Hi there all you OS/2 fanatics. Yep, it's the nut on the southern tip of Africa again. I hope you all had a good OS/2 month!
I've seen a very interesting thing happened in Cape Town on the OS/2 server side the past month. IBM is running these free Warp Server courses for business partners, and here in Cape Town we did not have enough places for everyone that wants to attend. Now usually it is a big drag to get the BPs to these events, especially if it is running for a week! So maybe that is an indication that there is still something happening around OS/2. The sad thing about this story is that they cancelled the course because the Johannesburg guys could not fill a course so now they say the costs are too high. But we are still trying to pull it off. Damn those @#$%& Gauties!
The other good news I must just share with everyone that does not see all the reports is that the OS/2 presence in USA banks went up from 28% a year ago to 38% now. Yes, a 10% upwards movement! Congratulations to all the USA OS/2 fanatics.
The Cape Town OS/2 user group is still dead, but I must say I hear good things from the Johannesburg group. They have regular meetings and if you want to join, mail me (fmec@iafrica.com) and I'll put you in contact with them.
Next month this time we will know if Cape Town got the 2004 Olympic Games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, anybody in South Africa with news about OS/2, please let me know.
Have fun.
Please do not hesitate to send me any news and information pertaining to South Africa you would like mentioned in this column.
Francois van der Merwe was the South African Country Coordinator
for the "Connect the World with Merlin" project. He is also an
active member of the OS/2 Users Group in Cape Town and Team OS/2.