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November 9, 1998

NYPC OS/2 SIG Meeting - 11/11/98

Meeting Topic: IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business (a.k.a. Aurora)

Peter Greulich of IBM Austin will be joining us for an overview of the upcoming version of Warp Server.

This will be similar to the presentation given by Steven King at Warpstock in Chicago, so for those of you who missed out, now's your chance. BTW: Steven packed the house in Chicago, over half the attendees were present for his presentation.

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: 590 Madison Avenue (Since Peter is an IBMer, we're covered, and thus get around our funding problem.)

R.S.V.P. Please send a quick note to: dccj77c@prodigy.com stating your attendance.

A note for December: Assuming 590 will be out of the question, I will get us a suite at the New Yorker and we will have our usual Holiday cheer. Details to follow...


November 8, 1998

Long Island OS/2 Users Group November 10, 1998 Meeting

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Speaker: John Rodriguez of Hauppauge Computer Works. Straight from IBM Offices in Austin, Texas. OS/2 and Java. John will tell us the latest news about IBM's future plans for OS/2 and Java, especially in the area of Multimedia. John will also talk about the progress of WarpTV. If you live in the New York City/Long Island Area, use OS/2, and want to eventually have TV on your OS/2 desktop, then this is the meeting for you.

Place: The Long Island Trading Center, 2 Jericho Plaza in Jericho, NY. Take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) to exit 40.

From the westbound LIE get off at exit 40 East. At the next traffic light bear right onto Jericho Turnpike heading east and turn right into the first driveway.

From the eastbound LIE get off at exit 40 West, it's easier than exit 40 East. Follow the signs to get onto Jericho Turnpike heading east, you'll end up going underneath the LIE. After going underneath the LIE, turn right into the first driveway.

The meeting room is on the second floor in the IBM wing.

e-mail: jsvitak@banet.net

Web Pages: http://www.qc.edu/~cq1qc/lios2.html


November 5, 1998

Les Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montreal
The Montreal OS/2 Users Group

Ordre du jour de la reunion du 18 novembre 1998
   Agenda of meeting of November 18th, 1998

19:00  Ouverture de l'assemblee / Meeting opening
                 avec / with Gilbert Daigle

19:15  Lotus Smart Suite pour OS/2 (La suite)
                 avec / with Gilbert Lefebvre

19:45  PM123, CD2MP3 PM, Hot Corners et Hot Scroll.
  avec / with Samuel Audet

20:10  Mesa pour OS/2
                avec / Philippe Bonneville

20:40  Pause-sante / Coffee break

21:10  Les formats d'image
                 avec / with Gerald Brosseau

21:45  Levee de l'assemblee / End of meeting

P.S.  La contribution d'entree est de 5.00$ par personne /
         Entrance contribution is $5.00 per person

      La reunion aura lieu a la / meeting's address
             TOUR IBM/MARATHON
             1250 Rene Levesque Ouest
             7ieme etage / 7th floor
             Montreal

N.B.  N'oubliez pas de rapporter votre disquette
      d'enregistrement / Don't forget to bring back your
      registration diskette.

      Disquette d'enregistrement remise aux nouveaux
      membres / Newcomers receive a registration diskette.

      Notre site sur Internet / Our Web site on Internet
      http://www.contact.net/os2/
      Courriel / Internet E-Mail
      os2user@contact.net

November 1, 1998

The Philadelphia OS/2 SIG web site at http://www.phillyos2.org has just been updated. Stop in for these new features:

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Information on our November 18 meeting featuring Dr. John J. Urbaniak, President of Aviar Inc., speaking on Aviar's new speech-aware computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) for OS/2 and WSOD.

And the December 16 appearance of Sean Reilly, the author of Moneydance, a personal finance manager written completely in Java.

BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER

Notes and advice from our gurus on selecting components and building a Warp-optimized personal system. This information was the basis for our successful computer build-a-thon at the October meeting.


November 1, 1998

The last several Phoenix OS/2 Society meetings have focused primarily on product-related issues. It's time to think about the "Society" in our name again. And we'll do just that at the November general meeting, held on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:00pm.

Come talk with Alan Zeichick, founding editor of OS/2 Magazine, and long an OS/2 advocate within the computer press. Alan will talk about his experiences with OS/2 and with OS/2 Magazine, the reactions to many companies to OS/2 Warp Server, and provide his own "spin" on how to interpret the actions of IBM, Microsoft, and the computer press. Don't expect to sit through a formal presentation. Instead, he's inviting you to particpate in a dialog about the state of the computer industry.

Although Alan played with OS/2 since version 1.3, his serious involvement began when he installed OS/2 2.1 -- and thought, "Hey, this is great!" He pursuaded Miller Freeeman Inc., which published OS/2 Developer under license from IBM, to launch OS/2 Magazine as an independent magazine for consumers and business users of the operating system. From December 1993 until January 1997, Miller Freeman published OS/2 Magazine in an increasingly difficult financial environment, until it became no longer viable. After the demise of the magazine, Alan stayed with Miller Freeman until only a few months ago, as editor-in-chief of Network Magazine. Today, he's an independent technology analyst and writer, and has founded his own company, Camden Associates.

When & where

The meeting is held at the Mountain Preserve Reception Center, 1421 East Dunlap. Things officially gets underway at 7:00pm, but feel free to show up early. At 6:30pm is the Random Access session, where you can get advice from other OS/2 users about technical topics, products worth purchasing, or just about anything else.

Afterwards, of course, we'll adjourn to the "after-meeting meeting" at Coyote Springs Brewpub, where some of the real stories tend to come out!

The Phoenix OS/2 Society is the world's largest OS/2 user group, and publisher of the award-winning print magazine, _extended attributes_. For more information about the Society or to request a sample issue of the magazine, you're invited to visit http://www.possi.org.


October 22, 1998

OS/2 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
PHILADELPHIA AREA COMPUTER SOCIETY
http://www.phillyos2.org

The OS/2 SIG of the Philadelphia Area Computer Society invites all interested computer users to attend the October meeting:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1998 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Main School Building at The Episcopal Academy
376 N Latches Lane, Merion, PA

*** OCTOBER FEATURE: COMPUTER BUILD-A-THON ***

At the October meeting, all the folks wishing to participate in building their own computer will be able to do so with the help and guidance from our resident experts, David Gentzler and David Moskowitz, assisted by other knowledgable members.

In September, options were presented for motherboards, memory, hard drives and all other components, plus purchasing and system compatibility considerations. Those folks planning to participate must bring all their hardware to the October meeting. Updated Build-A-Thon instructions, detailed system specs and lots of helpful advice have also been posted on our OS/2 web site at http://www.phillyos2.org. Please review this material.

Come to the October meeting even if you don't want to build a computer at this time. Everyone is encouraged to come to the October meeting, ask all the questions you want, look over someone's shoulder, and get valuable vicarious experience.

Most of the meeting will be devoted to the Build-A-Thon. But we also plan to include a very brief Q&A session, OS/2 news and new product announcements, software raffle (if available), etc. Our customary free light refreshments will also be available.

Driving directions to Episcopal Academy, October meeting agenda and other useful information about the OS/2 SIG activities may be found on our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org.

OS/2 SIG meetings are open & free for all OS/2 users and guests, and others interested in learning about OS/2. To hear about new and exciting developments, get answers to your questions about OS/2 Warp & Java, or learn how to build your own SUPER computer system, this is the place to be: Wednesday, October 28th, 7:00pm.

WE SUPPORT THE JAVA LOBBY: http://www.javalobby.org

For further information & directions, please refer to our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact SIG Leader Larry Lavins:
Tel: (215) 878-9609
Internet: llavins@erols.com


October 21, 1998

TAMPA BAY OS/2 U.G. MEETING - NOVEMBER 4TH

AURORA - THE NEXT VERSION OF OS/2 WARP SERVER

The next scheduled meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) is planned for Wednesday evening, November 4th, 1998 at IBM's LakePointe One Building in Tampa (fourth floor).

Pre-meeting Announcements & IBM updates

IBM's Dan Farrell (dfarrel@ibm.net) will conduct a demonstration of "Aurora," code-name for the next version of OS/2 Warp Server. The new version, which received high-praise in beta-test, is scheduled for release shortly (possibly as soon as Comdex).

For more information on IBM's "Aurora," visit: http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/aurora

For more information, please contact the TBOUG Secretary:

Tim Bryce
Tel: 727/786-4567
E-Mail: timb001@ibm.net

REMINDER: TBOUG's PROS/2 newsletter is no longer issued as an INF or ASCII file. Instead, it is produced exclusively as a web page at TBOUG's web site:
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tboug/welcome.htm

The newsletter provides details about the meeting as well as pertinent TBOUG news.

TBOUG's next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 2, 1998.

Announcement distributed by Tim Bryce at timb001@ibm.net


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