WHAT'S NEW IN THIS ISSUE?


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 are delighted to announce a new section to the newsletter, an OS/2 Suggestion Box, to submit suggestions for improving OS/2. Got an idea for enhancing or correcting a problem with the product? Here is your chance to input your ideas. Instructions for preparing suggestions are included on the web page.

We have also introduced Tim's Top 10 OS/2 Internet Sites, representing what the editor considers to be the top Internet sites for supporting OS/2.

We would like to welcome two new distributors of the newsletter:

Be sure to check out these fine services!

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

  • Javier Barabas - Buenos Aires, Argentina - rrs1001@ibm.net
  • Igor Bilyi - Czech Republic - igor@monetplus.cz
  • Peter Cumminsky - Middletown, California, USA - peterconrad@hotmail.com
  • Sean Dunbar - El Paso, Texas, USA - bean@cibola.net
  • Brady Flowers - Minnesota, USA - oberon@prairie.lakes.com
  • Josian Lambert - Metz, France - josian.lambert@hol.fr
  • Walter Metcalf - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - wfmetcalf@golden.net
  • Al Warner - Berlin, New Jersey, USA - awarner@voicenet.com
  • Gary D. Wong - Fullerton, California, USA - wonggd@ibm.net
    INTERNET SECTION

    (additions)

    2d3D, Inc.                       http://www.shadow.net/~senja
     (color QuickCam driver)
    
    ClubOS/2 (Argentina)             http://www.ftc.com.ar/ftc/clubos2
    
    Computer Interface Corporation   http://www.computerinterface.com
      (OS/2 ISV)
    
    IBM PSP Requirements submission  http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/pspform.html
      page
    
    Internet Adventurer              http://home3.inet.tele.dk/krasmus/
    
    K-W OS/2 Corporate Users Group   http://www.sentex.net/kwos2cug
      (Elmira, ON, Canada)           jedwards@sentex.net
    
    la Lettre d'OS/2 Magazine        http://www.os2boutique.fr/lettre/index.htm
    
    Lake County Team OS/2 (Calif.)   http://members.tripod.com/~peterconrad/
    
    Rick's Warped Home Page          http://studenti.lboro.ac.uk/~mcrsc/index.html
      (Rick Castle; UK)
    
    World Of OS/2                    http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/9420/os2.html
    
    INTERNET USENET NEWSGROUPS-NNTP
    Newsgroup fidonet.os2                 fidonet.os2
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-bbsrun           os2net.os2-bbsrun
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-cset             os2net.os2-cset
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-fix              os2net.os2-fix
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-hrdwr            os2net.os2-hrdwr
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-iak              os2net.os2-iak
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-install          os2net.os2-install
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-jobs             os2net.os2-jobs
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-lounge           os2net.os2-lounge
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-newuser          os2net.os2-newuser
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-pascal           os2net.os2-pascal
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-rexx             os2net.os2-rexx
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-sftwre           os2net.os2-sftwre
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-ugrp             os2net.os2-ugrp
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-vir              os2net.os2-vir
    Newsgroup os2net.os2-wwwserver        os2net.os2-wwwserver
    
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    The Best of OS/2 on the          http://www.bestofos2.com
      Worldwide Web                  
      (InnoVal Systems Solutions)    
    
    The Digital Sound & Music        http://test.dfwmm.net/madbrain/
      Interface for OS/2 (DSMI/2)
    
    EDM/2                            info@iqpac.com
      (Interactive OS/2 newsletter)  http://www.edm2.com/
      (Larry Salomon, Jr. - Editor)
    
    IBM Technical Interchange        http://www.software.ibm.com/ibmti
    
    Lotus Development Corp.          
      SmartSuite for OS/2            http://www.lotus.com/smartsuite/os2
    
    Miami OS/2 Users Group (MOUG)    moug@shadow.net
                                     http://www.shadow.net/warp
                                     http://www.pkdata.com/moug
    
    New Order's World Wide Web Srvr  http://WWW.NewOrder.DYNDNS.com
    
    Oberon Software                  http://www.OberonSoftware.com
      (TE/2 communications software 
       vendor; Terminal Emulator/2)
    
    OS/2 Computing! (e-zine)         http://www.os2computing.com/magazine
      Ronny Co - Editor              ronny@unixg.ubc.ca
      Europe                         http://www.ia.amu.edu.pl/os2computing
    
    OS/2 Mall                        http://www.1st-edition.com/OS2Mall/index.html
    
    PolyEx Software                  http://www.polyex.com
      (vendor - Vigilance on TalosV
       & Wordup Graphics Toolkit/2)
    
    Timur Tabi's home page           http://www.io.com/~timur/
    - Timur's Crystal Semiconductor  http://www.io.com/~timur/crystalos2.html
      and OS/2 Web Page
      (sound cards for OS/2)
    - Timur's OS/2 Programming Links http://www.edm2.com/common/links.html
    
    Viper OS/2 HomePage              http://www.os2net.demon.nl
      (The Netherlands)   
    
    (deletions)
    Club OS2 (Lake Worth, FL)        http://www.emi.net/~rtilson
    
    IBM Internet Exploration Toolkit http://www.ibm.net/menu04.html
    
    Team OS/2 
      Project:  Team OS/2            http://www.teamos2.org/projects/
    
    Warp Online (on-line magazine)   http://in.net/~mcdonajp
      Editor - John McDonald         mcdonajp@in.net
      (from Miami, Florida)          http://www.warponline.com
      (from Genova, Italy)           http://www.cis.it/warponline/
    
    WebExplorer Animations Archive   http://www.kuwait.net/~morpheus/web-anim.html
    

    USER GROUP SECTION

    (additions)

    ClubOS/2
    Ing. E. Butty 275
    Capital Federal, Buenos Aires  1300
    Argentina
    Tel:  +54-1-319-6129
    Fax:  +54-1-319-
    BBS:  +54-1-319-7052 (IBM BBS)
    E-Mail:  rrs1001@ibm.net
    WWW:  http://www.ftc.com.ar/ftc/clubos2
    Founded:  March 21, 1997
    Membership:  51
    Contact:  Javier Barabas
    Newsletter:  Not yet
    Meeting Schedule:  1st and 3rd Friday, 6pm
    Location:  IBM Argentina S.A., Ing E.Butty 275
    President:  Felix Molinuevo
    Developers Area:  Pablo Niklas
    Institutional Relations:  Anibal Salmeron
    Educational Area:  Alcides Barrios
    Technical Area:  Federico Voges
    Administration:  Ariel Pablo Klein
    Advertising Area:  Mariano Ezcurra
    Dues:  Free - only registered OS/2 Users are allowed
    Description:  Promote OS/2 Warp operating system in all areas.
    
    K-W OS/2 Corporate Users Group
    c/o 23 Synder Avenue N., #4
    Elmira, ON  N3B 2B2
    Canada
    Tel:  519/669-5242
    Fax:  519/669-1014
    BBS:  None
    E-Mail:  jedwards@sentex.net
    WWW:  http://www.sentex.net/kwos2cug
    Contact:  John Edwards
    Newsletter:  KW/2 Newsletter
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Tuesday, 7pm
    Location:  William Davice Computer Research Center,
      University of Waterloo
    President:  John Edwards
    Vice President:  Morley Mellen
    Treasurer:  Walter Metcalf
    Founded:  January 1, 1994
    Membership:  9, Avg. Attendance 15
    Dues:  $25
    Description:  For anybody and everybody interested in OS/2.
    
    (updates)
    Club OS2
    Lake Worth, FL
    WWW:  Unknown
    
    Czech OS/2 User Group (COUG)
    Czech Republic
    Tel:  +420-2-7078224
    Fax:  +420-2-703875
    BBS:  +420-2-703886, +420-2-703879
    
    Miami OS/2 Users Group (MOUG)
    WWW:  http://www.shadow.net/warp
          http://www.pkdata.com/moug
    Dues:  $25 for individual
    President & Treasurer:  Mark Bonaparte (305/387-2232)
    Vice President:  Paul Kruger (paul@pkdata.com)
    Secretary & Editor:  Don Thompson
    Training Officer & Scientist:  Craig Seavey (ccv@shadow.net)
    Vendor Relations Officer:  Gregory Sharrow (gcssharrow@juno.com)
    Special Projects Officer:  John Little (johnl@shadow.net)
    
    North Orange County Computer Club, OS/2 SIG
    Orange, CA  92857
    BBS:  None
    Dues:  $30/year plus $15 for each additional family member.
    
    Phoenix OS/2 Society, Inc. (POSSI)
    Tel:  602-949-4341
    Contact:  Esther Schindler (esther@primenet.com)
    President:  Lee Baldwin (lbaldwin@primenet.com)
    Vice President:  Esther Schindler (esther@primenet.com)
    Secretary:  Kathy Zechmann (dzechmann@worldnet.att.net)
    Treasurer:  Stan Hall (srhall@ibm.net)
    Board member at large:  Mike Briggs (mike@possi.org)
    Board member at large:  Dick Krueger (rmk@mba.com)
    Membership officer:  Evelyn Hitch (hitch@ibm.net)
    Newsletter Editor (_extended attributes_):  Bill Schindler
    Founded:  1994
    Description:  POSSI is a not-for-profit corporation with membership open to
      anyone interested in 32-bit computing and IBM's OS/2 operating system.
    
    San Diego OS/2 User Group
    La Jolla, CA  92039-3346
    Meeting Schedule:  3rd Thursday, 7-10pm
      OS/2 Installation Workshop:  Last Friday of the month, 6:30 PM
    Location:  San Diego County Office of Education, 6401 Linda Vista Road, San Diego, CA  92111
      OS/2 Installation Workshop: Varigon San Diego, Inc., 4725 Mercury St., Suite 201
    Contact:  Ron Lingley (lingley@ibm.net)
    President:  Ron Lingley (lingley@ibm.net)
    Newsletter:  OS/2 San Diego, monthly
    Editor:  A. Jack Turner (ajturne@ibm.net)
    
    Southern California OS/2 User Group
    Santa Ana, CA  92799-6904
    Meeting Schedule:
      Main meeting:  Third Saturday of the month; 9am
      OS/2 Help Desk & Installation Workshop:  2nd Monday, 7PM
      Internet SIG:  4th Monday, 7pm
    Contact:  Rollin White 
    President:  Rollin White
    Vice-President & Programming SIG Leader:  Terry Warren
    Secretary:  Gary Wong (wonggd@ibm.net)
    Treasurer & Membership Chairman:  Michael Lavender
    Directors:  Tom Emerson, Steve Schiffman
    Director & Program Chairman:  Mark Abramowitz (70604.1602@compuserve.com)
    Director & Internet SIG Leader:  Dave Watson
    Director & Librarian:  Paul Wirtz
    Newsletter:  OS/2 For You, published monthly.
    Editor:  Carla Hanzlik
    
    Wellington OS/2 Users Group
    New Zealand
    Location:  IBM Building in Featherston Street
    Contact:  Andrew Elzenaar (Tel:  527-6725; E-mail:  jaide@ibm.net)
           or Steve Withers (Tel:  576-5818; E-mail:  steve.withers@ibm.net)
    
    (deletions)
     (none)
    

    BBS SECTION

    (additions)

    ARGENTINA
    1-319-7052                          IBM BBS
    
    FRANCE
    3-87655068  (Metz)                  Little Wing's BBS
    
    INDIA
    712-744323 (Nagpur)                 Status Kalptaru Net
    712-745946 (Nagpur)                 Status Kalptaru Net, Node 2
    712-745715 (Nagpur)                 Status Kalptaru Net, Node 3
    
    UNITED STATES:
    CALIFORNIA
    209-537-6473 (Modesto)              OS/2 Haven BBs
    
    TEXAS
    915-590-3817 (El Paso)              The Other Side
    
    (updates)
    CZECH REPUBLIC (country code - 420)
    67-523-247 (Zlin)                   OS/2 Support BBS
    
    DENMARK
    63 11 11 13 (Odense)                Wildmandens Wienergryde
    
    FRANCE
    1-64084766  (Orgenoy)               The Lofty Cave BBS
    3-84268606  (Belfort)               A.C.M.E., Node 1
    3-84211600  (Belfort)               A.C.M.E., Node 2
    
    (deletions)
    DENMARK
    45 56 10 11 (Soelleroed)            The JAM BBS, or
    45 80 63 83 (Soelleroed)            The JAM BBS, 2nd node
    45 80 63 87 (Soelleroed)            The JAM BBS, 3rd node
    
    FRANCE
    1-46321505  (Meudon la foret)       OS/2 Mania
    1-47200809  (Paris)                 Cyrus
    1-49817100  (Creteil)               OS/2 Mania
    
    UNITED STATES:
    CALIFORNIA
    714-730-6743 (Tustin)               North Orange County Computer Club, OS/2 SIG
    
    NEW JERSEY
    609-768-0853 (Berlin)               TL3 BBS
    
    TEXAS
    915-562-7913 (Fort Bliss)           Golden Saber BBS
    915-587-6321 (El Paso)              Randy's Basement BBS
    

    BOOKS SECTION

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     (none)
    
    (updates)
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    (deletions)
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    PERIODICALS SECTION

    (additions)

    la Lettre d'OS/2 Magazine
    OS/2 boutique
    22 rue Robert Fleury
    75015 Paris
    France
    Tel:  +33 1 53 69 19 19
    Fax:  +33 1 53 69 19 18
    E-Mail:  vdelarue@os2boutique.fr
    WWW:  http://www.os2boutique.fr/lettre/index.htm
    Publisher:  Vincent Delaruelle
    Editor:  Vincent Delaruelle
    Type:  On-line Newsletter (HTML format)
    Freq:  Monthly
    Price:  Distributed free as an on-line newsletter.
    Contents:  Newsletter primarily aimed at OS/2 users in France.
    
    TEAM BRIEF
    P.O. Box 1564 
    Magalia, CA  95954
    United States
    Tel:  Unknown
    Fax:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  SVZY95A@prodigy.com
    Publisher:  Daniel Goggia
    Editor:  Daniel Goggia
    Type:  Newsletter (INF format)
    Freq:  Monthly
    Price:  Free
    Contents:  Primarily aimed at Team OS/2 members.  Includes
      OS/2 related tips, news, and product reviews.
    
    (updates)
    EDM/2
    WWW:  http://www.edm2.com/
    
    (deletions)
    WARP ONLINE
    Suite 2100
    111 Monument Circle
    Indianapolis, IN  46204
    United States
    Phone:  317/464-3461
    Fax:  317/464-3146
    E-mail:  mcdonajp@in.net
    WWW:  http://in.net/~mcdonajp
      (from Miami, Florida)  http://www.warponline.com
      (from Genova, Italy)  http://www.cis.it/warponline/
    Publisher:  Unknown
    Editor:  John McDonald
    Type:  On-line magazine
    Freq:  Monthly
    Founded:  April 1996
    Price:  Free
    Content:  Independent publication that includes
      product reviews, editorials and other information
      of interest to OS/2 enthusiasts.
    

    VIDEOS SECTION

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     (none)
     
    (updates)
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    TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS

    (additions)

    ClubOS/2 (Argentina OS/2 users group)           +54-1-319-6129
    K-W OS/2 Corporate Users Group                    519-669-5242
      (Elmira, ON, Canada)                        and 519-669-1014 FAX
    la Lettre d'OS/2 Magazine                    +33 1 53 69 19 19
      (Paris, France)                        and +33 1 53 69 19 18 FAX
    
    (updates)
    Czech OS/2 User Group (COUG)                    +420-2-7078224
      (Praha, Czech Republic)                       +420-2-703875  FAX
    Phoenix OS/2 Society                              602-949-4341
      (Arizona)                                   and 602-502-5560 FAX
    
    (deletions)
     (none)
    

    WHO'S WHO OF OS/2 SECTION

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     (none)
    
    (updates)
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    CALENDAR SECTION

    (additions)

    April 20, 1997 - Southern California OS/2 User Group meeting;
    "Sundial Systems"; Tel:  562/493-1674; E-mail:  rollin@scoug.com;
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com
    
    April 26, 1997 - 2nd Annual OS/2FEST-DC; Annapolis, MD/Washington, DC;
    contact Jeff Shultz at http://www.netcom.com/~jbshultz;
    E-Mail:  jbshult@ix.netcom.com or 74741,1326
    
    May 18, 1997 - Southern California OS/2 User Group meeting;
    "Lotus Development" (tent); Tel:  562/493-1674; E-mail:  rollin@scoug.com;
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com
    
    June 15, 1997 - Southern California OS/2 User Group meeting;
    "V Communications (System Commander)" (tent); Tel:  562/493-1674; E-mail:  rollin@scoug.com;
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com
    
    (updates)
     (none)
    
    (deletions)
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