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VOICE Meeting December 2, 2002
Just a reminder that there is a VOICE meeting Monday December 2, 2002 at 8
PM US Eastern time (00:00 GMT) on the WebbNet IRC network. A list of
Webbnet servers can be found at http://www.webbnet.org/server.html The
meetings always take place in the #voice channel. For more information on
IRC, OS/2 IRC clients and VOICE meetings - http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html
WarpDoctor Mtg
There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this coming Sunday at 3:00 ET (18:00
GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone
help.
As a reminder, there is a WarpDoctor group meeting on every Sunday at
3:00pm ET(18:00 GMT).
WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the #WarpDoctor channel on the
webbnet IRC network. If you have trouble connecting with Webbnet, try
using the server irc.us.webbnet.org . The port is still 6667 .
If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is
a set of detailed instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html.
Please read the agenda at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2002-11-24.html so you will be
ready for the meeting.
Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.
Date: Tuesday, 26th November 2002
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Place: Melbourne PC Group
Victoria, Australia.
The Monthly Meeting of Melbourne OS/2 SIG
Normally held the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Except December ! ie, this is the last meeting for
the year, so be there or be hexagonal.
Philadelphia OS/2 Mtg: Thu, Nov 21rd
The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group invites all interested computer users to
attend the November monthly meeting:
. *** THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st MEETING AGENDA ***
. -- BACKUP THE OS/2 DESKTOP WITH REXX --
. -- OS/2 BACKUP & CRASH RECOVERY --
This will be the first meeting at our new meeting location, the Bryn Mawr
Community Center, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA. Please note that our
meetings will henceforth be scheduled for THURSDAY evenings, no longer on
the previous Wednesdays.
Many of us have learned our lesson the hard way: BACKUP! BACKUP! You must
make frequent backups. The consequences of not doing so are most
unpleasant. Many have learned this lesson, and have taken the necessary
steps, but unfortunately, many also haven't.
The November meeting will feature two presentation/demos on
backups: A short demo of a REXX program used to backup your
desktop, INI files, etc; and a main presentation of a recently released
OS/2 full backup & crash recovery program. This is a vitally important
matter for all computer users. Please make an effort to attend the
November 21st meeting.
SHORT FEATURE: BACKUP YOUR DESKTOP WITH REXX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hakan Gadler will demonstrate a REXX program, BackupDesktop.cmd, which may
be used to automatically backup your desktop, INI files and other system
files at system startup. Use of this simple REXX program also makes it
possible to restore the system at will to any previous synchronized state,
including the desktop and its supporting files. A link is provided on the
phillyos2 website meeting announcement to download the BackupDesktop.cmd
file.
MAIN PRESENTATION: OS/2 BACKUP & CRASH RECOVERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are a number of backup programs available for OS/2.
BackAgain/2 was created as a native OS/2 application in 1994, and since
then, its developer and distributor Computer Data Strategies
(http://www.cds-inc.com/) has remained committed to OS/2, and updated its software
on a regular basis. BA/2 supports
almost any tape drive on the market, recordable CD-ROM & DVD, and
removable disks such as ZIP or MO. It also supports tape libraries used in
enterprise systems.
Vadim Kavalerov will conduct a presentation/demo of the recently released
v.3.0a Server of BA/2. This version can do full and incremental backups,
scheduled backups, allows creation of system recovery CD-ROMs, and even
supports server security attributes (ACL) implemented in JFS and HPFS386
file systems. It's fast, reliable, easy to use, and allows automation of
backup tasks via REXX scripts.
New in this version is support for CD-R and CD-RW provided by a
third-party product, RSJ CD Writer (http://www.rsj.de/). We'll have a demo system
at the meeting running the latest available version of RSJ 4.05. This new
software not only provides an installable CD-ROM file system, but also
supports an easy creation of bootable CDs. We will show you how to create
a full backup on a CD, make that CD bootable, and then replace a hard
drive with a new one, and fully restore the system from the backup in just
a few minutes by booting from the CD.
- - - - -
Other agenda items include announcements & news, Q&A session, and
raffles. The usual free refreshments will also be available.
NEW MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order to make our meetings more productive, the following
format & time schedule will be in effect, until further notice or under
special circumstances. This schedule will be strictly enforced. Everyone
is requested to cooperate.
. 7:00 - 7:05 Meeting Start & Introductory Comments
. 7:05 - 7:15 Announcements, What's New, etc.
. 7:15 - 7:35 Q&A Session
. 7:35 - 8:00 Short Presentation/Demo
. 8:00 - 8:15 Break & Raffles
. 8:15 - 9:30 Main Presentation/Demo
. 9:30 -10:00 Shut-down, Pack-up & Exit Building nlt 10:00pm
- - - - -
Mark the date and time: Thursday, November 21st at 7:00pm.
OS/2 meetings are open and free for OS/2 users, their guests
and others interested in learning about OS/2 and associated
technologies. We have a very full agenda and tight schedule
which will be enforced. Please be on time promptly by 7:00pm
to avoid missing out on the earlier parts of the meeting.
WE SUPPORT THE JAVA LOBBY: http://www.javalobby.org
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other useful
information about the OS/2 U/G activities may be found on our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G Leader Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609.
WarpDoctor Mtg
There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this coming Sunday at 3:00 ET (18:00
GMT). Visithttp://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone
help.
As a reminder, there is a WarpDoctor group meeting on every Sunday at
3:00pm ET(18:00 GMT). (Note: In the last meeting, the group voted to
returned to the previous weekly schedule.)
WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the #WarpDoctor channel on the
webbnet IRC network. If you have trouble connecting with Webbnet, try
using the server irc.us.webbnet.org . The port is still 6667 .
If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is
a set of detailed instructions athttp://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html
Please read the agenda at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2002-11-17.htmlso you will be
ready for the meeting.
Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
WarpDoctor Mtg
There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this coming Sunday at 3:00 ET (19:00
GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone
help.
As a reminder, there is a WarpDoctor group meeting on every Sunday at
3:00pm ET(18:00 GMT). (Note: In the last meeting, the group voted to
returned to the previous weekly schedule.)
WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the #WarpDoctor channel on the
webbnet IRC network. If you have trouble connecting with Webbnet, try
using the server irc.us.webbnet.org . The port is still 6667 .
If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is
a set of detailed instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html.
Please read the agenda at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2002-10-27.html so you will be
ready for the meeting.
Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
New benefit for VOICE members: Contact/2
English announcement:
Starting immediately, being a member of VOICE has one further advantage.
Frank Wochatz, author of several shareware and freeware applications and
tools for OS/2 and eComStation, has kindly changed the terms of license
for his shareware address manager Contact/2. For personal and home usage,
members of VOICE can obtain the full version for FREE now, instead of
registering for US$20. For commercial/business usage you still need to
register for US$30.
Contact/2 is available in both English and German languages. More
information on Contact/2 and a demo version are available at: http://www.subsys.de/contact/contactinfo.htm
If you are interested in obtaining the full version of Contact/2, please
contact the VOICE Treasurer, Peter Lazenby (treasurer@os2voice.org).
After your membership has been verified, you will receive information on
where and how to download the software.
Norman Virus Control VOICE member discount
VOICE is pleased to announce it has just finalized a deal for 50 user
licences of Norman Virus Control for VOICE members. You may purchase a
copy for just $11.00 US by sending a cheque or money order payable to
Voice to the following address:
Voice/NVC
60 Starling St.
Kitimat, BC
V8C 1K5
Canada
Peter
[ Note: Because of this extremely low price there are no credit card
orders possible. You must be a VOICE member to get this deal and it is
only available through the above address. For information on joining
VOICE see http://www.os2voice.org/membership.htm For more on NVC see http://www.norman.com For more information on this offer please contact treasurer@os2voice.org ]
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