

TO/2 Newsletter - October, 1995
Welcome to the Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter!




volume 1, issue 6






Happy six month anniversary to the User Group and this
Newsletter!

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Introduction/
Administrivia

From the Warped Mind of the Editor - Yet more about Win 95!
Meeting Schedules - October 12, 1995
Meeting Map



News of the Month

Group Announcements - ProSIG, other SIGs
Latest News from Vendors - Family FunPak, Microlearn Games
Shareware/Freeware Information - IBM Anti-Virus
Products in Review - Relish, a review by a member
Fun and Humour - There has to be some!




Tools, Tips and
Tricks

Tips for Users New and Old - Including more WPS tips!
Vital OS/2 Tools and Utilities - Icon Library #9
Fixes, Patches and CSD's - New Web Explorer Beta



OS/2
Information

OS/2 BBS List
OS/2 Echoes and Mailing Lists - New OS2NEWS Mailing List
OS/2 Vendors
OS/2 Books - New book by Brian Profitt, Guru at large!
Team OS/2



Details and
Legals

This Month's Contributors
Request for Contributors
Request for Sponsors/Advertising
Disclaimer/Copyrights












Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter





TO/2 Newsletter - Intro/Admin - 10/95






Introduction and Administration

From the Warped Mind of the
Editor
Membership Information
Meeting Schedules
Meeting Map




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From the Warped Mind of the Editor

So, this is the way the world ends - not with a bang, but with
Windows.  Trite yes, but true.  The world stormed over Win95, and even
though BillyG bought 1/2 a bill worth of advertising, he got about 10
times that in media play.  But now the tables are turning - it turns out
that Win95 may be as tough to install as OS/2 - or worse.

I have to admit I played with Win95 for about 4 solid hours a while
back.  It has some nice features - the start button isn't as silly as I
thought it was, the interface is familiar to any OS/2 user.  The
highlight bar follows your mouse pointer over a menu, and secondary and
tertiary menus open up if you hover your mouse over a selection for 2
seconds.  All of this user functionality doesn't mean that I like it, or
that even I wasn't able to crash it completely (5 times, 4
hours).  It does mean that I like some of the implementation.

I tried it on a 396DX40 w/20 megs of RAM (thanks, Jodi), and it was
snappy.  Snappier than OS/2, but that's the price you pay for a
non-kevlar operating system - this thing is not bullet proof.  But it
leaves me to wonder where OS/2 will be in a year.  In the humour section, I make an observation that
had some of the executive in hysterics.  It's certainly not true, but
what if we ARE all using something other than OS/2 in a year?

That's certainly a question that's crossed my mind.  Then again, I
keep thinking that there is so much WE can do to foster OS/2's useage.
Got some spare time?  Join up with Team OS/2 and get the news out there.
Show them that it's better than Win95.  Can you Warp a friend?  Win '95
is not the greatest operating system in the world.  The media love to
tear down the world players, and they may do that to BillyG.  This would
be the chance.  A huge backlash.  We could step in.  But without
support, no one will be there to do it.  Support your local OS/2, and at
least it would have a chance.  And we'll see you at next year's
October TO/2 meeting.

BTW, I thought I would let you know about some companies that have
made "the switch".  Canada Trust's new system is entirely OS/2 based, it
appears.  Very nice, and will damned near eliminate tellers.  Also, the
General Accident Assurance Co., one of the largest property and casualty
insurers in the counrty, is converting it's system to an OS/2-based lan.
They're already testing 40 huge desktop systems in 2 branch offices.

If there is something you would like to see in the NL, just drop me a note:




Martin Moran, Editor

The opinions expressed in this editorial are only those of the
editor, and do not reflect any opinions at IBM or with the Toronto OS/2
User's Group




Membership Information

Presently, membership in TO/2 requires only that you show up at the
monthly meetings.  Normally, we have a crowd of roughly 70 people attend,
but this swells and dips on a regular basis.

Please ensure that, should you attend to the meeting, you sign the
Sign-In sheets, so that we can properly account for you as a
member.

Presently there is no membership fee for TO/2, and the Executive is
currently debating this.  Until such time as a decision has been made,
all TO/2 meetings and events are free of charge.

For more information about Membership, please contact Kevin Quinn, Membership
Co-ordinator by e-mail.




Meeting Schedules

All TO/2 meetings take place on the second Thursday in the month, in the
Auditorium of 3600 Steeles Avenue East, Markham.  Meetings begin with a
half hour question and answer period with the New User SIG at 7:00 in room
D109, and then presentations start at 7:30 with the group news.  The
main presenter appears from 7:45-8:45, and then we have a 15 minute
break.  A number of smaller presenters, including members of TO/2 and
the Executive, will take us to conclusion at 10:00pm.

The Meeting will take place on .  The meeting will take place on
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Meeting Map














Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter






TO/2 Newsletter - News  - 10/95





News of the Month

Group Announcements
Latest News From Vendors
Shareware/Freeware Information
Products in Review
Fun and Humour




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Group Announcements

The first meeting of the Programmer's Special Interest Group (ProSIG)
met on September 13, 1995, and by all accounts the meeting was a
success.  Roughly 20 members showed up to meet with the leader, Norval
Oswald, and discuss various programming issues, techniques and
utilities.  Keep an eye out for the minutes of the meeting.

A bit of Executive gossip: A quick meeting of the executive
after the last user's group meeting (September 14, 1995) came up with
this idea: a SIG night on the fourth Thursday of every month, or on
alternate announced days for quirky months like February.  We already
have a Programmer's SIG, and want your input for others.
Discussion now revolves around: communications (especially TCP/IP
networking and general communications), entertainment (encompassing
games and other time killers) and applications.  We need your input, so
drop a line to the executive for what type of SIG you would like to see
and participate in.  We also will need SIG leaders, whose duties are
relatively minor, and who will get their recognition, believe me!




Latest News from Vendors

We have two choices for your viewing pleasure:


IBM's Family FunPak - click!
Microlearn's Game Products - click!


The IBM Family FunPak for OS/2 Warp


Announced on September 12, 1995 
SOFTWARE Announcement 295-388

 
In Brief . . .

The IBM Family FunPak for OS/2 Warp...Entertaining, Educational, and
Helpful

o  You can select to install your choice of applications in any

   combination with an easy-to-use GUI.

o  Your applications are placed into The IBM Family FunPak for

   OS/2 Warp folder on the OS/2 Desktop for easy access.

o  All members of your family including mom, dad, teenagers, and

   pre-teens can find something fun and useful.

o  OS/2 Warp operating system functions are preserved; you can

   operate other OS/2 applications while enjoying components of the

   FunPak programs.

----------------------------------------

 
The IBM Family FunPak for OS/2(R) Warp is a collection of games,
entertainment, and reference applications that run on IBM OS/2 Warp
and OS/2 Warp Connect.  If you have a computer at home, this
collection of entertainment, education, and home management programs
should appeal to you.

Try the Star Emperor strategy game.  Test your logical thinking
ability with any of the MicroLearn Game Pack problems.  You can relax
by playing familiar games like Poker, Blackjack, and Backgammon.

Use the American Heritage Dictionary, Concise Edition, for home
reference and the In Charge at Home! personal financial management
application to track your home finances.  The whole family can get
Warp'ed with this well-rounded FunPak value.

A common installation program gives you a single view of the Family
FunPak and lets you easily install any or all of the components
within the Family FunPak.

Here is what you get with the IBM Family FunPak for OS/2 Warp:

o  Star Emperor
o  SimCity Classic, Limited
o  Rapid Assault
o  Magic Canvas*
o  OS/2 Poker
o  OS/2 Blackjack
o  TD-Gammon
o  MicroLearn Game Pack-Volume 1
o  Havoc for OS/2 Warp
o  The American Heritage Dictionary, Concise Edition
o  Child Development Guide
o  In Charge at Home!

Price:  $49

Availability Date:  September 12, 1995

(R)   Registered trademark of International Business Machines

      Corporation
*     Magic Canvas requires Microsoft** Windows+ or OS/2 Warp

      Fullpack.
**    Company, product, or service name may be a trademark or service

      mark of others.
+     Trademark of Microsoft Corporation

 

Star Emperor

Imagine that as Star Emperor, you must bring a distant galaxy under
your rule through diplomacy or military conquest.  As emperor of the
land, you must first bring non-aligned worlds together.  You realize
that only through military confrontation can you increase your
jurisdiction and add new worlds to your mighty empire.

Highlights of Star Emperor include appealing graphics, multimedia
sound and music, and an advanced artificial-intelligence engine.  The
galaxy awaits your command!

SimCity Classic, Limited

Play SimCity and rule the city!  Be the ruler of a computer
simulation of a city.  Become the master of existing cities,
including San Francisco, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro, or create your
own dream city (or slum)!  Whether you take over an existing city or
build your own, you are the mayor and city planner with complete
authority.

SimCity includes a set of rules and tools that you can use to
describe, create, and control the system.  In the case of SimCity,
the system is a city.  The challenge of a system simulations program
is to figure out how the system works and then to take control of it.
When you plan SimCity, you can use the tools provided with the
program to create.  The tools enable you to plan, lay out, zone,
build, manage, and destroy your city.  The program includes online
help to explain the rules of the game.

Rapid Assault

Imagine the year 2035.  You are serving time in a federal prison.
The United World Council offers you a second chance.  In exchange for
your successful completion of a simple military operation, you can
have your freedom.  This is the world of Rapid Assault!  The United
World Council provides a rapid-assault vehicle with state-of-the-art
equipment and an unlimited number of military weapons.  Now it's up
to you.  Freedom is within your grasp.  Enjoy the graphics and music
that add to the atmosphere of suspense.

Magic Canvas

Magic Canvas is a paint program for children ages three to ten.  Your
child can use the computer as a canvas to create a collection of
imaginative scenes.  Use the backgrounds, character, objects, and
shapes provided with the program to create new and exciting pictures.
Painting on a canvas is as easy as clicking on the crayon button on
the screen.  Your child can save the pictures and print them.  For
information on how to plan Magic Canvas, double-click on the Family
FunPak icon, double-click on the Magic Canvas icon, and then
double-click on the Magic Canvas help button.  Playing the Magic
Canvas is simple and fun!

OS/2 Poker

Play OS/2 Poker as if you were playing a real Las Vegas Video Poker
machine.  You also can play your hand against the computer.  You can
modify the rules to match your favorite casino.  Options include:

o  Tracking wins and losses
o  Turning the sound on or off
o  Setting the stakes for an interactive game
o  Setting the stakes for a video poker game
o  Making a pair of jacks, or higher, the winning hand

You can save your options to disk so they can be used later when the
program is restarted.  Let the good times begin.

OS/2 BlackJack

Enjoy the excitement and challenge of playing Blackjack in Las Vegas.
OS/2 Blackjack has all the features of the traditional casino
Blackjack.  Player and dealer each start with two cards.  The object
of the game is to accumulate cards totaling as close to 21 as
possible without going over.  You win if your hand is higher than the
dealer's hand.  You can even specify some of the rules of the game:

o  The number of hands dealt
o  Whether doubling on 10 or 11 is allowed
o  Whether the dealer must hit or stand on 17
o  Whether you can double-down after splitting a pair

Enjoy the fun of Las Vegas without risking a cent!  For information
on how to play OS/2 Blackjack, double-click on the Family FunPak icon
and double-click on the OS/2 Blackjack User's Guide.

TD-Gammon

TD-Gammon is a world-famous computer game that has revolutionized
backgammon.  Based on breakthrough research in Artificial Neural
Network technology, TD-Gammon taught itself to play backgammon, and
is now one of the very best players in the world.

TD-Gammon uses the facilities of the OS/2 operating system to bring
this world-class game to you.  Now you can play against this amazing
computer opponent.  Are you up for the challenge?

Havoc for OS/2 Warp

You are the commander of your own ship.  Your mission is to clear
your territory of space debris, mines, and other military threats.
Your ship is equipped with the latest blaster technology and advanced
shields.  You can maneuver your way out of any collisions with the
ship's unique "thrusters".  Have at it and play Havoc!

MicroLearn Game Pack Volume 1

Click on the MicroLearn Game Pack icon to open the package.  Within
the folder is a collection of brainteasers.  There are 13 delightful
games in all.  Each game has a Help pull-down.  Click on How to Play
from the Help pull-down to learn the rules of the game.

The American Heritage Dictionary, Concise Edition

Almost everyone uses a dictionary.  With the Family FunPak, you now
have the American Heritage Dictionary, Concise Edition online.  You
can search for any word.  If you have trouble finding a word, use the
WordSearch feature to assist you.  You provide concepts or labels,
and WordSearch suggests related words.  You can also find words with
missing letters.  For example, if you are looking for words starting
with COND, enter COND??? to receive a list of words including
condemn, condone, and conduct.  If you don't know how to spell a
word, do the best you can.  The dictionary provides alternate
spellings.

Child Development Guide

The Child Development Guide is an online book that provides parents
and expectant parents with facts about pregnancy, childbirth, and
raising a child from birth to five years of age.  Features of the
program include calculating the mother's due date, recording facts
about the child's life in an online baby book, and recording facts
about the parents' history.  The guide also includes a glossary of
baby names categorized by nationality.  You can print birth
announcements and birthday invitations from this program.  New
parents will treasure the many tips this guide provides.

In Charge at Home!

Don't let your finances get ahead of you.  Take control of your
finances with In Charge at Home!  In Charge at Home!  is a financial
management program that runs from the desktop.  You can manage all
your accounts with the seven systems provided with this program:

1. Account Management -- Organize checking accounts, credit card

   accounts, and stock margin accounts

2. Budget Management -- Establish a budget and then track your

   expenses and income against the budget

3. Bill Management -- Organize your accounts payable and receivables

4. Property Management -- Keep track of your property, including your

   home inventory

5. Securities Management -- Organize your securities, including

   stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

6. Insurance Management -- Track your insurance policies

7. Tax Management --  Organize and track the data you will need when

   you file your income tax statement

This powerful program allows you to obtain information and run
reports on your assets and liabilities within seconds.  No more delay
in setting up that household finance "manager" when you use this
simple program!

PUBLICATIONS

A small publication describing the installation procedure, how to
select/deselect applications to be installed or uninstalled, intended
audience for each application, where to call or write for assistance,
and unique system requirements is shipped with each CD.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Specified Operating Environment

Hardware Requirements

o  Intel** 386SX, or higher, personal computer
o  8MB or more of RAM
o  VGA Video Support
o  IBM-compatible mouse
o  OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive

For games with sound, the system must be multimedia-ready for sound.

Software Requirements:  OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 Warp Version 3 with
Windows Applications Support (Magic Canvas requires Microsoft Windows
or OS/2 Warp Fullpak.)

Planning Information

Packaging:  The Family FunPak for OS/2 Warp contains:

o  CD-ROM containing program code and online documentation

o  Pamphlet describing the applications available in the Family

   FunPak, how to install them, and how to get help

 
Security, Auditability, and Control

The Family FunPak for OS/2 Warp uses the security and auditability
features of OS/2 Warp operating system software.

The user is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation
of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate
controls in application systems and communication facilities.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Orders for new licenses will be accepted now.

Shipments will begin today.

To order these programs for order type, specify the order type
number, feature number, part number, program name, media, and
quantity.

Program Package:  A CD-ROM program diskette with documentation.

                                 Feature       Part         Order
Description                      Number        Number       Type

The IBM Family FunPak

  for OS/2 Warp                  0452          83G8430      5801-AAR

 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Licensing:  The program described in this announcement is licensed
under the terms and conditions of the IBM International Program
License Agreement.  A copy of the agreement is included in the
program package.

Limited Warranty

o  Program:  No
o  Media:  Three months

Volume Orders:  For information regarding volume orders, contact your
IBM representative.

CHARGES

                                        Program          One-Time
Description                             Number           Charge

Program Package                         83G8430           $49




MICROLEARN'S FUTURE OS/2 GAME PRODUCTS



Gothenburg, Sweden, August 30, 1995

This document describes the future direction of the OS/2 game development
at MicroLearn Nordic. Consider this an "official" document from MicroLearn
Nordic.

NOW
===

"MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II" (MLGP2) is now released. It took a lot
longer to complete than we expected, but it also got much better than our
first intentions. Hope you all will feel that it was worth waiting for.
Currently, it's only available on CD, but a diskette version will probably
be available later (without some features like the CD Audio music, for
example).

"MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume 1" (MLGP1) is now withdrawn. Some of the
most popular games from this game package will be available in
much-improved versions in a later game pack (see below).



MSR development Corp. is distributing MLGP2 in all countries outside
Europe. MSR's contact information is:

Phone: (409) 564-1862
Fax: (409) 560-5868
Internet: sales@msrdev.com or support@msrdev.com
Compuserve: GO MSRDEV or 74431,1621


In Europe, different companies are taking care of the distribution
depending on country. It will take some time before the translated
versions are available in the European countries.


THE FUTURE
==========

These future game products are under development at MicroLearn Nordic:

* "MicroLearn Math Pack". Our first games in the "edutainment" sector.
The user interface will roughly be the same as in the MLGP2 games.

* "MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume III" (MLGP3). Four of the most popular
games from MLGP1 will be included in much-enhanced versions, as well
as four entirely new games. The user interface will be further enhanced
based on the "MLGP2 style".

* "MicroLearn Pool" (initial working name, final name not yet decided).
Our first stand-alone game (not part of any game package). A 3D
pool game with very advanced graphics.



BETA TESTING
============

If you're interested in (beta) testing the software described above, do
the following:

Write an e-mail to beta@microlearn.se. In the e-mail you must supply
the following information:
* your internet address (even if it's the same as in the e-mail header)
* what product(s) you want to test
* description of your system used for testing (especially graphics adapter
and, if present, sound card)


We will select a number of beta testers that will take part in the
testing. The tester have to send us information for each beta build
within 5 working days after the build is available. If a tester
doesn't send us feedback, he/she will be excluded from future
testing. The testers that are "left" when the product is released
will get the shrink-wrapped product for free.


If you are chosen to be a beta tester, you will have to sign a NDA.

To join the beta program, you have to be able to get files via ftp.

You must be running OS/2 Warp or later with 256 colors or more. Also,
you have to have 8 MB RAM or more. MMPM/2 optional.

The deadline for applying to the beta test program is October 15, 1995
for the Math Pack and MLGP3. December 01 is the deadline for the Pool
game beta testing. We will only contact the beta testers we select.


FINAL WORD
==========

If you have questions regarding this document, send your questions to:
info@microlearn.se

Feel free to repost this document. If you repost it, please make sure
that you repost the entire document.






Shareware and Freeware Information

Editor's note: Folks, I've tried this link.  While the actual link
works without a problem (ie: there's a page there!), the file doesn't
seem to be located properly.  Anyone that gets this file, please e-mail
me.  I may just be trying at high-load.  Be forewarned!




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From: boganes@ibm.net
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2,comp.os.os2.utilities
Subject: Re: IBMAVSP for FREE at IBM website
Date: 16 Sep 1995 20:49:59 GMT
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In , boganes@ibm.net writes:
IBM anti virus software free for the downloading at :

http://www.ibm.com/News/ls950914-1.html.   They say it even detects the
Word 6 'virus' and for FREE (it is freeware) who can beat the price.  IBMAVSP is
supposed to be pretty good, the copy I got with DOS 6.1 deleted a virus rather
nicely off my system and this one works under OS/2 or DOS.

//
//
// Rolf
//
//  
//






Products in Review

Editor's note: Boleslaw must be after my job!  He's done a wonder
with a relish review, but it is so big that I've decided not to include
it on the main pages.  If you follow this link,
you will see a masterful review of Relish, the Personal Information
Manager.  You'll also see some very elegant HTML!  Worth the load
time!




Fun and Humour

I was thinking the other day about the quandary the world will soon be
in.  Soon, if you believe the main-stream press, China will be the only
country that will be using OS/2.  They've signed a major deal with IBM
to use, exclusively, the Chinese version of OS/2 on the Government
machines.

That means that within a few years, China will become a world
military and economic superpower.  They'll be the ones with real
technology, while the rest of the world struggles with GPF's.  Look at
Germany now - an economic super-power, and an OS/2 hotbed.  THINK ABOUT
IT!





NPR Commentary,  August 24, 1995 James Fallows

   Everything about computers seems new, but the Windows95 
phenomenon is about as old as electricity. Its underlying principle 
is, Sell the sizzle and not the steak. What Microsoft has achieved 
today is like what Detroit's automakers pulled off thirty years ago, 
back in their era of world dominance, as they unveiled each year's 
new cars.

   Each spring and summer in those days, newspapers and magazines 
would speculate on what the new Ford Fairlane or Chevy Impala 
might look like. In the fall, just before release date, dealers would 
cover their showroom windows with paper -- and then, on that 
wonderful first night, searchlights would rake the sky, the paper 
would be ripped off the windows, and you could join the crowds to 
see and touch the 1963 LeBaron.

 In retrospect it was all a charming hoax. The cars were pretty 
much the same each year -- bigger fins, different sheet 
metal -- and the real achievement was the collaboration 
between business and media in making the model change-over 
a riveting news event.

  It takes me back to those innocent boyhood days -- with 
Sandy Koufax on the pitcher's mound, and the sporty Falcon 
in the dealer's window -- to witness the spectacle of 
Windows95. Two groups of people watch the mounting frenzy 
with astonishment. One is the tribe of Macintosh users, who 
hear about Win95's marvelous new convenience and know that 
they've had the same, and more, for the last ten years. The 
other group includes users of the OS/2 Warp operating
system from IBM, which for at least three years has had much 
stronger technical features than those in Windows95. In 
automotive terms, the Mac users are like Ferrari or MG drivers, 
the OS/2 crowd is like owners of some tightly-engineered 
German machine, and both are watching in dumbfounded
admiration as this Buick Skylark, this Windows95, draws the 
spotlights in the sky.

  Windows95 is a historic feat, but it is an achievement of 
commerce and promotion rather than of technology. The 
groups whose lives will be different because of it are 
software companies, who have a new standard for 
upgrades; hardware companies, since Win95 demands more 
memory and disk space; and of course Microsoft itself. A 
generation from now we will marvel, as with yesteryear's 
autos, not at the ingenuity that went into the product but 
that of the salesmanship, which has included getting the 
press to beat the drum for this new software as it once did 
for new cars.

  Americans often think of themselves as a nation of 
innovators or tinkerers, but long ago the world saw us as a 
nation of salesman. With Windows95 we are returning to 
our roots.















Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter






TO/2 Newsletter - Tips 'n Tools  - 10/95





Tools, Tips and Tricks

Tips for Users New and Old
Vital OS/2 Tools and Utilities
Fixes, Patches and CDS's




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Tips for Users New and Old

There are three really great tips submitted to us this month:


Terry Hamilton's general WPS tips.
Noval Oswald's tip on pasting without a carriage
return.
Norval Oswald's tip on undeleting.


Pickup and Drop Help

WPS TIPS:

1) ALT - Click on an icon to change it's Title

2) ALT - DoubleClick to access the SETTINGS NOTEBOOK

3) Changing an icon:

Open the SETTINGS NOTEBOOK for an object.

Go to the GENERAL Page.

Open the folder containing all your icons from the DRIVES Object.

DRAG and DROP the new icon over the picture of the old icon.

Viola, replaced.




Pasting cliptext without a carriage return.

Normally, if you Copy text from command-line window and paste it into
another application, OS/2 appends an extra Return at the end of the text.
If you do not want this Return, hold the Left-Shift key while you Mark the
text.

Sometimes this is not enough. If you still get the extra Return, Undo
the operation and use the Paste function from the application or window
menu. The trick is to hold the Shift key so that you invoke Paste with a
capital "P", not a lowercase "p".



The perils of undeleting.

When you first install OS/2, Undelete is not enabled. You have to
enable it bychanging the line in CONFIG.SYS that contains the string SET
DELDIR. By default, there is a REM in front of the line, which you have
to remove in order to enable Undelete. The line specifies a directory for
storing deleted files and a size for that directory. There should be an
Undelete directory for each drive on the system (except for removable media
drives). If the size of all the deleted files add up to more than the
specified size of the directory (SET DELDIR), files are removed in a
First-In-First-Out (FIFO) order to make room for the next deleted file.
Although they are in a hidden directory, the files that are available for
recovery are counted when used bytes are counted.

Undelete works from the command line. When a file is undeleted, it is
restored to its specified path, and if another file with the same name
exists, you are prompted to rename it.

You can invoke Undelete from both OS/2 and DOS command sessions. When you
undelete a file, you are asked to confirm the undeletion. There are several
parameters that are available for the Undelete command, as follows:


/L
lists files that are available for recovery without actually recovering
the files.

/S
follows a directory parameter (UNDELETE DIRECTORYNAME) to specify that
the directory and all subdirectories should be involved in any actions.

/A
recovers all deleted files (if they are still available) without asking
for a confirmation on each file.

/F
removes the file from the deleted files directory so that it can not be
recovered.





Vital OS/2 Tools and Utilities

THE OS/2 Icon Collection #9 


THE OS/2 Icon Collection #9 has been uploaded to the following FTP sites:

     ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming

     ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/incoming

There are three editions of THE OS/2 Icon Collection:

     IconEase Edition: ticn09ie.zip

     Icon Heaven Edition: ticn09ih.zip

     Standard .ICO Edition: ticn09ic.zip

To decompress them with the EAs intact, InfoZIP's Unzip (OS/2 port) 5.12 or
later is required.

What is THE OS/2 Icon Collection Anyway?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     THE OS/2 Icon Collection is one of the largest OS/2 2.x/3.0 icon
collections on the Internet, with over 3000 (3375 to be exact) icons.
If you've been longing for some high-quality 32x32x256/40x40x256 icons
to dress up your OS/2 Desktop, then you must get it!  They are also great
for decorating your homepages, too!

The Rationale Behind Three Different Editions...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     There are always more than one approach to solving a problem, and
sometimes there is not a significantly superior one.  In this case, we want
to enjoy drag-n-drop icon assignments, yet without the waste in precious
disk space, esp. when storing the thousands of icons (in .ICO format) on
FAT partitions, where clusters could be as big as 64KB.  The two proprietary
icon storage formats introduced here provide built-in compression, saving up
to 61% of disk space over the standard .ICO format (based on my tests on
HPFS, results are more impressive under FAT).  Dave Lester uses the notebook
metaphor in IconEase, whereas Paul van Keep takes advantage of folders in Icon
Heaven.  I can't really recommend one over another, so you might want to try
them out first before deciding which program to go for.  They are available
at the following locations:

     IconEase 2.02 - ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/graphics/icone202.zip

     Icon Heaven 1.10 - ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/wpsutil/fih110.zip

     For those who have huge HPFS partitions, the standard .ICO edition
might be the one for you; it retains the standard OS/2 .ICO format, which
would be more convenient if you are planning to convert some of the icons
for use on your homepages.

                            *** Have fun!!! ***






Fixes, Patches and CSD's

As annouced by Martin Moran at the last TO/2 meeting (September 14,
1995), there is a new beta of the WebExplorer available.  Be
forewarned that this is beta software, and you assume all risks when
running it.

If you can deal with that, then you're on a roll.  The latest beta
brings WE up to par with NetScape 1.1, and includes tables and anchoring
graphics to the left or right.  It also includes support for
backgrounds, like the ones featured here.

One of the member submissions was kind enough to link to a download
site, but I'll also add this one:

IBM
itself!














Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter






TO/2 Newsletter - OS/2 Info - 10/95





OS/2 Information

OS/2 BBS List
OS/2 Echoes and Mailing Lists
Vendors
Books
Team OS/2




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OS/2 BBS List

Local BBS' for OS/2 Users:


The Telemax BBS!   Home of TO/2!
Node 1: 416-422-4351
Node 2: 416-422-4255
IBM BBS
905-316-4255
ONE LESS CAR
416-480-0147
Detached Process
416-447-9260
ATI Technologies
905-764-9404
World's Biggest Bookstore
416-240-8056





OS/2 Echoes and Mailing Lists

 Echoes and Mailing lists: 


 BBS:

    FIDONET:  OS2 ; OS2GAMES ; TOROS2 ; TEAMOS2

    NANET:    OS2 ; IBM

    ibmNET:   OS2SIG ; OS2SE ; IBMGENERAL

 USENET:

    comp.os.os2.*

    comp.os.os2.announce

    comp.os.os2.advocacy

 MAILING LISTS:

    If you don't know how to subscribe to a list, send a message

    to the addresses below with the text 'help' (no quotes) as the body

    of the message.

    TEAMOS2-L - subscribe via

    LISTSERV@hearn.nic.surfnet.nl

    TEAMOS2HELP-L - subscribe via 

    LISTSERV@hearn.nic.surfnet.nl

    OS2NEWS - subscribe via

 WWW:

 TeamOS/2 Toronto: Home Page

      http://www.teamos2.org/
  Computer Paper

      http://www.wimsey.com/tcp
 TORONTO COMPUTES!

      http://www.io.org/~tcbang
 International Business Machines

      http://www.ibm.com/
 WATCHCAT program info

      http://www.uni-passau.de/~normann/watchcat.html
 OS/2 Northwest UG

      http://www.halcyon.com/os2_northwest/os2nw.html
 PNWOS/2UG: (Maintained by Ward Kaatz

      http://www.halcyon.com/pnwos2ug/pnwos2ug.html
 Stupid OS/2 Tricks, release #4

      http://index.almaden.ibm.com/nonibm/tricks/tricks.html
 One Less Car - Cycling the Web

      http://www.ismcan.com/
 U.S.S. Voyager: Sickbay

      http://voyager.paramount.com/
 Novell Inc. World Wide Web Homepage

      http://www.novell.com/
 The OS/2 Shareware BBS

      http://www.os2bbs.com/
 Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group, Va Beach, VA

      http://www.pinn.net/~reaper/maos2ug.html
 OS/2 Northwest BBS Home Page

      http://www.os2nw.inetnw.com/
 OS/2 WarpFlash Archives

      http://www.iceonline.com/home/duncans/warpflash.html
 NetWarp

      http://www.iceonline.com/home/duncans/default.html
 PSM EMEA Device Driver Repository Description

      http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/device/
 Below Zero/2

      http://www.wimsey.com/PacificaBlue/belowzero/index.html
 Internet Direct's *official* WWW Server

      http://www.indirect.com/
 World Wide Web FAQ

      http://sunsite.unc.edu/boutell/faq/www_faq.html
 The Berkeley OS/2 Users' Group Home Page

      http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2
 Inside OS/2 - January 1995

      http://www.cobb.ziff.com/~cobb/os2/
 Raj's OS/2 Urbana-Champaign AREA HOME PAGE

      http://www.teamos2.org/~rsingh
 IBM BookManager BookServer Library

      http://books.ibmlink.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/bookmgr.cmd/library
 The Kawartha Computer Club

      http://knet.flemingc.on.ca/~csilvest/the-kcc.html
 IBM Education & Training home page

      http://www.edu.ibm.com/canada





OS/2 Vendors

We a presently working on a local OS/2 Vendor list, which should be
available in a future newsletter.  In the meantime, you can contact
House of Technology, who are still
dealing directly with consumers.




OS/2 Books


Contact:
Kathleen M. Duff
Marketing Coordinator
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
Trade Computer Books Division
ph:  (617) 944-3700 x2278, fax:  (617) 944-8243
kathleen@aw.com

Book and Disk Combo Helps New Users Get The Most From OS/2 Warp

Reading, MA - Addison-Wesley announces publication of The OS/2 Warp 
Survival Kit, a book and disk package that gives new OS/2 Warp users 
everything they need to get the most out of Warp.

Best-selling author and OS/2 authority Brian Proffit helps novice users 
get up and running quickly by focusing on those parts of the operating 
system they use every day.  The OS/2 Warp Survival Kit contains seven 
brief, straightforward chapters that cover everything from the ins and 
outs of installation and customization to avoiding and recovering from 
common problems.  Each chapter contains a wealth of illustrations, 
examples, and expert advice, and a comprehensive glossary and reference 
section are also provided.  

The bonus disk includes a variety of extras designed to make using OS/2 
Warp easier and more fun, including:
- a zip/unzip utility
- Galleria Lite, a graphics program that lets users view images in many 

  of the most common file formats, including Kodak PhotoCD, and converts 

  images from one format to another
- FileType, a program that lets users create new object types and new 

  associations between files and programs
- FileBar, a shareware program that extends the capabilities of the 

  Launch Pad
- a screen saver, two fonts, and a large collection of public domain icons
- a handy one-step installation program making it easy for readers to add 

  all of the above utilities to their systems.

With a foreword by Lee Reiswig, President of IBM Personal Systems, The 
OS/2 Warp Survival Kit is the essential hands-on guide for the new user.

Brian Proffit is President of Visionary Research, senior contributing 
editor to OS/2 Magazine, and the OS/2 solutions advisor to PC Magazine.  
He is the author of OS/2 Application Development Tools and coauthor of 
OS/2 Inside and Out.

Addison-Wesley is a worldwide publishing company based in Reading, 
Massachusetts.  The Trade Computer Books Group publishes high-quality 
books and new technology for business users, programmers, and computer 
enthusiasts.  

The OS/2 Warp Survival Kit  is available from your local bookstore at a 
suggested retail price of $19.95.  ISBN 0-201-40915-1, paperback, 176 
pages.






Team OS/2

Boy, but there's lot's going on...

Team OS/2 is setting up a Web chat server (old idea, underutilized)
from the main page.  Worth a look,
and drop them a note while you're there...

Some local teamers are planning on attending Comdex in Vegas in
November, and will no doubt come back to TO/2 with some great
information... 

We hear that some Teamers got into the ComputerCity in Markham for a
demo a while back, and that they garnered some interest to say the
least.  If any of them want to leave us some juicy details, they can
drop a note c/o the editor.













Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter






TO/2 Newsletter - Details - 10/95





Details and Legals

This Month's Contributors
Request for Contributors
Request for Sponsors/Advertising
Disclaimer/Copyrights




Return to Table of Contents

This Month's Contributors

Thanks to this month's contributors, especially Boleslaw Mynarski for
his beautiful review of Relish.  As always,
thanks to Terry Hamilton for his news and
info feeds (must be nice to have the time...).  Thanks to Terry again
for his WPS tips, and to Norval Oswald for his two tips.  It should be pointed out that
Norval has been a strong supplier of content for the newsletter for the
last few months, and for that we offer our deepest thanks.  Thanks to the
Executive in General for getting the first 1/2 year off to a flying start,
and thanks to all of you members, for making TO/2 possible.  Trite,
yes, but true.  Thank you to the Academy for nominating me for this
award, and thanks especially to my guru, who now lives comfortably in
Bora Bora with the $9mil stolen by Sting's accountant.




Request for Contributors

The TO/2 newsletter is always willing to accept contributions,
especially from its own members.  This newsletter can really take off
with your help, and the Executive would really appreciate any
contributions.  If you wish to submit something, mail it to
Martin Moran, with
'Newsletter:' starting the subject line.  This means anything, including
product releases that you grab from the 'net to little reviews you do about
a utility you find valuable.  Remember, though, that the editor follows
the Team OS/2 list, the OS/2 announce list, and comp.os.os2.announce.

As you can see, some of the reviews coming in are from the members,
and you folks make this NL as good as you want to! 




Request for Sponsor/Advertising

TO/2 is always looking for OS/2 centric companies to come and
demonstrate their products.  Any product demonstrated at TO/2 will have
a review in the newsletter following the presentation.  For more
information, please contact Terry Hamilton,
TO/2 President.




Disclaimer/Copyrights

All standard disclaimers apply.  All products mentioned, with their
accompanying symbols and trademarks,  are the properties of their 
manufacturers.  All trademarks are the property of the registered owners.
The views of this newsletter in NO WAY reflect 
the views of IBM, unless otherwise stated.  Any information about product 
releases and dates should be taken to be information released into the 
public domain.  Any information that is provided here may have been 
obtained via the internet, and as such should not necessarily be taken as 
true and correct.  This document is 

The Toronto OS/2 User's group and Martin Moran.  No reproduction, in any form, is
allowed without express written consent.  The Toronto OS/2 User's Group 
takes no responsibility for any information located in links to other HTML
pages and/or other internet locations that some may find offensive. The 
Toronto OS/2 User's Group takes no responsibility for the length of this 
disclaimer.  No MicroSoft employees were harmed during the creation of this
document (we'll try harder next month.)












Martin Moran
Editor, Toronto OS/2 User's Group Newsletter





