Philly OS/2 SIG Databus Archive: March 1998

-- OS/2 MEETING LOCATION --
New Home at Episcopal Academy

I'm very pleased to announce that Episcopal Academy generously offered the continuing use of their facilities for our monthly meetings into the foreseeable future. The meeting facilities are outstanding, and very well suited to our needs. We're most grateful to Episcopal Academy and its people who have made this possible.

In return, a commitment was made to provide services of the unique computer expertise of OS/2 SIG members to interested students and staff, to be scheduled by future prearrangements. Other possible expressions of our gratitude will also be considered.

Driving directions to Episcopal Academy and other useful information about OS/2 SIG activities may be found on our web site at www.pasug.org/. Please log in frequently to stay abreast of the latest information and happenings.

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-- FEBRUARY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS -- [ top ]
Jim Geueke Returns

At the time of submission of last month's DataBus article, the February meeting location was still undetermined. Subsequently, notification was provided via POSEIDON and voice phone that we would be able to continue meeting at Episcopal Academy.

About 30 members attended the February meeting, despite the absence of several of our most active members due to illness and business travel.

The meeting began with the usual list of announcements, news items of general interest, new software, forthcoming events, etc. which were briefly reviewed and discussed.

Jim Geueke of IBM had planned to come by in January, but he was out of town during that week. But he was able to come to the February meeting to present IBM software items to winners of the November raffle. Better yet, he sent a message just prior to the meeting offering to give us a presentation of IBM's plans and activities for OS/2, Java and other related subjects. Jim also brought several additional software packages along for raffle.

Two of the principal items of most importance to our membership are:

IBM now envisions the computer to be the "network" rather than the traditional single desktop system.
IBM is going full speed ahead with Java development, with special emphasis on the development of a Java Operating System (JOS), which will be embedded in a chip.

Jim's presentation elicited a great many questions from everyone, especially in the area of future predictions. Some of the answers, of course, are unknown or speculative at best. It does seem quite clear, however, that we should seriously consider expanding our SIG charter to encompass Java in order to track more closely with IBM's strategic direction.

Jim also offered to return in the near future, together with Phil Mandato, to give us a full and more detailed presentation of the complete IBM Java program plan. An email was sent out next day formalizing the invitation, with the dates of our next few monthly meetings, and asking them to pick a convenient month.

Jim also announced that he is being transferred within IBM from the Network Computing Division to the Software Division. Since he'll still continue to reside in this area, we hope to continue our relationship.

Following his presentation, Jim awarded the software prizes which were won at the November meeting. We also conducted our usual 50/50 raffle, followed by additional raffles of several IBM software items which Jim donated.

Jim also brought in a quantity of evaluation copies of IBM Netfinity Manager v.5.1 on CD-ROM which were given out to anyone wanting one. There are still some left over. Please contact Larry if you want one.

By this time, it was around 10:00pm, and the Q&A mode of Jim's presentation was continued into the long-promised general Q&A session for the remainder of the meeting. We had excellent participation.

Once again, the originally planned demonstration of the Lotus SmartSuite for Warp 4 Beta-2 went by the wayside.

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-- WARPSTOCK '98 -- [ top ]
No Bid by Philadelphia

Pursuant to our discussions in the business session of the February meeting, the following message was sent to Paul Hethmon of the Warpstock Committee on February 26th.

Dear Paul,

Please be advised that the Philadelphia OS/2 SIG will not be able to submit a bid for Warpstock '98.

Sorry to say, we were unable to put together an adequate combination of people and other resources which would enable us to submit a realistically competitive bid for 1998.

We will continue to lend support to the Warpstock concept and to whatever site may be selected for Warpstock '98.

Our 1998 effort was a valuable learning experience. We also plan to begin looking into the possiblities of submitting a competitive bid for Warpstock '99.

Best personal regards ...

Larry Lavins, OS/2 SIG Leader
Philadelphia Area Computer Society

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-- KUDOS FOR PHILLYOS/2.ORG WEB SITE -- [ top ]
Warp City Praises John Davey

On March 3rd, our WebMaster John Davey and the phillyos2.org web page gained national prominence by being named as "Today's Best Home Page" on the popular Warp City web site. Although Warp City is a subscription site, non-subscribers are able to read everything on the home page at http://www.warpcity.com.

In spite of a couple of obvious typo errors on the Warp City announcement, we're very proud of the outstanding job that John has done for our OS/2 SIG and the recognition by Warp City.

We have been "Today's Best Home Page" for almost 2 weeks, as of the date of this article submission. This has led to lots of hits from all over the world.

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-- IBM RELEASES FIXPAK-6 -- [ top ]

FixPak-6 for OS/2 Warp 4 was officially released for public ftp download on March 2nd. There are 15 disk image files, totalling approximately 21 MBytes. FixPak-6 includes several new features. User feedback reports have been unanimously positive.

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ ps/products/os2/fixes/v4warp/english-us/xr_m006/

Larry has compressed all 15 disk images into a single .zip archive. If anyone wants to copy this archive onto an Iomega ZIP disk or portable SyQuest drive, please contact Larry to make arrangements.

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-- J STREET MAILER BETA -- [ top ]
6th Build Released

For a second time in one week, Kari Jackson, Product Engineer for Innoval Systems, has announced today (March 13) Beta 6 (version 98.3.2) of their Java J Street Mailer is now available for download to all J Street Charter User Group members. Go to http://www.innoval.com for the download.

This is the sixth consecutive build of JSM-Beta. Daily feedback from many of the Charter User members has been almost overwhelming via the private email listserver, leading to many noticeable improvements.

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-- LOTUS SSW4 GOES GOLD -- [ top ]
SmartSuite for Warp 4 Release Imminent

The Senior Product Manager for SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 at Lotus announced the following on March 14th in a public message:

We went Gold today, begin manufacturing CD-ROMs next week, and will be shipping SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 to vendors the following week (no later than 3/27).

Check out the "News" page of the SmartSuite for OS/2 Web site at http://www.lotus.com/smartsuiteos2 (the "News" link is at the bottom of the page). I believe you'll find it says:

The Global English edition of SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 will ship at the end of March, 1998, followed by the release of: - German, Global French and Danish editions mid-April - Global Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch editions in early June"

Next, visit our "OS/2 Links" page. There you'll find a list of software resellers who plan to offer SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4. Finally, check out our "Downloads" page. There you'll find advance copies of each of the SmartSuite for OS/2 Warp 4 books in Adobe Acrobat format. The README files (Release Notes) shipping with the Suite will be posted later this month.

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-- FREE SSW4 UPGRADE -- [ top ]

Registered owners of Lotus SS96 for OS/2 who have registration dates between Dec 1, 1996 and Mar 31, 1997 will be eligible for a free license for the new SSW4. You will be contacted by Lotus in May or June.

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-- SSW4 PRICING -- [ top ]
Special Pre-Release Prices

Please note: If you own a copy of OS/2, then you qualify for the "upgrade" price for SmartSuite. The reason is that, OS/2 comes with IBM Works which is viewed a competing product. Actually any wordprocessing or spreadsheet software will qualify you for the upgrade.

Here is some pricing information:

Product Indelible Blue J3 Computer Tech.

SS for Warp 4 Full Version $395.00 $379.00

SS for Warp 4 Upgrade $149.00 $139.00

SS for Warp 4 Academic $ 83.00
$ 89.00

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-- NETSCAPE STRONG ENCRYPTION -- [ top ]
Strong Encryption Version Now Available

Orders are now being taken for Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Strong Encryption Version (128-bit encryption). This release supports Java 114. Cost is $15.00 for the CDROM, including S&H. Deliveries will be made to North American addresses only. Shipments began on March 1st.

To place an order, call the IBM Direct Service Support Line at (800) 513-7043.

I received mine, but haven't installed it yet. Other user feedback seen to date all report favorable results.

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-- WILL JAVA BE SUN'S OS/2 (Read Waterloo)? -- [ top ]
Open Letter from Dan Porter of InnoVal

A friend emailed a simple question to me. He wrote, "Will Java be Sun's OS/2 (read Waterloo)?" Microsoft's plans to release Visual J++ 6.0 and to possibly coopt Java exclusively for Windows prompted his message. Though I don't agree with his characterization of OS/2, I do agree that Visual J++ 6.0, if sufficiently accepted in the market, could cut off one of the best hopes for curtailing Microsoft's platform domination.

Though all the details of Visual J++ 6.0 are not yet available, there is enough information to clearly see that Microsoft is trying to redefine Java into a Window-specific environment. From a technology and implementation point-of-view, Microsoft's plan is brilliantly sinister. Release 6.0, following on the heels of release 1.1, promotes a multi-tier architecture that attempts to control both the server-side and client-side of Java by encapsulating non-Java , and presumably Windows-only, technologies at every level. There is no support for JavaBeans and there are enough other differences to make it Windows-only Java.

We have seen Microsoft use its market dominance to attempt to "own" the browser and possibly extend that advantage into significant control of the Internet. Now Microsoft, by leveraging market share, is trying to dominate the latest software development environment to their indisputable advantage. Microsoft wants to "own" Java. This move by Microsoft could ultimately be more predatory and more unethical than the "free" browser initiative.

Are there violations of Microsoft's license agreement with Sun in this latest move by Microsoft? I don't know the answer to that. Do any of us? And is this Microsoft move an illegal predatory action by a monopoly? Perhaps. I think so, but there are many informed people who doubt it. If the Justice Department or a state's attorney general pursues this latest move, it could take years to adjudicate. Could our courts even determine the damage to the computer industry and the consumer? Could they do so in time? And what would be a satisfactory remedy?

Few of us want a regulated information technology industry. Ironically, that is what we may be moving toward with Microsoft being the regulator. Might we, at sometime, see operating system support tied to the use of Microsoft approved applications and Microsoft certified consultants? Has not Microsoft already employed restrictive covenants in license agreements and contracts that fly in the face of an open and free market?

The Java philosophy of "write once, run anywhere" is fundamentally a part of what Java is all about. To call something Java, to even imply that something is Java, and not adhere to this basic principle is totally inappropriate. To my way of thinking, Microsoft's misappropriating of Java, not only the name, but a partial implementation of the programming language, is completely unethical and dishonest. Java is a multi-platform approach to computing every bit as much as it is a programming language. Throughout the computer industry and among well-informed consumers, this is well understood. At its current level of development, Java is an open-architecture, open-market-defined intellectual work by many individuals and companies.

Sun owns the right to grant license and the baseline specification. Others, including IBM and individual developers around the world, have contributed significantly to the current definition of Java. In that sense it is not unlike the Internet with an evolving user-influenced design and open-market philosophy. For one vendor, Microsoft, to try and obfuscate the definition of Java and to try to acquire it solely for its own platforms, (and that is what they are doing), is simply unethical. Trevor Smith, the editor of OS/2 e-Zine, may have said it best to me when he said of Microsoft and J++ 6.0, "if you can't beat them, fool them." He's right. That is what makes this unethical and dishonest.

This issue, now confronting all of us, is only in part about operating system choices. More significantly, it is a fight to preserve an open and free information technology market.

There are a few things that we can all do:

Join the Java Lobby at http://www.javalobby.org. This organization supports the "write once, run anywhere" philosophy of Java. Some of us have the time and talents to help the Java Lobby and we should volunteer our time. But even if we don't have time we should lend our name to this all volunteer organization, now 13,000 strong.
Encourage others to do likewise. Encourage those who maintain OS/2 and other platform specific web sites (yes, even our favorite e-zines and news sites) to add the Java Lobby logo and a link.
Write to our elected representatives. Those of us who live in the United States, should also write to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Justice Department, and state's attorney generals.
Write to magazines and local newspapers. Letters should be sent to the editor and to the technology editor.

At InnoVal, we are going to do our small part. We always said we would stick it out with OS/2. We have and we will continue to do so. The same is true for the 100% pure Java definition. We will be vigilant in adhering to this principle.

We are offering and will continue to offer discounts to members of the Java Lobby for our Java products including J Street Mailer, InnoBar, InnoHelp and the InnoMail class libraries when released. Because we support the Java Lobby, we sport its logo on our home page.

Those of us familiar with the OS/2 market witnessed a phenomenon that significantly strengthened OS/2 among consumers: outstanding high quality and very useful shareware and freeware. There is a lot of good Java shareware and freeware, but not enough not like there is for OS/2. We must find ways to encourage it. Because InnoBar and InnoHelp will be particularly useful to shareware and freeware authors, InnoVal will offer 50% rebates for InnoBar and InnoHelp to shareware and freeware authors, payable when they release software.

The 100% Pure Java logo program available from Sun and Key Labs is a good idea. Though it is fairly easy for a company such as InnoVal to comply with the requirements and pay the $1,000 fee, it is a burdensome requirement for shareware and freeware authors. I would like to see another program adopted, perhaps by the Java Lobby, that allows authors to logo Java applications and applets as being equivalent to "100% Pure Java." This could be based on self-certification or peer review.

What else can we do? If you have a good idea, I would like to know about it. I would also suggest that you write to feedback@javalobby.org. They too want ideas.

Let's face it. Java is the best technology answer we have to addressing the Microsoft monopoly but not if Microsoft owns Java.

Whose Waterloo, Sun's or ours?

Dan Porter, President
InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.
http://www.innoval.com

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-- PCWEEK ONLINE ARTICLE -- [ top ]
Coming Attractions in OS/2

In an OnLine PCWeek article dated 3-11-98, "Mapping out NOS directions," by Kristina B. Sullivan, there is some news about what is planned for the next version of Warp in the first quarter of next year. Some of the things coming will be:

ournaling file system that logs transactions, which means if there is a system failure, rather than recheck dozens of gigabytes of data, you replay the log and it puts the system in its correct state in minutes.
Allow a file system to span multiple physical disks. It didn't say specifically, but this should also mean that OS/2 won't use drive letters. A Logical Volume Manager ( LVM ) will assign letters as need, and users will be able to change it.
The next generation of OS/2 Warp will also include a common look and feel for Warp Server and the Warp 4.0 Client modules.
IBM is also working on releasing Java 1.1.6, due mid-year, and then working on Java v1.2. And finally there was some news on what is coming for WorkSpace on Demand.

The complete article may be found at:

http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/reviews/0309/09nos.html

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-- 1998 TRENTON COMPUTER FESTIVAL -- [ top ]
Sat-Sun, April 18-19

A reminder: It's almost that time of the year again for the Trenton Computer Festival. The world's oldest personal computer show: Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19, 1998, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ

If you've been there before, you'll certainly want to go again this year. And if you've never been to TCF, you don't know what you've been missing. Log in on the TCF web site at http://www.tcf.net for additional information, directions, schedules, etc.

An invitation has also been extended to Bill Daniels, the Technology Coordinator at Episcopal Academy, that we will provide transportation and admission fees for interested EA students.

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-- OS/2 Fix for Pentium Bug -- [ top ]

A few months ago, we were alerted to a bug in the Pentium CPU, the so-called "F0" bug, which would cause a system crash if certain very improbable "F0" byte sequences were to be entered. IBM indicated that a fix for OS/2 might ultimately be provided.

It has been reported, but not verified, that IBM now seems to have included the fix for this Pentium 'F0' bug in FixPak 6. To enable the fix, just add this line to your CONFIG.SYS:

BASEDEV=x:\OS2\CMPXCHG8.SYS

There was no word whether this was also included in NLV of FixPak 5.

If anyone can verify that FixPak-6 does, in fact, include this fix, and that it works reliably, please let me know.

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-- JOIN THE JAVA LOBBY -- [ top ]
It's Free! Get Free Copy of Hacksaw from InnoVal

The Java lobby is a group of people who share a common interest in Java software development and the advancement of Java standards and software. The main purpose of the Java Lobby is to represent the needs and concerns of the Java developer and user community to the companies and organizations who have influence in the evolution of Java. We encourage all people who care about Java to stand together with us.

Read the full basic statement of "who we are" and "what we stand for." Join us! It's free, it's easy, and your support makes all the difference!

Do it now: http://www.javalobby.org/

Get a free copy of Hacksaw for OS/2?

InnoVal will give you one for free if you join the Java Lobby at http://www.javalobby.org. It won't cost you anything to join but a moment or two of your time, and by joining you are showing your support for Java. InnoVal says: "We are making this appeal because, as a traditional OS/2 ISV, we bleieve that true 100% pure Java is important to the future of OS/2."

Hacksaw is a great little tool for use on the internet. You can retrieve web pages, send email, check to see if you have email, retrieve that email and delete email on a Pop3 or SMTP server. The FTP commands are very well done. You can send and receive files via FTP, change or list directories and more. And InnoVal will give it to you for FREE if you'll just join the Java Lobby.

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-- STAR OFFICE PATCH -- [ top ]
Extends expiration to May 31

Beta testers of Star Office for OS/2 were all left in the lurch when their beta versions expired on February 28th. There was no patch at that time to extend the date, nor any word regarding a new OS/2 release.

After some delay, a new patch was released which extends the expiration date of StarOffice Beta out to May 31, 1998. It may be downloaded from hobbes.nmsu.edu. Size is approximately 1.0 MBytes.

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-- OPERA BROWSER for OS/2 -- [ top ]
Development Proceeding on Schedule

An update from the Opera Browser site includes this report from the team porting the code to OS/2:

"Opera/2 is coming along fine. We have about 75% of the code provided to us now compiling with only minor changes to the header files. 10% are C++ class problems (due to the difference in compilers) - we are working on this. 5% are unsupported API's; the remaining 10% we haven't had time to fully go over yet. We spent a few days doing a down and dirty port to get an idea of the problems invovlved and are now doing a proper port (with the #ifdef etc..), and will be providing these to Opera within the next few days."

Opera is a very fast, unbloated, web browser which has received a very favorable reviews and has aroused lots of interest among users of OS/2 and other non-Windows platforms. As a result of messages of interest submitted to the company by users of OS/2 and other platforms, the company is porting their code to these other platforms.

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-- OTHER NEW IBM OS/2 RELEASES -- [ top ]

Bamba Netscape Plugins (update) BOS2A.EXE 465445 2-21-98 Bamba streaming video/audio.

IBM AntiVirus Datafiles Update AV30BC AV30BC.ZIP 473529 2-24-98 Download from http://www.av.ibm.com/IBMAntiVirus/Updates/

Java v.1.1.4 Build of March 4, 1998 RUNTIME.EXE, SAMPLES.EXE, TOOLKIT.EXE Java 1.1.4 updates from Hursley ftp://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/

Netscape Navigator 2.02 Update NETS202.EXE 4998803 2-13-98 (Service Level 7) IBM Software Choice at http://www.software.ibm.com/swchoice or ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/software.asd/ns202/en_us/

OS/2 Boot System Create Utility v.9.07 BOOTOS2.ZIP 306329 2-6-98 Build bootable OS/2 partition or diskette.

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-- OTHER NEW OS/2 RELEASES -- [ top ]

Here's a selection of several new releases which may be most useful for the majority of our members. These files can be downloaded from hobbes, BMT, OS/2 Supersite, and other of the usual Internet and BBS file distribution sources.

BOXER2.ZIP 497624 3-12-98: BOXER/OS2 Editor v.7.5c
MBASE116.ZIP 1571672 3-10-98: MaxBase v.1.16. Java database.
MORTPM.ZIP 45557 3-09-98: PM Mortgage Calculator v.1.0
FILTER13.ZIP 3374 3-09-98: Email spam filter v.1.3
HJB112.ZIP 2601121 3-05-98: Hot Java Browser v.1.1.2 (generic)
HPP200C.ZIP 4174927 3-05-98: HomePage Publisher v.2.00C
WNOTE131.ZIP 76386 3-03-98: WarpNote v.1.31. Sticky note program.
PMVW102.ZIP 1310738 3-03-98: PMView v.1.02. PM bitmap viewer.
IPSPEED4.ZIP 49217 2-26-98: IPSpeed v.1.02. Measures TCP/IP connection speed. Separate files for TCP/IP v.3.x and v.4.x
NFTP120O.ZIP 355101 2-25-98: New FTP client v.1.20.
GSVIEW25.ZIP 2391051 2-21-98 GS510OS2.ZIP 744351 11-25-97 GS510INI.ZIP 824052 11-24-97 EMXRT.ZIP 538142 9-30-97 DISTILL.ZIP 6045 6-27-97 PRINTMON.ZIP 8882 4-01-97 GS510FN1.ZIP 1170038 6-28-96 VREXX.ZIP 187275 1-19-94: GhostScript/GSView/et al Group of files required to create PDF docfiles
WNOTE13.ZIP 75596 2-19-98: WarpNote v.1.3. Sticky Notes for OS/2 desktop.
ILNK111R.ZIP 281754 2-18-98: iLink/2 v.1.11 update (Registered version) Shareware ILNK111S.ZIP also freely available
HOTS10.ZIP 71250 2-14-98: Hot Scroll v.1.0
PMS_113.ZIP 354507 2-11-98: PM Stripper v.1.13. Strips HTML codes from web pages.
FM2_260.ZIP 1461643 2-10-98: FM/2 v.2.60 Utilities. Swiss Army knife for OS/2.
TRSHCN26.ZIP 883505 2-09-98: WPS TrashCan v.2.6
O310E16.EXE 1218781 2-08-98: Opera Web Browser v.3.10 (for Win 3.1)
PM23RET.ZIP 503524 2-08-98: Priority Master II v.2.3.
WARPZIP.ZIP 784699 2-08-98: WarpZip v.1.06. ZIP archive utility.
BOOTOS2.ZIP 306329 2-06-98: BOOTOS2 v.9.07. Build bootable OS/2 partition or diskette.
PLUGINPK.EXE 3438321 2-05-98: Updated Netscape PluginPak
THXLS001.ZIP 1275475 2-05-98: Collection of 1200+ icons designed for OS/2 usage.
GET105.ZIP 31578 1-10-98: Batch FTP with resume feature, and more.
FILECHEQ.ZIP 133259 1-07-98: Single File Virus Check v.1.0. Add-on for IBM AntiVirus program.

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BBS SUPPORT

Larry Lavins' BBS, The Claim Board, is still online, going strong, even though the files haven't been updated for an embarrassing long time. The job of updating a wide variety of files for DOS, Windows, OS/2, etc. has proved to be too taxing. Serious consideration is being given to specializing in OS/2 related files, with only a smattering of other general DOS and Windows applications. Stay tuned ...

Most callers log in for the large selection of FidoNet echomail areas, including OS/2 International Conference, OS/2 Hardware, OS/2 DOS-Windows, OS/2 Internet and Team OS/2. Some popular genealogy areas are also available: National Genealogical Conference, Jewish Genealogy Conference and Genealogy Software.

There are hundreds of new messages received every day from all over the world on these OS/2 echomail areas.

Phone number is (215) 878-9611, 24-hours daily. All standard ITU bitrates are supported, up to 14400 (v.32bis). Everything is free.

PACS members who wish to have additional access privileges must send a message to the Sysop to request same. Be sure to include your PACS ID number, which will be verified.

Another very fine BBS, which supports OS/2 exclusively, is the OS/2 Source, operated by SIG Member Ben Bowers, located in Royersford, PA, (610) 948-4089, and also via a Philadelphia metro area phone number, in King of Prussia, (610) 337-9119.

The OS/2 Source BBS has the largest collection of current OS/2 files in this region. Message areas are devoted almost exclusively to the exchange of useful OS/2 information amongst the many callers and the Sysop. Ben has recently added a Java message area which has become quite active.

Another good OS/2 BBS is the RPS BBS in Philadelphia at (215) 624-8960, operated by SIG member Murray Weismer. RPS also has a good selection of very new and current OS/2 files.

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SIG MEMBERSHIP

A continuing plea here for PACS members who wish to affiliate with the OS/2 SIG to check the OS/2 SIG box on their new member form or annual membership renewal form, as the case may be. The names of many active SIG participants are still not included as OS/2 SIG members on the PACS database. PACS members may call the PACS office at any time and ask for the OS/2 SIG affiliation to be added to their record in the PACS database. This is important. Interested PACS members are requested to do this ASAP. Please do it!

renew via mail. Cards are normally issued at the main PACS meeting. If you wish to receive your membership card via mail, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with your membership or renewal application.

All OS/2 SIG members are also requested to fill in a newly revised OS/2 User Survey Form and submit same to Larry. Blank forms are made available at each monthly meeting, and will be given to all attendees as they enter.

The OS/2 SIG welcomes all PACS members, their guests and other non-members who use or have an interest in OS/2, regardless of their level of expertise.

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FUTURE MEETING PLANS

-- MARCH MEETING AGENDA -- [ top ]
Wed, March 25th Episcopal Academy

Wednesday, March 25th, the 4th Wednesday of the month, at 7:00pm, is the date and time of the next monthly SIG meeting. As reported above, Episcopal Academy has generously allowed us to continue meeting at their facilities for the foreseeable future.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend. And bring an interested friend or associate along to see what a real operating system can do. A system will be on hand for live demos of OS/2 Warp 4, a variety of OS/2 apps, Java, Internet, etc.

Members without cars can take SEPTA's R-5 (Paoli Local) to Overbrook. Call Larry to make arrangements to be picked up at the RR Station.

Planned March Agenda:

General SIG business session: Announcements, news of interest, new OS/2 products, future plans, etc.
Winter Olympics report by David Moskowitz. David will describe his own activities in the Surf Shack, and the role of OS/2, plus other Winter Olympics areas of interest.
3COM PalmPilot presentation and demo by Ben Bowers. Ben is an active and enthusiastic user of a PalmPilot Pro. Ben will demonstrate the functions and uses of the PalmPilot, and discuss future Java and OS/2 enhancements.
Time *WILL* definitely be allocated for another good solid general Q&A session, similar to February.
Larry's system will be on hand for live demos. Member requests for specific demos are solicited, and will be done if the software is available and as time may permit. Please call Larry prior to the meeting date to permit preparation.

As usual, complimentary light refreshments will be served. We will also have our customary 50/50 raffle followed by a sotware raffle if available.

All our more experienced users are urged to attend the March meeting to share their knowledge and expertise with others.

See you all on March 25th. Mark your calendars. Bring your friends and associates to show them that OS/2 is really alive and well.

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Product	Indelible Blue	J3 Computer Tech.
SS for Warp 4 Full Version	$395.00	$379.00
SS for Warp 4 Upgrade	$149.00	$139.00
SS for Warp 4 Academic	$ 83.00	$ 89.00

March 1998

by Larry LavinsOS/2 SIG Leader

by Larry Lavins
OS/2 SIG Leader