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## User Group News

November 28

VOICE Meeting December 2, 2002

Just a reminder that there is a VOICE meeting Monday December 2, 2002 at 8 PM US Eastern time (00:00 GMT) on the WebbNet IRC network. A list of Webbnet servers can be found at http://www.webbnet.org/server.html The meetings always take place in the #voice channel. For more information on IRC, OS/2 IRC clients and VOICE meetings - http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html

November 22

WarpDoctor Mtg

There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this coming Sunday at 3:00 ET (18:00 GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help.

As a reminder, there is a WarpDoctor group meeting on every Sunday at 3:00pm ET(18:00 GMT).

WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the #WarpDoctor channel on the webbnet IRC network. If you have trouble connecting with Webbnet, try using the server irc.us.webbnet.org . The port is still 6667 .

If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is a set of detailed instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html.

Please read the agenda at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2002-11-24.html so you will be ready for the meeting.

Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator

November 21

Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.
Date: Tuesday, 26th November 2002
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Place: Melbourne PC Group
Victoria, Australia.

The Monthly Meeting of Melbourne OS/2 SIG Normally held the fourth Tuesday of each month. Except December ! ie, this is the last meeting for the year, so be there or be hexagonal.

November 18

Philadelphia OS/2 Mtg: Thu, Nov 21rd

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

The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group invites all interested computer users to attend the November monthly meeting:
. *** THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st MEETING AGENDA ***
. -- BACKUP THE OS/2 DESKTOP WITH REXX --
. -- OS/2 BACKUP & CRASH RECOVERY --

This will be the first meeting at our new meeting location, the Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA. Please note that our meetings will henceforth be scheduled for THURSDAY evenings, no longer on the previous Wednesdays.

Many of us have learned our lesson the hard way: BACKUP! BACKUP! You must make frequent backups. The consequences of not doing so are most unpleasant. Many have learned this lesson, and have taken the necessary steps, but unfortunately, many also haven't.

The November meeting will feature two presentation/demos on backups: A short demo of a REXX program used to backup your desktop, INI files, etc; and a main presentation of a recently released OS/2 full backup & crash recovery program. This is a vitally important matter for all computer users. Please make an effort to attend the November 21st meeting.
SHORT FEATURE: BACKUP YOUR DESKTOP WITH REXX
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Hakan Gadler will demonstrate a REXX program, BackupDesktop.cmd, which may be used to automatically backup your desktop, INI files and other system files at system startup. Use of this simple REXX program also makes it possible to restore the system at will to any previous synchronized state, including the desktop and its supporting files. A link is provided on the phillyos2 website meeting announcement to download the BackupDesktop.cmd file.
MAIN PRESENTATION: OS/2 BACKUP & CRASH RECOVERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There are a number of backup programs available for OS/2. BackAgain/2 was created as a native OS/2 application in 1994, and since then, its developer and distributor Computer Data Strategies (http://www.cds-inc.com/) has remained committed to OS/2, and updated its software on a regular basis. BA/2 supports almost any tape drive on the market, recordable CD-ROM & DVD, and removable disks such as ZIP or MO. It also supports tape libraries used in enterprise systems.

Vadim Kavalerov will conduct a presentation/demo of the recently released v.3.0a Server of BA/2. This version can do full and incremental backups, scheduled backups, allows creation of system recovery CD-ROMs, and even supports server security attributes (ACL) implemented in JFS and HPFS386 file systems. It's fast, reliable, easy to use, and allows automation of backup tasks via REXX scripts.

New in this version is support for CD-R and CD-RW provided by a third-party product, RSJ CD Writer (http://www.rsj.de/). We'll have a demo system at the meeting running the latest available version of RSJ 4.05. This new software not only provides an installable CD-ROM file system, but also supports an easy creation of bootable CDs. We will show you how to create a full backup on a CD, make that CD bootable, and then replace a hard drive with a new one, and fully restore the system from the backup in just a few minutes by booting from the CD.

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Other agenda items include announcements & news, Q&A session, and raffles. The usual free refreshments will also be available.
NEW MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In order to make our meetings more productive, the following format & time schedule will be in effect, until further notice or under special circumstances. This schedule will be strictly enforced. Everyone is requested to cooperate.
. 7:00 - 7:05 Meeting Start & Introductory Comments
. 7:05 - 7:15 Announcements, What's New, etc.
. 7:15 - 7:35 Q&A Session
. 7:35 - 8:00 Short Presentation/Demo
. 8:00 - 8:15 Break & Raffles
. 8:15 - 9:30 Main Presentation/Demo
. 9:30 -10:00 Shut-down, Pack-up & Exit Building nlt 10:00pm

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Mark the date and time: Thursday, November 21st at 7:00pm. 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 have a very full agenda and tight schedule which will be enforced. Please be on time promptly by 7:00pm to avoid missing out on the earlier parts of the meeting.

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

Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) 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.

November 15

WarpDoctor Mtg

There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this coming Sunday at 3:00 ET (18:00 GMT). Visithttp://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help.

As a reminder, there is a WarpDoctor group meeting on every Sunday at 3:00pm ET(18:00 GMT). (Note: In the last meeting, the group voted to returned to the previous weekly schedule.)

WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the #WarpDoctor channel on the webbnet IRC network. If you have trouble connecting with Webbnet, try using the server irc.us.webbnet.org . The port is still 6667 .

If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is a set of detailed instructions athttp://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html

Please read the agenda at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2002-11-17.htmlso you will be ready for the meeting.

Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator

November 10

WarpDoctor Mtg

There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this coming Sunday at 3:00 ET (19:00 GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help.

As a reminder, there is a WarpDoctor group meeting on every Sunday at 3:00pm ET(18:00 GMT). (Note: In the last meeting, the group voted to returned to the previous weekly schedule.)

WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the #WarpDoctor channel on the webbnet IRC network. If you have trouble connecting with Webbnet, try using the server irc.us.webbnet.org . The port is still 6667 .

If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is a set of detailed instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html.

Please read the agenda at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2002-10-27.html so you will be ready for the meeting.

Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator

November 06

New benefit for VOICE members: Contact/2

English announcement:

Starting immediately, being a member of VOICE has one further advantage. Frank Wochatz, author of several shareware and freeware applications and tools for OS/2 and eComStation, has kindly changed the terms of license for his shareware address manager Contact/2. For personal and home usage, members of VOICE can obtain the full version for FREE now, instead of registering for US$20. For commercial/business usage you still need to register for US$30.

Contact/2 is available in both English and German languages. More information on Contact/2 and a demo version are available at: http://www.subsys.de/contact/contactinfo.htm

If you are interested in obtaining the full version of Contact/2, please contact the VOICE Treasurer, Peter Lazenby (treasurer@os2voice.org). After your membership has been verified, you will receive information on where and how to download the software.

November 05

Norman Virus Control VOICE member discount

VOICE is pleased to announce it has just finalized a deal for 50 user licences of Norman Virus Control for VOICE members. You may purchase a copy for just $11.00 US by sending a cheque or money order payable to Voice to the following address:
Voice/NVC
60 Starling St.
Kitimat, BC
V8C 1K5
Canada

Peter

[ Note: Because of this extremely low price there are no credit card orders possible. You must be a VOICE member to get this deal and it is only available through the above address. For information on joining VOICE see http://www.os2voice.org/membership.htm For more on NVC see http://www.norman.com For more information on this offer please contact treasurer@os2voice.org ]

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