CON0895.ZIP contains the OS/2 CONNECT Newsletter for August 1995 in INF file format suitable for use with the standard OS/2 "View" utility program (VIEW.EXE). Requires OS/2 2.x or higher. In addition to the main INF file, the zip file includes the file, FILE_ID.DIZ, which is used by BBS Sysops to describe the newsletter. Sections in this issue include: Title & Publisher What's New in this Issue? Sound Off! Editorial Page World Reports Calendar of Events Bulletin Boards Internet Addresses & Locations Telephone & Fax Numbers Team OS/2 OS/2 User Groups Who's Who of OS/2 Publications - Books - Periodicals - Videos News & Press Releases Bitmap of the Month Software Shopper Classifieds There are two ways of implementing and executing the OS/2 "View" program: 1. Open an OS/2 Window or Full Screen. From the command line, type: VIEW CON0895.INF 2. Create a "View" icon on the OS/2 desktop (either Copy an existing OS/2 program icon or use the Program Template from the "Productivity" folder). Provide the following "settings" for the program: Program Settings - Path and File Name: C:\OS2\VIEW.EXE (or wherever the program is located) Optional Parameters: CON0895.INF Working Directory: enter the drive\directory path where the INF file resides; for example - C:\ or C:\CONNECT General Settings - Title: OS/2 CONNECT NOTE: If you leave the "Optional Parameters" blank, you can drag and drop the INF file to your icon. For questions regarding OS/2 CONNECT, contact the Editor & Publisher at: M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA) 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 United States Tel: 813/786-4567 Fax: 813/786-4765 BBS: 813/786-4864 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com IBM Link: DEV2643 CompuServe: 76235,2364 Tim Bryce - Editor Since 1971: "Software for the finest computer - the Mind" OS/2 CONNECT is distributed electronically to the following: 1. Commercial Networks: A. America Online Under "OS/2 Newsletters" B. CompuServe In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER), go to the Library & Browse the "Documentation" section. C. IBM Link In the "BBS1" section (OS/2 BBS section); "SOFTWARELibrary"; "NEWSletters". D. NiftyServe (Japan) - in the FOS2FAN forum. 2. On the Internet: FTP Sites: hobbes.nmsu.edu (/os2/newsltr) or (/incoming) or (/new) ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/newsltr) or (/pub/os2/incoming) ftp.omen.com.au (/pub/incoming) World Wide Web server: http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/warppage/connect/toc.html 3. Bulletin Boards: Gateway/2 (St. Louis, MO) 314/771-9280 Greater Chicago Online (Chicago, IL) 708/895-4042 Information Overload (Atlanta, GA) 404/471-1549 Mid-Atlantic OS/2 BBS (Virginia Beach) 804-422-8462 OS/2 Connection (San Diego, CA) 619/549-4215 OS/2 Exchange (St. Augustine, FL) 904/823-0751 OS/2 Northwest (Bellevue, WA) 206/957-4513 OS/2 Shareware;Pete Norloff's BBS (Fairfax, VA) 703/385-4325 The "PRIDE" Network, MBA's BBS (Palm Harbor, FL) 813/786-4864 Pyramid/2 (Palo Alto, CA) 415/494-7497 Spectre (Los Angeles, CA) 714/751-9307 Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (Clearwater, FL) 813/562-2249 Team OS/2 Central BBS (Austin, TX) 512/918-2653 Tiara Information Services (Perth, West. Australia) +61-9-454-6970 Toronto OS/2 User's Group (TO/2) 416/299-4921 The OS/2 CONNECT INF file may be copied and distributed free of charge. If you operate a major computer network or BBS and would like to be placed on the initial distribution list, please contact the publisher.