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 "World Reports," "Graphic of the Month" and the "Editorial Page" are updated monthly. All other sections of the newsletter's main web page are updated as changes occurs. All web pages are packaged and distributed once a month to other carriers.

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

  • Carolyn Kolaz - Detroit, MI, USA - 76460.3040@compuserve.com
  • Marcel Leal de Oliveira - Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil - http://nuxnet.com.br/marcel
  • Kaare Thor Olsen - Odense, Denmark - kaare@nightcall.dk
  • Mercedes Puzio - Buenos Aires, Argentina - mpuzio@ibm.net
  • Gary Wong - Los Angeles, CA, USA - wonggd@ibm.net
    THE FOLLOWING ARE CHANGES MADE SINCE MARCH 17, 1998

    INTERNET SECTION

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    AgriSea Technologies
    - Bulletron Internet BBS
    Buntspecht.de - German OS/2 news service
    F/X Communications - Tunnel/2 vendor; Denmark
    Hethmon Brothers - Internet Software (Inet.Mail)
    NOOS/2 - Ukraine Team OS/2 (Russian)
    - English version
    David van Enckevort - Netherlands
    VisualAge Magazine
    WarpCalc - OS/2 based calculator
    Warpstock - OS/2 user group conference
    Warp Xperience

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    Cybercom - AccuCount/2 vendor
    HomePage Publisher - WYSIWYG web page designer
    The OS/2 Benchmark Center
    San Diego OS/2 Users Group - California
    The Win32-OS/2 Project - Timur Tabi

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    Warp City


    USER GROUP SECTION

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    Greater Detroit OS/2 User Group (GDOUG)
    1051 Hampton
    P.O. Box 463097
    Mt. Clemens, MI  48046-3097
    Tel:  810/468-1073
    Fax:  810/954-9148
    BBS:  None
    E-mail:  76460.3040@compuserve.com
    WWW:  http://www.LooK-Inc.com/GDOUG
    Contact:  Carolyn Kolaz (76460.3040@compuserve.com)
    Meeting Schedule:  1st Thursday, 6:30pm
    Location:  Stardock, Inc. (Farmington & 6 Mile Roads)
               17292 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI
    President:  Carolyn Kolaz (76460.3040@compuserve.com)
    Vice President:  John Werle
    Secretary/Treasurer:  Judy McDermott
    Advisor:  Danny Rubis
    Dues:  $25/year
    Description:  Serving OS/2 users throughout the Detroit area.
      Meeting topics are varied; membership covers full range of
      expertise, from home hobbyist to professional.
    Founded:  July 1994
    Membership:  12
    Newsletter:  None
    
    Orange County IBM PCUG, OS/2 SIG
    2973 Harbor Bl., Box 621
    Costa Mesa, CA  92626-3934
    
    San Diego OS/2 User Group
    WWW:  http://home.san.rr.com/cq/sdos2ug/
    Webmaster:  Steve Corwin (steveco@san.rr.com)
    
    Southern California OS/2 User Group
    P.O. Box 26904
    Santa Ana, CA  92799-6904
    Tel:  714-633-5467 or 562-493-1674
    BBS:  None 
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com
    E-Mail:  twarren@alumni.caltech.edum
    Description:  Focus entirely on OS/2
    Meeting Schedule:
      Main meeting:  Third Saturday of the month; 9am
      OS/2 Help Desk & Installation Workshop meets 3rd Monday, 7pm at 
        1520 Brookhollow Dr. #38, Santa Ana.
      Internet SIG meets 3rd Monday, 7pm at 1520 Brookhollow Dr. #38, 
        Santa Ana.
      Networking SIG: 3rd Tuesday, 7 PM at 1520 Brookhollow Dr. #38,
        Santa Ana
    Location:  IBM Corp., 2nd Floor, 600 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa
    Contact:  Terry Warren (twarren@alumni.caltech.edu)
    President & Programming SIG leader:  Terry Warren (twarren@alumni.caltech.edu)
    Vice President, Librarian & co-General Interest Group leader:  Paul Wirtz (pwirtz@voltatrd.com)
    Secretary:  Gary Wong (wonggd@ibm.net or 102724.2521@compuserve.com)
    Treasurer & Membership Chairman:  Tom Emerson (tome@mdipo.attmail.com)
    Director & Program Chairman:  Mark Abramowitz (marka@relaypoint.net)
    Director & Networking SIG leader:  Steve Schiffman (schiffman@ibm.net)
    Director & Internet SIG leader:  Dave Watson (dwatson@deltanet.com)
    Director:  Tony Butka (butka@ibm.net or 73261.2231@compuserve.com)
    Director:  Sheridan George (s-geo@usa.net)
    Past President & Webmaster:  Rollin White (rollin@scoug.com)
    Newsletter Editor:  Carla Hanzlik (carla@sundialsystems.com)
    Newsletter:  OS/2 For You, published monthly.
    Membership:  175
    Founded:  September 1993
    Dues:  $28/yr
    
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    NOTE:  The IBM PC User Group Support in Austin, Texas was abolished 
    as of January 1998.
    

    BBS SECTION

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    ARGENTINA
    1-622-4344  (Buenos Aires)          OVNi BBS
    
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    DENMARK (country code - 45)
    38 11 15 45 (Copenhagen)            Cybernet BBS
    45 82 12 83 (Birkerød)              JNI-BBS
    48 24 45 80 (Hillerød)              OS/2 User Group Danmark
    55 75 10 05 (Næstved)               NightCorner MailService!
    58 85 38 44 (Høng)                  Lion BBSystem
    62 61 85 00 (Faaborg)               Ymerbrønden BBS
    63 12 10 74 (Odense)                NightCall/1
    63 12 11 74 (Odense)                NightCall/2
    63 12 12 74 (Odense)                NightCall/3
    76 25 40 61 (Horsens)               DDS-BBS
    75 12 90 57 (Esbjerg)               The Programmer's Inn
    86 75 21 81 (Aarhus)                Crossroads BBS, or
    86 75 38 09 (Aarhus)                Crossroads BBS, 2nd node
    
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    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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    Greater Detroit OS/2 User Group (GDOUG)           810-468-1073
                                                      810-954-9148 FAX
    Southern California OS/2 User Group (Costa Mesa)  714-633-5467
    
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    WHO'S WHO OF OS/2 SECTION

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    CALENDAR SECTION

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    April 18, 1998 - Southern California OS/2 User Group meeting;
    presentation TBA.  Tel:  714/633-5467;  E-mail:  twarren@alumni.caltech.edu; 
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com/
    

    April 22, 1998 - Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS), OS/2 SIG meeting; 7pm; E-Mail: llavins@erols.com; WWW: http://www.phillyos2.org/

    April 28, 1998 - IBM Annual Stockholders Meeting; Arie Crown Theatre, Lakeside Center, 2301 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL; 10am; Tel: 800-426-3333; WWW: http://www.ibm.com/

    May 5, 1998 - Charlotte County PC User's Group, Inc.; Port Charlotte, FL; OS/2 demonstration; Tel: 941/766-1664; E-Mail: CCPCUG@nut-n-but.net; WWW: http://www.nut-n-but.net/CCPCUG

    May 11, 1998 - IBM's VisualAge for Java; The Langham Hilton, London, UK; Tel: +44 (0)1306 631331; WWW: http://www.sigs.com/conferences/javavisualage

    May 12, 1998 - IBM's VisualAge for Java; Hotel Meridien Paris Etoile, Paris, France; Tel: +33 (0)1 43 65 12 12; WWW: http://www.sigs.com/conferences/javavisualage

    May 12, 1998 - Kitchener-Waterloo OS/2 Users Group; University of Waterloo, Canada; Tel: 519/-669-5242; E-Mail: jedwards@sentex.net; WWW: http://www.sentex.net/kwos2cug

    May 27, 1998 - Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS), OS/2 SIG meeting; 7pm; E-Mail: llavins@erols.com; WWW: http://www.phillyos2.org/

    August 17-19, 1998 - SHARE Technology Exchange; Washington, DC; Tel: 312/321-5160; WWW: http://www.share.org/

    October 16-18, 1998 - 2nd Annual Warpstock Conference - Chicago, IL; E-Mail: register@warpstock.org; WWW: http://www.warpstock.org/

    December 18-20, 1998 - Warpstock Europe; Osnabrück, Germany; Tel: +49-441-8850777; E-Mail: m.specht@teamos2.de; WWW: http://www.buntspecht.de/warpstock/de/warpstock_de.html

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