Plenty! This section lists all of the changes and additions to OS/2 CONNECT that were implemented since the last issue. NOTE: Sections such as "News & Press Releases," "Software Shopper," "World Reports," "Products & Services," and "Team OS/2" are updated with each issue of OS/2 CONNECT. Changes to these sections are not listed here.

We would like to say goodbye to our South African columnist Francois van der Merwe who has taken on new responsibilities with his company and will no longer be able to make contributions to the newsletter. We thank Francois for his time and effort and wish him every success. Anyone interested in taking over the South African World Report should contact the editor directly.

We would also like to thank the following people for their input:

  • Art Atkinson - Louisville, KY, USA - aatkins@ibm.net
  • Roger Borrello - Atlanta, GA, USA - rfb@GoldenCode.com
  • Patrick Boyd - Nashville, TN, USA - patrick.boyd@nashville.com
  • Vincent Delaruelle - Paris, France - delarue@ibm.net
  • Petr Mikulik - Czech Republic - mikulik@physics.muni.cz
  • Sean C. Payne - Melbourne, FL, USA - scoug@brevard.com
  • James Reach - reach@fishnet.net
  • Bruce Schroeder - Saint Paul, MN, USA - bschroe@ibm.net
  • Gary D. Wong - Fullerton, California, USA - wonggd@ibm.net
    INTERNET SECTION

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    IBM Finland (Suomi)              http://www.ibm.fi/
    
    Opera Software - Opera for OS/2  http://www.operasoftware.com/alt_os.html
      (Project Magic)
    
    Phoenix Software                 http://www.PhxSoft.com/
      (Think Tool Pro vendor)
    
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    Internet Relay Chat (IRC)        #os/2warp - EfNet IRC
    
    Lotus Development Corp.          
      SmartSuite for OS/2            http://www.lotus.com/home.nsf/welcome/smartsuiteos2
    
    M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.      http://www.os2ss.com/connect/mba.htm
      (Palm Harbor, FL)              TimB1557@aol.com
    
    Minnesota OS/2 User Group        http://www.northlansolutions.com/mnwarp
      (MnWarp)                       bschroe@ibm.net
    
    The OS/2 Benchmark Center        http://www.cablelan.net/dmills/index.html
    
    Space Coast OS/2 Users Group     http://www.digital.net/~scoug
      Melbourne, FL                  scoug@brevard.com
    
    Unofficial Warped ThinkPad Page  http://www.tpwarper.com/
    
    USENET NEWSGROUPS - NNTP
    
    Newsgroup ibmnet.dialers.os2          ibmnet.dialers.os2
    
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    Czech OS/2 User Group (COUG)     http://www.codalan.cz
                                     codalan@login.cz
    
    Epson Printer Driver             http://www.epson.de/support/download/l2os2.htm
      Druckertreiber OS/2
      Epson Deutchschland GmbH 
      (Germany)
    
    IBM Internet Connection Phone    http://www.haifa.il.ibm.com/icphone.html
    
    Tomato Point/2                   http://www.lab321.ru/
      OS/2 news (Russia)
    

    USER GROUP SECTION

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    Atlanta OS/2 Users Group
    Duluth, GA  30097
    E-Mail:  ges@GoldenCode.com
    Location:  IBM Hillside, US41, north of Mt. Paran Road,
      Follow signs to room L02L07.
    Contact:  Greg Shah
    President:  Greg Shah
    Secretary:  Roger Borrello (rfb@GoldenCode.com)
    
    Kentucky-Indiana PCUG, OS/2 SIG
    Suite 223
    120 Webster Street 
    Louisville, KY  40206-1865
    Tel:  502/589-7411
    Fax:  502/589-1882
    BBS:  None
    E-Mail:  aatkins@ibm.net
    Meeting Schedule:  4th Tuesday, 6:30pm
    Location:  120 Webster Street, Louisville
    Contact:  Art Atkinson
    Dues:  Unknown
    
    Minnesota OS/2 User Group (MnWarp)
    P.O. Box 65630
    Saint Paul, MN  55165-0630
    Tel:  612/787-0303
    Fax:  612/787-0999
    BBS:  None
    E-Mail:  bschroe@ibm.net
    WWW:  http://www.northlansolutions.com/mnwarp
    Founded:  January 1990
    Members:  Unknown
    Contact:  Bruce Schroeder
    Newsletter:  Threads (published Quarterly)
    Meeting Schedule:  Last Thursday of the month (except holidays) 7:00pm
    Location:  IBM Branch Office-Minneapolis, MN;
      NorthLAN Solutions, Inc., Saint Paul, MN
    Executive Director:  Joe Niffen (jniffen@ibm.net)
    Technical Presentations:  Larry Chladek
    Publications Director:  Terry Holz
    Financial/Meetings Director:  Bruce Schroeder
    Marketing Director:  Jim Grotz
    Annual dues:  $35
    
    Nashville OS/2 User's Group
    Nashville, TN  37220
    WWW:  http://capp.org/os2users.htm
    Location:  First Amercian Bank Operations Center
      550 Metroplex Drive, Nashville, TN
      (northeast of and Harding Place and I-24)
    President:  Patrick Boyd (615/371-8400) (patrick.boyd@nashville.com)
    Vice President:  Michael E. Jaggers (615/794-8904) (mej@nash.mindspring.com)
    Newsletter Editor:  Melinda Jaggers (615/794-8904) (mtj@mindspring.com)
    Newsletter:  ReadMe/2
    
    San Diego OS/2 User Group
    Meeting Schedule:  4th Monday, 7-10pm
      OS/2 Installation Workshop:  Last Friday of the month, 6:30 PM
    President:  Randall Shimizu
    Newsletter:  OS/2 San Diego, monthly (suspended)
    Webmaster:  Steve Corwin (steveco@ibm.net)
    
    Southern California OS/2 User Group
    President and co-General Interest Group leader:  Rollin White (rwhite@scoug.com)
    Treasurer & Membership Chairman:  Tom Emerson (tome@mdipo.attmail.com)
    Director:  Dick Brainard (rbraina@ibm.net)
    
    Space Coast OS/2 Users Group
    Melbourne, FL  32901
    WWW:  http://www.digital.net/~scoug
    E-Mail:  scoug@brevard.com
    
    Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)
    Newsletter:  PROS/2 (published monthly)
    President:  Al Stephan (genman@bbfprinting.com)
    Vice President:  (vacant)
    Secretary:  Tim Bryce (TimB1557@aol.com)
    Treasurer:  Mel Glass
    Board Members:
      Arnold Behre (abehre@magicnet.net)
      Michael Downey (miked@computer.org)
      Myron R. Prociak (myron@magicnet.net)
    Past President:  John C. Tardy, CCP (Jupiler@aol.com)
    IBM Vendor Liaison:  (vacant)
    
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    Los Angeles OS/2 Technical Architect Group
    6507 Whitaker Avenue
    Van Nuys, CA  91406
    Tel:  818-789-1079
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Thursday, 6:30pm
    Location:  IBM, 2525 Colorado, Santa Monica
    Contact:  Alan Duboff
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown
    

    BBS SECTION

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    FRANCE
    1-53686122  (Paris)                 Warp Club de France
    

    BOOKS SECTION

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    PERIODICALS SECTION

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    VIDEOS SECTION

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    TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS

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    Kentucky-Indiana PC Users' Group (KIPCUG),        502-589-7411
      OS/2 SIG Leader - Art Atkinson                  502-589-1882 FAX
    Minnesota OS/2 User Group (MnWarp)                612-787-0303
      Saint Paul, MN                                  612-787-0999 FAX
    
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    Los Angeles OS/2 Technical Architect Group (CA)   818-789-1079
    

    WHO'S WHO OF OS/2 SECTION

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     Atkins, Donn                                Somers, NY, USA
       General Manager of OS/2
       Tel:  914/766-1734
       dbatkins@vnet.ibm.com
       dbamail@us.ibm.com
    
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     Lawrie, J. Michael                          Somers, New York, USA
    

    CALENDAR SECTION

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    January 17, 1998 - Space Coast OS/2 Users Group monthly meeting;
    Melbourne, FL; Tel:  407/728-8081; WWW:  http://www.digital.net/~scoug;
    E-Mail:  scoug@brevard.com
    

    February 4, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    March 4, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    April 1, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    May 6, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    June 3, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    July 1, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    August 5, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    September 2, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    October 7, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    November 4, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    December 2, 1998 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

    January 6, 1999 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/341-1444; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com; WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

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