Where to buy OS/2 Software Version 1.0 by Brad Wardell Stardock Systems, Inc. Are you an OS/2 ISV looking for places to carry your brand new OS/2 app? Are you an OS/2 user that want to know where to get commercial OS/2 software? PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS FILE ANYWHERE YOU CAN. OS/2 users everywhere should be able to find software conveniently! Here is the list of known stores or mail order houses that carry OS/2 software. If you would like us to add a particular reseller to the list, drop a line to SDSANG@ibm.net. A list of distributors is also included. RESELLERS/RETAILERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Comment: per capita, the US is not the most pro-OS/2 country but definitely has the largest overall market. Indelible Blue 1-800-776-8284 Comment: They know the OS/2 market. If there is an OS/2 app, they have it. The world-wide market leader for reselling OS/2 software. APS Technology 1-800-418-6392 Comment: First really large reseller to get behind OS/2 in a big way. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and ready to take your order. J3 Computer Technologies 909-985-6780 Comment: Smaller selection but sometimes have the best prices. Kiyo Design 410-280-1942 Email: Hamasaki@capaccess.org Comments: This is one of the few OS/2-ONLY stores in the world. If you live in their area you should contact them. They have great pricing, OS/2 hardware and more. CompUSA 1-800-CompUSA Comment: While they may not always be good at restocking their inventory, they do carry OS/2 software and often times at pricing below mail order surprisingly. WWW: www.compusa.com MicroCenter Comment: This superstore is really super. They have a wide selection of OS/2 software at great prices and they are very pro-OS/2 CosmOS/2 1-602-864-7616 Comment: Another great OS/2 only store. The storeowner is very pro-active in the market and a reliable source for any product. If you live in the Arizona area, stop by. OS+ Resource 1-800-804-8588 Email: OSPlus@Netcom.com Comment: One of the rising stars in the fast growing OS/2 reseller market. They are quickly becoming a major force in the reseller market with consistant advertising in OS/2 Magazine. They also have very competitive pricing. CANADA Comment: Canada has a huge OS/2 user base per capita but not many OS/2 resellers. However, there are two that I know of: one on the west and one on the east. Below Zero Comment: I don't have their phone number but they maintain a very good web site. They made it big in the OS/2 market a couple years ago by being one of the first to carry Borland C++ House of Technology Comment: Not just a reseller but a distributor in Canada. 416-620-7970 Doppler Computers, Vancouver, BC 604-875-0261 Comment: Has a decent selection. AUSTRALIA Comment: There are a few Australian resellers but we don't know who they all are. Frankson Information Management +61-2-9988-3081 Comment: Not a reseller but a distributor really but a good place to get information on OS/2 software and find out a local store near you. They are also known as "Stardock downunder" as they work more closely with Stardock than ANY distributor in the world (including USA). Multitasking Consulting: Comment: I don't have their phone number but they do sell OS/2 software. GERMANY Comment: The 2nd largest market for OS/2 and the largest per capita. Stardock made a native German version of Object Desktop because of the huge German market. Home of Vobis, probably the largest OS/2 preloader in the world. NOVAStar: +08-21-44-44-976 Comment: One of the most successful resellers/distributors in Germany. EDV Beratung +49-6183-9165-0 Comment: Richard Clement's company has quickly risen to be a major force in the OS/2 reseller market. Softworld Comment: One of the major advertisers in OS/2 Inside, the premiere OS/2 publication in Germany. This magazine is so good that Stardock occasionally translates it to English for reading purposes. THE NETHERLANDS Comment: While it may be a small country, its residents definitely seem to know a good OS when they see one. The Netherland's main reseller MenSys has sold a lot of OS/2 software. MenSys +31-23-547-08-37 Comment: A major distributor/reseller in The Netherlands. GREAT BRITAIN Comment: Home of Escom which preloads Object Desktop. OneStop Softawre (in Bristol) 0117-985-3370 Comment: Truly a onestop store for OS/2 apps in Britain. JAPAN: Comment: Japan is a very large OS/2 market as well. The #4 country in the world for Stardock as far as sales volumes go. ASR: Comment: I don't have their phone number presently but they do sell a lot of OS/2 softawre including Galactic Civilizations and Object Desktop Japanese Version (the manual is in Japanese). DISTRIBUTORS Let's say you want to carry OS/2 software or you want to let your local store where they can get OS/2 software. Here are some phone numbers: UNITED STATES: Blue Orchards 1-800-777-7704 AUSTRALIA: Frankson Information Management CANADA: House of Technology GERMANY: NovaStar NETHERLANDS: MenSys The most up to date version of this list is located on Stardock's world wide web page: http://oeonline.com/~stardock Web links to most of these resellers are also available there.