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June 23
PHILADELPHIA OS/2 USER GROUP
http://www.phillyos2.org

The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group invites all interested computer users to attend the June monthly meeting:
. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001 7:00 - 10:00 PM
. The Episcopal Academy, 376 N. Latches Lane, Merion, PA
*** JUNE 27th FEATURE PRESENTATION ***
-- ATM Networking for OS/2 - Part 2 --
-- LVM/JFS Demonstration --

Last month, OS/2 member Vadim Kavalerov presented a Part 1 review of ATM networking, and how TCP/IP can be implemented over ATM on OS/2, including the use of optical fiber. This month, in Part 2, Vadim will take a look at ATM service classes and QoS (quality of service). ATM traffic multiplexing and traffic contracts will be explained, and he will also discuss the reasons why these features present advantages of ATM cell multiplexing over packet-switching networking technologies such as Ethernet or IP over SONET. Native ATM application development paths will also be outlined.

As a special added feature, Vadim will do a live demonstration of installation of IBM's Logical Volume Manager (LVM) and Journaling File System (JFS) features, which are still rather mysterious unknowns to most of our members.

LVM and JFS are major new features introduced with IBM Warp Server for e-Business (WSeB) in 1999, and are also now included with IBM's MCP and ACP, as well as Serenity's eComStation (eCS). Thus these components of high performance OS/2 storage systems are now available to all OS/2 users at reasonably low cost.

In Barry Mann's REXX Section tutorial this month, everything comes together when we cover the REXXUTIL functions. These are REXX functions specific to the OS/2 platform. We will cover file system commands (ADD, DELETE, Directory Search, etc.), Workplace Shell object manipulation and Extended Attributes. With these tools on your belt, you'll be able to write an endless stream of useful utilities to install, uninstall, backup, search, replace, and on and on.

Other agenda items include U/G business matters, OS/2 news, Q&A session, new releases ~raffles. Free light refreshments.

Philadelphia OS/2 meetings are open and free for OS/2 users, their guests and others interested in learning about OS/2 and associated technologies.

WE SUPPORT THE JAVA LOBBY: http://www.javalobby.org

Further information, directions to Episcopal Academy, and other useful information about the OS/2 U/G activities may be found on our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G Leader Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609. - -
Larry Lavins llavins@worldnet.att.net
Leader, Philadelphia OS/2 User Group

June 17

VOICE IRC meeting Monday June18, 2001 @08:00pm EDT (00:00 GMT / UT)

There is a VOICE General meeting on IRC on Monday June 18th at 8PM EDT (00:00GMT).

We welcome input from anyone, members and non members alike, so feel free to attend even if your not a member.

For more on VOICE meetings and IRC please see the VOICE Meeting Information page at http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html. For any help with IRC feel free to stop by the #voice IRC channel on WEBBnet (http://www.webbnet.org/) or send me an email (andreww@aaip.net).

June 13

Melbourne eCS Install Fest revised date

We now have a confirmed eCS GA code date, so we can commit to a date!.

Therefore the Melbourne PC User Group OS/2 SIG has announced an eCS Install Fest to be held on Saturday the 23rd June, one week later than that of the previous announcement.

Details remain the same:

Time: 10:00AM to 6:00PM.

Location: Melbourne PC User Group rooms 27 Wells St South Melbourne

Walkthroughs of install every hour on the hour.

Internet support expected to be available throughout the day

Local participants who have ordered eCS will be supplied with their copies, installed onto their machines. (Please RSVP John Angelico if this includes you)

Additional copies will be available for those who would like to purchase after seeing successfull installs on other machines.
Local contact: John Angelico, co-convener OS/2 SIG at
talldad@kepl.com.au
Web site: http://www.os2.org.au/melbpc/

It's "eCS to GO!" in Melbourne

June 10

SCOUG Meeting June 16: DFSee direct from the Netherlands

The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) will be this Saturday, June 16, 2001 at 9:00 AM PDT, at Regal Lanes in Orange, 1485 N. Tustin Ave.

DFSee: Direct from the Netherlands!

Display File Systems (DFSee) is a generic partition and file system browser/analyzer. Jan van Wijk, the program's author, will be here from the Netherlands to show it to us.

DFSee supports partition tables (FDISK, LVM) (V)FAT, FAT32, HPFS structures, some NTFS stuff, and it might support different file systems like JFS and EXT2 in the future. For most purposes, DFSee is a complete FDISK replacement, and at the moment, is a partial replacement for the LVM utility. DFSee also includes several "fix" commands solving common problems and a simple sector-editing function to make other kinds of manual changes. For HPFS and NTFS, it also includes UNDELETE functionality for files. DFSee is shareware, and you'll find it on Hobbes (currently it is known as DFSEE339.ZIP).

We'll also have Q&A, a raffle, and then the Saturday SIG meetings:

Sundial SIG: Work continues on their project to keep track of one's liquid assets using Mesa 2. The target is to make it easy to use with lots of charts and consolidated information.

Internet SIG or General Interest Group: one or the other will have an illuminating topic. Check the SCOUG website (http://www.scoug.com/meetings.html) for the latest information.

The Programming SIG will resume in July (July 21).

Help Desk chats now happen on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM PDT. If you've got a problem with hardware or software, join the chat and ask for help. For further info, go to http://www.scoug.com/chat/index.html. (NOTE: there will NOT be a chat on Wednesday, July 4).

Sunday, July 1, 2:30 PM PDT meetings at Chapman University, Orange:

OS/2 Help Desk: Got problems with your system? Volunteers at the OS/2 Help Desk will help you solve them. Bring your system and all related components along with a detailed explanation of your problem.

Networking SIG: Will be providing help to members with various networking issues.

How to get to Regal Lanes:

From the 55 freeway, exit Katella Ave. heading west. Turn right (north) at the first major intersection onto Tustin Ave. At the next signal you'll find Regal Lanes on your right. It's across from the Toyota of Orange dealership.

There's lots of parking on the south side of the building. Enter from the east entrance of the building (farthest from Tustin Ave.), not the main (front) entrance to the facility. Take the stairs to the 2nd floor; meeting rooms (and restrooms) will be on your left.

Handicapped access is via an elevator by the front door.

OR: Go to http://www.scoug.com/directions.html; there is a map to Regal Lanes, plus a more detailed map ~driving directions from Yahoo!

How to get to Chapman University:
There are two ways to get directions:
1) Go to http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/sitemap.html
2) Go to http://www.mapquest.com/ and enter the address 400 N. Center Street, Orange, CA.

You can park in any of the University lots for free on Sundays, but if you part on the street, watch the signs carefully or else risk getting a parking ticket.

You can park in any of the University lots for free on Sundays, but if you part on the street, watch the signs carefully or else risk getting a parking ticket.

Come to Hashinger Hall Science Building, room 203. It's on the second floor and there's an elevator for you to bring up your equipment.

Come and join us!

June 04

eComStation presentation in San Jose, California

Announcing a presentation of eComStation by Glenn Hudson of Serenity Systems
presented by
OS/2 Bay Area User Group
June 12, 2001
7:00 PM
room C4
San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, California, USA

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/os2baug/files/meeting.html

If you miss this chance for face time with eComStation you will want to hurt yourself.

June 04

eComStation @ next OUGBE meeting

On June 8, 2001 Mensys will be our guest at the OS/2 User Group Belgium meeting for a presentation of Serenity Systems' eComStation. Everyone is invited to join the meeting and share with us the first "eComStation experience" in Belgium. The meeting starts at exactly 20:00 hours.

This promises to become a very special evening, so make sure you're there!

More information about the meeting and a map of the location can be found on the OUGBE web site.

http://www.os2ugbe.org

From: Luc Van Bogaert luc.vanbogaert@pandora.be

June 03

Speakup with Sundial Systems on IRC, June 4th

There will be a Speakup with Sundial Systems on June 4th. That's at 8PM EDT, ( 00:00GMT. To convert to your local time zone, try use http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc ). The topic for this session will be a preview of a brand new product called Clik Clok as well as on Junk Spy 2.0. So please try to join us for that meeting. Sundial events are always of great interest and usually entertaining too. Also the results of the recent VOICE elections for President and Secretary will be announced.

All are welcome to our meetings. This of course includes members and non-members alike. For more on VOICE meetings and IRC please see the VOICE Meeting Information page at http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html or send me an email at madodel@ptd.net and I will try to help you.

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