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NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 96 OS/2 CONNECT NEWSLETTER
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (timb001@ibm.net)
Sun Sep 22 21:39:42 1996
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Date: 20 Sep 1996 03:41:03 GMT
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OCTOBER "OS/2 CONNECT" NEWSLETTER RELEASED
PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA (September 17, 1996) - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA)
today announced the release of the October issue of OS/2 CONNECT, a freeware
newsletter distributed through the various computer networks and bulletin
boards.
OS/2 CONNECT is THE authoritative source for contact information in the
universe of IBM's OS/2 32-bit operating system.
The newsletter is implemented as an INF file suitable for use with the
standard "View" utility (VIEW.EXE) built into OS/2 2.x (or higher). The file
is named CON1096.ZIP and contains the following sections:
Title & Publisher
What's New in this Issue?
Sound Off!
Editorial Page
Connect the World with Merlin
World Reports (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany
South Africa, Switzerland, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom/Ireland)
Calendar of Events
Bulletin Boards
Internet Addresses & Locations
Telephone & Fax Numbers
Team OS/2
OS/2 User Groups
Who's Who of OS/2
Publications
- Books
- Periodicals
- Videos
News & Press Releases
Graphic of the Month
OS/2 Tips, Tricks & Keys
Software Shopper
Classifieds
NOTE: Windows users can now view INF files using the new
INF Viewer from SingaLab Pte. Ltd. of Singapore. Patterned
after the OS/2 VIEW facility, the Windows version provides the
same functionality. The utility can be freely obtained from a
variety of sources:
* Look for WIN_INF.ZIP on most computer networks and bulletin boards.
* A copy of the product is available in IBM's Hyperwise (see LIBIPFX.EXE).
* Use the version of the product accompanying "Just Add OS/2
Warp" (see VIEW.EXE).
A README.TXT file is attached to the .ZIP file explaining how to install and
view the newsletter.
OS/2 CONNECT is distributed electronically to the following:
1. Commercial Networks:
A. America Online
In the OS/2 Forum (Ctrl+K, "os2"), under "Newsletters."
NOTE: You can also access our Web site through AOL's "OS/2 Links and
WebSites" section in the OS/2 Forum; select "OS/2 Publications
Websites."
B. CompuServe
In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER), go to the
Library & Browse the "Documentation" section.
C. IBM Link
In the "BBS1" section (OS/2 BBS section);
"SOFTWARELibrary"; "NEWSletters".
2. On the Internet:
FTP Sites: hobbes.nmsu.edu (/os2/newsltr) or (/incoming)
ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/newsltr) or (/pub/os2/incoming)
World Wide Web:
OS/2 CONNECT home page (HTML)
http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/connect
- the INF file for downloading can be found at:
http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/connect/purpose.html
Also, the INF file can be downloaded from System Support Online Services
(Denver, CO) http://www.ssbbs.org/share.htm
3. Bulletin Boards:
The 42nd Street BBS (Northern Ireland, UK) +44-(0)1247-270883
Clarion BBS (Tampa, FL) 813/832-3851
IBM OS/2 BBS Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia) +386-61-1253464
New England Online (Boston, MA) 617-961-7870
OS/2 Shareware; Pete Norloff's BBS (Fairfax, VA) 703/385-4325
The "PRIDE" Network, MBA's BBS (Palm Harbor, FL) 813/786-4864
Programmer's Mark BBS (Brooklyn, NY) 718/921-9267
Viper OS/2 (Enschede, The Netherlands) +31-53-4780086
Virtual Dream BBS (Palermo, Italy) +39-91-489642
The OS/2 CONNECT INF file may be copied and distributed free of charge.
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