PROS/2 The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) January 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT A. JANUARY 10TH MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT B. MEETING REGISTRATION (FORM) C. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE D. REVIEW OF DECEMBER 6TH MEETING WITH PAUL GIANGARRA E. TBOUG GOLF SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE II. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS A. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (FORM) B. TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG C. 1996 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL D. ELECTION OF TBOUG BOARD OF DIRECTORS III. CALENDAR OF EVENTS IV. NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS: 562-2249 V. NAMES & NUMBERS VI. OS/2 HERE & THERE VII. PROS/2 TITLE & TBOUG OFFICERS A. PROS/2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS B. TREASURER'S REPORT C. AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT D. TBOUG BYLAWS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE FEATURED AT JANUARY 10TH MEETING The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday evening, January 10th at IBM's LakePointe offices in Tampa. COMMITTEE MEETINGS (5:45 - 6:45) Three committee meetings will be held in parallel prior to our main meeting: END USER EDUCATION COMMITTEE We will conclude our demonstration of the new release of Object Desktop from Stardock Systems, Inc. and Performance Plus 3.0 from Clear & Simple. (This time I promise to bring a PC with enough memory!). - John Markman, Committee Chairman PRODUCTION COMMITTEE We will provide a demonstration of the NPS WPS 1.81 program as seen at the Paul Giangarra presentation December 6th. The NPS Workplace Shell customizing program was developed by Shinji 'N.P.S.' Takasugi of Team OS/2 Japan (E-Mail: nps1970@ibm.net). The freeware program allows you to use more than 20 different functions to enhance the OS/2 desktop, such as window animations, window shadows, "close" buttons, automatic mouse movement, etc. Copies of the program will be provided to anyone bringing a 3.5" diskette. - Paul Wylie, Committee Chairman OS/2 SUPPORT COMMITTEE We will begin a series of sessions entitled "Pick Brian's Brain." In preparation for the meeting, please submit subjects for discussion on the meeting registration form. - Brian Lowe, Committee Chairman MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00) Featured will be a presentation on anti-virus software by Mr. John Starnes of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). SWFWMD manages the water and water-related resources for the people through regulatory and other programs. The District has about 700 personal computers running different operating systems including, OS/2, DOS, DOS with Windows, and MacIntosh. In early 1995, the District was facing a major problem with computer viruses. As fast as support personnel could respond to a service office, erradicate a virus and help the user recover, another user would call with a similar problem. In addition, the same users would often re-infect themselves. To deal with the problem, the District initiated a major program to test several anti-virus software programs and find a way to stop and prevent the virus problems it was experiencing. Mr. Sternes will discuss the District's experiences with computer viruses, the solutions developed, how the anti-virus program was developed and on-going efforts to stop and prevent computer virus problems. John Starnes has been the Director of Information Resources for SWFWMD since 1989. He has more than 18 years of experience in data processing management positions ranging from functional systems analyst to MIS principal and in operating environments ranging from NCR 500 to IBM 3090. AGENDA Committee Meetings (5:45 - 6:45) (Parallel Sessions) - Production Committee - OS/2 Support Committee - End User Education Committee Dinner (6:45 - 7:30) Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00) - Announcements - IBM Updates - Featured Speaker: John Starnes, SWFWMD The registration fee for the meeting is $13 for members who pre-register; $15 for pre-registered guests. Please make your reservations early (no later than January 5th). The registration fee for those who do not pre-register is $15 for members and $17 for guests. NOTE: If you have a "standing" reservation for monthly meetings it is not necessary to confirm reservations (except to cancel). For cancellations, please call no later than two days prior to the meeting. See the meeting registration form to make reservations. LOCATION IBM Tampa Services Center 4th Floor, LakePointe One Building 3109 West Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Tampa For directions, contact IBM at Tel: 813/872-2277 or Brad Brown at 813/872-2156 MEETING REGISTRATION - JANUARY 10TH MEETING Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend the January 10th meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group. Please make reservations no later than January 5th! NOTE: If you have a "standing" reservation for monthly meetings it is not necessary to confirm reservations (except to cancel). For cancellations, please call no later than two days prior to the meeting. Person Title Telephone _____________________ ____________________ ___________________ _____________________ ____________________ ___________________ Company ________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ City _____________________ State ____________ Zip _________________ Fax: _________________________________________ E-Mail: _________________________________________ Either Phone, Fax, or Mail your Please indicate the committee registration to: meeting you plan to attend: Albert F. (Fritz) Foster Crystal Investment Enterprises _____ End User Education P.O. Box 47444 _____ Production St. Petersburg, FL 33743-7444 _____ OS/2 Support Tel: 813/341-1444 Subjects to be discussed at (answering machine) OS/2 Support: 813/384-3900 (voice) ___________________________ ___________________________ CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER _____ PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The end of the year is approaching and a new year, full of exciting possibilities will soon begin. TBOUG ended 1995 with a bang. Our December meeting, featuring Paul Giangarra was very well attended, and a generally positive article appeared in the St. Petersburg Times business section. Paul is the chief designer of Merlin, the next version of OS/2 Warp which is expected to be released in the middle of 1996. Paul demonstrated some remarkable technology, some of which might be integrated into Merlin. This included a fix for the one input queue problem and voice navigation/dictation. The meeting was very well attended, and we received positive feedback. People came from as far away as the east coast to hear Paul, and we signed some new members as well. Well, 1996 is just about here, and your new executive board is working to make TBOUG more useful to it's members. We plan on more informative committee meetings and guest lecturers. Of course, in order to continually improve TBOUG, we must have members. Yes, it's that time of year again. For those of you who have already sent in your 1996 dues, thank you. For those of you who haven't gotten to it as yet, please take care of it as soon a you can. Dues are payable in two levels: Individual = $20.00 (entitles you to full membership benefits and 1/10 vote) Corporate = $200.00 (entitles you to full membership benefits and 1 vote) Now is the time to get other OS/2 users to join TBOUG. Explain the benefits and bring them to a meeting. Our standing reservation program was successful this past year, and we will be continuing it in 1996. This program allows members who attend the majority of the monthly meetings to be automatically signed up for the dinner. You pay the lower dinner rate ($13.00) when you attend the meeting. If you can't attend, you let use know in advance. This makes it easier for us to estimate the number of meals needed and makes sure that you have a meal waiting. All members interested in a standing reservation should contact Fritz Foster. If you already have a standing reservation, it is necessary that you let us know that you wish to continue. Finally, I want to personally wish all of you very happy and prosperous holidays. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year (I hope I didn't leave anyone out)! - Dr. Scott M. Baker REVIEW OF DECEMBER 6TH MEETING WITH PAUL GIANGARRA Paul Giangarra, Senior Technical Staff Member for Operating Systems Architecture in IBM's Personal Software Products Division, gave a very entertaining and informative presentation on OS/2 to the December 6th meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG). Paul was the Chief Designer for OS/2, OS/2 1.2, 1.3, and 2.0 and was recently named the Lead Designer for the next release of OS/2 (code-named "Merlin"). During his presentation Paul strongly emphasized IBM's on-going commitment to OS/2 and demonstrated beta code versions of some of the planned enhancements. He stated that he believed the move of the OS/2 development team from Boca Raton to Austin would be good for the future of the OS/2 product. A major aim of the next release (Merlin) is to improve the user friendliness of the WorkPlace Shell. Paul demonstrated the use of Bubble Help with the LaunchPad as an example of one of the steps being taken. Other features demonstrated included: * Code which bypasses the problem of a rogue PM application locking the I/O Queue. This is expected to be released shortly as part of a fix-pak. * Support for infra-red connections for printers and other devices. * The use of discrete Voice Type Dictation to control the operating system and execute applications. The integration of the dictation with the Word Processing application was particularly impressive. Paul also demonstrated an OS/2 freeware product from Japan called NPS WPS Enhancer which provides improved usability and customization of the OS/2 WorkPlace Shell. An audience of over 70 people listened attentively for over 90 minutes and many stayed around for informal discussion with Paul at the conclusion of his presentation. Paul was gracious to give TBOUG a copy of the NPS WPS Enhancer along with the bitmap used on his desktop. Both are available to TBOUG members on the TBOUG BBS. - Paul Wylie TBOUG Vice President (1995) M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Tel: 813/786-4567 Fax: 813/786-4765 BBS: 813/786-4864 IBM Link: MA00890 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com CompuServe: 76235,2364 TBOUG GOLF SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE TBOUG is proud to present its own line of waffle net or smooth texture Outer Banks professional golf shirts. These shirts are available in two recommended colors: Forest Green and White. The TBOUG logo was hand designed, digitized and embroidered on the right hand side of the shirt opposite of the optional pocket. The shirt sizes are S M L XL XXL. If you are interested, the cost is $25.50. Please make checks payable to "We're the Tops". If you have any questions or to place an order, you can either send me an e-mail or phone me at 813/725-0882 X 252 - Rick Hoffmann TBOUG Secretary FredPoint@aol.com 1996 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Membership Renewal notices for TBOUG's 1996 operating year were mailed to all members on November 16th (individual members and the delegates for corporate members). Renewals are due on or before the January 10th TBOUG meeting. If you have any questions or have not received your notice, please do not hesitate to contact me. ALSO, when registering at the door, please indicate if you would like a "standing" reservation for each meeting. - Tim Bryce Tel: 813/786-4567 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com ELECTION OF TBOUG BOARD OF DIRECTORS The election for the TBOUG Board of Directors was held at our year-end meeting on December 6th at the Airport Hilton in Tampa. According to our bylaws, a maximum of nine (9) people can serve on the Board, including a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The following people were elected to the 1996 program/operating year: * President - Dr. Scott M. Baker * Vice President - John C. Tardy, CCP - South West Florida Water Management District * Treasurer - Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc. * Secretary - Bruce W. Albritton - South West Florida Water Management District * PROS/2 Newsletter Editor Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. * Chairman, End User Eductation Committee John D. Markman - Protel * Chairman, Support Committee Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking * Chairman, Production Committee Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. NOTE: As per the TBOUG bylaws, the current President, Dave Hancock, automatically serves on the new Board as Past-President. The IBM Vendor Liaison is a non-voting member of the Board and is appointed by IBM; Brad Brown will continue to serve in this capacity. Congratulations to the new Board! - Tim Bryce Past-President (1995) Tel: 813/786-4567 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Perry K. Moon - Philips Medical Systems North America - Lutz COME JOIN OS/2 PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA! Bradenton, Brandon, Brooksville, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Madeira Beach, Maitland, Orlando, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Riverview, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Spring Hill, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, Temple Terrace, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills A USER GROUP IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY IT KEEPS! The following is a partial list of member companies in TBOUG: BANNEX CORPORATION BENEFICIAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CORP. BIC SPECIALTY MARKETS CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION CHASE BANKCARD SERVICES CHASE MANHATTAN BANK CITY OF PINELLAS PARK COMPUTER MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS CYBERTEK, INC. DATA FLEX FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GTE DATA SERVICES H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER HEALTH PLAN SERVICES, INC. IBM ISSC LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LASERGATE SYSTEMS, INC. M. BRYCE & ASSOCIATES, INC. MET LIFE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA PRINCE PARANI COMPUTER SERVICES PROTEL PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. REMAX ELITE REALTY ROBERTS & ROBERTS, INC. SOUTH WEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) STATE OF FLORIDA SUN BANK OF TAMPA BAY TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL TAMPA INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS TAMPA TRIBUNE TECH DATA CORPORATION TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC. TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA USAA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE U.S. MARINE CORPS VA HOSPITAL WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC. For a membership application ... TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION The Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) is a non-profit, vendor-independent association dedicated to the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system. Members of TBOUG are OS/2 licensees from around the Tampa Bay area of Florida. There are two types of membership in the user group: CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP allows a company to sponsor many employees to attend user group functions. There is one (1) vote associated with a corporate membership and the company must appoint an official voting delegate. The price for an annual corporate membership is $200.* INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP allows an individual to join the user group and entitles him/her to the same rights and privileges as the corporate member, except the individual has a one-tenth (1/10) membership vote. The price for an individual membership is $20.* * Membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis (operating year is January to December). The association is governed by a set of bylaws and an Executive Board. Members can attend meeting functions (monthly meetings and committee meetings) at discounted rates, and are provided free access to the user group's Bulletin Board Service (BBS). Membership applications should be forwarded to TBOUG at: 777 Alderman Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34683; Tel: 813/786-4567. Make checks payable to: Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION MEMBERSHIP TYPE: _____ CORPORATE _____ INDIVIDUAL IF CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP, WILL YOU BE THE VOTING DELEGATE? ________ "I HEREBY CONFIRM THAT I AM OR MY COMPANY IS A LICENSEE OF IBM'S OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM AND, AS A MEMBER, WILL ABIDE THE BYLAWS OF THE TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP." NAME ____________________________________________________________ TITLE ____________________________________________________________ COMPANY ____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________ CITY _________________________ STATE _____ ZIP ______________ TELEPHONE ____________________________________________________________ FAX ____________________________________________________________ E-MAIL ____________________________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE(S): _____ PRODUCTION _____ OS/2 SUPPORT _____ END-USER EDUCATION _____ OTHER _____________ CHECK HERE TO ESTABLISH A "STANDING" DINNER RESERVATION FOR ALL MONTHLY MEETINGS (YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO CALL TO CANCEL RESERVATIONS): _____ RECEIVED BY (TBOUG): ______________________________ DATE: ________________ TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG The following is a list of all current members in the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group. The addresses, telephone/fax numbers, and E-Mail addresses of the membership are available on the TBOUG BBS. Michelle Alatorre - IBM Bruce W. Albritton - South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Wayne Alexander - Cybertek, Inc. Louis J. Ammiano - Data Flex Duane Aylsworth - BIC Specialty Markets Scott M. Baker Timothy J. Baker Kirk Beach - Catalina Marketing Corporation Arnold Behre John Biddle - Chase Bankcard Services Chris Boinay - Computer Management Consultants Ed Bradburn - A Real System Brad Brown - IBM Joe Bryant - Health Plan Services, Inc. Pat Bryant - Tampa International Forest Products Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Kenneth Buker - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Barbara Carter - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Dee Dee Cheek - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Max Chernoff C. Cole Coon - U.S. Marine Corps Jim Clack - Catalina Marketing Corporation Marion Clifton - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Mike Clough - BIC Specialty Markets John C. Coffeen - Tampa Tribune Tim Condon J.C. Cranfill - Action Electric Sales Ron Craven - Data Flex Bob Dallis Greg Dettmore - Roberts & Roberts, Inc. Jerry Dickie - BIC Specialty Products Greg Dodge - Data Flex Monte D. Duet - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Apryl Edwards - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Norman Epright - Data Flex Maria I. Espinosa - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Vanessa Evans - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Amy E. Faichney - Bay Resources Robert Faichney - IBM Eric Fisher - BIC Specialty Products Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc. Michael Friedman - Catalina Marketing Corporation Stephen Gannon Julie Gardei - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Michael A. Geiger - Enterprise Systems Support, Inc. Dan Geist - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Steve Gillis - Dun & Bradstreet Plan Services Melvin Glass Otto L. Gonzalez - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Kevin Goodman - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Steven J. Greenfield - Catalina Marketing Corporation Colin Greseth - ISSC/BRS Justin Griffin - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Patti R. Goffe - City of Pinellas Park Edward J. Grohe, III - Time Customer Service, Inc. Arnold Grohskopf - Morton Plant Hospital Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Fred E. Harris - D.P. Search Ted C. Harris Sam Heard - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Raymond Hicks Rick L. Hoffmann - Lasergate Systems, Inc. Stuart Horowitz Charles Howe - Cosmos Technologies of Florida Richard A. Hubbard - FAA Gary Jenkins - Dun & Bradstreet Plan Services Bill Johnson - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Philip W. Johnson - Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. Bill Keiser Phil Kelly - Data Flex Steven Kessler - Met Life Mark Kopec - Automation Research Systems Dean Koulogianes - Key Controls, Inc. Andrew Kuchel - Data Flex F. Lee Launstein - F. Lee Launstein & Associates John T. Lavana Earl Lawton - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Mary Lefferson - Times Publishing Company John LeMay - Data Flex Larry Liebler - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Garry Lingle - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking John K. Lucas - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Joseph Madden - VA Hospital John D. Markman - Protel James Mason - Tame Information Solutions Sue Mattiace - IBM Joe May - Florida, State of Michael McEldowney - BIC Specialty Markets Susie McGhee - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Rich McGue - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Kym Miller - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Walter J. Miska - GTE Data Services Celeste Monds - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Lloyd Monds - Remax Elite Realty Pat MonGoven - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Perry K. Moon - Philips Medical Systems North America Russell Moore - Chase Bankcard Services Kevin Mooren Brent Moser - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Karen Mueller - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Andoni Muguruza - BIC Specialty Markets Mel Nathanson Jack A. Nelson - City of Pinellas Park Marco Nielsen - Bannex Corporation Robert Noren Cheryl O'Neill - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Jennifer Page - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Rom Parani - Prince Parani Computer Services Pat Parlee - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Donald Patzsch Ceil Permenter - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Margaret H. Petro - Tampa General Hospital Steven W. Phillippy - University of South Florida Todd D. Piersall - Contraves STS Ted Plossl - Innovative Computer Education Ed Quenzer - QCON Daniel F. Roberts - Roberts & Roberts Angela Robinson - Sun Bank of Tampa Bay James K. Ryan Steven P. Schneer - Tampa Electric Company Sue Shoop - BIC Specialty Markets Brian Smith - Tech Data Corporation Jeff Smith - Data Flex Steven E. Speairs - Smart DB Consulting Allan L. Stephan - Stepco I.S. Consulting John R. Stuart - IBM Rolf Sundstrom - Data Flex Walter R. Supina Connie A. Swift - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Mary Talamantez - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance John C. Tardy, CCP - South West Florida Water Management District Thomas P. Taylor - EDI DAD Debbie Tomasko - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Garry R. Tuomey - Data Flex Kirk Toune - Lakeland Regional Medical Center Michael Valletti - Chase Manhattan Bank John Volkner - USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Bob Watts - Ciber, Inc. Peter Weigler - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Rebecca R. Whipple - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Carolyn White - IBM David Whitmore - Catalina Marketing Corporation Rebecca D. Williams - IBM John T. Witlow Clint Wood - Beneficial Systems Development Corporation Paul G. Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. CALENDAR OF EVENTS The following is a list of events of interest to OS/2 users in the Tampa Bay area: January 10, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567 February 7, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com March 6, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com April 3, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com April 22-26, 1996 - IBM Technical Interchange, Nashville, TN; Tel: 800-872-7109 or 508-443-4990 May 1, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com May 13-17, 1996 - Micro Focus User Conference; Orlando, Florida; Tel: 800/872-6265 or 415/843-7356 May 30-31, 1996 - DPMA Region 7 Conference; Tampa, FL; Tel: 813/572-2601 June 3-6, 1996 - COMDEX; Chicago, IL; Tel: 617/449-6600 June 5, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com June 9-13, 1996 - GUIDE Spring '96; Washington, DC; Tel: 312-245-1599 July 10, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com August 7, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com September 11, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com October 2, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com October 13-18, 1996 - ColoradOS/2 Conference; Keystone, Colorado; Tel: 800/481-3389 or 719/481-3389; E-Mail: wkovsky@colos2.com; CompuServe: 76711,1221; WWW: http://www.colos2.com November 6, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com November 17-21, 1996 - GUIDE Fall '95; San Antonio, TX; Tel: 312-245-1599 November 18-22, 1996 - COMDEX/Fall; Las Vegas, NV; Tel: 617/449-6600 December 4, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com January 8, 1997 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting; Tel: 813/786-4567; E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com ALSO LOOK FOR TBOUG MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, AMERICA ONLINE, IBM LINK, COMPUSERVE, THE TBOUG BBS, AND ON THE INTERNET. NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS: 562-2249 CON0196.ZIP - OS/2 CONNECT Newsletter for January 1996 in INF format suitable for use with the standard OS/2 "View" utility (VIEW.EXE). Simply type: VIEW CON0196.INF See included README.TXT file for description and installation instructions. Newsletter includes the names, numbers, and addresses (including Internet and BBS') of key OS/2 contacts in the industry, along with news and a calendar of events. Uploaded by: Tim Bryce FRONT.ZIP - Paul Giangarra's bitmap as seen at the December 6th TBOUG meeting. Originally from the European version of the IBM OS/2 Family FunPak. Uploaded by: Tim Bryce MEMS1212.ZIP - TBOUG membership log as of December 12, 1995 Uploaded by: Tim Bryce NPSWP181.ZIP - (v1.81) NPS WPS Enhancer - This program allows you to use more than 20 functions which enhance you OS/2, such as nice window animations, window shadows, "close" buttons, automatic mouse movement, and more! Easy to install and uninstall. For OS/2 2.1 or higher. This program is totally free. Shinji 'N.P.S.' Takasugi Team OS/2 Japan email: nps1970@ibm.net Uploaded by: Paul Wylie NPSWA01.ZIP - Animation DLL'S for NPS WPS Enhancer. Uploaded by: Paul Wylie Plus many other freeware and shareware products. THANKS TO ALL OF THE TBOUG MEMBERS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS! NAMES & NUMBERS Abacus 800-451-4319 (publisher of OS/2 books) or 616-698-0330 (Grand Rapids, MI) and 616-698-0325 FAX ACI Technology Training Div. (OS/2 training) 708-285-7800 (Itasca, IL) and 708-285-7440 FAX Adaptive Research & Design (OS/2 training) 305-892-8669 (Miami, FL) and 305-892-8669 Addison-Wesley (publisher of OS/2 books) 617-944-3700 Advantis (customer assistance) 800-727-2222 (IBM Link) 800-543-3912 Alpha Books (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-428-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX Altium (an IBM company) 800-365-4426x310 America Online 800-827-6364 and 703/448-8700 Arcada Software, Inc. 800/3ARCADA (OS/2 backup/recovery software or 407/333-7500 (Lake Mary, FL) and 407/333-7730 FAX BIX (network provider) 800-695-4775 or 617-354-4137 BMT Micro (distributor of OS/2 shareware) 910-350-8061 (Wilmington, NC) and 910-350-2937 FAX Bookstop 813-791-9430 (Clearwater; retailer of OS/2 books & magazines) Borland (vendor of OS/2 software devel. aids) 800-932-9994 (Santa Cruz, California) and 408-431-4123 FAX (Borland Developer Express (catalog)) and 800-932-9994 x1302 Broadway and Seymour (OS/2 trng; Charlotte, NC) 800-247-9287 Business Depot, Inc. 800-844-8448 Circuit City (Clearwater) 813-726-2899 Cirrus 800-272-1135 Citrix 800-437-7503 or 305-755-0559 and 305-341-6880 FAX Clearlook Corporation (OS/2 word processor) 800-818-5665 (Burke, VA) and 703-764-3746 FAX CompUSA (Tampa) 813-877-4777 CompuServe 800-848-8199 (membership) or 800-524-3388 IBM OS/2 Users+ Forum (GO OS2USER) OS/2 Support Forum (GO OS2SUPP) Software Products Forum (GO PSPAPROD) Computer Associates International, Inc. 800-CALL-CAI Computer City (Tampa) 813-870-2141 Computer Trader (Tampa advertising paper) 813-839-7423 Compuware Corporation (MI) 810-737-7596 Corel Systems Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario) 613-728-8200 and 613-728-9790 FAX Creative Labs (Technical Support; California) 408-982-9226 CYRIX (General) 214-234-8387 (Technical Support) 800-848-2979 x325 Datapro Research 609-764-0100 Dell Computer (Technical Support) 800-624-9896 Delphi 800-695-4005 or 617-491-3393 DeScribe, Inc. (OS/2 Word Processing package) 941-732-5500 Support and 916-646-1111 Drake Training and Technologies (for 800-959-3926 Professional Certification Program from IBM) EduQuest (IBM subsidiary; software ordering) 800-426-3327 Egghead Software (OS/2 authorized dealer) Clearwater 813-726-0477 Corporate Sales 800-927-4344 Tampa 813-975-1211 EMS (CD OS/2 shareware) 301-924-3594 GEnie 800-638-8369 Gilmore Systems (California) 805-379-3210 (Magnum BBS vendor) and 805-379-1341 FAX GUIDE International Corporation 312-245-1599 (Chicago, IL) and 312-321-5116 FAX Hawks Nest BBS (OS/2 BBS; Mulberry, FL) 941-425-1000 BBS IBM AntiVirus Direct 800-551-3579 IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing 800-742-2493 IBM Authorized Dealer Locator 800-447-4700 IBM Boca Raton Tech. Svcs. Software System Test 800-426-2622 IBM BookStore 800-568-6294 IBM Business Enterprise Solution Team (BEST) 800-627-8363 (BESTeam) and 404-835-9444 FAX IBM Cary (North Carolina) Customer Center 800-426-2279 IBM Catalog Solutions Center 800-426-2255 IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Ordering 800-426-2255 IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Tech Support 800-553-1623 IBM Cross System Product Ordering, Presale Info 800-426-2279 IBM Customer Education Schedules 800-426-8322 IBM Customer Support Center 800-967-7882 IBM DB2/2 Client/Server Devel. Asst. Pgm. (DAP) 800-627-8363 IBM DB/2 Technical Conference Enrollment 800-955-1238 IBM Desktop Software Support Hotline 800-336-5430 IBM Developer's Connection for OS/2 800-633-8266 IBM Developer Support News 407-443-5214 FAX IBM Direct (OS/2 software sales, prices) 800-342-6672 (FAX orders) 800-445-2426 FAX IBM Direct Response Marketing for Education 800-426-4190 IBM Education and Training 800-426-8322 IBM End User & Software Solutions 800-547-1283 Services & Support IBM FAX Information Service 800-426-4329 IBM General Information 800-426-3333 IBM Hardware Authorized Service Center Locator 800-237-4824 IBM Helpcenter (general info and tech support) 800-772-2227 IBM Independent Vendor League (IVL) 512-823-2069 IBM Maintenance Service 800-426-7378 IBM Multimedia Help Line 800-241-1620 IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Information 800-228-8584 IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Developer Assistance 800-426-9402x150 IBM National Education Fulfillment Center 800-426-3327 IBM National Service/IBM Support Center 800-237-5511 IBM Netware & OS/2 Interoperability Service 800-547-1283 IBM OS/2 Application Solutions Catalog Ordering 800-879-2755 IBM OS/2 Application Assistance Center (OS/2 AAC) 800-547-1283 IBM OS/2 BBS Registration Info (IBMLink/TalkLink) 800-547-1283 IBM OS/2 CSD/ServicePak Ordering 800-494-3044 IBM OS/2 & LAN Server Certification program 800-992-4777 IBM OS/2 Dealer Locator Service 800-237-4824 IBM OS/2 Developer's Connection Ordering 800-633-8266 IBM OS/2 Device Driver Developer's BBS (DUDE) 407-982-3217 BBS IBM OS/2 Device Driver Development Support 407-982-4239 IBM OS/2 Device Driver Sourcekit Ordering 800-633-8266 IBM OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment 800-937-3737 IBM OS/2 Free Upgrade Order Status 800-677-2581 IBM OS/2 Hardware Compatibility/Device Drivers 800-992-4777 (choose Option 2, then Option 1) IBM OS/2 Hardware Testing/Certification 407-443-4014 IBM OS/2 Information and Sales 800-342-6672 IBM OS/2 Multimedia Tools 800-228-8584 IBM OS/2 Seminar Line 800-766-4344 IBM OS/2 ServicePak/CSD Ordering 800-494-3044 IBM OS/2 ServicePak Defective/Missing Diskette 800-879-2755 Replacement (NOT ServicePak ordering!) IBM OS/2 Software Solutions 407-944-5544 (technical support for home users) IBM OS/2 Support Line 800-237-5511 IBM OS/2 Technical Update (seminars) 800-636-6634 IBM OS/2 Training Videos 800-346-2193 IBM OS/2 User Group Relations 512-823-1856 (Richard Woolsey; Austin, TX) ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com IBM OS/2 Warp Bug Report (in the U.S.A.) 800-992-4777 IBM PC Company (Research Triangle Park) 919-517-0001 BBS IBM PC Direct (hardware supplies, orders, prices) 800-426-4188 (in Canada) 800-465-7999 IBM PC Factory Outlet 800-426-7015 IBM PC Technical Books Hotline 800-426-7282 IBM PenAssist Program 800-627-8363 or 404-835-9900 and 404-835-9444 FAX IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions 800-678-8014 (IBM magazine; Roanoke, TX) and 817-961-7218 FAX IBM Personal Systems Support Family info center 800-799-7765 IBM POWER Team Information Line 800-222-2363 IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center 800-285-2936 IBM PSP Product Information and Sales 800-342-6672 IBM PSP Support Center 800-992-4777 (Defect report) IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration 800-872-7109 IBM Publications Ordering 800-879-2755x1 IBM Software Store 800-342-6672 IBM Solution Developer Program (SDO) for OS/2 800-627-8363 (formerly the Developer Assistance Program) 770-835-9002 and 770-835-9444 FAX IBM Sources & Solutions (OS/2 Directory) 203/268-1075 FAX IBM Speech Recognition Education 800-426-4832 IBM Speech Recognition Information 800-826-5263 IBM Support Family Information Center 800-742-9235 IBM TalkLink 800-547-1283 IBM Tampa office (LakePointe One Building) 813-872-2277 IBM TCP/IP Application Partners Program (TAPP) 919-254-2679 IBM Technical Coordinator Program 800-547-1283 IBM Technical Directory 800-832-4347 IBM VisualAge Object Connection Program 800-426-2279 IDG Books Worldwide (publisher of OS/2 books) 415-655-3027 (San Mateo, CA) and 415-655-3299 FAX Indelible Blue, Inc. (OS/2 software catalog) 800-776-8284 INSIDE OS/2 (Louisville, KY) 502-493-3200 (monthly newsletter) and 502-491-8050 FAX Intel 800-628-8686 (Customer Support/FaxBack) and 800-538-3373 FAX International DB2 Users Group (IDUG; Chicago) 312-644-6610 IS International (OS/2 training) 800-276-1075 (Boca Raton, FL) and 407-994-4373 FAX Logitech (Technical Support; California) 510-795-8100 Lotus Development Corp. 800-828-7086 McGraw-Hill (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-822-8158 (Blue Ridge Summit, PA) and 717-794-2191 FAX Mercury Opus BBS (OS/2 BBS; St. Pete, FL) 813-321-0734 BBS Microage Computer Center (OS/2 authorized dealer) 407-875-9025 (Maitland, FL) Micro Focus (COBOL development products; sales) 800-MFCOBOL Technical Support (Philadelphia) 610-992-3550 Bulletin Board (300, 2400, 9600 modem) 610-337-0231 BBS BBS (14,400 modem) 610-337-0406 BBS Mitsumi (Technical Support; California) 408-970-0700 Multi-Net (OS/2 BBS software) 503-883-8099 Mustang Software (Wildcat BBS vendor) 800-999-9619 New Riders (OS/2 book publisher) 800-428-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX Novell, Inc. (Provo, UT) 801-429-5155 (Technical Support) 800-526-5463 Office Depot (Clearwater) 813-725-3181 Sunshine Mall 813-443-6767 St. Petersburg 813-347-4900 Office Solutions (Long Beach, CA) 800-897-APPS (OS/2 Software Catalog) or 310-439-5567 and 310-438-7888 FAX One Up Corporation (OS/2 training) 800-678-O1UP (Dallas, TX) and 214-620-9626 FAX Operating Systems of Florida (St. Pete) 813-923-8892 OS+ Resource (OS/2 Software Catalog; California) 800-804-8588 and 310-804-6154 FAX OS/2 Developer Magazine subscriptions 800-926-8672 OS/2 Express (OS/2 Software Catalog) 800-672-5945 (Maryland) and 301-770-1720 FAX OS/2 Express Bookshelf (OS/2 books) 800-OS2-KWIK OS/2 Magazine (Miller-Freeman; San Francisco) 415-905-2200 OS/2 Shareware BBS (Pete Norloff, VA) 703-385-4325 BBS OS/2 Vendor Council (independent vendors 415-491-1565 promoting OS/2; San Francisco, CA) and 415-491-1164 FAX Packard Bell (Technical Support) 800-733-4411 PacketWorks, Inc. (Internet Provider; Clearwater) 813-446-8826 PC & MAC Connection (OS/2 software retailer) 800-800-9520 (New Hampshire) or 800-800-5555 (Fax Number) and 603-446-7791 FAX PKWare, Inc. (Glendale, WI) 414-352-3670 (Vendor, data compression software; PKZIP) and 414-352-3815 FAX PowerQuest Corporation 800-379-2566 (Orem, Utah) or 801-226-8977 (PartitionMagic Vendor) and 801-226-8941 FAX Prentice Hall (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-428-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) 800-448-3804 FAX "PRIDE" Network BBS (MBA/Bryce; Palm Harbor, FL) 813-786-4864 BBS Prodigy 800-776-0845 and 800-776-3449 Profit Press (CD OS/2 shareware) 800-843-7990 Programmer's Paradise (software catalog) 800-445-7899 Provantage (software catalog) 800-336-1166 Que (division of Macmillan Computer Publications) 800-428-5331 (publisher of OS/2 books) and 800-448-3804 FAX Random House (publisher of OS/2 books) 212-751-2600 (New York, NY) and 212-940-7370 FAX Sams Publishing (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-448-5331 (Indianapolis, IN) and 800-448-3804 FAX Softmart (OS/2 software retailer) 800-272-6519 Software, Etc. (OS/2 authorized dealer) Bradenton 941-746-7769 Lakeland 941-859-4199 Naples 941-434-8812 Tampa Bay Center - Tampa 813-875-1642 University Square Mall - Tampa 813-971-7166 Software Publishers Association (SPA) 202-452-1600 (software piracy inspectors/auditors; Washington, DC) Software Quarterly (IBM magazine) 817-961-6551 (Roanoke, TX) and 817-961-7218 FAX Stac Electronics (Carlsbad, CA) 800-522-7822 (Outside of the U.S.) and 619-794-4333 (Vendor, Stacker data compression software) and 619-794-4575 FAX Stream International, Inc. (Norwood, MA) 800-718-4690 (OS/2 software retailer) Surplus Software (OS/2 Software Catalog) 800-732-7877 SYS-ED (OS/2 training) 212-564-9147 (New York, NY) and 212-967-3498 FAX Sytron Corporation 800-877-0016 (OS/2 backup software) and 508-898-0001 FAX Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group BBS 813-562-2249 BBS Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 813-786-4567 Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 813-786-4765 FAX Team OS/2 Telephone (Anita Venable) 512-823-1682 or (Janet Gobeille) 512-823-3247 FAX (Janet Gobeille) 512-823-3252 FAX Newsletter Editor (Arylnn Poczynek) 905-316-2468 CompuServe 76711,1123 Internet teamos2@vnet.ibm.com Prodigy TVKM35A Tiger Software (OS/2 software retailer) 800-888-4437 Tron Int'l (OS/2 test lab and sales) 415-525-2700 (San Mateo, CA) and 415-525-2707 FAX User Friendly Computer News & Review (Tampa) 813-621-9696 (monthly computer newspaper for Tampa Bay) Van Nostrand Reinhold (publisher of OS/2 books) 800-842-3636 (New York, NY) or 212-454-3232 and 212-475-2548 FAX ViaGrafix (OS/2 training videos) 800-842-4723 (Pryor, OK) or 918-825-6700 and 800-842-3294 FAX or 918-825-6744 FAX Walnut Creek (CD OS/2 shareware; California) 800-786-9907 (Concord, California) or 510-674-0783 and 510-674-0821 FAX Watcom International (OS/2 development aids) 800-265-4555 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) and 519-747-4971 FAX Wiley (John) & QED (OS/2 book publisher) 212-850-6000 (New York, NY) or 800-CALL-WILEY (Facsimile) and 212-850-6088 FAX Ziff-Davis Press (publisher of OS/2 books) 510-601-2099 (Emeryville, CA) and 510-601-2099 FAX OS/2 HERE & THERE IBM OUTLINES 1996 PLANS AND STRATEGY FOR OS/2 WARP FAMILY 1996 Product Plans Target Connected Consumers and Corporate Users LAS VEGAS, NV (November 15, 1995) - John W. Thompson, the recently appointed general manager of IBM's Personal Software Products division, today outlined his plans for the continued enhancement of the OS/2 Warp family in 1996 and beyond. Speaking here at COMDEX/Fall '95, he reinforced IBM's commitment to OS/2 and the "connected consumer," and outlined key products planned for delivery in 1996. Thompson described plans for OS/2 Warp Server, currently in beta test; the next version of the OS/2 Warp client, code-named Merlin; the microkernel-based versions of OS/2 Warp; and IBM's integrated server series, code-named Project Eagle. Targeting Connected Consumers and Corporate Users "We are very interested in a specific kind of consumer as we move into the age of network-centric computing: the connected user," said Thompson. "We'll continue to provide them with a stable, powerful operating system that gets easier to use and install with each release, and gives them the reliable connections that are essential to linking up with their customers, suppliers, business partners or informational sources." Thompson also reinforced IBM's commitment to corporate users in enterprise workgroup environments. "We remain committed to delivering advanced solutions to our staunchest supporters: corporate users," he said. Industry analysts are reporting significant growth in 1995 for OS/2 Warp and LAN Server in the corporate market. According to IDC, OS/2 Warp will gain three share points of the total operating system market by the end of the year. In the first half of 1995, OS/2 outshipped Windows NT two to one in the server market. OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 has increased its market share this year, from nine percent to 15 percent, IDC added. OS/2 Warp: The Next Generation At the core of the 1996 product plan is the next version of the OS/2 Warp client, code-named Merlin. IBM plans to significantly enhance OS/2 Warp's user interface to be easier and more intuitive. As part of IBM's plans for network-centric computing, the Merlin interface will be network aware, making connections automatically as the user needs them. Merlin will offer improved multimedia and game capabilities, enhanced plug-and-play features, and an updated BonusPak. It will include the Upgrade Advisor, a utility in the Just Add OS/2 Warp kit which simplifies the installation process. For corporate users, Merlin will offer C-2 security extensions and improved input/output queue performance. It will include the Developer API Extensions to make it easier for software developers to write Windows 95 and OS/2 Warp applications simultaneously. It will also feature integrated OpenDoc runtime support, which will enable developers to start using OpenDoc components in their applications and give users the ability to embed OLE 2.0 information in OS/2 Warp documents. Another focus of the 1996 product strategy will be the IBM Microkernel and microkernel-based versions of OS/2 Warp. Nearly 20 corporations, universities and research institutes worldwide have licensed the microkernel, laying the foundation for a completely open microkernel standard. IBM plans portable, microkernel-based versions of OS/2 Warp for both Intel and PowerPC platforms. The first portable version will be OS/2 Warp for the PowerPC, which will ship later this year. Finally, on the server side, Thompson confirmed IBM's plans for a series of cross-platform application and enabling servers, code-named Project Eagle. OS/2 Warp Server, currently in beta test, will be one of the base operating systems upon which the Eagle series is delivered. OS/2 Warp Server is expected to ship in the first quarter of 1996, followed by Directory and Security Services and the SMP version of OS/2 Warp. "The bottom line is that 1995 has been a good year for OS/2 Warp," said Thompson. "And we're anticipating that the future will be even brighter as we continue to extend and improve OS/2 Warp as the desktop client for connected consumers and strengthen OS/2 Warp as an advanced, battle-tested server solution that will simplify distributed computing for businesses and workgroups of all sizes." - Internet Usenet Newsgroups - NNTP comp.os.os2.announce Timothy F. Sipples tsipple@vnet.ibm.com Articles, letters and other contributions to PROS/2 should be sent to the editor, Tim Bryce; please call 813/786-4567. Contributions sent in ASCII text format are preferred, or via E-Mail (America Online or CompuServe). PROS/2 January 1996 PROS/2 is the official newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG), a non-profit, vendor-independent users' group dedicated to the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system. Letters and manuscripts are welcomed and reviewed for possible publication. Please supply narrative in ASCII text format. Copyright (C) TBOUG 1996. All rights reserved. IBM and OS/2 are the registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation. TBOUG logo designed by Albert Tatenborn. Any OS/2 licensee within the Tampa Bay area of Florida is eligible to become a member of TBOUG. Annual Corporate membership is $200; individual membership is $20; membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis. TBOUG was founded in December 1993 and is a member of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG). ADDRESS Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group c/o M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. 777 Alderman Road Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Tel: 813/786-4567 Fax: 813/786-4765 OFFICERS President Scott M. Baker Tel: 813/977-4499 Fax: 813/870-2912 E-Mail: DrSbaker@ix.netcom.com 73156.177@compuserve.com Vice President John C. Tardy, CCP - SWFWMD Tel: 813/985-7481 Fax: 813/987-6748 E-Mail: 73353.3507@compuserve.com Secretary Bruce W. Albritton - SWFWMD Tel: 813/985-7481 X 2363 Fax: 813/987-6748 Treasurer Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc. Tel: 813/341-1444 (answer machine) 813/384-3900 (voice) BOARD MEMBERS PROS/2 Editor Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Tel: 813/786-4567 BBS: 813/786-4864 CompuServe: 76235,2364 E-Mail: TimB1557@aol.com Chairman, OS/2 Support Committee Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking Tel: 941/745-2315 Fax: (same) E-Mail: techspk@packet.net Chairman, End User Education Committee John D. Markman - Protel Tel: 941/644-5558 Fax: 941/644-2443 E-Mail: 76720.3275@compuserve.com Chairman, Production Committee Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. Tel: 813/786-4567 IBM Link: MA00890 Past-President Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc. Tel: 941/688-7407 X 2711 Fax: 941/688-7407 X 6090 E-Mail: 74021.522@compuserve.com IBM Vendor Liaison Brad Brown - IBM Tel: 813/872-2156 Also, the Sysop for the TBOUG BBS is: Greg Dodge - Data Flex Tel: 813/562-2200 X 1403 E-Mail: Greg_Dodge%Dataflex@Notes.Worldcom.Com PROS/2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS The PROS/2 files (in ASCII format (TXT), INF format, and PostScript (PS) format are distributed to the major computer networks and bulletin boards. This specifically includes: Commercial Networks: America Online - Under "OS/2 Newsletters" CompuServe - In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER), go to the Library & Browse the "OS/2 User Groups" section. On the Internet: FTP site: hobbes.nmsu.edu (/os2/newsltr) or (/incoming) or (/new) FTP site: ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/incoming) or (/pub/os2/newsltr) Bulletin Boards: MBA's The "PRIDE" Network (Palm Harbor, FL) 813/786-4864 Clarion BBS (Tampa, FL) 813/832-3851 OS/2 Shareware; Pete Norloff's BBS (Fairfax, VA) 703/385-4325 Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (Clearwater, FL) 813/562-2249 Team OS/2 Central BBS (Austin, TX) 512/918-2653 The PROS/2 files may be copied and distributed free of charge. TREASURER'S REPORT December 6, 1995 BALANCE ON HAND AS OF 12/6/95 $ 2,348.42* INCOME FOR MONTH Y-T-D Membership Renewals Corporate (0@$200) $ .00 $ 1,200.00 Individual (0@$5) .00 1,535.00 Total $ .00 $ 2,735.00 Dinner Fees Members (14@$13) $ 182.00 $ 3,263.00 Guest-Pre-register (5@$15) 105.00 750.00 Guest Walk-Ins (0@$17) .00 119.00 Total $ 287.00 $ 4,132.00 Miscellaneous BaseBall Tckt(0@$10) $ .00 $ 270.00 Adv. Dinner Payment 385.00 409.00 (15@$24 + 1@$25) No Show Dinner Payment .00 52.00 Total $ 385.00 $ 731.00 TOTAL INCOME $ 672.00 $ 7,598.00 EXPENSES FOR MONTH Y-T-D Meetings Director's Dinner Meetings $ .00 $ 205.00 Catering 360.00 4,356.00 Total $ 360.00 $ 4,561.00 PROS/2 Newsletter Production $ .00 $ .00 Postage/Fax 69.12 528.71 Total $ 69.12 $ 528.71 Miscellaneous Checking Account Svc. Charge $ .00 $ .00 Promotions/Ads .00 697.82 Printing Receipts .00 65.34 APCUG & Awards 38.18 260.71 Postage 29.76 64.58 Misc. Supplies 18.63 64.89 Total $ 86.57 $ 1,153.34 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 515.69 $ 6,243.05 BALANCE ON HAND AS OF 11/30/95 $ 2,504.73* * Includes carryover from 1994 of $1,149.76 - Respectfully Submitted, Rich Hubbard TBOUG Treasurer NOTE: TBOUG operates on a calendar year (January to December). TBOUG does its banking with Barnett Bank. Our Federal Tax ID is 59-3212323. AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT As required by the bylaws of the Association (Article IV, Section E-5), the Treasurer must "arrange for an annual audit of the financial accounts of the Association. An Audit Committee consisting of at least three (3) members of the Association will be appointed by the President. Said committee will review their findings with the Executive Board for approval." The committee's report: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 5, 1995 Members and Officers Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group: We have reviewed the bank statements, check register and monthly Treasurer reports for the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group as of 11/30/95. The purpose of our review was to provide a statement of opinion on these documents and the general financial conditions and controls reflected there in. We conducted our review in accordance with generally accepted financial auditing standards to obtain reasonable assurance that these statements are free of material misstatement. While these documents are of limited detail, we believe they provided an adequate basis for our review. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group as of 11/30/95, in conformity with general accepted accounting principles. Additionally, this committee suggests the following to facilitate future audits: 1. A sequentially numbered receipt system. 2. Semi-annual audits. 3. Two signatures required on all checks. Respectively submitted by: Melvin Glass Steven J. Greenfield John K. Lucas ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The TBOUG Board of Directors thanks the committee for their time and effort. TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP BYLAWS ENACTED DECEMBER 9, 1993 ARTICLE I NAME Section A The name of this organization shall be the "Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group," hereinafter called the Association. OS/2 is defined as a computer operating system marketed by IBM. OS/2 and IBM are the registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation. ARTICLE II PURPOSE Section A The objectives of this Association shall be: 1. To provide a forum for OS/2 users in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. 2. To promote the effective use of OS/2. 3. To provide a formal communications channel between the members and the OS/2 vendor, IBM. 4. To provide a vehicle to communicate with other OS/2 related user groups. Section B Achievement of the objectives shall be accomplished by: 1. Planning and conducting meetings of the Association. 2. Developing and maintaining an electronic messaging system (e.g. "bulletin board" and/or "group ware") to facilitate the exchange of ideas and communications between members. Such a service is to act as a "clearing house" for its members to research OS/2 related subjects and problems, disseminate pertinent news, and share public domain software. Use of such electronic services is made available to Association members on a strictly voluntary basis and at their own risk. The Association and the Executive Board will not be responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages including, for example, loss of profits resulting from the use of the "bulletin board" service or software obtained from the service, even if the Association has been advised of the possibility of damages. 3. Developing and maintaining a list of suggested modifications/improvements to OS/2 for consideration by IBM. 4. Developing and maintaining a list of problems ("bugs") associated with OS/2 for correction by IBM. 5. Developing and maintaining a list of suggested standards pertaining to OS/2 for consideration by IBM. 6. Developing and maintaining a list of members of the Association. 7. Developing and maintaining a reference library of Association related documentation (e.g., minutes of board meetings, published proceedings, committee reports, membership lists, etc.). 8. Voluntary participation in OS/2 promotional activities (e.g., seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations, etc.). ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section A Classes of Membership 1. There will be two classes of membership, a Corporate Membership, and an Individual Membership. 2. Each Corporate Membership is entitled to one (1) vote. 3. Each Individual Membership is entitled to one tenth (1/10) of a vote. Section B Qualification 1. A membership may be held by any company, organization, or individual with an OS/2 license. 2. Qualification for membership shall be automatic unless in the judgment of the Executive Board this membership would not be consonant with the spirit of the Association. Section C Application 1. Application for membership must be made by writing to the Secretary of the Association. 2. The application for Corporate Membership shall designate an individual to serve as that corporation's voting delegate. The member corporation may designate its delegate at any time by written notice to the Secretary. 3. The Executive Board shall promptly act to accept or reject an application for membership. Section D Fees 1. An annual membership fee will be established by the Executive Board to cover the operating expenses of the Association. The membership fee is payable to the Treasurer at the time of applying for membership. If membership application is rejected, the fee will be returned to the applicant. 2. Registration fees will be used to cover the cost of meetings. The amount of the fee will be established from time to time by a committee consisting of the Secretary, Treasurer, and the Program Chairman and submitted by that committee to the Executive Board for approval. The registration fee is payable to the Treasurer or other designated agent and is payable by each person attending the meeting (with the exception of guests of the Association). Section E Termination of Membership 1. Membership terminates when qualification for membership ceases to exist. 2. A membership may be terminated by notification in writing to the Association Secretary from the corporate delegate of a Corporate Membership, or an individual for an Individual Membership 3. Membership shall expire on January 1 of each year unless the member's annual fee is received by the Secretary prior to that date. 4. The Secretary will notify the member by letter that such termination has occurred. Re-instatement may be requested by letter to the President. ARTICLE IV GOVERNMENT Section A Executive Board of Directors 1. Executive Board - The government of this Association shall be vested in the Executive Board, which shall consist of nine members. 2. Officers - The executive officers shall be: the President, the Vice- President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. 3. Executive Board Members - The Executive Board shall consist of the executive officers, acting ex officio in their respective capacities, the immediate Past President, and sufficient additional members to total nine. 4. The tenure of an officer or Executive Board member shall terminate if the incumbent becomes ineligible to hold office. 5. A majority of the Executive Board is a quorum. Section B The President shall: 1. Be the principal executive officer. 2. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 3. Provide for committees as described in Article VII. 4. Preside over all formal meetings and Executive Board meetings of the Association. 5. Be ex officio a member of all committees. 6. Provide for the discharge, pro tempore, of necessary functions in the event of the absence or incapacity of a member. 7. Call all Executive Board meetings. Section C The Vice President shall: 1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 2. Be of official service to the President. 3. Perform the duties, pro tempore, of the President in case of Presidential absence. 4. Act as Chairman of the Program Committee. Section D The Secretary shall: 1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 2. Publish and maintain the minutes of Executive Board meetings. 3. Be responsible for all official publications of the Association. 4. Maintain the membership roster and make copies available for formal meetings. 5. Be responsible for all official correspondence with IBM. 6. Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for meetings of the Association. This responsibility is jointly held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman. Section E The Treasurer shall: 1. Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the Association. 2. Be responsible for all monies of the Association. 3. Maintain all accounts and handle all financial transactions of the Association and prepare and issue to each member an annual financial statement of the Association. 4. Prepare and maintain an operating budget by fiscal year for the Association. An approval of the budget by the Executive Board is required. 5. Arrange for an annual audit of the financial accounts of the Association. An Audit Committee consisting of at least three (3) members of the Association will be appointed by the President. Said committee will review their findings with the Executive Board for approval. 6. Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for meetings of the Association. This responsibility is jointly held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman. 7. Collect all fees pertaining to membership and registration for meetings. The Treasurer may appoint a member to collect fees in the event of his/her absence. Section F Scope: The duties of the Executive Board and the officers shall include but not be restricted to those named in this article. ARTICLE V Nomination and Election Section A 1. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of candidates for each office at the last scheduled public meeting of the Association. This committee will be chaired either by the Past President or a delegate member appointed by the President. 2. Additional nominations may be appended to the slate of officers upon receipt by the Nominating Committee, before the close of the meeting, of a petition signed by seven (7) delegate members. No delegate may sign more than one petition for the same office. 3. Elections shall occur during the course of that meeting. 4. Election shall be by secret ballot cast by delegate members. 5. Absentee ballots are not permitted. 6. A candidate is elected upon receiving a majority of the votes for the office. Should the first ballot fail to produce a majority vote for any office(s), a run-off shall be held between the two candidates receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast for the office(s). 7. The procedure for electing the remaining members of the Executive Board shall be as follows. Each delegate member may vote for as many candidates as there are vacancies to be filled. Those candidates, equal in number to the actual number of vacancies to be filled, receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected to the Executive Board. In the case of a tie which results in a conflict, a run-off between the tied candidates shall be held to fill the vacancies remaining. 8. Elected officers and Board members shall assume their duties upon adjournment of that meeting. Section B Vacancies 1. In the event the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice President shall succeed to the Presidency. 2. When any other office becomes vacant, the Executive Board shall act to fill the office for the unexpired term. They shall use such procedures for this as they deem advisable under the circumstances, including if they wish, the holding of a special election with balloting conducted by mail. Section C Eligibility 1. Only member delegates are eligible to be officers or Executive Board members. 2. No restriction shall be placed on the number of times a person may be re-elected to office except that a Presidential incumbent is not eligible for re-election of a second consecutive term. 3. No nomination shall be accepted unless the nominee has given assurance of willingness to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the office for which he is nominated. 4. Employees and relatives of IBM and its subsidiaries are ineligible to serve as officers or members of the Executive Board. However, IBM can appoint an official non-voting representative(s) to act as vendor liaison at Executive Board meetings and committee meetings. Section D Duties of Officers The Executive Board shall: 1. Establish official policy for the Association. This includes a code of conduct and standard practices to be observed at all Association functions. 2. Monitor and supervise all Association related activities. 3. Establish fees for membership and registration for meetings. 4. Sanction special projects related to the Association. 5. Control the distribution of the Association membership roster to parties internal and external to the Association. ARTICLE VI MEETINGS Section A Definitions for Meetings of the Association 1. A formal meeting is an event composed of one or more scheduled sessions for the general membership of the association. The sessions may be concurrent and/or contiguous for each day of the meeting. A formal meeting is completed when adjourned 'sine die.' 2. The Executive Board will conduct separate meetings to conduct the business of the Association. Board meetings will be open to all members. 3. Committees will conduct separate meetings to discuss pertinent topics of interest. Committee meetings will be open to all members. Section B Schedules 1. Formal meetings will be conducted once a month. Locations for these meetings shall be selected by the Executive Board based on the recommendations of the Program Committee. 2. Executive Board meetings will be conducted at least four times a year. The President shall select the meeting location. 3. Committee meetings will be conducted periodically as determined by the committee. The Committee Chairman shall select the meeting location. Section C Meeting Preliminaries 1. The agenda and other particulars for a formal meeting shall be distributed by the Association Secretary to the members at least one week prior to the opening day of the formal meeting. 2. The agenda and other particulars for a board meeting shall be distributed by the Association President to the members of the Executive Board at least one week prior to the opening day of the board meeting. 3. The agenda and other particulars for a committee meeting shall be distributed by the Committee Chairman to interested members at least one week prior to the opening of the committee meeting. Section D Attendance Attendance at all meetings is limited to members and guests invited by the Executive Board. Section E Proceedings A recording secretary shall be assigned for each meeting. For formal meetings and board meetings, this will be the Association Secretary. For committee meetings, the Chairman will appoint a member to record the events in a fashion acceptable to the Association Secretary. Section F Restriction 1. No member or guest of the Association shall engage in employment recruiting and/or interviewing at and during any meeting. 2. Meetings of the Association shall not be used as a vehicle for direct solicitation of business. To clarify, the Executive Board or a Committee Chairman may from time to time invite a vendor or consultant to a meeting to describe their product and/or service. In this event, the vendor/ consultant can describe their product/service and pricing structure to the general membership in attendance, but must avoid direct solicitation for business from individual members during the meeting. Section G Meetings The date and location of any meeting to be sponsored by the Association or by any of its committees must be coordinated with the Vice President before being formally scheduled or announced. ARTICLE VII COMMITTEES Section A Establishment of Committees 1. A committee and its charter are established by the Association President with the approval of the Executive Board. 2. The Chairman is appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board. 3. The Chairman appoints the members of the committee. However, a committee may be as small as one (1) member. 4. The Chairman shall keep the Association Secretary informed, on a timely basis, of the membership and activities of the committee. 5. A committee may be dissolved, or its charter modified, or its chairman removed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board. ARTICLE VIII COMMUNICATIONS Section A Distribution The official distribution of information to the members shall be through the Association Secretary. Section B Nature of Material Material sent to the Association Secretary for distribution is considered non-proprietary and unclassified. Material is unequivocally subject by the Secretary and the Association. Section C Library A library of material will be maintained by the Association Secretary in a manner to be determined by the Executive Board. Section D Association Communication with the Vendor All official communications between the Association and the OS/2 vendor, IBM, about matters of Association business must be conducted through the Association President, or through such individual(s) as he/she may designate. ARTICLE IX PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY Section A "Robert's Rules of Order" shall prevail except that where they conflict with these bylaws, the bylaws shall govern. ARTICLE X AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS Section A Proposals Amendments to the bylaws may be processed by action of the Executive Board or by a petition to the Association Secretary of seven (7) or more members. Notice of a proposed amendment must be distributed to the membership at least one month prior to the formal meeting at which discussion is expected. Section B Voting Procedure Amendments to the by-laws shall be made by mail ballot. The Secretary will mail the ballots to the membership within one (1) month following the formal meeting at which the amendment was discussed. Ballots must be returned to the Secretary within two (2) months of the closing day of the Formal Meeting at which the amendment was discussed. A majority of the votes returned within the above time limit shall be required to carry the proposed amendment. Section C Restriction The Association Secretary or other members of the Executive Board may not edit proposals for bylaw amendment. END BYLAWS END