WHAT'S NEW IN THIS ISSUE?


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 "News & Press Releases," "Software Shopper," "World Reports," "Products & Services," and "Team OS/2" are updated with each issue of OS/2 CONNECT. Changes to these sections are not listed here.

We would like to thank the following people for their input:

  • August Abolins - Ontario, Canada - August.Abolins@etc.mn.pubnix.net
  • Werner Baar - Vienna, Austria - WBaar@ibm.net
  • Patrick Boyd - Nashville, TN, USA - psbos2@nash.mindspring.com
  • Jeff Pruett - Birmingham, Alabama, USA - jpruett@wwisp.com
  • Gary D. Wong - Fullerton, California, USA - wonggd@ibm.net
  • Leon D. Zetekoff - Boca Raton, Florida, USA - solution@gate.net
    INTERNET SECTION

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    DevBahn 
      OS/2 Programming Sanctuary     http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/8867/
      OS/2 Game Programming Sanct.   http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/8678/
    
    IBM OS/2 Warp 4                  http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp
    
    IBM OS/2 Warp Family of Products http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/os2too.html
                                     http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp
    
    IBM OS/2 Warp FM (e-zine)        http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm/
    
    IBM Software Choice              http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/swchoice/
      (OS/2 upgrades)
    
    Jokes from the 'Net              http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk/~xupap/os2/fun/
    
    MP3 Software on OS/2 Warp        http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~malstrom/mp3.html
    
    OS/2 Usergroup Siegerland        http://www.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de/os2ugsi
      (NRW/Germany)
    
    OS/2 Warp 4 Desktop Tour         http://www.wug.iisys.com/os2tour
    
    Panacea Software (HTML Studio)   http://www.program.com/panacea
    
    PC Expo                          http://www.pcexpo.com
    
    Protech Systems, Inc.            http://www.protech.com/
      (OS/2 consulting)
    
    Seagate Software                 http://www.smg.seagatesoftware.com
    
    Shareware Industry Awards        http://www.sic.org/index.shtml
      Foundation
    
    WarpStock                        http://www.basin.com/os2/warpstock.html
    
    INTERNET USENET NEWSGROUPS - NNTP
    Newsgroup comp.os.os2                 comp.os.os2
    Newsgroup fido7.ua.os2.prog           fido7.ua.os2.prog
    
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    Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group     http://www.mindspring.com/~reaper/maos2ug.html
      (Virginia Beach, VA)
      (Steven Grim - President)      (reaper@mindspring.com)
    
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    USER GROUP SECTION

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    Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group
    1478 Petite Court
    Virginia Beach, VA  23451-6013
    Tel:  757-422-6692
    BBS:  757-422-8462
    FAX:  757-422-6031
    WWW:  http://www.mindspring.com/~reaper/maos2ug.html
    Description:  Supporting OS/2 and applications.
    Meeting Schedule:  3rd Saturday, 10am
    Location:  Virginia Beach Public Library,
      4100 Virginia Beach Blvd.
    Contact:  Steven Grim (reaper@mindspring.com)
    President:  Steven Grim (reaper@mindspring.com)
    Vice President:  Bruce Carothers (carothers1@slb.com)
    Sec/Tres:  Harry Schueren (harry@infi.net)
    Newsletter:  The Umbrella, monthly.
    Dues:  $20/year
    
    Nashville OS/2 User's Group
    4708 Granney White Pike
    Nashville, TN  37220
    Tel:  615-371-8400
    Fax:  615/370-9288
    BBS:  Unknown
    BBS:  None
    E-Mail:  psbos2@nash.mindspring.com
    WWW:  http://www.isdn.net/os2
    Founded:  1993
    Contact:  Sam Huffman (615/370-3842)
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Thursday 6:30pm to 9pm
    Location:  First American Nat'l Bank OperationsCenter,
      550 Metroplex Drive, Nashville, TN
    President:  Patrick Boyd (615/371-8400)
    Vice Presidnet:  Michael E. Jaggers (mej@nash.mindspring.com)
    Dues:  Unknown
    
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    BBS SECTION

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    CANADA
    613-389-0816 (Kingston)             Chaos BBS
    
    UNITED STATES:
    ALABAMA
    205-252-3112 (Birmingham)           Trafalgar BBS
    
    FLORIDA
    561-241-3506 (Boca Raton)           Solution Technology Support
    
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    AUSTRIA
    1-615-68-11  (Vienna)               La Bamba-1st Austrian OS/2 BBS
    
    CANADA
    613-542-3120 (Kingston)             CyberSpace/2 BBS
    
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    CANADA
    613-353-1835 (Kingston)             The Unknown/2
    613-389-8315 (Kingston)             Maximus/2 BBS
    
    DENMARK
    45 96 50 77 (Copenhagen)            IBM OS/2 BBS
    

    BOOKS SECTION

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    Speech Recognition:  The Future Now"
    ISBN 013-61819-2
    IBM SG24-4697-00
    
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    PERIODICALS SECTION

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    VIDEOS SECTION

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    TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS

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    Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group                      757-422-6692
      (Virginia Beach, VA)                        and 757-422-6031 FAX
    Nashville OS/2 User's Group                       615-371-8400
      (Tennessee)                                 and 615-370-9288 FAX
    Solution Technology (TWAIN drivers)               561-241-3210
      (Boca Raton, FL)                            and 561-997-6518 FAX
    
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    Simply Intelligent Systems, Inc.                  512-238-7150
    
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    WHO'S WHO OF OS/2 SECTION

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    CALENDAR SECTION

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    May 24, 1997 - Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group meeting; Virginia Beach, VA;
    Tel:  757-422-6692; E-Mail:  reaper@mindspring.com;
    WWW:  http://www.mindspring.com/~reaper/maos2ug.html
    
    June 17-19, 1997 - PC Expo; New York City; Tel:  800/829-3976 x 2980;
    WWW:  http://www.pcexpo.com
    
    June 18-19, 1997 - VisualAge User Group Conference; 
    Marriott World Center, Orlando, FL; Tel:  800-426-8322;
    http://www.training.ibm.com/ibmedu/conf.htm.
    
    June 21, 1997 - Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group meeting; Virginia Beach, VA;
    Tel:  757-422-6692; E-Mail:  reaper@mindspring.com;
    WWW:  http://www.mindspring.com/~reaper/maos2ug.html
    
    June 26-29, 1997 - Shareware Industry Conference;
    Rhode Island; http://www.sic.org/index.shtml
    
    July 9-11, 1997 - COMDEX/Canada; Tel:  617/433-1600; 
    WWW:  http://www.comdex.com
    
    August 18-22, 1997 - COMDEX/SUCESCU; Sao Paulo, Brazil;
    Tel:  617/433-1600; WWW:  http://www.comdex.com
    
    October 7-9, 1997 - COMDEX/Singapore; Tel:  617/433-1600;
    WWW:  http://www.comdex.com
    
    October 25-26, 1997 - WarpStock conference; Los Angeles, CA;
    E-Mail:  mperry@basin.com;  WWW:  http://www.basin.com/os2/warpstock.html
    
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