         The Newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) 
                                 July 1996

                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

             I.  MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

                 A.  JULY 10TH MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

                 B.  MEETING REGISTRATION (FORM)

                 C.  TBOUG GOLF SHIRTS AVAILABLE

            II.  WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

                 A.  MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (FORM)

                 B.  TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG

           III.  CALENDAR OF EVENTS

            IV.  NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS:  813/786-4864

             V.  NAMES & NUMBERS

            VI.  OS/2 HERE & THERE

           VII.  PROS/2 TITLE & TBOUG OFFICERS

                 A.  PROS/2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

                 B.  TBOUG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                 C.  TBOUG BYLAWS




MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT:

                  MERLIN:  THE NEXT VERSION OF OS/2
                    FEATURED AT JULY 10TH MEETING

The next meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group will be held Wednesday
evening, July 10th at IBM's LakePointe offices in Tampa.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS (5:45 - 6:45)

Three committee meetings will be held in parallel prior to our main meeting:

END USER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

My apologies for taking sick with so little warning -- I promise not 
to be caught without a backup presentation plan again.  This month we 
will cover DBExpert 1.0 (a native OS/2 data base and report application), 
as was expected for the last meeting.  Members are encouraged to try out 
the shareware program (which was uploaded to the BBS) called WD30.ZIP -- 
this is a comprehensive and easy flat file type of data base program.  A 
manual (7000+ lines) and example files are part of the program.  These 
programs, and any other data base experiences, will be discussed in our 
round table format.  Suggestions for the August meeting subject will also 
be needed.  (Anyone interested in solid body modeling or CAD software?)  
At the request of committee members, several interesting shareware/freeware 
applications have been uploaded to the BBS.  Please enjoy them and 
experiment with the variety and capability of these native OS/2 
programs. - Joe May - Chairman

PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

In keeping with the "Merlin" theme for the evening, we will review
installation considerations associated with the "Merlin" beta code.
- Paul Wylie

OS/2 SUPPORT COMMITTEE

The group will continue its sessions entitled "Pick Brian's Brain."
In preparation for the meeting, please submit subjects for discussion 
on the meeting registration form. - Brian Lowe, Committee Chairman

MAIN MEETING (7:30 - 9:00)

Bill Coon of IBM's Orlando office will be conducting the demonstration
of the "Merlin" beta-code.  Merlin is the code-name for the next version
of OS/2 Warp scheduled for delivery in the second half of 1996.  Among
other things, "Merlin" will include Speech Navigation/VoiceType Dictation,
full support for Java, OpenDoc, and OpenGL, along with considerable
improvements in the "look and feel" of the product.

Bill is no stranger to TBOUG, having introduced OS/2 Warp, OS/2
Warp Connect, and OS/2 Warp Server to our user group in the past.

This is an excellent opportunity to see AND TALK TO the next generation
of OS/2.  Don't miss it!

AGENDA

Committee Meetings (5:45 - 6:45)
(Parallel Sessions)

- Production Committee
- OS/2 Support Committee
- End User Education Committee

Dinner (6:45 - 7:30)

Main Meeting (7:30 - 9:00)

- Announcements
- IBM Updates
- Featured Speaker:  Bill Coon of IBM

The registration fee for dinner is $13 for members who pre-register;
$15 for pre-registered guests.  Please make your reservations early (no 
later than July 5th).  The registration fee for those who do not
pre-register is $15 for members and $17 for guests.  NOTE:  If you have 
a "standing" reservation for monthly meetings it is not necessary to confirm
reservations (except to cancel).  For cancellations, please call no later
than two days prior to the meeting.  See the meeting registration form to
make reservations.

LOCATION

IBM Tampa Services Center
4th Floor, LakePointe One Building
3109 West Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Tampa

For directions, contact IBM at Tel:  813/872-2277 or 
Brad Brown at 813/872-2156 or E-Mail:  bradbrown@vnet.ibm.com


               MEETING REGISTRATION - JULY 10TH MEETING

Please make reservations for the following individuals to attend the
July 10th meeting of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group.  Please make
reservations no later than July 5th!  NOTE:  If you have a "standing"
reservation for monthly meetings it is not necessary to confirm
reservations (except to cancel).  For cancellations, please call no later
than two days prior to the meeting.

                 Person               Title               Telephone

         _____________________  ____________________  ___________________

         _____________________  ____________________  ___________________

Company  ________________________________________________________________

Address  ________________________________________________________________

City     _____________________  State ____________ Zip  _________________

Fax:     _________________________________________

E-Mail:  _________________________________________

Either Phone or Mail your                    Please indicate the committee
registration to:                             meeting you plan to attend:
        Albert F. (Fritz) Foster
        Crystal Investment Enterprises       _____ End User Education
        P.O. Box 47444                       _____ Production
        St. Petersburg, FL  33743-7444       _____ OS/2 Support
        Tel:  813/341-1444                         Subjects to be discussed at
              (answering machine)                  OS/2 Support:
              813/384-3900 (voice)                 
        E-Mail:  AFoster704@aol.com                ___________________________

                                                   ___________________________

                  CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL NOT HAVE DINNER _____





TBOUG GOLF SHIRTS AVAILABLE

TBOUG is proud to present its own line of waffle net or
smooth texture Outer Banks professional golf shirts.  These
shirts are available in two recommended colors:  Forest Green
and White.  The TBOUG logo was hand designed, digitized and 
embroidered on the right hand side of the shirt opposite of
the optional pocket.  The shirt sizes are S M L XL XXL.  If 
you are interested, the cost is $25.50.  Please make checks 
payable to "We're the Tops".  If you have any questions or to
place an order, you can either send me an e-mail or phone me 
at 813/725-0882 X 252

                                                      - Rick Hoffmann
                                                        FredPoint@aol.com



                     WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Tyler Bain - IBM/ISSC - Tampa
Arup Chakravarty - IBM - Tampa
Rick Elia - IBM/ISSC - Tampa
Myron R. Prociak - Design Communications - Orlando



     COME JOIN OS/2 PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA!

Bradenton, Brandon, Brooksville, Clearwater, Gulfport, Kissimmee,
Lakeland, Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Madeira Beach, Odessa, Orlando, 
Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Redington Beach, Riverview,
Sarasota, St. Petersburg, South Pasadena, Spring Hill, Tampa, 
Tarpon Springs, Temple Terrace, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills



            A USER GROUP IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY IT KEEPS!

The following is a partial list of member companies in TBOUG:

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 
BIC SPECIALTY MARKETS 
CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION 
CITY OF PINELLAS PARK 
CRYSTAL INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, INC. 
DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE
E-SYSTEMS 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FLORIDA, STATE OF 
GTE DATA SERVICES 
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER 
HEALTH PLAN SERVICES, INC. 
IBM 
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 
M. BRYCE &amp. ASSOCIATES, INC.
MET LIFE 
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL 
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA 
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. 
SOUTH WEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) 
ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INT'L AIRPORT 
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL 
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 
U.S. MARINE CORPS 
VA HOSPITAL 
WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC. 

For a membership application ...

                        TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP

                          MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

The Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG) is a not-for-profit, vendor-independent
association dedicated to the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system.
Members of TBOUG are OS/2 licensees from around the Tampa Bay area of
Florida.  There are two types of membership in the user group:

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP allows a company to sponsor many employees to attend
user group functions.  There is one (1) vote associated with a corporate
membership and the company must appoint an official voting delegate.  The
price for an annual corporate membership is $200.*

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP allows an individual to join the user group and
entitles him/her to the same rights and privileges as the corporate
member, except the individual has a one-tenth (1/10) membership vote.
The price for an individual membership is $20.*

*  Membership fees are prorated on a quarterly basis (operating year
   is January to December).  

The association is governed by a set of bylaws and an Executive Board.
Members can attend meeting functions (monthly meetings and committee
meetings) at discounted rates, and are provided free access to the user
group's Bulletin Board Service (BBS).  Membership applications should
be forwarded to TBOUG at:  777 Alderman Road, Palm Harbor, FL  34683;
Tel:  813/786-4567.  Make checks payable to:  Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group

                        TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP
                          MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

MEMBERSHIP TYPE:        _____   CORPORATE               _____   INDIVIDUAL

IF CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP, WILL YOU BE THE VOTING DELEGATE?  ________

"I HEREBY CONFIRM THAT I AM OR MY COMPANY IS A LICENSEE OF IBM'S OS/2
OPERATING SYSTEM AND, AS A MEMBER, WILL ABIDE THE BYLAWS OF THE
TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP."

NAME       ____________________________________________________________

TITLE      ____________________________________________________________

COMPANY    ____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS    ____________________________________________________________

CITY       _________________________ STATE   _____   ZIP ______________

TELEPHONE  ____________________________________________________________

FAX        ____________________________________________________________

E-MAIL     ____________________________________________________________

        I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE(S):

_____  PRODUCTION             _____  OS/2 SUPPORT
_____  END-USER EDUCATION     _____  OTHER  _____________

CHECK HERE TO ESTABLISH A "STANDING" DINNER RESERVATION FOR ALL MONTHLY
MEETINGS (YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO CALL TO CANCEL RESERVATIONS):           _____

RECEIVED BY (TBOUG):  ______________________________  DATE: ________________



                         TBOUG MEMBERSHIP LOG

The following is a list of all current members in the Tampa
Bay OS/2 Users' Group.  The addresses, telephone/fax numbers, and
E-Mail addresses of the membership are available on the TBOUG BBS.

Rick Adams

Michelle Alatorre - IBM

Bruce W. Albritton - South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)

Wayne Alexander - Cybertek, Inc. 

Duane Aylsworth - BIC Specialty Markets

Tyler Bain - IBM/ISSC

Scott M. Baker

Timothy J. Baker

Phil Bates - IBM

Kirk Beach - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Arnold Behre

Edward Bembrey - IBM

Edward S. Blech

Mike Boone - IBM

Diana Box - IBM

Brad Brown - IBM

Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.

Kenneth Buker - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Barbara Carter - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Nick Cassimatis - IBM

Luis Celpa - IBM

Arup Chakravarty - IBM

C. Cole Coon - U.S. Marine Corps

Jim Clack - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Mike Clough - BIC Specialty Markets

Rick Cook - IBM

Mark Cookman - IBM

Steve Cox - IBM

J.C. Cranfill - Action Electric Sales

Brian Crocker - IBM

Daryl Davis - IBM

Jerry Dickie - BIC Specialty Products

Michael Downey - Digital Lightwave

Ron Duncan - IBM

Rick Elia - IBM/ISSC

Maria I. Espinosa - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Robert Faichney - IBM

Eric Fisher - BIC Specialty Products

Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc.

Michael French - St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'l Airport

Michael Friedman - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Dan Geist - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Steve Gillis - Health Plan Services, Inc.

Melvin Glass

Bob Gonnella - E-Systems

Otto L. Gonzalez - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Kevin Goodman - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Steven J. Greenfield - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Chris Gregory - IBM

Colin Greseth - ISSC/BRS

William Griffith - ISSC/GTEDS

Donald F. Griffiths

Arnold Grohskopf - Morton Plant Hospital

Craig Hale - IBM

Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Joseph Harding - IBM

Sam Heard - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Mike Heddleston - IBM

Dan Hill - IBM

Rick L. Hoffmann

Charels Howe - Cosmos Technologies of Florida

James G. Howes - St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'l Airport

Richard A. Hubbard - FAA

Jim Jackson

Gary Jenkins - Health Plan Services, Inc.

Marc Johlic - IBM

Greg W. Johnson - IBM

Philip W. Johnson - Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

William L. Kath - WLK Associates

Steven Kessler - Met Life

Connie Kincaid - IBM

Eric L. Kintzer - American Management Systems

Mark Laughlin

John T. Lavana

F. Lee Launstein - F. Lee Launstein & Associates

James Lindsey - IBM

Garry Lingle - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking

John K. Lucas - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Joseph Madden - VA Hospital

John D. Markman

Sue Mattiace - IBM

Joe May - Florida, State of

Michael McEldowney - BIC Specialty Markets

James McQueen - IBM

John Meroth - Mersoft

Michael Meyer - IBM

Teresa Miller - IBM

Walter J. Miska - GTE Data Services

Pat MonGoven - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Perry K. Moon - Philips Medical Systems North America

Kevin Mooren

Steven Morris - Morris Air Conditioning

Tony Morrow - IBM

Brent Moser - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Andoni Muguruza - BIC Specialty Markets

Michael Mullin - IBM

Jack A. Nelson - City of Pinellas Park

Robert Noren

Cheryl O'Neill - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Jennifer Page - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Donald Patzsch

Jeff Payne - IBM

Roger Pearson - IBM

Frank Perkins - IBM

Ceil Permenter - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Glen Perry - IBM

Richard Petric - IBM

Margaret H. Petro - Tampa General Hospital

Steven W. Phillippy - University of South Florida

George Pollak - Caplu Enterprises

Myron R. Prociak - Design Communications

Ed Quenzer - QCON

Jorge Quintana - IBM

Raymond Rey - IBM

Norman Rivera - IBM

Dennis Roche - IBM

James K. Ryan - IBM

Robert Sachs

Kurt Schenerlein

Joe Schwalke, Jr.

Stephen Seabron - IBM

Brian Shanberg - IBM

Sue Shoop - BIC Specialty Markets

Luis Silva - IBM

Donald Skillman - IBM

Brian Smith - Advantis

Steven E. Speairs - Smart DB Consulting

Allan L. Stephan - Stepco I.S. Consulting

Scott Stewart - IBM

Aaron Stine - IBM

John R. Stuart - IBM

Mike Stuck

Connie A. Swift - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

John C. Tardy, CCP - South West Florida Water Management District

Carlington Taylor - IBM

Kenneth Taylor, A.P.

Mark E. Tennant - IBM

Kirk Toune - Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Robert R. Trowbridge - IBM

Swain Valasek - IBM

Peter Weigler - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Rebecca R. Whipple - Publix Super Markets, Inc.

David Whitmore - Catalina Marketing Corporation

Kelley Wilcher - City of Pinellas Park

Rebecca D. Williams - IBM

Charles O. Wilson

Paul G. Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.



                           CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following is a list of events of interest to OS/2 users in the
Tampa Bay area:

July 10, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
"Merlin Demo"; Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

July 11, 1996 - IBM OS/2 Warp TeleSeminar 3; 2 sessions,
9am and 7pm Eastern Time; 90 minutes; Tel:  800/839-8523 (within
U.S. and Canada) or 402/220-3144 (all others);  
WWW:  http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/telenroll3.html

August 7, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

September 11, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

October 2, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

October 13-18, 1996 - ColoradOS/2 Conference;
Keystone, Colorado; Tel:  800/481-3389 or 719/481-3389;
E-Mail:  wkovsky@colos2.com; CompuServe:  76711,1221;
WWW:  http://www.colos2.com

November 6, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

November 17-21, 1996 - GUIDE Fall '95; San Antonio, TX;
Tel:  312-245-1599

November 18-22, 1996 - COMDEX/Fall; Las Vegas, NV;
Tel:  617/449-6600

December 4, 1996 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

January 8, 1997 - Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group meeting;
Tel:  813/786-4567; E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

May 12-16, 1997 - IBM Technical Interchange, St. Louis, MO;
Tel:  800-872-7109 or 508-443-4990

ALSO LOOK FOR TBOUG MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, 
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, AMERICA ONLINE, IBM LINK, COMPUSERVE, THE
TBOUG BBS, AND ON THE INTERNET.


                   NEW ON THE TBOUG BBS:  813/786-4864

CON0796.ZIP  - OS/2 CONNECT Newsletter for July 1996
               in INF format suitable for use with the
               standard OS/2 "View" utility (VIEW.EXE).
               Simply type:  VIEW CON0796.INF   See included
               README.TXT file for description and
               installation instructions. Newsletter
               includes the names, numbers, and addresses
               (including Internet and BBS') of key OS/2
               contacts in the industry, along with news
               and a calendar of events.

MEMS0696.ZIP - TBOUG membership log as of June 6, 1996

HOB_0596.ZIP - Index of OS/2 files at Hobbes Anonymous ftp
               (ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu) as of 5/24/96

VIEW3D.ZIP   - Interactive 3D data set viewer and manipulator.

WD30.        - Wilkes Database v 3.0 menu driven data base app with
               thorough manual.

WARPWAV.ZIP  - 2 cool WAV files for powering up and down OS/2 Warp.

UNH202.ZIP   - Native OS/2 command line utility that strips
               HTM/HTML tags from text files-free.

PMS_103.ZIP  - OS/2 PM utility that strips HTM/HTML tags from
               text files-shareware.

Plus many other freeware and shareware products.

THANKS TO ALL OF THE TBOUG MEMBERS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS!

 

                            NAMES & NUMBERS

Abacus                                            800-451-4319
  (publisher of OS/2 books)                    or 616-698-0330
  (Grand Rapids, MI)                          and 616-698-0325 FAX
ACI Technology Training Div. (OS/2 training)      708-285-7800
  (Itasca, IL)                                and 708-285-7440 FAX
Adaptive Research & Design (OS/2 training)        305-892-8669
  (Miami, FL)                                 and 305-892-8669
Addison-Wesley (publisher of OS/2 books)          617-944-3700
Advantis (customer assistance)                    800-727-2222
  (IBM Link)                                      800-543-3912
Alpha Books (publisher of OS/2 books)             800-428-5331
  (Indianapolis, IN)                          and 800-448-3804 FAX
Altium (an IBM company)                           800-365-4426x310
America Online                                    800-827-6364
                                              and 703/448-8700
Arcada Software, Inc.                             800/3ARCADA
  (OS/2 backup/recovery software               or 407/333-7500
  (Lake Mary, FL)                             and 407/333-7730 FAX

BIX (network provider)                            800-695-4775
                                               or 617-354-4137
BMT Micro (distributor of OS/2 shareware)         910-350-8061
  (Wilmington, NC)                            and 910-350-2937 FAX
Bookstop                                          813-791-9430
  (Clearwater; retailer of OS/2 books & magazines)
Borland (vendor of OS/2 software devel. aids)     800-932-9994
  (Santa Cruz, California)                    and 408-431-4123 FAX
  (Borland Developer Express (catalog))       and 800-932-9994 x1302
Broadway and Seymour (OS/2 trng; Charlotte, NC)   800-247-9287
Business Depot, Inc.                              800-844-8448

Circuit City (Clearwater)                         813-726-2899
Cirrus                                            800-272-1135
Citrix                                            800-437-7503
                                               or 305-755-0559
                                              and 305-341-6880 FAX
Clearlook Corporation (OS/2 word processor)       800-818-5665
  (Burke, VA)                                 and 703-764-3746 FAX
CompUSA (Tampa)                                   813-877-4777
CompuServe                                        800-848-8199
  (membership)                                 or 800-524-3388
  IBM OS/2 Users+ Forum (GO OS2USER)
  OS/2 Support Forum (GO OS2SUPP)
  Software Products Forum (GO PSPAPROD)
Computer Associates International, Inc.           800-CALL-CAI
Computer City (Tampa)                             813-870-2141
Computer Trader (Tampa advertising paper)         813-839-7423
Compuware Corporation (MI)                        810-737-7596
Corel Systems Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario)             613-728-8200
                                              and 613-728-9790 FAX
Creative Labs (Technical Support; California)     408-982-9226
CYRIX (General)                                   214-234-8387
  (Technical Support)                             800-848-2979 x325

Datapro Research                                  609-764-0100
Dell Computer (Technical Support)                 800-624-9896
Delphi                                            800-695-4005
                                               or 617-491-3393
DeScribe, Inc. (OS/2 Word Processing package)     941-732-5500
  Support                                     and 916-646-1111
Drake Training and Technologies (for              800-959-3926
   Professional Certification Program from IBM)

EduQuest (IBM subsidiary; software ordering)      800-426-3327
Egghead Software (OS/2 authorized dealer)
   Clearwater                                     813-726-0477
   Corporate Sales                                800-927-4344
EMS (CD OS/2 shareware)                           301-924-3594

GEnie                                             800-638-8369
Gilmore Systems (California)                      805-379-3210
   (Magnum BBS vendor)                        and 805-379-1341 FAX
GUIDE International Corporation                   312-245-1599
  (Chicago, IL)                               and 312-321-5116 FAX

Hawks Nest BBS (OS/2 BBS; Mulberry, FL)           941-425-1000 BBS

IBM AntiVirus Direct                              800-551-3579
IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing                  800-742-2493
IBM Authorized Dealer Locator                     800-447-4700
IBM Boca Raton Tech. Svcs. Software System Test   800-426-2622
IBM BookStore                                     800-568-6294
IBM Business Enterprise Solution Team (BEST)      800-627-8363
  (BESTeam)                                   and 404-835-9444 FAX
IBM Cary (North Carolina) Customer Center         800-426-2279
IBM Catalog Solutions Center                      800-426-2255
IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Ordering      800-426-2255
IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) Tech Support  800-553-1623
IBM Cross System Product Ordering, Presale Info   800-426-2279
IBM Customer Education Schedules                  800-426-8322
IBM Customer Support Center                       800-967-7882
IBM DB2/2 Client/Server Devel. Asst. Pgm. (DAP)   800-627-8363
IBM DB/2 Technical Conference Enrollment          800-955-1238
IBM Desktop Software Support Hotline              800-336-5430
IBM Developer's Connection for OS/2               800-633-8266
IBM Direct (OS/2 software sales, prices)          800-342-6672
  (FAX orders)                                    800-445-2426 FAX
IBM Direct Response Marketing for Education       800-426-4190
IBM Education and Training                        800-426-8322
IBM End User & Software Solutions                 800-547-1283
   Services & Support
IBM FAX Information Service                       800-426-4329
IBM General Information                           800-426-3333
IBM Hardware Authorized Service Center Locator    800-237-4824
IBM Helpcenter (general info and tech support)    800-772-2227
IBM Independent Vendor League (IVL)               512-823-2069
IBM Maintenance Service                           800-426-7378
IBM Multimedia Help Line                          800-241-1620
IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Information            800-228-8584
IBM Multimedia (Ultimedia) Developer Assistance   800-426-9402x150
IBM National Education Fulfillment Center         800-426-3327
IBM National Service/IBM Support Center           800-237-5511
IBM Netware & OS/2 Interoperability Service       800-547-1283
IBM OS/2 Application Solutions Catalog Ordering   800-879-2755
IBM OS/2 Application Assistance Center (OS/2 AAC) 800-547-1283
IBM OS/2 BBS Registration Info (IBMLink/TalkLink) 800-547-1283
IBM OS/2 CSD/ServicePak Ordering                  800-494-3044
IBM OS/2 & LAN Server Certification program       800-992-4777
IBM OS/2 Dealer Locator Service                   800-237-4824
IBM OS/2 Developer's Connection Ordering          800-633-8266
IBM OS/2 Device Driver Developer's BBS (DUDE)     407-982-3217 BBS
IBM OS/2 Device Driver Development Support        407-982-4239
IBM OS/2 Device Driver Sourcekit Ordering         800-633-8266
IBM OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment                  800-937-3737
IBM OS/2 Free Upgrade Order Status                800-677-2581
IBM OS/2 Hardware Compatibility/Device Drivers    800-992-4777
  (choose Option 2, then Option 1)
IBM OS/2 Hardware Testing/Certification           407-443-4014
IBM OS/2 Information and Sales                    800-342-6672
IBM OS/2 Multimedia Tools                         800-228-8584
IBM OS/2 Seminar Line                             800-766-4344
IBM OS/2 ServicePak/CSD Ordering                  800-494-3044
IBM OS/2 ServicePak Defective/Missing Diskette    800-879-2755
   Replacement (NOT ServicePak ordering!)
IBM OS/2 Software Solutions                       407-944-5544
  (technical support for home users)
IBM OS/2 Support Line                             800-237-5511
IBM OS/2 Technical Update (seminars)              800-636-6634
IBM OS/2 Training Videos                          800-346-2193
IBM OS/2 User Group Relations                     512-828-9203
  (Austin, Texas)                             and 512-838-9821 FAX
  (Richard Woolsey; Austin, TX)           ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com
IBM OS/2 Warp Bug Report (in the U.S.A.)          800-992-4777
IBM PC Company (Research Triangle Park)           919-517-0001 BBS
IBM PC Direct (hardware supplies, orders, prices) 800-426-4188
  (in Canada)                                     800-465-7999
IBM PC Factory Outlet                             800-426-7015
IBM PC Technical Books Hotline                    800-426-7282
IBM PenAssist Program                             800-627-8363
                                               or 404-835-9900
                                              and 404-835-9444 FAX
IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions          800-678-8014
    (IBM magazine; Roanoke, TX)               and 817-961-7218 FAX
IBM Personal Systems Support Family info center   800-799-7765
IBM POWER Team Information Line                   800-222-2363
IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center        800-285-2936
IBM PSP Product Information and Sales             800-342-6672
IBM PSP Support Center                            800-992-4777
   (Defect report)
IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration        800-872-7109
IBM Publications Ordering                         800-879-2755x1
IBM SDPnews                                       407-443-3858 FAX
IBM Software Store                                800-342-6672
IBM Solution Developer Program (SDO) for OS/2     800-627-8363
  (formerly the Developer Assistance Program)     770-835-9002
                                              and 770-835-9444 FAX
IBM Sources & Solutions (OS/2 Directory)          203/268-1075 FAX
IBM Speech Recognition Education                  800-426-4832
IBM Speech Recognition Information                800-826-5263
IBM Support Family Information Center             800-742-9235
IBM TalkLink                                      800-547-1283
IBM Tampa office (LakePointe One Building)        813-872-2277
IBM TCP/IP Application Partners Program (TAPP)    919-254-2679
IBM Technical Coordinator Program                 800-547-1283
IBM Technical Directory                           800-832-4347
IBM VisualAge Object Connection Program           800-426-2279
IDG Books Worldwide (publisher of OS/2 books)     415-655-3027
  (San Mateo, CA)                             and 415-655-3299 FAX
Indelible Blue, Inc. (OS/2 software catalog)      800-776-8284
INSIDE OS/2 (Louisville, KY)                      502-493-3200
  (monthly newsletter)                        and 502-491-8050 FAX
Intel                                             800-628-8686
  (Customer Support/FaxBack)                  and 800-538-3373 FAX
International DB2 Users Group (IDUG; Chicago)     312-644-6610
IS International (OS/2 training)                  800-276-1075
  (Boca Raton, FL)                            and 407-994-4373 FAX

Logitech (Technical Support; California)          510-795-8100
Lotus Development Corp.                           800-828-7086

McGraw-Hill (publisher of OS/2 books)             800-822-8158
  (Blue Ridge Summit, PA)                     and 717-794-2191 FAX
Mercury Opus BBS (OS/2 BBS; St. Pete, FL)         813-321-0734 BBS
Microage Computer Center (OS/2 authorized dealer) 407-875-9025
  (Maitland, FL)
Micro Focus (COBOL development products; sales)   800-MFCOBOL
  Technical Support (Philadelphia)                610-992-3550
  Bulletin Board (300, 2400, 9600 modem)          610-337-0231 BBS
  BBS (14,400 modem)                              610-337-0406 BBS
Mitsumi (Technical Support; California)           408-970-0700
Multi-Net (OS/2 BBS software)                     503-883-8099
Mustang Software (Wildcat BBS vendor)             800-999-9619

New Riders (OS/2 book publisher)                  800-428-5331
  (Indianapolis, IN)                          and 800-448-3804 FAX
Novell, Inc. (Provo, UT)                          801-429-5155
  (Technical Support)                             800-526-5463

Office Depot (Clearwater)                         813-725-3181
  Sunshine Mall                                   813-443-6767
  St. Petersburg                                  813-347-4900
Office Solutions (Long Beach, CA)                 800-897-APPS
  (OS/2 Software Catalog)                      or 310-439-5567
                                              and 310-438-7888 FAX
One Up Corporation (OS/2 training)                800-678-O1UP
  (Dallas, TX)                                and 214-620-9626 FAX
Operating Systems of Florida (St. Pete)           813-923-8892
OS+ Resource (OS/2 Software Catalog; California)  800-804-8588
                                              and 310-804-6154 FAX
OS/2 Developer Magazine subscriptions             800-926-8672
OS/2 Express (OS/2 Software Catalog)              800-672-5945
  (Maryland)                                  and 301-770-1720 FAX
OS/2 Express Bookshelf (OS/2 books)               800-OS2-KWIK
OS/2 Magazine (Miller-Freeman; San Francisco)     415-905-2200
OS/2 Shareware BBS (Pete Norloff, VA)             703-385-4325 BBS
OS/2 Vendor Council (independent vendors          415-491-1565
  promoting OS/2; San Francisco, CA)          and 415-491-1164 FAX

Packard Bell (Technical Support)                  800-733-4411
PacketWorks, Inc. (Internet Provider; Clearwater) 813-446-8826
PC & MAC Connection (OS/2 software retailer)      800-800-9520
  (New Hampshire)                              or 800-800-5555
  (Fax Number)                                and 603-446-7791 FAX
PKWare, Inc. (Glendale, WI)                       414-352-3670
  (Vendor, data compression software; PKZIP)  and 414-352-3815 FAX
PowerQuest Corporation                            800-379-2566
  (Orem, Utah)                                 or 801-226-8977
  (PartitionMagic Vendor)                     and 801-226-8941 FAX
Prentice Hall (publisher of OS/2 books)           800-428-5331
  (Indianapolis, IN)                              800-448-3804 FAX
"PRIDE" Network BBS (MBA/Bryce; Palm Harbor, FL)  813-786-4864 BBS
Prodigy                                           800-776-0845
                                              and 800-776-3449
Profit Press (CD OS/2 shareware)                  800-843-7990
Programmer's Paradise (software catalog)          800-445-7899
Provantage (software catalog)                     800-336-1166

Que (division of Macmillan Computer Publications) 800-428-5331
  (publisher of OS/2 books)                   and 800-448-3804 FAX

Random House (publisher of OS/2 books)            212-751-2600
  (New York, NY)                              and 212-940-7370 FAX

Sams Publishing (publisher of OS/2 books)         800-448-5331
  (Indianapolis, IN)                          and 800-448-3804 FAX
Simply Intelligent Systems, Inc.                  800-672-2388
  (OS/2 PC vendor)
Softmart (OS/2 software retailer)                 800-272-6519
Software, Etc. (OS/2 authorized dealer)
  Bradenton                                       941-746-7769
  Lakeland                                        941-859-4199
  Naples                                          941-434-8812
  Tampa Bay Center - Tampa                        813-875-1642
  University Square Mall  - Tampa                 813-971-7166
Software Publishers Association (SPA)             202-452-1600
  (software piracy inspectors/auditors;
  Washington, DC)
Software Quarterly (IBM magazine)                 817-961-6551
  (Roanoke, TX)                               and 817-961-7218 FAX
Stac Electronics (Carlsbad, CA)                   800-522-7822
  (Outside of the U.S.)                       and 619-794-4333
  (Vendor, Stacker data compression software) and 619-794-4575 FAX
Stream International, Inc. (Norwood, MA)          800-718-4690
  (OS/2 software retailer)
Surplus Software (OS/2 Software Catalog)          800-732-7877
SYS-ED (OS/2 training)                            212-564-9147
  (New York, NY)                              and 212-967-3498 FAX

Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group BBS                   813-786-4864 BBS
Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)               813-786-4567
Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (TBOUG)               813-786-4765 FAX
Team OS/2
   Telephone (Anita Venable)                      512-838-9204
   FAX                                            512-823-1693 FAX
   Newsletter Editor (Arylnn Poczynek)            905-316-2468
   Internet                               teamos2@vnet.ibm.com
   Prodigy                                             TVKM35A
Tiger Software (OS/2 software retailer)           800-888-4437
Tron Int'l (OS/2 test lab and sales)              415-525-2700
  (San Mateo, CA)                             and 415-525-2707 FAX

User Friendly Computer News & Review (Tampa)      813-621-9696
  (monthly computer newspaper for Tampa Bay)

Van Nostrand Reinhold (publisher of OS/2 books)   800-842-3636
  (New York, NY)                               or 212-454-3232
                                              and 212-475-2548 FAX
ViaGrafix (OS/2 training videos)                  800-842-4723
  (Pryor, OK)                                  or 918-825-6700
                                              and 800-842-3294 FAX
                                               or 918-825-6744 FAX

Walnut Creek (CD OS/2 shareware; California)      800-786-9907
  (Concord, California)                        or 510-674-0783
                                              and 510-674-0821 FAX
Watcom International (OS/2 development aids)      800-265-4555
  (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)                 and 519-747-4971 FAX
Wiley (John) & QED (OS/2 book publisher)          212-850-6000
  (New York, NY)                               or 800-CALL-WILEY
  (Facsimile)                                 and 212-850-6088 FAX

Ziff-Davis Press (publisher of OS/2 books)        510-601-2099
  (Emeryville, CA)                            and 510-601-2099 FAX



                          OS/2 HERE & THERE


A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE MERLIN BETA

           by Brian Gorrell

I received the OS/2 Warp 4.0 (Merlin) beta on Friday (June 14, 
1996).  There is no NDA, so here is what I have to say:

INSTALLATION

Up to the first reboot, it is the same as Warp 3.0 (more or less).  After 
the reboot, the graphics have the new 3D look to all the controls.  I will 
detail this later.

The first screen after the reboot is the hardware setup screen.  This is the
same as in Warp 3.0, but with a "Next" button at the bottom.  Choosing Next
brings up an additional hardware setup screen with options for PCMCIA,
infra-red, docking, and some other laptop features.

Choosing OK brings up the screen for selecting software options to install. 
Once again, this looks the same as in Warp 3.0.  It has new check boxes for
additional features.  Some of these are:

a.  BonusPak (lets you select drive letter for each item separately).
b.  OpenDoc.
c.  OpenDoc Multimedia.
d.  Voice Dictation and/or Navigation.
e.  Java Development (requires an HPFS partition).
f.  Dedicated DOS/Windows (only if setting up as Dual Boot).

Choosing Install brings up a new screen with checkboxes to select Networking
related features.  These include:

a.  File and Print client.
b.  TCP/IP Services.
c.  Remote Access Client.
d.  Systems Management Client.
e.  NetWare Client.
f.  Mobile Office Services.

Choosing Next brings up the network configuration page.  This screen has a
tree view on the left showing each of the items selected above.  It also has
Error Logging and Network Adapter and Protocol items.  On the right,
instructions tell you what to do.  Items with a blue mark next to them are
okay with the default configuration.  Items with a Red mark next to them need
to be configured.  After configuring items, they get a green mark.  Only a
handful of items need to be configured.  You are given helpful hints if you 
forget to configure anything.  This part of the install was very easy to 
do. :)

Choosing Install verifies that everything is okay before continuing.  It gave
me a warning that the recommended minimum for voice recognition is a 90Mhz
Pentium and that my computer did not meet this minimum (I have a 66Mhz
Pentium).  I told it to install it anyway.

It starts with the same progress indicator as in Warp 3.0.  When it gets to
the network part though, it switches to a very cool looking 3D progress
indicator and tells you about Warp 4.0 in the top half of the dialog.  It
also has a rotating 3D animation on the right that runs throughout the 
rest of the install.

It reboots again and then goes back to the network install progress
indicator.  At this point, it seems to run forever before the progress gets 
to 1%.  It then jumps quickly to 50% where it stays for a while.  It then 
says its finished without ever hitting 100%.  This is confusing, but I 
suspect IBM will improve it in the final release.

It reboots again and displays a summary of what installed successfully and
what did not.  For detailed logs of any item, you simply press enter on it. 
Nothing failed on my install.  I like this feature.

It displayed a registration wizard with a little elephant cartoon in the
bottom left.  It walked me through entering my registration information
(including whether I wanted to receive mailings from IBM) then asked me to
register by modem, phone, Internet (greyed out in this beta), mail, or fax.
I choose modem, but there was no answer at the number it called.

After closing the registration, I had 6 icons on my desktop:  OS/2 System,
Assistance Center, Connections, Programs, WebExplorer, and Shredder.  They
were lined up neatly down the left, with the exception of the shredder which
was in the bottom right.

The whole installation took about 45 minutes.

WARPCENTER

The WarpCenter has an OS/2 Warp logo on the left.  It acts kind of like the
Win95 Start button.  Pressing it opens a fly-out menu that automatically
includes all icons and folders on your desktop (you don't have to configure
it separately like Win95).  It continues to use fly-out even for drive 
objects.  If you right click, it opens that folder for you.

To the right of the Warp logo are icons for Window List, Lockup, Find, and
Shutdown.  The Window List icon uses a fly-out menu.  One feature I really
like is that if you right click on the Desktop item in this menu, it
automatically hides all open windows.

Next is a multi-purpose section.  Clicking on it cycles through showing the
free space on each drive and a CPU meter.

Next is the Object Trays icon.  To the right of this icon is the icons in the
current tray.  Clicking on the Object Trays icon shows a fly-out menu of all
your trays.  You can select one from this menu, or click on an empty part of
the tray to cycle through them.  I noticed I can not delete an item from the
tray.  I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong or if it is a bug.

Next is icon with a fly-out menu for the Assistance Center.  This is directly
linked to the Assistance Center folder on the desktop.

Finally, is a clock.  Clicking on the clock switches it to the date.
Clicking again switches to a timer.  An icon lets you start and stop the 
timer.

The WarpCenter Properties let you configure it to stay on top (Maximized
windows stop at the edge of the WarpCenter), disappear until mouse is moved
to its area, move to top or bottom of screen, and use large or small icons.

WARPGUIDES

I really like this feature.  This is IBMs answer to Microsoft Wizards. 
Warpguides are great for new and power users alike.  They appear as yellow
windows to the side or top of dialogs and programs that they can help with. 
They have their own little controls for walking you through the parts of the
dialog or function.  It highlights the section of the dialog it is helping
you with.  However, you can ignore it if you want.  The help level is
configurable from Novice to Advanced.  This will truly help the "Ease of 
Use" rating of OS/2.

LOOK AND FEEL

The 3D enhancements are very nice.  All windows have rounded edges and
title bars like Win95.  The entry fields also look more like Microsoft's.  Tree
views use pushbuttons for the + and - controls.  Items on menus that use a
enabled/disabled mark use a 4 shade 3D diamond that is much better than
anything I have seen before.  Push buttons have a chiseled 3D effect.  All 3D
effects are "deeper."

The Minimize, Maximize, Close, and Control icons on the title bar are very
nice IMHO.  Minimize is a 3D outline of a small box.  Maximize is a larger
box.  Close is like Maximize, but with a line going diagonally through it.  I
like the fact that they don't use black.  The scroll bar arrows are similar
to Object Desktop's.  The scroll bars themselves have a series of lines in the
center.  Perhaps they are supposed to look like the bumps put on volume knobs
on portable stereos and the like.

The WarpSans font is the new System font.  It is used for title bars and menus
by default.  A normal (non-bold) version is used for icons.  It has a much
crisper look than the other fonts do.

There are fewer schemes, but they are of higher quality.  Many include 256
color scenery backgrounds.  There are Nature, Space, Ocean, and Warped
schemes.  All of these use the standard grey shading for controls and menus. 
You can select corresponding sound schemes from the Sound icon.  The nature
sound scheme is very nice.  There are additional backgrounds that are not in
any of the schemes.  Perhaps they will be used in additional schemes in the
final product.

The icons look good.  They are completely new and sit at an angle.  I'm not
sure that they use more than 16 colors though.  I especially like the new
OS/2 and DOS window icons.  They really make it easy to differentiate the 
two at a glance.

VOICE NAVIGATION AND DICTATION

Although I "only" have a P5-66 with 32MB of memory, I ignored the warning
that a P5-90 is required.  I must say, it works *very* well on my configuration.
I think IBM should lower their recommended minimum to a Pentium 60 with 24MB.

You start the voice support by starting Voice Manager.  It is located in the
VoiceType folder, which is in the Programs folder.  The first time you use
it, it asks for your name.  You then get a small window with controls to turn the
mike off and on, set properties, etc.  It also shows the status (listening,
sleeping, etc.), the level of the input from the mike (yellow, green, red),
and the last command if it was recognized (or a message if it was not).
There is also a window showing what commands are recognized.  It has a tab 
for the specific program that is open, and for all programs.

The navigation works quite well for me.  It gets it right 85% of the time.  I
can say "Jump to" and a program name for most programs.  I can also say
"Switch to" for any running program name.  I can use pre-defined commands
like "Desktop," "Deselect All," "Pop-up," "Shutdown," or I can define a single
command to do that automatically.  It seems to have covered all of the basics
of navigation.  For instance, I can say "Move Down Five" to move the cursor
down five places.  It also seems to recognize all pushbuttons and notebook
tabs by name.

Dictation also works quite well.  However, it is only about 65% accurate for
me.  This should go up significantly once I train it.  To start, I simply say
"Begin Dictation."  I then dictate and say "Stop Dictation."  I can then edit
using voice navigation commands (Home, End, Delete to End, Select Line,
Select Word, Previous Word, etc.).  I can also say "Correct Error" on any 
word to hear a recording of what I said and select the appropriate word from 
a pop-up menu (by number).  It then remembers this so it gets it right next 
time.

Navigation and Dictation can be improved by training (both the software and
yourself).  The utility to this is extremely easy to use.  You simply say
sentence after sentence.  There are about 170 phrases for navigation and 200+
sentences for dictation.  However, you only need to say about 50 of each
before it tells you it has heard enough to continue.  It then warns you it
will take a couple of hours to process.  I chose to suspend and come back
later.  It remembers where you left off if you want to stop at any point.  My
understanding is that accuracy will improve dramatically after training.

By the way, you can set up as many users as you want, but any user can still
use it without training.

DEDICATED DOS/WINDOWS SESSIONS

First off, the requirements:

- IDE hard drives only.
- Dual Boot configuration (requires FAT file system).

That seems to be all that is required.  To set up a Dedicated session, you
simply check a box on the notebook page where you normally select DOS,
Windows, or OS/2 program.  I don't know anything about it beyond this since I
get an error when I actually try to use it.  I will send more info once I get
it working.

MISCELLANEOUS

INTERNET:  The Internet support is pretty much as you would expect.  Same as
in Warp 3.0, but URL icons can be double clicked on to start a WebExplorer
session.  WebExplorer is pretty much the same.  It is version 1.2.  One
change is a right click on the web page brings up a menu of all the links 
on the page.

DEVICE DRIVER CD:  The OS/2 Device Driver Pak CD is useful.  It can be
accessed using the WebExplorer and is logically laid out.  If connected 
to the Internet, you can use its links to connect right to a manufacturers
web or ftp site.

HARDWARE MANAGER:  The Hardware Manager is a utility that shows IRQs, DMA,
I/O, etc of all devices.  It seems to be just as thorough as Win95s device 
manager as far as recognizing my hardware.  It even recognized my tape drive 
as a Sony SDT-5000.  The utility is probably a WPS class as it acts like a 
detail view folder.  Note that you can't really do anything except view the 
settings of the devices.

MULTIMEDIA:  The multimedia players have been redesigned to have a very
proprietary look to them.  They have marble like textures to the backgrounds
and very 3D irregularly shaped pushbuttons.  I don't know about MPEG support
yet.

FOLDER MENUS:  All folders now have a menu bar (can be turned off) with
Folder, Edit, View, Selected, and Help menus.

ARRANGE OPTIONS:  There are new Arrange options.  These include Standard, From
Top, From Left, From Right, From Bottom, Perimeter, Selected Horizontal, and
Selected Vertical.  There is also an optional snap to grid capability with
definable icon spacing.  Any icon can be locked in place so the Arrange does
not affect it.  This is not working 100% of the time right now.

VIO WINDOWS:  There is a right mouse button menu in VIO (DOS and OS/2 text
mode) windows.  It lets you set font size, mark, cut, copy, paste, etc.  You
can also define whether it should verify when closed by the title bar close
button.

OTHER:  Many utilities look the same as before.  These include Scheme Palette,
Color Palettes, Dial Other Internet Providers, and others.  I think their
look will be enhanced in the final release.

STABILITY:  I've only been using it for a couple of days, but I haven't had a
single system crash.  I have had a SYS error from VoiceType, but it was only
once and did not affect the rest of the system.  This is a very stable beta. 
There are however settings for "Asynchronous Focus Change," and "Focus Change
Sensitivity" in the System notebook.  The default is 2 seconds (represented
as 20 tenths of a second).  Here's the part I think may be important:  I tried 
to run a video and after about 2 seconds got a message that the device was not
responding.  I had the option to retry or cancel.  A cancel immediately
closed the application.  No problem.  I think this is a problem with my video
drivers or the beta, but the point is it did not crash the system.  As I 
remember in Warp, a device timeout usually crashed the system.  I also noticed 
the cursor stayed as an arrow when I tried to start the CD Player with a data 
CD in the drive.  It was only a wait cursor when I moved it over the CD 
player.  In Warp, it stays as a wait cursor over the whole system until the 
CD player returns an error.  It seems like IBM did a lot of work in the area 
of stability.

SPEED:  Faster than Warp 3.0.  Don't know what else I can say about this 
yet.  I will do some time tests when I get a chance.  Hard drive speed seems
faster.

There are lots of other things I haven't yet explored (Java, OpenDoc, etc.),
but I'm getting tired of writing and want to get back to playing with Merlin.

I'll post smaller tidbits as they come up.

P.S.  The beta I have may not be the same as the one just announced at the
Warp home page.  I got mine by writing a letter to IBM when the OS/2 
Information Center announced "Last Day to Participate" in regards to a 
private beta.  The fact that I am a developer (although I've written nothing 
for the general public yet) probably helped.

                           - Brian Gorrell
                             bgorrell@radix.net
                             Origin:  RadixNet Internet Services (1:202/1209)
                             June 15, 1996


ANDREA ELECTRONICS' PRODUCTS ENHANCE MERLIN'S SPEECH PERFORMANCE & ACCURACY

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY  (June 17, 1996) /PRNewswire/ - Andrea Electronics (AMEX: AND)
announced today that shrink-wrapped copies of IBM's new version of OS/2 Warp 
operating system, code-name Merlin, will include noise-canceling headsets 
developed and manufactured by Andrea Electronics.  Currently, OS/2 Warp 
users exceed 13 million worldwide.  Merlin will go into beta testing later 
this month and will become widely available in the second half of this 
year.  In addition to its unmatched connectivity and system management 
features, Merlin will come with built-in speech navigation and dictation in 
U.S. and U.K. English, French, German and Italian.  Other languages will 
become available later. 

Noise-canceling products from Andrea Electronics improve speech 
intelligibility and sound quality by reducing ambient noise.  Andrea 
Anti-Noise(R) microphone technology enhances all voice-driven computing 
applications, such as speech recognition, telephony, speech over the 
Internet, videoconferencing, multi-party conferencing, multimedia and 
interactive games. 

Merlin integrates IBM's latest VoiceType(TM) technology in speech navigation 
and dictation with an improved user interface that includes an enhanced 
version of the Lotus SmartCenter, named WarpCenter, and with Internet 
access.  Additionally, Merlin will incorporate Java into the operating 
system, allowing it to natively run Java applications and Internet applets 
independent of a Web browser.  It will be the first major Intel-based 
operating system with built-in speech recognition and will take the 
concept of ease-of-use to an entirely new level.

"With Merlin, IBM is leading the way to the next generation of 
easy-to-use operating systems," said John N. Andrea, co-president 
of Andrea Electronics Corporation.  "Computing has clearly achieved 
significant advances in voice-interactive operating and Andrea Electronics' 
noise-canceling products enhance all of these applications."

Merlin continues IBM's commitment to provide open, multi-platform business 
solutions by establishing OS/2 Warp as a universal client that will connect 
to any server operating system in the same way that OS/2 Warp Server is a 
universal server that will connect to any client operating system.  From 
PC server operating systems to mainframes, Merlin will be the connecting 
solution.  In addition, Merlin will provide desktop access to all of the 
world's most popular PC server platforms, including OS/2 Warp Server, LAN 
Server, Microsoft Windows NT and Novell NetWare.

Merlin will be speaker independent, meaning the computer will understand 
what most users say, without any training.  And it even will know the 
difference between words with the same pronunciation yet different 
spelling, like the homonyms: to, too and two.  Merlin also will 
come with a continuous navigator that allows users to speak as they 
normally do without inserting pauses between words, in order to navigate 
through the desktop and menus.  The navigation dictionary in Merlin will 
include common desktop navigation words.  Dictation will come with a base 
vocabulary of 22,000 words and will allow the addition of up to 42,000 
more unique terms.  Customers may purchase separate vocabularies for 
professions, such as healthcare and law.

Established in 1934, Andrea Electronics Corporation is a developer and 
manufacturer of audio communications equipment for the personal 
computer, telecommunications, military electronics and commercial 
markets.  Andrea Electronics is based in Long Island City, NY. 

For Andrea Electronics' investor relations inquiries, contact Patrick 
Pilch at 718-729-8500. 

Andrea Anti-Noise is a registered trademark of Andrea Electronics.  OS/2 
and VoiceType are trademarks of IBM Corporation.  All other product and 
service names may be trademarks and/or service marks of their respective 
owners.

If you are interested in viewing additional information about Andrea 
Electronics, visit the Andrea Electronics home page at 
http://www.AndreaElectronics.com or call 800-758-5804 code 041750 
for a faxed copy of any Andrea Electronics' news announcements.  For complete 
information about IBM, its products, services, and technology visit 
http://www.ibm.com.  The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to 
receive facsimiles of prior IBM product press releases by calling 
1-800-IBM-4FAX and entering 99 at the voice menu. 

                                                         - Joe Hartmen
                                                           JoeTom@aol.com


OS/2 THIS & THAT

Onward to news I know you wouldn't (and probably haven't) missed:

In reviewing OS/2 E-zine I ran across a solution to WebExplore's inability 
to maintain multiple bookmark lists.  It turns out that you can use the 
workplace shell!  I recently saw an app in Indelible Blue (small price but 
requires 12 Mb RAM).  See Attachment 1.  

One of my main complaints has been the lack of science and engineering 
applications (see Attachment 2).  Freeware and shareware has helped 
considerably.  However, I am encouraged by the release of a 2-D CAD 
native app (i.e., BlueCAD) at a reasonable price as well as a native 
document imaging/management app (sorry, forgot the name -- see Indelibel
Blue catalog under NEW).  

These are pro applications.  Too bad that there isn't a 3-D CAD program 
native.  There is a ported solid body app called IRIT.  Once I install a 
new hard drive I'll play with it. 

Additionally...did you check out the Ziff-Davis report (OS/2 News and Blues 
current issue) regarding server OS ratings?  They really hammered NT and 
praised the OS/2 Warp Server.

                             - Joe May
                               Chairman, TBOUG End User Education Committee


OS/2 ON $1 BILLION SALES TRACK

By Edward F. Moltzen, New York

The OS/2 operating system is generating a $1 billion revenue 
stream for IBM Corp.  And after a "challenging" first quarter--with 
disappointing financial results--the operating system brings IBM 
close to achieving its sales goals for 1996 to date, a top IBM
official said.

John W. Thompson, general manager of IBM's Personal Software Products 
Group, also said, in an interview with CRN, that after making key 
operational changes at the division he is now focusing on sharpening 
OS/2's image.

Thompson, who was appointed to his post in September, said he wants 
to "really concentrate on trying to improve the overall image and 
market perception of where we were with OS/2 and, quite frankly, 
where we weren't."

In 1995, Thompson said, OS/2 volume was up 27 percent and revenue was 
up 40 percent over the previous year.

"The first quarter [of 1996] did not compare as well as the first 
quarter of 1995," Thompson said.  "But in terms of revenue on a 
year-to-year basis, we're not that far off where we'd like to be."

Analysts repeatedly have questioned the financial viability of 
maintaining and supporting the nine-year-old operating system. 

IBM traditionally has declined to specify financial numbers for 
specific elements of its software business, and recently, even 
competitor Microsoft Corp. has declined to specify how many 
Windows 95 licenses it has sold.

During the first six months in his position, Thompson took action to 
consolidate OS/2's development team in Austin, Texas, and worked to 
develop a comprehensive product strategy for the operating system, 
which had been foundering.

The beta version of OS/2 Warp's next release--code-named Merlin--is 
slated to be released in small numbers this month, with a general 
release for late this year.  Thompson said the unit will stick with 
its bread-and-butter base.

Gone from OS/2 Warp's repertoire is the television advertising 
campaign that, among other things, portrayed a group of cloistered 
nuns talking about using OS/2 to "surf the Net."

Thompson said he wants it clear what the operating system's focus 
will be.  "We are concentrating on OS/2 as a mission-critical platform 
for developing applications essential to large business and small 
business," Thompson said.  "While we have an interest in the consumer 
space, it is a space where the requirements for merchandising and 
marketing dollars are fairly substantial.

"We will not concentrate on that as our first point of attack," 
Thompson said.

To date, there are approximately 13 million seats of OS/2 in the 
market, according to IBM officials and other market data.

                                            - Joe Hartman
                                              JoeTom@aol.com


FIRST VIRGINIA BANKS SWITCHES TO OS/2 WARP

AMERICAN BANKER via Individual Inc. (May 20, 1996) - First Virginia
Banks Inc. is installing a computer network based on the OS/2 operating 
system from International Business Machines Corp.

Under a contract valued at $16 million, IBM will replace the bank
company's mainframe-based system with a local area network in each
of its 354 branches.  Each network is to feature a PC server with a
Pentium processor and personal computers based on 486 chips.

The $8.2 billion-asset holding company, based in Falls Church, Va., is
upgrading its branch technology to keep pace with larger rivals such as
First Union Corp. and NationsBank Corp., which dominate the northern
Virginia market.

According to Mentis Corp., a research firm based in Durham, N.C., more
than one-quarter of banks with better than $1 billion of assets planned
to upgrade or acquire PC-based branch networks last year.  Further, the
Tower Group, Wellesley, Mass., said at least 10 of the nation's top 25
banks are overhauling branch systems in 1996.

First Virginia's new network is designed for the usual set of branch
improvements:  improving sales and customer service, according to John
Joback, executive vice president of First Virginia Services, the bank's
technology arm.

Conversion of the 95 branches in the holding company's lead bank should be
completed this month.  The balance of the holding company's branches - some
of which are in Maryland and Tennessee - should be converted by 1997.

First Virginia is among a growing group of banks investing large amounts
in client-server conversions.

Though most banks with client-server branch systems are in the Microsoft
DOS operating environment, newer installations tend to be on Microsoft's
Windows NT or IBM's OS/2, experts said. These newer operating systems
tend to be better than DOS for multitasking.

"We looked at Windows NT but decided that OS/2 is a more stable and
reliable product," said Mr. Joback.  "Windows NT will become a 
mature product, but right now, OS/2 is ahead of the game."

OS/2 already is used by many of the nation's largest institutions, but
industry experts predict a growing use of Windows NT.

First Virginia is running branch automation software from Broadway &
Seymour Inc. on the new operating system.

The bank also is using image technology to store customer signatures 
on-line and to pull them up with account information.

For the future, the bank is planning to drop preprinted forms and produce
documents on laser printers.  It is also looking to install an electronic
mail network.

                                                 - Lori Sackowitz
                                                   Personal Systems Marketing


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                                  PROS/2

                                 July 1996

PROS/2 is the official newsletter of the Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group
(TBOUG), a not-for-profit, vendor-independent users' group dedicated to
the effective use of IBM's OS/2 operating system.  Letters and
manuscripts are welcomed and reviewed for possible publication.
Please supply narrative in ASCII text format.  Copyright (C)
TBOUG 1996.  All rights reserved.  IBM and OS/2 are the registered
trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation.
TBOUG logo designed by Albert Tatenborn.

Any OS/2 licensee within the Tampa Bay area of Florida is eligible to
become a member of TBOUG.  Annual Corporate membership is $200;
individual membership is $20; membership fees are prorated on a
quarterly basis.  TBOUG was founded in December 1993 and its
Federal Tax Id is 59-3212323.

ADDRESS

Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group
c/o M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
777 Alderman Road
Palm Harbor, FL  34683
Tel:  813/786-4567
Fax:  813/786-4765
BBS:  813/786-4864
WWW:  http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/tboug

OFFICERS

President
Scott M. Baker
Tel:  813/538-2273
Fax:  813/870-2912
E-Mail:  DrSbaker@ix.netcom.com
         73156.177@compuserve.com

Vice President
John C. Tardy, CCP - SWFWMD
Tel:  813/985-7481
Fax:  813/987-6748
E-Mail:  Jupiler@aol.com
         73373.3507@compuserve.com

Secretary
Bruce W. Albritton - SWFWMD
Tel:  813/985-7481 X 2363
Fax:  813/987-6748
E-Mail:  103263.71@compuserve.com 

Treasurer
Albert F. (Fritz) Foster - Crystal Investment Enterprises, Inc.
Tel:  813/341-1444 (answer machine)
      813/384-3900 (voice)
E-Mail:  AFoster704@aol.com

BOARD MEMBERS

PROS/2 Editor & HTML Writer
Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
Tel:  813/786-4567
BBS:  813/786-4864
CompuServe:  76235,2364
E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com

Chairman, OS/2 Support Committee
Brian A. Lowe - Technically Speaking
Tel:  941/745-2315
Fax:  (same)
E-Mail:  tfxbl@worldnet.att.net

Chairman, End User Education Committee
Joe May - State of Florida
Tel:  813/744-6100 X 342
Fax:  813/744-8198
E-Mail:  may_j@tpa1.dep.state.fl.us

Chairman, Production Committee & BBS SysOp
Paul Wylie - M. Bryce & Associates, Inc.
Tel:  813/786-4567
IBM Link:  MA00890

Past-President
Dave Hancock - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Tel:  941/688-7407 X 2711
Fax:  941/688-7407 X 6090
E-Mail:  74021.522@compuserve.com

IBM Vendor Liaison
Brad Brown - IBM
Tel:  813/872-2156
E-Mail:  bradbrown@vnet.ibm.com



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                        TAMPA BAY OS/2 USERS' GROUP
                                  BYLAWS

                          ENACTED DECEMBER 9, 1993

ARTICLE I  NAME

Section A  The name of this organization shall be the "Tampa Bay OS/2 Users'
Group," hereinafter called the Association.  OS/2 is defined as a computer
operating system marketed by IBM.  OS/2 and IBM are the registered trademarks
of the International Business Machines Corporation.

ARTICLE II  PURPOSE

Section A  The objectives of this Association shall be:

1.  To provide a forum for OS/2 users in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

2.  To promote the effective use of OS/2.

3.  To provide a formal communications channel between the members and
    the OS/2 vendor, IBM.

4.  To provide a vehicle to communicate with other OS/2 related
    user groups.

Section B  Achievement of the objectives shall be accomplished by:

1.  Planning and conducting meetings of the Association.

2.  Developing and maintaining an electronic messaging system (e.g.
    "bulletin board" and/or "group ware") to facilitate the exchange of
    ideas and communications between members.  Such a service is to
    act as a "clearing house" for its members to research OS/2 related
    subjects and problems, disseminate pertinent news, and share public
    domain software.

    Use of such electronic services is made available to Association members
    on a strictly voluntary basis and at their own risk.  The Association and
    the Executive Board will not be responsible for any direct, indirect,
    incidental, special or consequential damages including, for example,
    loss of profits resulting from the use of the "bulletin board" service or
    software obtained from the service, even if the Association has
    been advised of the possibility of damages.

3.  Developing and maintaining a list of suggested modifications/improvements
    to OS/2 for consideration by IBM.

4.  Developing and maintaining a list of problems ("bugs") associated
    with OS/2 for correction by IBM.

5.  Developing and maintaining a list of suggested standards pertaining to
    OS/2 for consideration by IBM.

6.  Developing and maintaining a list of members of the Association.

7.  Developing and maintaining a reference library of Association related                             				     documentation (e.g., minutes of board meetings, published proceedings,
    committee reports, membership lists, etc.).

8.  Voluntary participation in OS/2 promotional activities (e.g., seminars,
    exhibitions, demonstrations, etc.).

ARTICLE III  MEMBERSHIP

Section A  Classes of Membership

1.  There will be two classes of membership, a Corporate Membership, and
    an Individual Membership.

2.  Each Corporate Membership is entitled to one (1) vote.

3.  Each Individual Membership is entitled to one tenth (1/10) of a vote.

Section B  Qualification

1.  A membership may be held by any company, organization, or
    individual with an OS/2 license.

2.  Qualification for membership shall be automatic unless in the judgment
    of the Executive Board this membership would not be consonant with the
    spirit of the Association.

Section C  Application

1.  Application for membership must be made by writing to the Secretary
    of the Association.

2.  The application for Corporate Membership shall designate an
    individual to serve as that corporation's voting delegate.  The member
    corporation may designate its delegate at any time by written notice
    to the Secretary.

3.  The Executive Board shall promptly act to accept or reject an application
    for membership.

Section D  Fees

1.  An annual membership fee will be established by the Executive
    Board to cover the operating expenses of the Association.  The
    membership fee is payable to the Treasurer at the time of applying
    for membership.  If membership application is rejected, the fee will
    be returned to the applicant.

2.  Registration fees will be used to cover the cost of meetings.  The
    amount of the fee will be established from time to time by a
    committee consisting of the Secretary, Treasurer, and the
    Program Chairman and submitted by that committee to the
    Executive Board for approval.  The registration fee is payable to
    the Treasurer or other designated agent and is payable by each
    person attending the meeting (with the exception of guests of the
    Association).

Section E  Termination of Membership

1.  Membership terminates when qualification for membership ceases to
    exist.

2.  A membership may be terminated by notification in writing to the
    Association Secretary from the corporate delegate of a Corporate
    Membership, or an individual for an Individual Membership

3.  Membership shall expire on January 1 of each year unless the
    member's annual fee is received by the Secretary prior to that date.

4.  The Secretary will notify the member by letter that such termination
    has occurred.  Re-instatement may be requested by letter to the President.

ARTICLE IV  GOVERNMENT

Section A  Executive Board of Directors

1.  Executive Board - The government of this Association shall be vested
    in the Executive Board, which shall consist of nine members.

2.  Officers - The executive officers shall be:  the President, the Vice-
    President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer.

3.  Executive Board Members - The Executive Board shall consist of the
    executive officers, acting ex officio in their respective capacities, the
    immediate Past President, and sufficient additional members to total
    nine.

4.  The tenure of an officer or Executive Board member shall terminate if the
    incumbent becomes ineligible to hold office.

5.  A majority of the Executive Board is a quorum.

Section B  The President shall:

1.  Be the principal executive officer.

2.  Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
    Association.

3.  Provide for committees as described in Article VII.

4.  Preside over all formal meetings and Executive Board meetings of the
    Association.

5.  Be ex officio a member of all committees.

6.  Provide for the discharge, pro tempore, of necessary functions in the
    event of the absence or incapacity of a member.

7.  Call all Executive Board meetings.

Section C  The Vice President shall:

1.  Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
    Association.

2.  Be of official service to the President.

3.  Perform the duties, pro tempore, of the President in case of Presidential
    absence.

4.  Act as Chairman of the Program Committee.

Section D  The Secretary shall:

1.  Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
    Association.

2.  Publish and maintain the minutes of Executive Board meetings.

3.  Be responsible for all official publications of the Association.

4.  Maintain the membership roster and make copies available for
    formal meetings.

5.  Be responsible for all official correspondence with IBM.

6.  Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for
    meetings of the Association.  This responsibility is jointly
    held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman.

Section E  The Treasurer shall:

1.  Participate as an executive officer of the Executive Board of the
    Association.

2.  Be responsible for all monies of the Association.

3.  Maintain all accounts and handle all financial transactions of the
    Association and prepare and issue to each member an annual
    financial statement of the Association.

4.  Prepare and maintain an operating budget by fiscal year for the
    Association.  An approval of the budget by the Executive Board is required.

5.  Arrange for an annual audit of the financial accounts of the Association.
    An Audit Committee consisting of at least three (3) members of the
    Association will be appointed by the President.  Said committee will
    review their findings with the Executive Board for approval.

6.  Participate in the recommendation of registration fees for
    meetings of the Association.  This responsibility is jointly
    held by the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Program Chairman.

7.  Collect all fees pertaining to membership and registration for
    meetings.  The Treasurer may appoint a member to collect
    fees in the event of his/her absence.

Section F  Scope:

The duties of the Executive Board and the officers shall include but not be
restricted to those named in this article.

ARTICLE V  Nomination and Election

Section A

1.  The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of candidates for each
    office at the last scheduled public meeting of the Association.  This
    committee will be chaired either by the Past President or a delegate
    member appointed by the President.

2.  Additional nominations may be appended to the slate of officers upon
    receipt by the Nominating Committee, before the close of the meeting, of a
    petition signed by seven (7) delegate members.  No delegate may sign more
    than one petition for the same office.

3.  Elections shall occur during the course of that meeting.

4.  Election shall be by secret ballot cast by delegate members.

5.  Absentee ballots are not permitted.

6.  A candidate is elected upon receiving a majority of the votes for the
    office.  Should the first ballot fail to produce a majority vote for any
    office(s), a run-off shall be held between the two candidates receiving
    the highest and second highest number of votes cast for the office(s).

7.  The procedure for electing the remaining members of the Executive
    Board shall be as follows.  Each delegate member may vote for as many
    candidates as there are vacancies to be filled.  Those candidates,
    equal in number to the actual number of vacancies to be filled,
    receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected to the
    Executive Board.  In the case of a tie which results in a conflict, a
    run-off between the tied candidates shall be held to fill the vacancies
    remaining.

8.  Elected officers and Board members shall assume their duties upon
    adjournment of that meeting.

Section B  Vacancies

1.  In the event the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice
    President shall succeed to the Presidency.

2.  When any other office becomes vacant, the Executive Board shall
    act to fill the office for the unexpired term.  They shall use such
    procedures for this as they deem advisable under the circumstances,
    including if they wish, the holding of a special election with
    balloting conducted by mail.

Section C  Eligibility

1.  Only member delegates are eligible to be officers or Executive Board
    members.

2.  No restriction shall be placed on the number of times a person may be
    re-elected to office except that a Presidential incumbent is not eligible
    for re-election of a second consecutive term.

3.  No nomination shall be accepted unless the nominee has given assurance
    of willingness to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the office
    for which he is nominated.

4.  Employees and relatives of IBM and its subsidiaries are ineligible to serve
    as officers or members of the Executive Board.  However, IBM can appoint
    an official non-voting representative(s) to act as vendor liaison at
    Executive Board meetings and committee meetings.

Section D  Duties of Officers

The Executive Board shall:

1.  Establish official policy for the Association.  This includes a code of
    conduct and standard practices to be observed at all Association functions.

2.  Monitor and supervise all Association related activities.

3.  Establish fees for membership and registration for meetings.

4.  Sanction special projects related to the Association.

5.  Control the distribution of the Association membership roster to parties
    internal and external to the Association.

ARTICLE VI  MEETINGS

Section A  Definitions for Meetings of the Association

1.  A formal meeting is an event composed of one or more scheduled
    sessions for the general membership of the association.  The sessions
    may be concurrent and/or contiguous for each day of the meeting.
    A formal meeting is completed when adjourned 'sine die.'

2.  The Executive Board will conduct separate meetings to conduct the
    business of the Association.  Board meetings will be open to all
    members.

3.  Committees will conduct separate meetings to discuss pertinent
    topics of interest.  Committee meetings will be open to all members.

Section B  Schedules

1.  Formal meetings will be conducted once a month.  Locations for these
    meetings shall be selected by the Executive Board based on the
    recommendations of the Program Committee.

2.  Executive Board meetings will be conducted at least four times a year.
    The President shall select the meeting location.

3.  Committee meetings will be conducted periodically as determined by
    the committee.  The Committee Chairman shall select the meeting location.

Section C  Meeting Preliminaries

1.  The agenda and other particulars for a formal meeting shall be distributed
    by the Association Secretary to the members at least one week prior to the
    opening day of the formal meeting.

2.  The agenda and other particulars for a board meeting shall be distributed
    by the Association President to the members of the Executive Board at
    least one week prior to the opening day of the board meeting.

3.  The agenda and other particulars for a committee meeting shall be
    distributed by the Committee Chairman to interested members at least
    one week prior to the opening of the committee meeting.

Section D  Attendance

Attendance at all meetings is limited to members and guests invited by
the Executive Board.

Section E  Proceedings

A recording secretary shall be assigned for each meeting.  For formal
meetings and board meetings, this will be the Association Secretary.
For committee meetings, the Chairman will appoint a member to record
the events in a fashion acceptable to the Association Secretary.

Section F  Restriction

1.  No member or guest of the Association shall engage in employment
    recruiting and/or interviewing at and during any meeting.

2.  Meetings of the Association shall not be used as a vehicle for direct
    solicitation of business.  To clarify, the Executive Board or a Committee
    Chairman may from time to time invite a vendor or consultant to a meeting
    to describe their product and/or service.  In this event, the vendor/
    consultant can describe their product/service and pricing structure to the
    general membership in attendance, but must avoid direct solicitation for
    business from individual members during the meeting.

Section G  Meetings

The date and location of any meeting to be sponsored by the Association or
by any of its committees must be coordinated with the Vice President before
being formally scheduled or announced.

ARTICLE VII  COMMITTEES

Section A  Establishment of Committees

1.  A committee and its charter are established by the Association President
    with the approval of the Executive Board.

2.  The Chairman is appointed by the President with the approval of the
    Executive Board.

3.  The Chairman appoints the members of the committee.  However, a
    committee may be as small as one (1) member.

4.  The Chairman shall keep the Association Secretary informed, on a
    timely basis, of the membership and activities of the committee.

5.  A committee may be dissolved, or its charter modified, or its chairman
    removed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board.

ARTICLE VIII  COMMUNICATIONS

Section A  Distribution

The official distribution of information to the members shall be through
the Association Secretary.

Section B  Nature of Material

Material sent to the Association Secretary for distribution is considered
non-proprietary and unclassified.  Material is unequivocally subject by
the Secretary and the Association.

Section C  Library

A library of material will be maintained by the Association Secretary in a
manner to be determined by the Executive Board.

Section D  Association Communication with the Vendor

All official communications between the Association and the OS/2 vendor,
IBM, about matters of Association business must be conducted through
the Association President, or through such individual(s) as he/she may
designate.

ARTICLE IX  PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

Section A

"Robert's Rules of Order" shall prevail except that where they
conflict with these bylaws, the bylaws shall govern.

ARTICLE X  AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS

Section A  Proposals

Amendments to the bylaws may be processed by action of the Executive
Board or by a petition to the Association Secretary of seven (7) or more
members.  Notice of a proposed amendment must be distributed to the
membership at least one month prior to the formal meeting at which
discussion is expected.

Section B  Voting Procedure

Amendments to the by-laws shall be made by mail ballot.  The Secretary
will mail the ballots to the membership within one (1) month following the
formal meeting at which the amendment was discussed.  Ballots must be
returned to the Secretary within two (2) months of the closing day of the
Formal Meeting at which the amendment was discussed.  A majority of the
votes returned within the above time limit shall be required to carry the
proposed amendment.

Section C  Restriction

The Association Secretary or other members of the Executive Board may
not edit proposals for bylaw amendment.


END BYLAWS


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