Jetprinters are shipped with a Quick
     Setup Sheet and an on-line printer user's guide for Windows only) An
     on-line printer user's guide for OS/2 is provided with the OS/2 driver
     support for 5700 Color Jetprinter.

     Compatibility

     Operating Systems
     OS/2 2.1 and above

     The custom Lexmark OS/2 driver is for use with the OS/2 operating system
     only. The Windows driver should be used for WIN-OS/2 printing. Tips are
     provided for WIN-OS/2 printing.

     Attachment

     The driver is for use with parallel port attached printers only.

     National languages support

     US English, Italian, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and German
     versions of the drivers are available.

     This product is Year 2000 Compliant.

     Convenient high quality personal printing for OS/2 users

     The OS/2 driver for Lexmark 5700 Color Jetprinter provides an easy to use
     interface with tabs that allows users to quickly configure their document
     printing as well as easily manage their supplies.

     Printer configuration

     The driver includes an on-line printer user's guide

     The driver's "setup" tab enables users to quickly set which forms (paper
     type and size) are available in which paper source.

     For even more convenience, users can create their own form with a custom
     name. These forms will then be selectable the same way as predefined
     forms.The OS/2 driver is also providing the ability to setup default
     parameters for DOS and OS/2 command line printing such as copying a text
     file to the parallel port.

     Supplies management

     The 5700 Color Jetprinter can be used with any of the following
     combinations of cartridges:

         Color and Black cartridges for High quality color and true black
          printing Color and Photo cartridges for photographic color printing

         Black cartridge only to turn the color printer into a fast black and
          white printer when color is not desired. (not supported for WIN-OS/2
          printing)

         Color cartridge only to print even if no black cartridge is
          available. (not supported for WIN-OS/2 printing)

     The OS/2 driver lets you take full advantage of this flexibility and
     provides an intuitive interface for all cartridge related operations such
     as installation, alignment or print head cleaning. An On-Screen cartridge
     display enables you to know which cartridges are installed and the
     quantity of ink remaining in each cartridge.
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     Document settings

     The driver's paper tab provides a graphical interface that allows you to
     select page layout, paper type and size (including custom forms) and
     finishing options like collation and number of copies.

     The full capability of the Color Jetprinters is supported from the OS/2
     driver. Users can select at a glance the desired print mode from the
     fastest black and white printing up to the unsurpassed print quality that
     is offered by the 5700 Color Jetprinter with 1200 dpi resolution and
     advanced color science.Advanced quality settings are also provided to
     enable users to finely tune the printer and driver so they can obtain the
     exact desired colors. It includes halftoning function selection,
     brightness and contrast tuning and color mode or black only selection.

     Technical Support

     Technical support will be provided by the Lexmark Technical Support
     Center: 1-800-LEXMARK (800-539-6275).

     Packaging

     The Lexmark OS/2 drivers for 5700, 5000, 7000 and 7200 Color Jetprinters
     will be available from the following Lexmark electronic services:

         Anonymous FTP through the Internet (ftp.lexmark.com)

         World Wide Web (http://www.lexmark.com)

         Lexmark technical support operations in local countries. A full list
          of technical support telephone numbers by country is available from
          the Lexmark home page on the World Wide Web. The U.S. technical
          support number is 1-800-LEXMARK (800-539-6275). Hours of operation
          are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday and noon to 6
          p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.)

     Trademarks

     Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark
     International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other
     countries.

     Color Jetprinter and Print Lexmark are trademarks of Lexmark
     International, Inc.

     All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.


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                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org


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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. VOICE Newsletter - The Editor of VOICE speaks out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org


                             We live in interesting times


     An editorial view from Mark Dodel, editor of the VOICE Newsletter
     [e-mail]

     Well we OS/2 users certainly live in interesting times. Not much surprises
     me anymore. But 32bitsonline started a bit of a row when they sent out a
     message that Warpstock was canceled. Gave me quite a fright I must say.
     Then in the article (
     http://www.32bitsonline.com/Issues/june98/Chicago_Interview.shtm ) they
     say that what they really meant was that 3 members of the Chicago
     organizing committee had resigned. Certainly not a pleasant event, but not
     the end of the great OS/2 end-user gathering either. In fact this event
     seems to have become a catalyst to propel the growing legion of volunteers
     to work harder to make this an even better Warpstock than last year.

     So Warpstock has not been canceled and many members of VOICE (as well as
     OS/2 users from all over the world) are looking forward to meeting each
     other in person for the first time. VOICE will have a table at Warpstock
     and we are looking to sign up new members, so beware. :-) Perhaps next
     year we can all meet at the Warpstock Europe second annual event -
     http://www.buntspecht.de/warpstock/en/warpstock_en.html :-))))

     Things have really begun to come together for VOICE in the past few
     months. We say welcome to a a lot of new members. Because of the
     conflicting pressures of an expanding organization and a demanding job,
     David Both has chosen to resign as President of VOICE, and Dan Casey has
     assumed that role.  David will remain on the VOICE Board of Directors as a
     Technical Advisor.  The VOICE Board is working on a lot of interesting
     projects, and we are lining up a number of software discounts (for members
     only ;-). http://www.os2voice.org/info_for_members.html

     Speaking of interesting events, I finally received a reply from the US
     Department of Justice to the letter I sent them several weeks ago. You can
     see the letter in the Letters, Addendum, Errata section of the Newsletter.
     A genuine letter, not what I'm used to from IBM and the like. Even signed
     by Joel Klein himself. Mr. Klein simply said that my 'correspondence has
     been forwarded to Christopher Crook, Chief of the Division's San Francisco
     field Office, for further review.'

     If you'd like your own personally autographed letter from Assistant
     Attorney General Joel I. Klein, then do what I did. Send a letter
     detailing your experiences with IBM's anti-competitive, Microsoft only
     policy to:

     Joel I. Klein
     Assistant Attorney General
     Antitrust Division
     U.S. Department of Justice
     601 D Street, NW
     Washington, DC 20530

     The email address is [e-mail], but I doubt Mr. Klein
     sends back a signed response.

     And on the topic of IBM's anti-OS/2 policy, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader
     has sent a letter to Lou Gerstner (
     http://www.essential.org/antitrust/ms/lvgjun8.html ) asking big Lou to
     'stop forcing customers who buy IBM personal computers to purchase
     Microsoft Windows.' He goes on to say that 'Millions of OS/2 users are
     bitterly disappointed at IBM's failure to promote and improve the OS/2
     platform as an alternative to Microsoft Windows.' Boy he's got that right.
     Finally he asks that IBM consider releasing the source for OS/2 and allow
     free distribution. WooHoo. Chalk a big one up for the forces against the
     evil empire. Do you suppose that Mr. Nader receives a form letter reply to
     his missive? So folks let's send a big OS/2 thank you to Mr. Nader
     ([e-mail]) and to Mary Jo Foley ([e-mail]) who broke
     the story on ZDnet (
     http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/zdnn_display/0,3440,2110597,00.html ).

     Speaking of form letters, I heard recently from John Stenson of IBM's
     Network Computing Software division. John is the poor soul I have been
     directing readers to send email to, to tell IBM what OS/2 users think of
     IBM's anti-OS/2 policy. In my past interactions with John on the phone and
     via email I have found him to be sympathetic to OS/2 users and an OS/2
     user himself. So if you do write to John please be polite. John apologizes
     for the use of form letters (especially when he sends out the wrong one,
     right John?), but says that there is no other way he can keep up with all
     the mail from OS/2 users. He tries to personally contact anyone with a new
     or unique problem. John passes on all the information he receives to
     management.

     If you would like to let IBM know that you want them to support OS/2 or
     perhaps just to say hello to John send an email to:
     John Stenson [e-mail]
     Network Computing Software

     Finally if you want to let Lou Gerstner's office know how you feel you can
     do so by pointing your favorite web browser to
     http://www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/email-lvg.pl You'll probably then get a
     response from someone in John's office anyway, so I'm not sure what
     difference it makes.

     Mark Dodel
     Editor, VOICE Newsletter
     [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. VOICE Newsletter - OS/2 Technology Issues.  Third in a series. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org

     OS/2 Technology Issues

     Part 3

     Alternatives to Boot Manager

     by: Dan Casey ([e-mail])
     http://www.ameritech.net/users/dcasey/index.html
     June 15 1998
     This series of articles is not about recommending specific hardware and/or
     software. It's about information.

      As always, this series is about choices, not about recommendations. I
     have personally installed and worked with both of these products, and I
     hope I have provided enough information on each of them for you, the user,
     to make the choice that is right for you.

      Power Boot (http://www.blueskyinnovations.com/pboot.html) Shareware

      Power Boot (or PBoot, as it will be referred to), is a utility that
     allows you to not only choose which operating system to boot, but also
     allows you to "hide" any and all partitions to allow you to install an OEM
     operating system. Installation is quick and easy, requiring a minimum of a
     bootable DOS diskette that the PBoot files have been copied to. The user
     is given he option (during the Install) to make a backup of the current
     MBR to the installation diskette, facilitating a quick and easy
     "Uninstall" of the utility.

      Note that the unregistered version of Power Boot has a time limit. After
     one month of utilization, all options will be disabled. You will only be
     able to boot from the default partition. This includes UNINSTALL. To
     delete PBoot from the MBR after the 30 day trial period has expired, run

                                 FDISK /NEWMBR: DISK1

      The only requirement for PBoot is that you must have a disk that has at
     least 26 Sectors per Track.

      "The registered version of Power Boot will have the following addition
     features:
      a. Creation of rescue diskette, run Power Boot even if your MBR
        has been corrupted for some reason.
      b. Naming of partitions
      c. You will be able to daisy chain multiple MBR programs.
      d. All the features of Version 2.1
      e. Free updates"

      If you choose to create a Rescue Diskette, make sure you use a blank,
     formatted diskette. Do NOT use the same diskette you installed PBoot from,
     as creating the Rescue Diskette will render this disk non-bootable.

      <from the readme file for Power Boot>
      "Features include:
      - hide/unhide partitions on the fly as you boot up. There is no need to
       run another program in order to hide or unhide partitions.

      - One touch option to configure your system to update an Operating
     System.

      - One touch option to configure your system to install an OEM version of
       an operating system e.g. Windows95 OSR2. Very often, these OEM versions
       will not install if they detect another OS on the system.

      - Power-Chain enabled.

      - Give names to your partitions like 'Win95 OSR2' or 'MSDOS 6.22' for
       easy identification

      - Boot from any one of 63 partitions in any drive. This is only limited
     by the
       ability of the OS to be booted from a drive other than C. For example,
     Linux
       can be booted from any drive or partition. MSDOS must be booted from a
       primary partition.

      - Supports LBA mode for hard drive access in order to launch partitions
     in
       hard drives larger than 8GigaBytes.

      - Once the operating system is loaded, Power Boot does not occupy any
     memory
       (Swap mode off).

      - Power Boot does not occupy a partition (unlike OS/2 Boot Manager). It
     does
       not require you to repartition your drive for installation.

      - Power Boot does not require any configuration. It is INSTALL and PLAY!
     If you
       have edited lilo.conf and then forget to run lilo before rebooting, you
     will
       appreciate this!"

      I have been using Power Boot for about a year, now, and have had no
     problems at all with it. The Author is very responsive to users needs and
     questions. For those of you using Win95 or Win98, there is even a way to
     install Winx on a drive other than C: (but the instructions are a bit
     complicated, so I won't get into that, here). And, by the way, I have
     never used, nor do I intend to use, even for testing, Win95/98 or WinNT,
     so I have no experience with this.

      xFDISK
      Extended FDISK
      Freeware
      http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/4090/computer.html#anc_prog

      "XFDisk is an easier to use interface to partitioning your harddisk and
     managing multiple systems on one  computer. It comes with an own
     bootmanager that resides in the first sectors of your harddisk and thus
     does not need an own partition. "

      Currently, the Help files and most of the documentation is in German,
     although there is an English text file to help you get the utility
     installed. Actually, it's pretty much self-explanatory, once you get it
     installed. Simply copy the files from the xFDISK archive to a bootable DOS
     diskette, boot from that diskette, and run xfdisk.exe. Follow the simple
     prompts and menu commands, and it installs itself. Running the Uninstall
     feature returns the MBR to its previous state.

      Like PBoot, xFDISK installs from a bootable DOS diskette. Unlike PBoot,
     xFDISK can be used to create and delete partitions. It even allows you
     change the partitions ID (useful for anyone installing Linux). While it
     doesn't have the features of PBoot, it does do the job intended, and seems
     (for me, at least) to work quite well.

      I have used xFDISK for 2 days, so I haven't really had the time to use
     and test it as much as I have PBoot, but, as I stated above, it does do
     the job it was intended to do. I currently have it, on another system,
     booting between OS/2 Warp 4 and Redhat Linux. If I get the time to figure
     out the installation of SCO UnixWare, I'll test it with that, and report
     my findings, here. I have tested PBoot with OS/1 Warp 4, Linux and SCO
     Open Server (the SCO compatibility was added at my request, evidence of
     the authors responsiveness to users) and it does, indeed, work with all of
     these.

     VOICE is, basically, a volunteer organization. We are supported, almost
     entirely, by our members. We are OS/2 users helping OS/2 users.
     If you'd like to contribute to our effort, Membership information is
     available on our Website. And if you'd like to contribute to this series
     of articles, E_MAIL - mailto:[e-mail] me with a brief description
     of your idea. Of course, we'd like to have contributions from our members,
     but membership is not a requirement for contributing to our cause.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. VOICE Newsletter - So you're looking to show off OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org



     "So you're looking to show off OS/2"

     By: Tom Nadeau, ([e-mail])
     http://www.mindspring.com/~os2headquarters

     So you're looking to show off OS/2 to your friends who think windoze is
     where they want to go? What has always worked for me is the following:

     1. Have a *nice* background screen (the sunrise one, or the blue lake).
     Have the icons neatly arranged in a vertical column on the left side. Have
     the best-looking font set up, with a nice clear font (not too big, not to
     small). The screen must *look good* to make a *good first impression*.

     2. Make sure you already have it booted. Boot time is the *real* "first
     impression" and people who watch OS/2 boot get the silly idea that because
     the boot cycle is long, the OS is slow.

     3. The "killer demo" involves running a DOS app and a Windoze app
     simultaneously, then logging on the Web and downloading two files
     simultaneously. Then open a DOS screen and run a batch file that makes an
     endless loop. Kill the runaway DOS screen. Note that the Windows, the
     other DOS, and the downloads are still continuing peacefully. Remind them
     that *** The computer that doesn't crash is always the most productive
     computer. *** Remind them that with OS/2 *** You never have to stop doing
     what you're doing to do something new. *** Then print something out while
     you continue to talk.

     It's never failed to impress.

     Remember to make a batch file called "test.bat" in the root directory. It
     contains:

     @echo off
     :start
     @echo Hello World!
     @goto start

     This will cause an endless loop. You can also WOW them by running two DOS
     windows simultaneously, each with this runaway app.... showing
     multitasking. There's something about a pair of runaway text boxes
     cascaded on a screen that blows people away. You can kill them one at a
     time, leaving the other stuff running in the background.

     You might also show Lotus Smartsuite or Star Office running, to counter
     the erroneous belief in "no apps." The idea that OS/2 runs Netscape, Lotus
     apps, and maybe even version 4.3 of MS Office for Windows 3.1, generally
     dispels false notions that OS/2 users lack choices. The OS/2 Solitaire is
     also pretty impressive, especially when you play it during the downloads.

     Tom Nadeau http://www.mindspring.com/~os2headquarters
     OS/2 Headquarters -- Your Chauffeur on the Info Highway


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. VOICE Newsletter - XFolder 0.61 Beta ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org

                                   XFolder 0.61Beta

     By: Mark Dodel, ([e-mail]) http://home.ptd.net/~madodel

     First impressions

     When I first heard about XFolder (I think it was a WarpCast post), I
     thought 'Oh just what we need another WPS enhancer'. Well it was freeware
     so I went to the guy's site and checked it out. The early version made
     modifying Warp's folder menu's a breeze. Just Drag n' Drop an object to
     the XFolder configuration folder. However it didn't support shadows. That
     and more have changed with the more recent versions. The thing that
     impressed me the most when I first looked at this utility/enhancement was
     the high quality of the documentation. the author includes an INF file in
     both English and German, not only going into a great deal of detail about
     XFolder, but also covering the how and why of WPS programming. I
     corresponded briefly with Ulrich MЎller [e-mail] and
     found out that in real life he is a law student in his last year of school
     in Germany. A very impressive little package for someone that isn't even a
     full time programmer.

     Requirements

     OS/2 Warp 3.0 or Warp 4.0 with the Work Place Shell installed (that is the
     standard OS/2 Warp GUI interface). The author states he has never used
     Warp 4.0, but I can attest that it runs fine on Warp 4 with Fixpack 6.

     Installation

     Installation was fairly simple. You can obtain the download file from the
     developer's web site - http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd/os2_d.htm.
     For the English translation just click on the British flag. The zip file
     contains both English and German documentation. Unzip the file (preserving
     directory structures) into a directory and run install.cmd. It will ask
     which language you want English or German. It then warns you that it is
     about to replace several system WPS classes. No files are actually copied
     over though. If you agree the command file then deregisters and then
     registers 5 WPS classes, including WPFolder, WPDesktop, WPDisk, WPObject
     and WPSystem. You can then either elect to restart the WPS or wait until
     you reboot your system for XFolder's changes to take effect. The same
     install.cmd can be used to de-register XFolder's changes and restore your
     system back to it's original folder actions.

     Features

     So what does XFolder do for you? Well like I said before it adds the
     ability to modify the folder (including the desktop which is just a big
     folder) menus by dragging things to the XFolder configuration folder.

                                      < Warp 4.0
                             Desktop menu before XFolder

                             & after XFolder installed >

     Notice in the above menus that all objects in the XFolder Configuration
     folder below appear at the bottom in the later menu graphic where XFolder
     is enabled. This includes special WPS objects like the Relish Phone Book
     Bun which I have never been able to get Warp Center to accept as well as
     shadows of other objects I like having quick access to. Some standard
     selections XFolder comes with are the Command lines, Quick Settings (which
     configure the folder the menu is open for) and Create another which has
     selections for Folder and Program objects. You can modify these menus by
     dragging new objects to the subfolders in the XFolder Configuration
     folder.


     But it adds more than this. Theres a DDE Netscape link which if you select
     it will first check to see if an existing copy of Netscape is running
     before it will try to start another. XFolder also adds a configuration
     page to all folder properties, allowing you to display the full path for
     that folder in the title bar, allow the use of 'hotkeys' in that folder
     and allow "snap to grid" for this folder's contents. Also XFolder enhances
     the folder view so that it will automatically scroll down if you expand a
     link in icon tree view, to show the newly displayed contents.

     In addition to the folder options, the Desktop properties has another page
     with options specific to the Desktop menu. These include the ability to
     remove the following items from the menu - System setup, Lockup and
     Shutdown. There are also new Shutdown options. You can add a selection to
     "Restart the WPS", Autoclose non-PM sessions on shutdown (so no warning
     message pops up telling you a VIO or DOS session is still running and asks
     if you want to close it). Also there is a confirm option that applies to
     both the Shutdown and WPS Restart that allows you to display a
     confirmation window if you select either of these two actions. Why would
     you want to just restart the WPS? Some times when you install a new
     application that doesn't require changes to the config.sys, or new drivers
     to be loaded, you don't really need to reboot to use the new app. You can
     just restart the WPS and your changes should take effect.

     Finally on the Desktop page is the option to replace the standard OS/2
     shutdown process. I find this to be one of the best features that this
     product has to offer. How many times have you had something hang (did
     someone say Netscape/2?)? XFolder's replacement Shutdown process adds
     several features. First it gives a visual display of exactly what it is
     doing, telling you which process it is closing down. and on the display is
     a Skip button. if a process is hung just select skip and it will go on to
     the next process. This allows the shutdown to complete so any desktop
     setting changes are not lost as when you are forced to do a
     Cntrl-Alt-Delete. The Shutdown confirmation screen also has a check box to
     select whether you want to reboot the system after shutdown is completed.
     This saves you from doing a C-A-D when you get the "It's safe to turn off
     your computer" screen. The shutdown process shows the not just the apps
     closing, but the buffers being cleared and the INI files being backed up.
     I wish I could show a capture of the shut down process window, but PMView
     was unable to capture it, since it kept being shut down. Here is the
     Shutdown confirmation window.


     Documentation

     Besides the very detailed documentation in the included INF files, each
     setting on the settings pages has context sensitive help. The INF file is
     well layed out and a pleasure to read just to learn more about OS/2.

     Conclusions:

     The author warns that the changes are rather invasive and might conflict
     with some other applications or WPS enhancements. I am currently running
     Warp 4.0 with FP6, Xit, Object Desktop Pro, Candy Barz,
     Control-Alternate-Delete Commander, PMView, Relish Net, IRCD, Extended
     Clipboard/2, Rc5/DES-GUI client, Lotus Domino Go Web server, Hethmon
     Brothers FTP server, CopyShop/2, MR2-ICE and a host of other apps that
     come and go and the only incompatibility I ran into was with Extended
     Clipboard/2. It was only a problem on startup, there must be some sort of
     timing issue involved that hung the system. Once I removed EC/2 from the
     Startup Folder, I have had no problem running it with XFolder installed so
     long as I start EC/2 after the WPS is fully started.

     Some of the features are probably found in other apps. I know CAD
     Commander has the ability to select reboot on shutdown. Over all I find no
     reason not to run this package and at least one really big benefit from it
     in the new shutdown functionality. Plus the documentation was enjoyable to
     read, and I usually never bother with documentation unless I have a
     problem.

     There are a lot of things that can be done to configure XFolder that I
     haven't yet tried. There are folder shortcut key combinations. He also
     documents REXX command files to further enhance the WPS in conjunction
     with XFolder.

     The author just put an announcement out on WarpCast that he is working on
     a the next version of XFolder which should be out in the next few weeks.
     He adds that there is a problem with the replacement shutdown process
     giving an error if the INI files can't be updated (that is the files have
     the Hidden and System attributes set). He states the next version will fix
     this problem and as a work around he suggests the following:

     "open a command line
     and type

     CD ?:\OS2

     (with ? being your boot drive) and then

     ATTRIB -R -S -H OS2*.INI"

     I have not experienced this problem at all. I highly recommend this
     application and when I get the chance I plan to look at some of the other
     freeware apps by the same author.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. VOICE Newsletter - Summer Comdex ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



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                           Warpstock: Great Strides Forward

     By: Stan Sidlov, Event Chairperson for Warpstock '98, [e-mail],
     http://www.warpstock.org

      I am very pleased to publicly state that in the week of turmoil Warpstock
     has experienced due to the resignation of the 4 person Chicago Organizing
     Committee, that Warpstock'98 has come out much stronger and more viable
     than it was before.

      How can I say this? I can say this because the Warpstock Steering
     Committee has jumped in and cashed in favors owed, and there have been a
     doubling of vendors who have committed (to be announced shortly) to come
     to Warpstock'98. Stardock announced in its recent news letter to its
     customers that it would be attending, and a number of other vendors are in
     the process of writing their press releases. Sundial has also publicly
     announced that they will attend, ".. Warpstock '98 is a must for us." The
     WSC has announced that the allotted table space for each vendor has been
     significantly increased and made into a much more workable area. We are
     also contacting and have received favorable responses from various
     hardware vendors who are supportive of the OS/2 community. We hope to
     offer a number of hardware vendors showing how their products work well in
     an OS/2 environment.

      I can say this because Volunteers from the original Chicago group who
     have responded to the requests from myself and the Warpstock Steering
     Committee (WSC) have come forward and said that they still Believe in
     Warpstock and that they still Support Warpstock. One Chicago person stated
     it, "I am NOT a quitter, and I DON'T like walking away from things that I
     started."  We continue to hope that the other members of the original
     group members come forward and continue with their assignments. This event
     has also brought out other people in the Chicago area, and elsewhere
     asking, "How Can I Help?" -- The Warpstock Web Site continues to be
     updated with a new volunteer page and a more sophisticated volunteer
     interests' survey. We realize that many people who are interested in
     Warpstock don't wish to receive or monitor our Warpstock e-mailing list.
     The WSC has created a new moderated list for announcements only. Send a
     e-mail message to [e-mail] In the body of the
     message put the commands: subscribe [new line] end . This mail list will
     enable people who wish to follow the 'news' for Warpstock, and will be the
     list where we will be posting location announcements, vendor sign-ups and
     other news.

      Additionally, we have had offers of assistance with a new advisory panel,
     notably, Alan Zeichick the former editor of OS/2 Magazine and the
     motivator for the OS/2 World conventions. We hope that Alan can also be a
     speaker at Warpstock'98.

      All this does not imply that we don't have any problems. We DO have
     problems. Chicago's Warpstock was fundamentally based on the availability
     of IBM's Chicago Offices. Specifically, the conference floors, the
     cafeteria and IBM's own network facilities. We are contacting IBM senior
     managers to support our use of the building. Based on my experience with
     IBM NY, as a member of the NY Warpstock Bid Committee, there is no
     guarantee that IBM can provide any 'free site.' The WSC and a group of
     Chicago based volunteers are currently canvassing sites in Chicago and its
     environs for a suitable location. It is difficult to find a location that
     is within the pricing range and that has suitable facilities that are not
     already booked. IF YOU KNOW of a suitable site, we would love to hear from
     you. IF YOU HAVE a suitable site and you can get your corporation to
     sponsor our use of your facilities, you will have our gratitude and we
     will be happy to negotiate an appropriate quid pro quo with you. Location
     information should be sent to Larry B Finkelstein, the President of the
     Warpstock Steering Committee.

      We continue to look for new volunteers, and I will be contacting people
     to choose new coordinators for the open positions now assumed by the WSC
     members.

      We continue to book vendors, both HARDWARE and SOFTWARE. We are
     investigating ways to help more of the smallest ISVs to attend. We are
     investigating an idea to have a rotating demonstration of
     software/hardware on the vendor's exhibit space so that those ISVs who
     find a table, too expensive a proposition can demonstrate their work. This
     will be geared to the one-person ISV doing shareware and who may use BMT
     Micro, Indelible Blue, J3 or their own web site to book sales. [Please
     note that this is NOT an announcement of an open floor and requires
     registration.]

      We continue to refine what we are looking for in speakers, and will
     certainly find out if we can have Ralph Nader attend and address us on his
     vision of IBM giving the source for OS/2 to the public. We are planning to
     create and hold the various sessions based on interests. We are searching
     for people who wish to give technical presentations in various
     disciplines, as well as answering those issues that the OS/2 SOHO, and
     home users face daily. We hope to offer more classroom style sessions like
     the very popular REXX sessions that were held last year. I am hoping that
     we will have a series of classes on JAVA for both the end user and
     developer.

      We continue to REGISTER guests. I can not stress how important it is for
     Warpstock '98 to have as great a following as possible. Remember, we will
     NOT have a Free Site. This means that we have to register more people to
     offset the costs of the facility, the AV equipment, janitorial services,
     setup and breakdown costs and advertising. We need to double the size of
     last year's Warpstock. We are going to need that commitment from the OS/2
     Community on their attendance before October. The WSC have extended the
     reduced pre-registration fee until the end of June to encourage this kind
     of support. Last year, there were a number of people who paid for their
     registration knowing that it was not possible for them to show -- a
     donation and token of support that is unequaled. If you know that you
     can't attend, registering now will still help us meet our goals. If you
     find it possible to attend, you will have registered at a reduced price. I
     would enjoy meeting more of the electronic names I have been reading
     on-line for so many years now. Warpstock is still happening. It just needs
     YOU.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. VOICE Newsletter - Interview with an OS/2 Business User ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org

                             Interview with an OS/2 User

     This month VOICE interviews a couple of OS/2 users One a SOHO business
     user and the other an educator/consultant. First up to the plate is Robt.
     Miller, humble computer technician and business owner.

     VOICE> What kind of business are you involved in?

     Robt. Miller> Consulting - Novell networks and any clients.

     VOICE> Can you please describe your current use of OS/2 in your workplace?
     What kind of hardware and software are you using for OS/2?

     Robt. Miller> OS/2 is on my main computer: two nics, one to the
     cablemodem, the other for my LAN. The OS/2 machine provides proxy web
     access, an FTP daemon, two talk daemons, a telnet daemon, time updates
     every 2 hours, hosts 4 web pages, real-time weather charts and forecasts,
     and generally about 20 other smaller utilities. Currently using a 120mhz
     clone with 64mb ram and 4gb drive space.

     VOICE> How did you decide to use OS/2? What features were considered
     important for this project(s)? What previous experience was there with
     OS/2 and other operating systems?

     Robt. Miller> I had been looking for a program that could multitask and
     somebody suggested OS/2 2.0 while it was in beta. I had been using
     Software Carousel until then but had tried VM/386, Unix, Windows, PcMos
     but none of them could do what I needed.

     VOICE > What other operating systems if any were under consideration or
     are used for your business? If you use OS/2 in conjunction with other OSes
     in any form of a network, how well does OS/2 work with these other
     systems?

     Robt. Miller> OS/2 integrates very well with my NetWare 4.1 server and a
     peer Windoze notebook. I put Win on the notebook 'cause most of my
     customers use it, otherwise I'd still be running OS/2 on it.

     VOICE > Do you foresee continued/increasing use of OS/2 in this fashion?

     Robt. Miller> Yes. I have NT on a partition and never use it - too slow
     and the interface is limiting if not maddening.

     VOICE > Are there any changes that you would like to see to OS/2 that
     would facilitate your continued use or expanded use of OS/2?

     Robt. Miller> I'd like to see IBM become interested in it or sell it.
     Other than being held back by IBM it's a nearly perfect product.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. VOICE Newsletter - Interview with an OS/2 Business User ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org

                             Interview with an OS/2 User

     Next we interview James C. Gorman, Ph.D. Dr. Gorman does consulting in the
     human services area and with Church groups. He teaches in a variety of
     graduate, professional and adult education/training settings.

     VOICE> Who are you?  Please feel free to give as much or as little
     information as > you are comfortable with.

     Dr. Gorman>  I am a SOHO user of OS/2, using it primarily in my business.
     I am not a technically oriented person, but am able to negotiate and deal
     with more than elementary computer issues.

     VOICE > What kind of business are you involved in?

     Dr. Gorman> I have an independent teaching and consulting practice that
     services human service and other non-profit agencies, such as churches and
     voluntary associations. I use the computer in preparing teaching
     presentations and illustrations; proposals, analyses and reports for
     clients.

     VOICE > Can you please describe your current use of OS/2 in your
     workplace?  What kind of hardware and software are you using for OS/2?

     Dr. Gorman> I have an IBM clone (486, 50mhz) with two hard drives (334Meg
     and 4.3G), SCSI controller, and 16 MEG of RAM. I use Microsoft Office 4.3
     under WIN-OS2 (especially Word, Excel and Access) for the products in my
     business consulting, Quicken (DOS version) for my bookkeeping, Netscape
     for WEB search and e-mail communications, Disk Jockey for file management,
     Performance Plus for benchmarking my system, WARP Calc for on-screen
     calculating, Time Tracker for recording my billable time, FAX Works for
     OS/2 for sending and receiving FAXES, and IBM Anti-Virus for keeping my
     system clean.

     VOICE > How did you decide to use OS/2?  What features were considered
     important for this project(s)? What previous experience was there with
     OS/2 and other operating systems?

     Dr. Gorman> I made the decision to use OS/2 (at the 2.21 level) because
     OS/2 was then the only system that was truly multi-tasking, because of its
     stability (crash-proof), and its ability to run OS/2, DOS and Windows
     applications. All of these reasons were important for my choice. Prior to
     choosing OS/2, I had only used MS-DOS and IBM-DOS.

     VOICE > What other operating systems if any were under consideration or
     are used for your business? If you use OS/2 in conjunction with other OSes
     in any form of a network, how well does OS/2 work with these other
     systems?

     Dr. Gorman> I am considering for the long run Windows NT. I don't have a
     network.

     VOICE > Do you foresee continued/increasing use of OS/2 in this fashion?

     Dr. Gorman> Yes, as long as I can be compatible with Microsoft Office.
     Most of my clients use this application, and I have to produce files that
     can be used by them. Currently, since my chip is only 50Mhz, I can't use
     Smart Suite for OS/2 which can produce files in Office 97 format.

     VOICE > Are there any changes that you would like to see to OS/2 that
     would facilitate your continued use or expanded use of OS/2?

     Dr. Gorman> Yes! Enable OS/2 to run Windows 95/97/98 applications, so that
     I can produce files and products that can be used by my clients.

     VOICE > How have IBM's statements that they are targeting the medium to
     large  business sector affected your work or your decision to continue
     using OS/2 for this/these task(s)?

     Dr. Gorman> They make me nervous and depressed. Nervous, because I think
     IBM will not enable me to continue using OS/2. Depressed, because I see
     IBM's statements leading to the death of a good product.

     VOICE > If IBM licensed another company to sell the OS/2 client to
     home/SOHO users, would it affect your usage of OS/2 (would you use more
     OS/2 clients for your work, etc)?

     Dr. Gorman> If this other company enabled OS/2 to run windows 95/97/98
     applications, I would be very happy to continue using OS/2.

     VOICE > Do you know of any other sites using OS/2 in your industry?

     Dr. Gorman> Unfortunately, no.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. VOICE Newsletter - OS/2 Tips. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org

                                      OS/2 Tips

     We scan the Web, Usenet and the OS/2 mail lists looking for these gems.
     Have you run across an interesting bit of information about OS/2 recently?
     Please share it with all our readers. Send your tips to
     [e-mail]

     June 12, 1998 - Interested in how to kill a print job?  Here's a tip from
     Peter Kay on OS2-L:

      If simply deleting it and resetting the printer does not work within
     about half a minute or so, select open, 'view job content'. Close the
     system editor and the job will disappear!

     June 9, 1998 - Petter Kay suggests this course of events to guarantee a
     successful OS/2 install.  Of course these are specific to his hardware, so
     act accordingly:
     To be absolutely sure that OS/2 will install, add the components in the
     following order:

      1) copy disk 1 (or loaddskf disk1_cd.dsk) and edit config.sys to
       remove the ,LW from the DISKCACHE line (works around FAT cache bug).
       REM out any unneeded drivers. If you're running a 2940, you may
       need to patch the boot disk with the latest driver.

      2) Boot to a command prompt

      3) change into \os2image\disk_2 on the cd and run fdisk. Partition as
       appropriate. Reboot to command prompt

      4) format the partition with the /L (long) option. HPFS may be formatted
       by adding the /fs:hpfs parameter. Format is found in \os2image\disk_3

      5) Run through the advanced install as normal. Install basic Warp 4 with
       VGA, WinOS/2 and IBM Works. Add support for Citizen printer.

      6) If it works, install Peer services.

      7) Install TCP/IP from \cid\img\tcpapps\install.exe on the CD. This
     allows
       you to deselect components you do not require (such as 3270/5250
       support).

      8) Install multimedia and the AWE64 driver

      9) Install voicetype

      10) Netscape followed by netscape plugins

      11) EMX, Emtex, Xitami, VAC++, XFree86

      12) Numerous VAC++ fixpacks.. Make sure it hasn't fouled up your
        SOM settings.

      13) Java 1.1.4 and patches.

      14) Fixpack 6

      15) S3 Virge driver

      16) Backup.

      17) ext2fs (I'm generally wary about any beta releases of features as
        fundamental as a file system)

      You can combine many of the above steps; I've listed a very cautious
     approach. Some people have had issues with Java 1.1.4 and FP6 - I've been
     OK.

      If you don't need Java at this point, I'd wait. Java 1.1.4  weighs in at
     close to 30MB for the basic install.. Then there are the patches (15-16 MB
     total probably) and of course any serious Java coder will want Swing (JFC)
     7MB or so.

     June 7, 1998 - James Mckenzie on OS2-L reminds us that if you want to
     force OS/2 to do a long format rather then the default quick format of a
     hard drive use Format x: /l /fs:hpfs.

     June 7, 1998 - Here's another reminder from James McKenzie on OS2-L if
     your having a problem with your printer maxing out your CPU when printing,
     switch "to Interrupt driven printing (/IRQ)." Add the /IRQ switch to the
     print01.sys line in config.sys.  There is a trade off in that it will now
     use an IRQ (most likely 7 for LPT1) but it doesn't have to keep polling
     the printer and using CPU cycles.

     June 5, 1998 - Have a Sound Blaster card and having problems with
     interference with other devices. Here's a tip from Steven Levine "The
     sound blaster driver's sniff IRQ's they are "not" supposed to. Try moving
     the DEVICE line toward the beginning of CONFIG.SYS. I've got COM3/IRQ5 and
     must load the sound blaster before SIO."

     June 3, 1998 - Installed FP6, or considering it and you have an Adaptec
     SCSI card? Take this advise from Ken Hildabolt on the OS2-L:

     I don't know if your problem started with FP6, but from the newsgroup
     discussions, IBM changed a default in the AIC7870 drivers in FP6. Has to
     do with the type of translation table used by the card for your SCSI
     drives. In the Adaptec setup is a parameter for translation table, and
     reads thus:

     Extended BIOS translation is used only with MS-DOS 5.0 or above. You do
     not need to enable this option if you are using another operating system
     such as NetWare, OS/2, Windows NT or UNIX.

     So all of us who had this off (on writes a 7 meg translation table on the
     drive for DOS when on, off writes a 1 meg translation table) had the exact
     problems you were describing.

     My solution was to go to the Adaptec site (http://milpitas.adaptec.com)
     and get a newer driver than you found:

     D:\STORAGE\78xu2os2.exe -a-- 178016 98/04/01 20:20

     This allows for the correct usage of the BIOS translation switch.

     June 3, 1998 - Want to know how to delete the old inputs in the OS/2's
     Enhanced Editor "Add file" window? Well on the possi list Bill Schindler
     had the answer:

     Click with the mouse on the file you want to delete from the list, then
     press Ctrl+Backspace (the same key combination that deletes a line in the
     edit window). This also works in the command window.

     June 2, 1998 - This sound tip from Scott Lambert on OS2-L:

     If you just want the ability to play the sounds but don't want the actual
     system sounds, you can run \MMOS2\INSTALL\DINSTSND.CMD and reboot. This
     frees up some system resources the the "Enable System Sounds" checkbox
     doesn't affect. I do it to all my systems. The regular MM stuff works
     fine.

     If you want them back just run \MMOS2\INSTALL\INSTSND.CMD and reboot.

     June 1, 1998 - Have an MGA video card and experiencing system lockups
     since you installed Smart Suite for OS/2 Warp 4? On the OS2-L, Brandon S.
     Allbery, has the answer as usual.

     Matrox video card, right? Switch to 16bpp and/or disable DIVE/EnDIVE. It's
     a bug in the Matrox drivers.

     May 31, 1998 - On the TeamOS/2 List, Duane A. Chamblee had this
     explanation for why some folks are having problems with some CDROM's under
     OS/2:

     I've seen this behavior with old 2x or slower CD drives and software
     burned CDs (custom made) One reason could be the lack of multisession
     support on your CD Drive or just incompatibility with the CD Burner
     format.

     If possible, try swapping the CD from the Win95 machine into the OS/2
     machine and see if this works. You could also make a network connection to
     the Win95 CD.

     May 30, 1998 - Need help with setting up Peer networking on OS/2, Again
     Dr. Dirk Terrell has a suggestion, this time on the os2user mail list.

     For those of you needing to do peer networking in a heterogeneous
     environment, you might want to take a look at
     http://www.flash.net/~roknrob/sea.htm

     It has some good information. I got my Warp machine connected to the Linux
     machine running Samba. Now I can finally edit files on the Linux machine
     with EPM. :-)

     May 30, 1998 - Brandon S. Allbery on OS2-L passes on this info on how to
     turn off/on Hardware Detection in Warp 4.0:

     Reboot, then press Alt-F1 when the "boot blob appears". Select the option
     to disable hardware detection. After the system has booted, go into the
     Hardware Manager (OS/2 System->System Setup->Hardware Manager) Properties
     and disable it permanently.

     May 30, 1998 - From Dirk Terrell in answer to a post on the Possi List
     about how to run the example/demos included with Java in the Demo folder.

     Those are Java applets, so you have to run them from the applet viewer.
     Right click on the example1.html file and expand 'Open As' choose the
     Applet Viewer menu item.

     May 30, 1998 - As a long time MR2-ICE user I appreciated this little gem
     from Booth Martin on the OS2-L:

     One nifty little feature I finally discovered in MR2/ice is the little "f"
     box on the bottom of the panel. It toggles the screen from the font chosen
     to the alternate font chosen. I've chosen a fixed font as my alternate
     font, so one click of the "f" lets me change how I look at it.

     May 29, 1998 - Looking for the IBM only Matrox Millenium 1.14 video
     drivers?  Roger Lindmark gives the location on OS2-L -
     ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/commercial_desktop/za1t20a.exe

     May 29, 1998 - Do you have NT installed and want to be able to access your
     HPFS formatted drives. Well our friends at Microsoft decided that was to
     dangerous for NT 4.0 users so they conveniently left that feature out. If
     you are willing to chance it here's a suggestion from Robert W. Erickson
     on the OS2-L on getting that capability back.

     A copy of pinball and a bunch of ifs for os/2 can be found at:
     http://rheooptik.fmf.uni-freiburg.de/pub/os2/drivers/ifs/00-index.html

     May 28, 1998 - From Jon Saxton on the TeamOS/2 Help list here's some info
     on the autocheck commands in config.sys:

     I believe that the AUTOCHECK list on your
     IFS=HPFS.IFS .... /AUTOCHECK:CDEF
     is only for HPFS drives. Makes sense since it is on the HPFS line.

     For FAT drives the autocheck list is on the DISKCACHE statement
     DISKCACHE=256,LW,AC:G

     BTW, for those who run a FAT-free system REM out the DISKCACHE statement.
     You
     don't need it and it eats up a lot of memory (up to 4Mb). If you have a
     FAT
     partition for occasional use, change the default cache
     DISKCACHE=D,LW
     to something like the statement in the previous paragraph. Only leave the
     default setting alone if you use FAT extensively. And floppy disks don't
     count
     in this context.

     May 27, 1998 - For you folks still running windows apps under OS/2 here's
     a tip on adjusting the sound for a Sound Blaster card from J. Michael
     Stolp on that ever helpful Possi mail list. As an aside I strongly urge
     anyone who hasn't yet joined Possi to consider doing so. Besides gaining
     access to this helpful mail list, there is also the benefit of the OS/2
     centered printed monthly magazine. For information ( and a trial copy of
     the magazine ) checkout http://www.possi.org

     I have had success adjusting WINOS2 Volume by *manually* editing the
     SYSTEM.INI file section for the Soundblaster card. Notice the *Volume=xx,
     xx lines and adjust them up or down to taste.

     [sndblst.drv]
     port=220
     Int=5
     DmaChannel=1
     HDmaChannel=5
     MidiPort=330
     FDMAPlayBack=1
     FDMARecoding=1
     FullDuplex=1
     SliderLock=1
     VoiceVolume=12, 12
     FMVolume=12, 12
     CDVolume=12, 12
     LineVolume=12, 12
     MasterVolume=12, 12
     TrebleTone=12, 12
     BassTone=12, 12
     MicVolume=12
     SpeakerVolume=0
     OutputGain=0, 0
     OutputMixerSwitch=1e

     May 27, 1998 - From Doug McKibbin as posted on the Possi List "Here's a
     generic string for 56K modems:
     AT&F&C1&D2W2S202=32+MS=56,0,28800,52000
     The 28800 parameter represents the minimum connect speed.
     The 52000 parameter represents the maximum connect speed.

     May 26, 1998 - A site designed to help with the installation of the Sound
     Blaster AWE64 card under OS/2 Warp 4 can be found at
     http://www.monmouth.com/~jlemay

     May 25, 1998 - Here's a tip on using help in OS/2 from Don Hawkinson ,
     author of CCA, DH-Grep-PM, PMStripper, Pastry Box, and DH_ClipSave/2
     http://www2.southwind.net/~dwhawk:

     The online help and information files appear to be indexed to speed up
     searches, and if you search for an indexed word you will get a quick
     response. If the word you use for the search is not in the index, the
     search program does not default to searching the text of the document.

     You can force a search of the document by using a wildcard in the search
     pattern. This will take longer, but you have a much better chance of
     finding the information you need.

     May 24, 1998 - Having a problem with Lotus Organizer causing your mouse
     pointer to disappear after you close it. Brandon Allbery suggested this on
     OS2-L:

     The only way I found to fix this is to open Unimaint --- for some reason,
     Unimaint forces the "cursor hide level" (as GT SysInfo calls it) to 0.

     May 20, 1998 - From Rob Burton, frequent VOICE contributor, here's a tip
     on getting winsock to work if you are trying to run tcp/ip under win-OS/2:

     It's not supposed to be "right there in Winos2". It's supposed to be in
     TCPIP\DOS\BIN and pointed at by the proper environmental variable set in
     AUTOEXEC.BAT. And there must be one and only one copy of Winsock.dll. Full
     details on all of this at Judy's Warped World site.
     http://www.gt-online.com/~bri/


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. VOICE Newsletter - Letters, errata, addendums. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org



                              Letters, Addendum, Errata


     My letter to the US Department of Justice:

     Friday, April 10, 1998

     Mr. Joel I. Klein
     Assistant Attorney General
     Antitrust Division
     U.S. Department of Justice
     601 D Street, NW
     Washington, DC 20530

     Dear Mr. Klein
     I am writing to you today to lodge a complaint about the lack of choice in
     computer operating systems. Specifically the fact that IBM will no longer
     pre-load their own operating system OS/2 Warp on their own computer
     systems.

     I complained to IBM about the fact that IBM's Thinkpad laptop computers
     and Aptiva line only have a choice of Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT
     for operating systems. An IBM spokesman said they are no longer focusing
     OS/2 on the desktop market. Whether this makes sense or not is not the
     issue. They have a desktop operating system in OS/2 Warp which is a more
     stable, and a technically more highly regarded platform, then their
     competition, yet they refuse to promote it to the point they won't even
     install it on their own hardware when requested. This also means that
     though they provide free support for Microsoft operating systems, they
     refuse to provide the same support for their own operating system on their
     own hardware.

     It is my firm opinion that there is some kind of anti-competetive deal
     between Microsoft and IBM PC Co. which is severely limiting my choice in
     personal computer operating systems. Is this something that the Department
     of Justice can investigate?

     Mark Dodel

     Here is the response I received (by using CopyShop/2 to scan the letter
     and then the OCR engine in FaxWorks Pro to create a text file :-)

     DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
     Antitrust Division

     JOEL I. KLEIN
     Assistant Attorney General

     Main Justice Building
     950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
     Washington, D.C 20530-0001
     [phone] / [phone] (f)
     [e-mail]
     http://www.usdoj.gov (World Wide Web)

     June 5, 1998

     Mark Dodel
     Health Care Computer consultant

     Dear Mr. Dodel:

     Thank you for your recent letter regarding the Microsoft
     Corporation. Your correspondence has been forwarded to
     Christopher Crook, Chief Of the Division's, San Francisco Field
     Office, for further review. Mr. Crook's office is currently
     handling all correspondence relating to this matter. If either he
     or his staff have any questions, they will contact you directly.

     For further infomation or a copy ot any public papers
     (including press releases), please see our web page
     (www.usdoj.gov), call our Legal Procedure Unit (202-514-2481), or
     send a written request to 325 7th St NW, Suite 215, Washington,
     D.C. 20530.

     Your interest in the enforcement of the federal antitrust
     laws is greatly appreciated.

     Sincerely,

     Joel I. Klein

     ,JIK/rbg


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. VOICE Newsletter -  View From the END(user) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                                      June 1998



                       VOICE Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org


                               View From the End (User)

     The Data Path Ahead

     By: dON k. eITNER ([e-mail])
     http://www.tstonramp.com/~freiheit/

     First PCWeek Online reported "IBM Suffocates Warp" (May 19, 1998 -
     http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/0518/19mibm.html) by not actively porting
     OS/2 to Intel's forthcoming (and as yet nonexistent) Merced 64-bit
     processor.

     Then C|Net reports that Intel has pushed back the release of Merced by at
     least six more months from late 1999 to the middle of 2000 (May 29, 1998 -
     http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22577,00.html).

     They've done it before, and it seems they're going to keep doing it--
     Ziff-Davis jumped the gun in their over-eagerness to finally have their
     years of declaring OS/2's death come true. It's rather sad that such a
     widely accepted and large publishing company such as Ziff-Davis is so
     prone to over-zealous pro-Windows behavior. Naturally, PCWeek failed to
     mention the fact that new features for the OS/2 Warp client as well as
     OS/2 Warp Server are available for download from the web (something many
     ZD editors have been whining for years about not being able to do with
     Windows) on the Software Choice website
     (http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/swchoice/).

     But it could be worse. In 1996, Jon C.A. DeKeles of ZDNet's AnchorDesk
     (http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_358.html boldly declared:

          "The new interface [of OS/2 Warp 4.0] is impressive. The voice
          recognition is interesting (though far from perfect). Stability is
          good. Java's a plus. If you are using OS/2 now and like itΓöÉdefinitely
          upgrade! If not, there's no compelling reason to convert. And many
          compelling reasons not to."

     Four very good points in OS/2's favor, but it's not worth converting to
     it? His biggest problems with converting were that developers would have
     to port their software--obviously this man had never seen any catalog of
     native OS/2 software--and that you'd have to give up your existing
     investment in Windows software. You're lucky, you get to see several
     catalogs of OS/2 software such as
     http://www.nfwa.com/os2/softwaredevelopers/softwaredevelopers.html#Top and
     http://www.tstonramp.com/~freiheit/os2apps.shtml. It's also humorous to
     note that this was just one year after people rather willingly gave up
     their investments in Windows 3.1 software in exchange for Windows 95
     software, but Mr. DeKeles conveniently failed to mention that.

     Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, they call it. The fear that your alternative
     to Windows won't be around for long, uncertainty about making any "rash"
     decisions to move away from the relative safety of the herd, and the doubt
     that anyone can ever hope to compete with the monopoly.

     So why do Ziff-Davis publications see a need to continually declare OS/2
     dead? If anything, the very fact that they've had to keep doing so is
     evidence of OS/2's vitality. No one feels a need to declare yearly that
     John F. Kennedy is dead or that Barney Miller is no longer being filmed.
     How many of these near-death experiences has OS/2 had to date? I'm not
     even sure, but it's got to be near a dozen by now. This all smells
     decidedly like The Barkto Incident of 1994 and the underhanded schemes the
     Los Angeles Times
     http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/BUSINESS/UPDATES/lat_microsoft0410.htm?st.ne.fd.mnaw
     uncovered in April of 1998--the buying off of public and media opinion,
     but that's a matter for another discussion.

     The point is that one cannot trust such shady and historically proven
     unreliable sources for any real information. But for once it seems IBM
     might have given in somewhat. Sure OS/2 will continue to develop, with a
     new WorkSpace on Demand client and Warp Server in the next year, but the
     "fat" Warp client has been allowed to fall out of the public eye. As I
     mentioned earlier, new features and updates continue to be made for the
     Warp client through the Software Choice website, but Average Joe is still
     too accustomed to new features being provided in a shrink-wrap. This makes
     it decidedly difficult to persuade very many people to even try OS/2, even
     if they are seeking an alternative to Windows. There are also some rather
     serious (read as fundamental to the OS) features that probably will not
     ever be addressed by Software Choice--a final fix for the Single Input
     Queue which has frustrated many users of Netscape Navigator for OS/2, an
     SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) kernel to take advantage of today's dual
     Pentium, Pentium Pro, and Pentium II PCs, and so forth. IBM could make
     these available through Software Choice, of course, but I have some
     doubts.

     Where does this leave us? Well, for now it leaves us in pretty much the
     same place we were last year but with a bit more native software (and an
     industry competitive office suite, no less). If your home or business
     needs were met by OS/2 Warp 4 last year, they'll probably be met this year
     and maybe slightly better thanks to the updates. For next year, however,
     if IBM price the new OS/2 Warp Server 5.0 right, you may have a very
     capable upgrade path. There's nothing to stop someone from using a server
     release on a workstation-type PC (aside from maybe the additional cost)
     and you'd gain many important benefits such as the improved 64-bit
     journaling file system, a new 32-bit I/O structure for higher performance
     and reliability, out-of-the-box year 2000 compliance and TCP/IP 4.1 for
     your networking needs, etc. If IBM do indeed make some or all of these
     changes available through Software Choice (TCP/IP 4.1 is already there and
     Warp 3 and 4 have been made year 2000 compliant through freely
     downloadable fixpacks) then it's entirely possible that the "fat" Warp
     client would be able to also make use of these, and so you'd technically
     have OS/2 Warp 5.0, just no hardcopy documentation or box that says so.

     So all eyes are on IBM now to continue making these necessary additions to
     the Software Choice website. Failure to do so will validate Ziff-Davis'
     ages-old claims, with the counter having the possibility to elevate OS/2
     into the "next level" as the first PC operating system to allow complete
     upgradability via the internet. It's already very close with the Remote
     Software Install and Feature Installer, but it has yet to produce a
     fundamental system upgrade, just a lot of new surface features and bug
     fixes. If IBM cared to play this card to the fullest, they could turn
     around years of bad press for OS/2 at this most crucial stage when much of
     the computing world is waking up to the Windows monopoly problem.

     So how about it IBM? Up for a little game of Stratego?


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. VOICE Newsletter - What is VOICE? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                              Virtual OS/2 International
                                  Consumer Education


               I am VOICE, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore!


     VOICE is a nonprofit, virtual user group, devoted to the education and
     marketing of the OS/2 operating system. VOICE was formed by a small group
     of OS/2 users who felt they could do something to advance knowledge of the
     OS/2 operating system, and is comprised of other OS/2 users who feel that
     something needed to be done with getting OS/2 more widely recognized.
     VOICE is not affiliated with International Business Machines (IBM).


                                 *Mission Statement*


     Representing OS/2 to I.B.M. and the industry, as well as marketing OS/2 to
     users and professionals worldwide.


                                  *VOICE Objectives*

       1. Serve as a "virtual", on-line user group for OS/2 users, without a
          local user group, and to any other OS/2 users interested in VOICE.

       2. Promote OS/2 to the SOHO [small office/home office] consumer and to
          general computer users.

       3. Provide an effective communication channel between members, user
          groups, ISV's [independent software vendors], and IBM.

       4. To help OS/2 User Groups organize and promote their activities.

                                    *Virtual Meetings*

          Weekly IRC [Internet Relay Chat] meetings are held on WEBBnet in the
          channel #VOICE. Meetings are now held on the first and third Mondday
          of each month at 20:00 EST (01:00 GMT).

          For a list of current WEBBnet IRC servers please refer to
          http://www.suntrix.com/ibbs/server.html

          If you're unfamiliar with IRC, visit IRC Clients
          (http://www.gt-online.com/~bri). There is a list of available IRC
          clients, with descriptions, and a link to a chart that compares
          features of each. If you need further assistance e-mail Judy
          McDermott (mailto:[e-mail]).





ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. VOICE Newsletter - VOICE Officers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                              Virtual OS/2 International
                                  Consumer Education


                       Voice Home Page: http://www.os2voice.org


     There are Seven Officers presiding over VOICE affairs. They are common
     OS/2 users, voted into office by the membership of VOICE, and act solely
     to carry the VOICE of our members to the rest of the world. They are:

                                     Voice Board

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          ΓöéPresident       ΓöéDan Casey      Γöé[e-mail]                    Γöéhttp://www.ameritech.net/users/dcasey/index.html            Γöé
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          ΓöéVice-president  ΓöéVacant         Γöé-                                       Γöé-                                                           Γöé
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          ΓöéTreasurer       ΓöéPeter Lazenby  Γöé[e-mail]               Γöéhttp://www2.yellowhead16.net/~plazenby                      Γöé
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          ΓöéSecretary       ΓöéDon Eitner     Γöé[e-mail]                  Γöéhttp://www.tstonramp.com/~freiheit/                         Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. VOICE Newsletter - VOICE Membership ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ






                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

     To become a member of VOICE, you must agree to abide by the bylaws and
     code of ethics of VOICE, and send in a check or money order to cover the
     dues for a one year membership. The dues are listed below.
     ____________________________________________
     1 Year Membership Dues for VOICE
     Student Membership................................. $10.00
     Individual Membership............................. $25.00
     Corporate Membership........................... $100.00
     All monies must be in United States Currency. Make out your check or money
     order to:

                                        VOICE

                                  60 Starling Street

                                  Kitimat BC V8C 1K5

                                        Canada

           Secure credit card payment for VOICE membership and sponsorship
                                   is now available

          through BMT Micro. https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order0308.html


     Please review the VOICE Bylaws and Code of Ethics and then fill out the
     membership application form and enclose it with your membership dues.



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. VOICE Newsletter - VOICE Bylaws ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                              Virtual OS/2 International
                                  Consumer Education


                                        Bylaws


     Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education (VOICE) ENACTED APRIL 2,
     1997
     Revised July 21, 1997

     ARTICLE I
     NAME

         Section A
          The name of this organization shall be the "Virtual OS/2
          International Consumer Education," hereinafter called VOICE. OS/2 is
          defined as a computer operating system marketed by IBM. ISV is
          defined as Independent Software Vendor. SOHO is defined as Small
          Office/Home Office. IOTA is defined as International OS/2 Trade
          Association. OS/2 and IBM are the registered trademarks of the
          International Business Machines Corporation.
     ARTICLE II
     PURPOSE

         Section A
          Mission Statement:
          Representing OS/2 users to IBM and the industry as well as marketing
          OS/2 to users and professionals worldwide.

          Section B
          The objectives of VOICE shall be:

            1. To serve as a "virtual", on-line user group for OS/2 users
               without a local user group and any other OS/2 users interested
               in VOICE.

            2. To promote OS/2 to the SOHO consumer, to general computer users,
               and to any other users most likely to be receptive.

            3. To provide an effective communications channel between members,
               User Groups, ISVs, and IBM.

            4. To help OS/2 related User Groups organize and promote their
               activities.

               Section C
               Achievement of the objectives of VOICE shall be accomplished by:

            5. Planning and conducting regular meetings of VOICE.

            6. Developing and maintaining a web site to facilitate the exchange
               of ideas and foster communication between members. The web site
               will also serve as a central collection point of OS/2 related
               information for use by both new and experienced OS/2 users.
               a. Use of such the above web site and any other electronic
               service is made available to the Internet community on a
               strictly voluntary basis and at their own risk. VOICE 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 web site service or software obtained from the service,
               even if VOICE has been advised of the possibility of damages.

            7. Promoting VOICE and OS/2 through various means, such as on-line
               and off-line advertising and voluntary participation in OS/2
               promotional activities (i.e. seminars, demonstrations, etc).

            8. Working with existing OS/2 support structures, such as existing
               web sites and newsletters, to improve communication and form a
               cohesive relationship between all OS/2 users, ISVs, User Groups,
               and IBM.
               a. Contacting ISVs directly and via IOTA to keep abreast of OS/2
               news and development in addition to providing feedback on ISV
               products.
               b. Contacting OS/2 user groups to keep them informed about OS/2
               related news and events.

            9. Developing and maintaining a list of VOICE members.

           10. Developing and maintaining a reference library of VOICE related
               documentation (i.e., minutes of meetings, committee reports,
               membership lists, etc).

     ARTICLE III
     MEMBERSHIP

         Section A
          Classes of Membership:

            1. There will be several classes of membership: Corporate
               membership, Individual membership, and Student/Senior
               membership.

            2. Each Corporate member is entitled to five (5) votes.

            3. Each Individual member is entitled to one (1) vote.

            4. Each Student/Senior member is entitled to one (1) vote. A
               Student member is considered to be a member who is currently
               enrolled in an educational institution working towards a degree.
               A Senior member is considered to be a member who is over the age
               of 65.

               Section B
               Qualification:

            5. A membership may be held by any company, organization, or
               individual with an interest in OS/2.

            6. Qualification for membership shall be automatic unless the
               Executive Board believes this membership would not be in the
               best interests of VOICE.

               Section C
               Application:

            7. Application for membership must be made by writing to the
               Secretary of VOICE.

            8. 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.

            9. The Executive Board shall promptly act to accept or reject an
               application for membership and will inform the applicant of its
               decision as soon as possible.

               Section D
               Fees:

           10. An annual membership fee will be established by the Executive
               Board to cover the operating expenses of VOICE. 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.

               Section E
               Termination of Membership:

           11. Membership terminates when qualification for membership ceases
               to exist.

           12. A membership may be terminated by notification in writing to the
               Secretary from the corporate delegate of a Corporate membership,
               or an individual for an Individual or Student/Senior membership.

           13. Membership of a Corporate, Individual, or Student/Senior
               membership may be terminated by the Executive Board at any time
               if the Board rules that the member is not acting in the best
               interests of VOICE, as defined by this document and the Code of
               Ethics.

           14. Membership shall expire after 12 months from the date the
               application was submitted, unless the member's annual fee is
               received by the Treasurer prior to that date.

           15. 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 VOICE shall be vested in the
               Executive Board, which shall consist of eight members.

            2. Executive Board Officers - The executive officers shall be:
               President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Legal
               Assistant, Liaison Chairperson, and two Marketing and Public
               Relations Chairpersons.

            3. The tenure of an officer or Executive Board member shall
               terminate if the incumbent becomes ineligible to hold office.

            4. New positions may be added to the Executive Board when deemed
               necessary by a majority rule of the Board.

            5. A majority rule of the Board can result in the removal of an
               officer from his/her position if the Board rules that the
               officer is not fullfilling his/her duties or is not abiding to
               the by-laws of this document as well as the Code of Ethics.

               Section B
               The President shall:

            6. Be the principal executive officer.

            7. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

            8. Provide for committees as described in Article VII.

            9. Preside over all formal meetings and Executive Board meetings of
               VOICE.

           10. Be ex officio a member of all committees.

           11. Provide for the discharge, pro tempore, of necessary functions
               in the event of the absence or incapacity of a member.

           12. Call all Executive Board meetings.

               Section C
               The Vice-President shall:

           13. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

           14. Be of official service to the President.

           15. Perform the duties, pro tempore, of the President in case of
               Presidential absence.

           16. Act as Chairman of the Program Committee.

               Section D
               The Secretary shall:

           17. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

           18. Publish and maintain the minutes of Executive Board meetings.

           19. Be responsible for all official publications of VOICE, except
               those published by the Marketing and Public Relations
               Chairpersons.

           20. Maintain the membership roster.

           21. In conjunction with the Liaison Chairperson and Marketing &
               Public Relations Chairpersons, form and maintain a healthy
               relationship with User Groups, ISVs, IOTA, and IBM.

           22. In addition to the Liaison Chairperson, be responsible for all
               official correspondence with ISVs, User Groups, IBM, and any
               other organization.

               Section E
               The Treasurer shall:

           23. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

           24. Be responsible for all monies of VOICE.

           25. Maintain all accounts and handle all financial transactions of
               VOICE and prepare and issue to each member an annual financial
               statement.

           26. Prepare and maintain an operating budget by fiscal year for
               VOICE. An approval of the budget by the Executive Board is
               required.

           27. Arrange for an annual audit of the financial accounts of VOICE.
               An Audit Committee consisting of at least three (3) members of
               VOICE will be appointed by the President. Said committee will
               review their findings with the Executive Board for approval.

           28. Collect all fees pertaining to membership. The Treasurer may
               appoint a member to collect fees in the event of his/her
               absence.

               Section F
               The Legal Assistant shall:

           29. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

           30. Be responsible for all legal matters involving VOICE.

           31. Be responsible for handling the incorporation of VOICE and
               maintaining the legal status of VOICE.

           32. Be available for consultation by the Executive Board regarding
               legal issues as needed.

               Section G
               The Liaison Chairperson shall:

           33. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

           34. In conjunction with the Secretary and Marketing & Public
               Relations Chairpersons, form and maintain a healthy relationship
               with User Groups, ISVs, IOTA, the press, and IBM.

           35. Maintain a list of User Group, ISV, IOTA, press, and IBM
               contacts and be the contact point for Executive Board or members
               wishing to reach User Groups, ISVs, IOTA, the press, and IBM.

           36. In addition to the Secretary, be responsible for all official
               correspondence with ISVs, User Groups, IBM, and any other
               organization.

               Section H
               The Marketing and Public Relations Chairpersons shall:

           37. Participate as executive officers of the Executive Board of
               VOICE.

           38. Be responsible for the marketing and public relations of VOICE
               with, but not limited to, User Groups, ISVs, IOTA, the press,
               and IBM.

           39. Issue press releases, as necessary, for VOICE, ISV, and User
               Group news and events.

           40. Write articles for both on-line and paper magazines promoting
               VOICE news and events.

           41. In conjunction with the Secretary and Marketing & Public
               Relations Chairpersons, form and maintain a healthy relationship
               with User Groups, ISVs, IOTA, the press, and IBM.

           42. Inform and provide the Secretary with copies of any official
               publications and press releases written and distributed by the
               Marketing and Public Relations Chairpersons.

               Section I
               Scope of Duties:
               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 VOICE. 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 five (5) 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 open 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:

            9. In the event the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice
               President shall succeed to the Presidency.

           10. 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.

               Section C
               Eligibility:

           11. Only member delegates are eligible to be Executive Board
               members.

           12. No restriction shall be placed on the number of times a person
               may be re-elected to office.

           13. 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.

           14. 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:

           15. The Executive Board shall:

           16. Establish official policy for VOICE. This includes a Code of
               Ethics and standard practices to be observed at all VOICE
               functions.

           17. Monitor and supervise all VOICE related activities.

           18. Establish fees for membership.

           19. Sanction special projects related to VOICE.

           20. Control the distribution of VOICE membership roster to parties
               internal and external to VOICE.

     ARTICLE VI
     MEETINGS

         Section A Definitions for Meetings of VOICE:

            1. A formal meeting is an event composed of one or more scheduled
               sessions for the general membership of VOICE. 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 VOICE. 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:

            4. Formal meetings will be conducted at least twice a month.
               Locations for these meetings shall be selected by the Executive
               Board based on the recommendations of the Program Committee.

            5. Executive Board meetings will be conducted at least two times a
               month. The President shall select the meeting location and time.

            6. Committee meetings will be conducted periodically as determined
               by the committee. The Committee Chairman shall select the
               meeting location and time.

               Section C
               Meeting Preliminaries

            7. The agenda and other particulars for a formal meeting shall be
               distributed by the VOICE Secretary to the members at least 2
               days prior to the opening day of the formal meeting.

            8. The agenda and other particulars for a board meeting shall be
               distributed by the VOICE President to the members of the
               Executive Board at least 2 days prior to the opening day of the
               board meeting.

            9. The agenda and other particulars for a committee meeting shall
               be distributed by the Committee Chairman to interested members
               at least 2 days prior to the opening of the committee meeting.

               Secton D
               Attendance:
               Attendance at all meetings is limited to members, guests invited
               by the Executive Board, and other interested parties.

               Section E
               Proceedings:
               A recording secretary shall be assigned for each meeting. For
               formal meetings and board meetings, this will be the VOICE
               Secretary. For committee meetings, the Chairman will appoint a
               member to record the events in a fashion acceptable to the VOICE
               Secretary.

               Section F
               Restriction:

           10. No member or guest of VOICE shall engage in employment
               recruiting and/or interviewing at and during any meeting.

           11. Meetings of VOICE 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 VOICE or
               by any of its committees must be coordinated with the Vice
               President and/or Secretary before being formally scheduled or
               announced.

     ARTICLE VII
     COMMITTEES

         Section A
          Establishment of Committees:

            1. A committee and its charter are established by the 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 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 Secretary.

          Section B
          Nature of Material:
          Material sent to the Secretary for distribution is considered
          non-proprietary and unclassified. Material is unequivocally subject
          by the Secretary and VOICE.

          Section C
          Library:
          A library of material will be maintained by the Secretary in a manner
          to be determined by the Executive Board.

          Section D
          Communication with the Vendor:
          All official communications between VOICE and the OS/2 vendor, IBM,
          about matters of VOICE business must be conducted through the VOICE
          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 Secretary of five (5) or more members.
          Notice of a proposed amendment must be distributed to the membership
          at least one week prior to the formal meeting at which discussion is
          expected.

          Section B
          Voting Procedure:
          Amendments to the by-laws shall be voted on at formal meetings. A
          majority of the votes is required to carry the proposed amendment.

          Section C
          Restriction:
          The VOICE Secretary or other members of the Executive Board may not
          edit proposals for bylaw amendment.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. VOICE Newsletter - VOICE Code of Ethics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





                              Virtual OS/2 International
                                  Consumer Education

                                    Code of Ethics

     The objective of the Code of Ethics is to declare and set forth the means
     to enforce the minimum ethical conduct expected of all members as
     professionals. They are the absolute minimum level of conduct required of
     every member.

     Be courteous and respectful to every person I [we] come in contact with
     when representing VOICE.

     Perform my professional activities with honesty and in a way that will
     enhance my [our] reputation and the reputation of VOICE.

     Not knowingly misrepresent VOICE nor will I [we] engage in dishonest or
     illegal practices.

     Build confidence and good will with the public by poise, self-restraint
     and constructive cooperation.

     Not misrepresent my [our] membership, nor assert or imply that VOICE
     membership is evidence of accreditation or endorsement.

     Not write, speak, or act in such a way as to lead another to believe that
     I [we] officially represent VOICE, unless duly authorized to do so by the
     officers, or Bylaws of VOICE.

     I [we] have read, understand and accept the Code of Ethics as stated

     Name: ______________________________________Date:_____________

     Download the Code of Ethics and Application for Membership. Please enclose
     a signed copy of the Code of Ethics with your check and Application for
     Membership.
     Thank you for supporting VOICE



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. VOICE Newsletter - Membership Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                    Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education

                           VOICE Offline Member Application
     Please print off and fill out the application for membership form. After
     you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of VOICE, send the
     signed membership form and check, (in US dollars) made payable to VOICE
     User Group, to:

                                        VOICE
                                  60 Starling Street
                                 Kitimat, BC V8C 1K5
                                        Canada

     Your application for membership will be processed upon receipt.
     Confirmation of receipt and membership number will be sent to your email
     address as listed. If no e-mail address is supplied, receipt will be sent
     to your postal address as listed.

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     City:
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     Home Phone:
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     __ Individual (US$25 per year)
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     __ Student (US$10 per year)
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     * Which of the following do you classify yourself?
     __ Home User
     __ SOHO User
     __ ISV/Developer
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     * Which of the following mailing lists do you wish to be added to?
     __ VOICE meeting announcements (e-mail)
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     * By submitting your membership form, you agree to the following:
     -I have read and understand the VOICE By-Laws and agree to abide by them.
     -I have read and understand the VOICE Code of Ethics and agree to abide by
     them.

     Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _______


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. VOICE Newsletter - VOICE Sponsors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ





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