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UG: Gauteng South Africa Os/2 UG meets 4 Sep
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eddie Dunckley, RAU Engineering)
Sun Sep 1 14:28:03 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 30 Aug 1996 20:45:46 GMT
From: esd@ing1.rau.ac.za (Eddie Dunckley, RAU Engineering)
Reply-To: esd@ing1.rau.ac.za
Reply-to: esd@ing1.rau.ac.za
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On the 4th of September, 18h00 at IBM Sandton Auditorium, no 70 Graystone
Ave, the OS/2 user group have a special gathering:
Announcement to all Computer Users: _o0o_ I N V I T A T I O N _o0o_
Do you or your family use a computer? Are you working on DOS, Windows 95,
Windows NT, Solaris, SCO, Linux or ANY other operating system? Are you
using your computer for work or fun? Then this message is for YOU:
We are having an OS/2 introduction especially for new users and those who
have never seen an OS/2 desktop before. It's aimed at the beginner user and
the newbie: To show you IBM OS/2 basics and what it is all about. Please
note: This is not a shoot out or a comparative advertisement attempt! I
myself use seven operating systems a day and are surprised to meet people who
have never had contact with IBM's OS/2 WARP.
Learning opportunity: We will show the basic day to day activities like
creating, printing and faxing documents, creating folders, opening documents
and programs, surfing the internet, reading mail, relaxing with multimedia.
For the more advanced users: BART Visual Basic programming & LAN Distance.
WHEN: Wednesday 4 Sept 1996, 18h00 - 19h30, drinks & snacks afterwards.
WHERE: IBM Auditorium, D-building, no 70 Rivonia Ave, Sandton City
FOR WHO: Open to ALL computer enthusiasts, please bring a friend!
Internet users: look at http://www-os2.rau.ac.za/os2ug.html to see
what else is happening on the 4th of September!!!!!!!
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| Facts that you might not know: |
| Some extra IBM news: Currently in betatesting, IBM's new OS/2 Warp ver 4 |
| codename Merlin uses Voice Dictation technology as a built-in feature. |
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| A native Netscape for OS/2 browser is to be included in OS/2 Warp 4. |
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| There are more than 65000 native 32-bit commercial OS/2 software products.|
| |
| OS/2 Merlin and Warp's installation, speed and multitasking has improved |
| drastically from earlier 90's versions. |
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| You already use OS/2 every day: the ATM banktellers, airline reservations,|
| doctors, pharmacies, stocks and bonds, internet service providers etc etc.|
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| On 26 Oct 96 South Africa is participating in a World Wide Connect the |
| World with Merlin demo. Watch the web press for details. |
| also see http://www.os2ug.techpta.ac.za/os2user/home.htm |
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