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Volume 10, Number 10

Future events calendar

User group meetings and OS/2-related events.

Articles

The Editors of VOICE speak out: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King
by Christian Hennecke

When it comes to OS/2, the saying “There's life in the old dog yet!” applies rather well—at least for a certain number of users. In view of the dwindling user base, the question how long this will remain to be true arises. In this context possibilities for prolonging the remaining period are worth considering.

Warpstock 2006 Windsor, Ontario Canada — October 12 - 15
by Edgar Scrutton

This year, the annual OS/2 and eComStation user conference returns to Canada. The tenth Warpstock will take place in Windsor, Ontario. Chairman Edgar Scrutton reports what can be expected.

OS/2 and Multilingual Character Sets — Part 1
by Alex Taylor

It is becoming increasingly important to deal with text from different languages: in applications, in documents, on web sites, and even in e-mail messages. This article is the first in a series that discusses some of the issues involved in handling international text under OS/2. This first instalment focuses on viewing text in various single-byte codepages.

Java Programs and eComStation — The PolySolve Applet
by Niels Jensen

When dealing with measured data, one often has to find a function that describes the set of data. While the process of a regression isn't difficult in the linear case, things get complicated for polynomials of higher degrees. So why not let the computer do the work for you? As first part of a loose series of short reviews of Java applets and applications, Niels Jensen takes a look at the PolySolve Java applet.

How to Create a Database Using Lotus Smartsuite — Part 6
by Arthur van Egmond

Databases are a good way of organizing large amounts of information for quick access. However, many are quite complicated to use. In this series, Arthur van Egmond shows how easy it can be with Lotus Approach.

OS/2 Tips

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Letters, Addenda, Errata

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The VOICE Newsletter

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What is VOICE?

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