BRAZILIAN REPORT


by Daniel Jorge Caetano
São Paulo, Brazil
dcaetano@sti.com.br
OS/2 Warp News Service Brasil

Portuguese Version

Two Months Ago...

Yes, a long time has passed since the last time I wrote; two months without any comment from myself... But there are good reasons for this situation: my computer had many problems and some malfunctions, mainly because the energy supply, a problem that was solved with a 350W transformer given by Benchmark, a computer shop at the Rio de Janeiro state.

Some problems are already fixed, but not all of them... But I can write something again! And I could read some more news around the OS/2 World!

News About OS/2 Brasil

I'm having problems updating OS/2 Warp News Service Brasil, on OS/2 Brasil domain, because a BIG lack of time, but I will try to get it up and running at the same speed that I have done in the past. I ask some patience from everyone, because my vacations are worst than other times in my life.

Changes on OS/2 Warp News Service Brasil

It's difficult. When I have no personal problems, I have hardware problems and vice-versa... I'm almost tired of everything, but I will try not to abandon the page. There is at this time a big contest on the page, and THREE people already have won some prizes (software for OS/2), and there is one more prize...! This contest is provided by Benchmark, and I thank them for the opportunity.

Brazilian News About OS/2

The great news I have to report is that the June edition of PC Magazine Brasil comes with a list of good programs for OS/2... And the list is even bigger than NT list! Its great because it has been a long time since a Brazilian magazine didn't come with a good report around OS/2. Its very difficult to use and support OS/2 in a country where all publications say "no" to this system... But its great, so we ask more and more for any report on these publications.

In terms of OS/2 updates, FixPak 6 for Brazilian Portuguese and Java 1.1.6 and Netscape (June revision), both in Brazilian Portuguese, has been released. Too bad though that FixPak 6 for Brazilian Portuguese was only released when the FixPak 7 for the International Release was released, but its the price of living in a GREAT country, that has been put in second priority by IBM. )-:

About the Win32OS/2... Timur, have you closed the site? (-: Since I wrote the last article (May), I see no more updates on the page... I'm waiting for a new update... And I will comment about the new version, when it is released. Stay tuned!

Good Brazilian Page To Visit...

Let's try something different... (-: After two months of the award winning Macarlo's site, I will mention the Elton Hartman Marks' site. Its great, mention a lot of utilities that he uses with OS/2, and some nice comments. This page has no "professional" look, but that is what makes it so interesting: its really nice to read and browse.

I'll try to mention now user sites, and no BIG sites (Macarlo's site is almost as famous as Hobbes! :-)... Of course the BIG sites will have their honorable mention, but normally I will talk about the smaller ones.

Suggestions, News, Everything You Want To Say!

Please, if you have any comments to this page, send me by e-mail!

- Daniel Jorge Caetano

Daniel Jorge Caetano is a student of Civil Engeneering at the Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP). He has nine years of extensive experience in the use of OS/2. He is member of the Student's Association on the University, and writes the "computers" section of the Association Publication. Daniel has solid knowledge in C programming and lots of knowledge on "the way that the operating systems works." He was a member of the "former" Sao Paulo OS/2 User Group, Brazil. He supported OS/2, for a period of time, on STI BBS, the 2nd largest BBS/Internet Provider in Brazil, and actually is "reformulating" the OS/2 Section on that BBS and creating an FTP on that provider, as well as doing an Internet Access Kit for OS/2 to be included on the CD distributed for the provider's users.