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UG: Tampa Bay Java Users' Group (TBJUG)
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TAMPA BAY JAVA USERS' GROUP (TBJUG) ANNOUNCED
OS/2 user group migrates to Java
DECEMBER 3, 1998 - The Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) formally closed its
doors after five years of operation but is re-opening on January 1st as the
Tampa Bay Java Users' Group (TBJUG). At TBOUG's year-end meeting held
December 2nd, the membership voted to change its name and focus to TBJUG
effective the first of the new year. "The shift to Java was inevitable," said
TBOUG Founder and current Secretary Tim Bryce. "IBM is putting a lot of emphasis
on Java and less on its operating systems, consequently the move to a Java based
user group is only natural."
Java is a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. which provides
developers with the ability to write computer software that will run the same on
multiple computer platforms without having to re-compile the source code;
"Write once, run anywhere" is the Java slogan.
The move to Java does not mean an abandonment of OS/2 by the user group.
"Quite the contrary," contends Bryce, "IBM just released version 1.1.7 of
its Java Development Kit for OS/2 Warp to rave reviews. Consequently
we will continue to support OS/2, as well as any other operating platform
supporting Java, such as Unix, Windows NT, Linux, Macintosh, etc."
The user group will now be divided into three separate committees with
a different Java theme:
* Programming Committee - will discuss techniques and tools used for
the development of Java programs.
* Applications Committee - will review Java based programs, particularly
packaged software.
* Operating Systems Committee - to discuss developments of operating
systems that enable Java.
The committees will meet in parallel sessions before holding a general
meeting for the whole user group which will continue to meet at IBM's
LakePointe One Building in Tampa on the first Wednesday of the month except
when it conflicts with a major holiday. The next couple of meetings will
be held January 13th and February 3rd; the group is planning on initially
offering free instruction in Java to the public in order to generate
awareness of the user group.
TBJUG is governed by an Executive Board presided over by Al Stephan
of BBF Printing in Largo (genman@bbfprinting.com).
TBOUG was originally founded in December 1993 as a not-for-profit, vendor-independent
group supporting users in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. For more information,
the group can be contacted at:
Tampa Bay Java Users' Group
c/o M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
777 Alderman Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Tel: 727/786-4567
Fax: 727/786-4765
E-Mail: timb001@ibm.net
WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/tbjug/welcome.htm
PLEASE OBSERVE OUR NEW WEB ADDRESS ABOVE AND ADJUST ANY LINKS TO OUR WEB PAGE!
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