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BOOK: OS/2 Power User's Reference (with CDROM)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mick Brown)
Tue Feb 6 04:07:29 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 5 Feb 1996 21:13:52 GMT
From: lfirrantello@BIX.com (Mick Brown)
Reply-To: 72662.3663@compuserve.com
Submitted by: 72662.3663@compuserve.com
Source: Mark Chapman
Date sent: 1996 01 31
Date posted: 1996 02 04
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Announcing: "OS/2 Power User's Reference: From OS/2 2.0 Through Warp"
(Mark T. Chapman, McGraw-Hill; 476 pages. ISBN 0-07-912218-3)
Intended for the experienced OS/2 user, this book contains the answers to more
than 1,000 questions both simple and complex, for all 32-bit versions of OS/2
from 2.0 and up. In addition to the comprehensive Q&As and tips, there is a
wealth of reference information, from OS/2 hardware compatibility tables
and OS/2-related BBSes and PC User Groups, to phone numbers for OS/2
resellers around the world and vendor technical support hotlines, to "hot"
World Wide Web home pages filled with interesting and informative
information. This is the one to get when the "getting started" OS/2 books
have run out of steam and you are ready to become a Power User!
And if all this isn't enough, the companion CD-ROM contains more than
110MB of useful OS/2 bitmaps, device drivers, fonts, games, icons,
patches, sounds, and utilities. Not only that, but the CD-ROM also
includes the complete book in INF format for online reading and keyword
searching.
The OS/2 Power User's Reference is available from Barnes & Noble, Books a
Million, Books and More, Indelible Blue, Micro Center, Software Etc.,
university bookstores, and many other book and computer stores that carry
OS/2 books. (Note: Some chains do not ship all books to all stores,
depending on sales history, but all stores can order these books from
their central warehouses, using the ISBN#.)
Section I Q&As and Tips
Overview
Chapter 1 - Installation/Compatibility
Chapter 2 - Configuration and Setup
Chapter 3 - Workplace Shell/GUI
Chapter 4 - Command Line Interface/Keyboard/PrtScr
Chapter 5 - DOS/Windows Sessions (VDM)
Chapter 6 - Printing and Printer Drivers
Chapter 7 - CD-ROM, Video, and Other Device Drivers
Chapter 8 - HPFS/FAT and Disk Drives
Chapter 9 - Productivity Applets and Games
Chapter 10 - Multimedia
Chapter 11 - Applications
Chapter 12 - Online Books
Chapter 13 - Errors/Fixes/Maintenance Desktop
Chapter 14 - OS/2 Preloads
Chapter 15 - Warp BonusPak Applications
Chapter 16 - Programmer Stuff
Chapter 17 - Miscellaneous
Chapter 18 - OS/2 2.11 for SMP
Section II Compatibility Tables
Systems Supported by OS/2 (3,000+)
SMP Systems Supported by OS/2 for SMP
Pen-Based Computers/Tablets Supported by Pen for OS/2
Processor/Motherboard Upgrades Supported by OS/2 (100+)
Video Adapters/Chipsets Supported by OS/2 (300+)
Printers/Plotters Supported by OS/2 (750+)
Keyboard/Pointing Devices Supported by OS/2 (100+)
SCSI Adapters Supported by OS/2 (150+)
CD-ROM Drives Supported by OS/2 (200+)
Tape Drives Supported by OS/2 (400+)
PCMCIA Adapters Supported by OS/2 (200+)
Network Adapters Compatible with OS/2 (200+)
Multimedia/Sound Cards Supported by OS/2
Scanners Compatible with OS/2
Laserdisc Players Supported by OS/2
Removable/Miscellaneous Media Supported by OS/2
Appendix A - Sources of OS/2 and OS/2 Applications
Appendix B - OS/2-Related BBS Phone Numbers
Appendix C - OS/2-Related User Groups
Appendix D - OS/2 Magazine/Newsletter/Catalog Subscriptions
Appendix E - Computer Industry Acronyms
Appendix F - IBM Phone Numbers
Appendix G - Non-IBM Vendor Technical Support List
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