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:

  • Chris Graham - Australia - chrisg@warpspeed.com.au
  • Brian Hemstedt - West Jutland, Denmark - hemstedt@adr.dk
  • Per Johansson - Sweden - hawklord@one.se
  • Richard G. Molpus - Dalla, TX, USA - flute486@airmail.net
  • Daryl Pilkington - Black Forest, SA, Australia - darylp@senet.com.au
  • Bryan Schwartz - Manitoba, Canada - bryan.schwartz@mwcs.mb.ca
  • Gary D. Wong - Fullerton, California, USA - wonggd@ibm.net
    THE FOLLOWING ARE CHANGES MADE BETWEEN JULY 13 - AUGUST 16, 1998

    INTERNET SECTION

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    IBM JavaOS for Business
    IBM OS/2 Warp Server - Aurora Beta
    IBM OS/2 Warp Server - Aurora Beta - White Papers
    Norman Data Defense Systems, Inc. - anti-virus software
    OS/2 Available Mailing Lists
    OS/2 Specific Files, Links and Such - ERA Computer Consulting
    SemWare Corporation - SemWare editor
    VOICE - mirror site
    Warpglobe - OS/2 sites on Earth
    Thomas Widlundh - Sweden

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    Dallas/Ft. Worth OS/2 User's Group - Texas
    OS/2 News and Rumors
    - Team OS/2 France

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    IBM Job Openings


    USER GROUP SECTION

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    Dallas/Ft. Worth OS/2 User's Group
    1211 Wilshire Boulevard
    Arlington, TX  76012-4623
    USA
    Tel:  817-963-9566
    BBS:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  dfw.os2@usa.net
    WWW:  http://www.dfwos2.org/
    Meetings:  1st Thursday, 7pm
    Location:  IBM Corporation, 1605 LBJ Freeway at
      Luna Road in Farmers Branch; 2nd Floor; or at the
      InfoMart, Main Auditorium, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas
    Contact:  Rob Couch (rob.couch@usa.net)
    President:  Rob Couch (rob.couch@usa.net)
    Vice President:  Gerald Meazell (meazell@ibm.net)
    Forum Organizer:  Mike Persell (persell@swbell.net
    Dues:  Unknown
    Membership:  600+
    
    OS/2 User Group of South Australia, Inc.
    2 Cowper Road
    Black Forest, SA  5035
    Australia
    Tel:  +61-414-327-957
    
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    North Texas PCUG, OS/2 Developers SIG
    P.O. Box 780066
    Dallas, TX  75378-0066
    Tel:  214-746-4699
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  Unknown
    Location:  Unknown
    Contact:  James Dunn
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown
    
    North Texas PCUG, OS/2 End-Users SIG
    P.O. Box 780066
    Dallas, TX  75378-0066
    Tel:  214-746-4699
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  Unknown
    Location:  Unknown
    Contact:  Bob Fermier
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown
    

    BBS SECTION

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    CANADA
    Manitoba
    204-253-6711 (Winnipeg)             Modem Zone BBS
    204-255-5993 (Winnipeg)             Futura BBS
    204-269-7373 (Winnipeg)             Tech Talk Toll
    204-489-9081 (Winnipeg)             The Clubhouse
    204-669-1774 (Winnipeg)             The Outdoor Store
    204-774-0247 (Winnipeg)             RoadHouse
    204-832-9603 (Winnipeg)             Cobalt's Haven
    204-934-2734 (Winnipeg)             IBM OS/2 Support BBS
    204-934-2735 (Winnipeg)             IBM OS/2 Support BBS
    204-934-2798 (Winnipeg)             IBM Canada
    

    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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    OS/2 User Group of South Australia, Inc.       +61-414-327-957
    
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    North Texas PCUG, OS/2 Developers SIG (Dallas)    214-746-4699
    North Texas PCUG, OS/2 End-Users SIG (Dallas)     214-746-4699
    

    WHO'S WHO OF OS/2 SECTION

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     Sueltz, Patricia C. (Pat)                   Somers, NY, USA
       General Manager,
       Network Computing Software Division
       Tel:  914/766-1000
       psueltz@us.ibm.com
    
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     Seibt, Richard                              Somers, NY, USA
       General Manager of OS/2
    

    CALENDAR SECTION

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    August 13, 1998 - Pittsburgh Area OS/2 User Group meeting;
    Tel:  412/781-3467; E-Mail:  jstein@worldnet.att.net;
    WWW:  http://trfn.clpgh.org/os2pgh
    
    August 17, 1998 - VOICE SpeakUp session featuring Benedict Chong, author 
    of Power Boot, the Boot Manager replacement.  Session will be on the WEBBNet IRC 
    network in the #voice channel and will begin at 8pm US Eastern time (5pm Pacific, 
    midnight GMT).  For information on IRC and WEBBNet servers, please 
    visit http://www.os2voice.org/ and
    follow the link to the Meeting Info page.  For additional information, contact 
    Don Eitner (VOICE Secretary) at freiheit@tstonramp.com.
    
    August 18, 1998 - Atlanta OS/2 User's Group meeting;
    Tel:  770/889-8333; E-Mail:  rfb@GoldenCode.com;
    WWW:  http://www.goldencode.com/atlos2/atlos2.html
    
    September 19, 1998 - Southern California OS/2 User Group Open House; 
    celebrating the 5-year anniversary of SCOUG.  9:00 AM - 3:30 PM, with various seminars 
    and vendors; Tel:  714/633-5467; E-mail:  terry@scoug.com; 
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com/.
    
    October 10, 1998 - Southern California OS/2 User Group meeting;
    presenter Chris Graham (Graham Utilities); Tel: 714-633-5467; E-mail:  terry@scoug.com; 
    WWW:  http://www.scoug.com/.
    
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    August 15, 1998 - Dallas/Fort Worth OS/2 User's Group meeting;
    InfoMart; E-Mail:  dfw.os2@usa.net,
    WWW:  http://www.dfwos2.org/
    

    September 12, 1998 - Dallas/Fort Worth OS/2 User's Group meeting; InfoMart; E-Mail: dfw.os2@usa.net, WWW: http://www.dfwos2.org/

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