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UG: Philadelphia OS/2 SIG Mtg: Wed, March 25th
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry Lavins)
Fri Mar 20 11:39:22 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 20 Mar 1998 11:14:00 -0500
From: llavins@erols.com (Larry Lavins)
Reply-To: llavins@erols.com (Larry Lavins)
Reply-to: llavins@erols.com (Larry Lavins)
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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 March monthly meeting:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1998 7:00 - 10:00 PM
* * N E W M E E T I N G L O C A T I O N * *
Episcopal Academy, 376 N Latches Lane, Merion, PA
*** SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE ***
- - David Moskowitz Reports on 1998 Winter Olympics - -
- - 3COM PalmPilot Demo by Ben Bowers - -
SIG member David Moskowitz, well-known consultant & author, spent two
months at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, working in IBM's Surf
Shack located in the Olympic Village, which housed 30-40 PC's for the use
of the athletes to surf the web, respond to fan mail and create their own
web pages. David will describe his activities in the Surf Shack and the
role of OS/2, plus other Winter Olympics items of interest and happenings
he was able to observe.
Ben Bowers, another SIG member and enthusiastic OS/2 user will demo the
various features and uses of the popular new 3COM PalmPilot Plus
organizer. He will also discuss current and future Java and OS/2
applications and enhancements for the PalmPilot system.
Other agenda items include OS/2 news & new product announcements, SIG
business matters, Q&A session, software raffle, etc. An OS/2 system will
be on hand for live demos of OS/2, Java, Internet, etc. as time may
permit. Free light refreshments will also be served.
Driving directions to Episcopal Academy, the February meeting agenda and
other useful information about OS/2 SIG activities may be found on our web
site at http://www.phillyos2.org. Please log in frequently to stay abreast
of the latest happenings.
Folks without automobiles can take the SEPTA R-5 (Paoli Local) to the
Overbrook RR station. Call Larry Lavins well ahead of time to make
arrangements to be picked up at the Overbrook station.
OS/2 SIG meetings are open & free for all OS/2 users, their guests and
others interested in learning about OS/2. To hear about new and exciting
developments, or get answers to your questions about OS/2 Warp and Java,
this is the place to see OS/2 in action. Free light refreshments (soda,
chips, pretzels) will also be served.
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
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