Do you still use OS/2, IBM’s operating system? Maybe you’ve heard of eComStation, a new distribution of OS/2. I’m a student and currently writing an essay (for educational purposes only) on the market potential of eComStation. I need to gather some information to be able to make an estimation of the market potential. I’d like to ask you to help me gather that information.
I’ve drawn up a survey containing 12 questions concerning the operating system(s) in your organisation or home situation. Would you be so kind to participate in the survey? You can fill it out online; this will take you 10 minutes at the most. Every proper submitter will receive -if desired- a demo CD of eComStation 1.1 representing a value of $6. Of course it is also possible to submit the survey anonymously.
On that site you can find more information on the background of the survey, my education and me. Thank you for your cooperation!

PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA (February 17, 2003) - M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) today announced the release of the March issue of OS/2 CONNECT, a freeware newsletter distributed through the various computer networks and bulletin boards. Its HTML files are also available for downloading and viewing locally. The file is named CON0303.ZIP. The newsletter includes the following sections:

• Title & Publisher
• What\'s New in this Issue?
• Sound Off!
• Editorial Page (Finding OS/2 Related Software)
• World Reports (Scandinavia)
• News & Press Releases
• Graphic of the Month
• Calendar of Events
• Bulletin Boards
• Internet Addresses & Locations
• Telephone & Fax Numbers
• Team OS/2
• OS/2 User Groups
• Who\'s Who of OS/2
• Publications
  • Books
  • Periodicals
  • Videos
• OS/2 Tips, Tricks & Keys
• Products & Services

A 1README.TXT file is attached to the .ZIP file explaininghow to install and view the newsletter using standard webbrowsers, such as the Netscape Navigator. OS/2 CONNECT is distributed electronically to the following:

1. On the Internet:
   • OS/2 CONNECT home page (HTML)
   • zipped HTML files for downloading
   • OS/2 WORLD (Mirror site in Europe)
   • Yahoo! OS/2 CONNECT Discussion Group in the \"Files\"
     section (for members only)
   • FTP Site: hobbes.nmsu.edu
     (/pub/os2/info/newsltr/connect) or (/pub/incoming)
2. Commercial Networks
   • America Online
     In the OS/2 Forum (Ctrl+K, \"os2\"), under \"OS/2 News Magazines.\" NOTE: You can also access our Web site through AOL\'s \"OS/2 on the \'Net\" section in the OS/2 Forum; select \"OS/2 Publications Websites.\"

The OS/2 CONNECT HTML files may be distributed free of charge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
Tim Bryce
Editor, OS/2 CONNECT

I\'ve set up an open mailing list on my server for discussion of wireless connectivity under OS/2. This includes 802.11x (b, g, etc.), IrDA, Bluetooth, etc., in addition to related networking protocols & topologies. The list is not moderated.
To subscribe:
send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command subscribe os2-wireless_users in the body.
The list is new (2/14/2003), and the beginning messages have been archived. If a new subscriber wants them, just ask!

• From The Editor - Robert Basler
• Reviews
  • LPEX - The \'Other\' Programmer\'s Editor - Douglas Clark looks at EPM\'s successor.
  • Netlabs EPM Distribution - NED - Douglas Clark - everything an EPM user could want in one place.
• Articles
  • OS/2 is Boring Part 7 - Bas Heijermans tells us how to set up OS/2 DHCP and DNS-caching.
  • The Art Department - Cool desktops for you.
• Forums
  • Ask John & Rob - John Bijnens and Robert Basler answer your OS/2 questions in this ongoing forum.
  • February Forums - Questions for the authors? Disagree with us? Take it to the forums.

Due to some issues with the current hosting company OS2 World will be down over the weekend. We hope to solve the current issues and that everything goes back to normal. If not, be have to find a new place to host the page/server. If anyone have any ideas or suggestions regarding, please be welcome to either contact me directly via e-mail or phone.

IBM DeveloperWorks has numerous OS/2 FAQs online. For instance and possibly of considerable interest for network administrators with mixed OS/2 version or mixed OS (Win9X/NT and OS/2) installations, from that link you can visit the IBM DeveloperWorks LAN FAQs page online. It contains numerous questions and answers for OS/2 NetBIOS and TCP/IP Networking (including various interoperability questions related to Win95/98/NT/2K/XP) and OS/2 general questions. The questions span versions of Warp from Warp Server 4 to the newest ACP, and from Warp 4 Client to the newest MCP. It even includes answers to unsupported questions... for instance; how to install HPFS386 on Warp 4 Client (references the detailed instructions that can be found on Hobbes including the file name of the file as located on Hobbes). Also particular interest may be WebSphere.

For online reading:

English
• German

For download:

• English (HTML)
• English (INF)
• German (HTML)
• German (INF)

In the latest issue you can find:

• The best OS/2 ever - a personal view - by Manfred Agne
• Quick and Dirty Firewall - by Doug Bissett
• Medion Multimedia Entertainment Notebook Titanium M1 - by Mark Dodel
• Mikes\' Notebook - NFS, TCP/IP, OS/2, and linux - cross platform with a vengence. - by Michael W. Cocke
• And of course letters, addenda, tips and a compilation of news of the previous month!

Older issues can be found at http://www.os2voice.org/newsletters.html,
http://de.os2voice.org/newsletters.html, or at the Hobbes software archive. And as always a big thank you to our authors, editors and translators. Without them there would be no VOICE Newsletter. Please consider helping us by translating or writing articles for the Newsletter. A guide for submissions to the VOICE Newsletter is available at
http://www.os2voice.org/newsletter_submission.html, including some suggestions for topics.