CON1295.ZIP contains the OS/2 CONNECT Newsletter for December 1995 in
INF file format suitable for use with the standard OS/2 "View" utility 
program (VIEW.EXE).  Requires OS/2 2.x or higher.

In addition to the main INF file, the zip file includes the file,
FILE_ID.DIZ, which is used by BBS Sysops to describe the newsletter.

Sections in this issue include:

Title & Publisher
What's New in this Issue?
Sound Off!
Editorial Page
Article:  The Four Stages of IRM Growth
Review:  Xact 4.0
World Reports 
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
News & Press Releases
Graphic of the Month
OS/2 Tips, Tricks & Keys
Software Shopper
Classifieds

There are two ways of implementing and executing the OS/2 "View" program:

1.  Open an OS/2 Window or Full Screen.
    From the command line, type:

    VIEW CON1295.INF

2.  Create a "View" icon on the OS/2 desktop (either Copy an
    existing OS/2 program icon or use the Program Template from 
    the "Productivity" folder).

    Provide the following "settings" for the program:

    Program Settings -
    Path and File Name:   C:\OS2\VIEW.EXE 
                          (or wherever the program is located)
    Optional Parameters:  CON1295.INF
    Working Directory:    enter the drive\directory path where the INF
                          file resides; for example -

                          C:\                
                          or
                          C:\CONNECT

    General Settings -
    Title:  OS/2 CONNECT 

    NOTE:  If you leave the "Optional Parameters" blank, you can drag
           and drop the INF file to your icon.

For questions regarding OS/2 CONNECT, contact the Editor & Publisher at:

M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA)
777 Alderman Road
Palm Harbor, FL  34683
United States
Tel:  813/786-4567
Fax:  813/786-4765
BBS:  813/786-4864
E-Mail:  TimB1557@aol.com
IBM Link:  DEV2643
CompuServe:  76235,2364

Tim Bryce - Editor

Since 1971:  "Software for the finest computer - the Mind"

OS/2 CONNECT is distributed electronically to the following:

1.  Commercial Networks:

    A.  America Online

        Under "OS/2 Newsletters"

    B.  CompuServe

        In the "IBM OS/2 Users+" Forum (GO OS2USER), go to the 
        Library & Browse the "Documentation" section.

    C.  IBM Link

        In the "BBS1" section (OS/2 BBS section);
        "SOFTWARELibrary"; "NEWSletters".

    D.  NiftyServe (Japan)  - in the FOS2FAN forum.

2.  On the Internet:

    FTP Sites:  hobbes.nmsu.edu    (/os2/newsltr) or (/incoming) or (/new)
                ftp-os2.cdrom.com  (/pub/os2/incoming) or (/pub/os2/newsltr)
                ftp.omen.com.au    (/pub/incoming)

    World Wide Web:  
    http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/connect

3.  Bulletin Boards:

    Gateway/2 (St. Louis, MO)                             314/771-9280
    Greater Chicago Online (Chicago, IL)                  708/895-4042
    Information Overload (Atlanta, GA)                    404/471-1549
    Mid-Atlantic OS/2 BBS (Virginia Beach)                804-422-8462
    New England Online (Boston, MA)                       617-961-7870
    OS/2 Connection (San Diego, CA)                       619/549-4215
    OS/2 Exchange (St. Augustine, FL)                     904/823-0751
    OS/2 Northwest (Bellevue, WA)                         206/957-4513
    OS/2 Shareware;Pete Norloff's BBS (Fairfax, VA)       703/385-4325
    The "PRIDE" Network, MBA's BBS (Palm Harbor, FL)      813/786-4864
    Programmer's Mark BBS (Brooklyn, NY)                  718/921-9267
    Pyramid/2 (Palo Alto, CA)                             415/494-7497
    Spectre (Santa Ana, CA)                               714/751-9307
    Tampa Bay OS/2 Users' Group (Clearwater, FL)          813/562-2249
    Team OS/2 Central BBS (Austin, TX)                    512/918-2653
    Tiara Information Services (Perth, West. Australia) +61-9-454-6970
    Toronto OS/2 User's Group (TO/2) BBS                  416/422-4599

The OS/2 CONNECT INF file may be copied and distributed free of
charge.  If you operate a major computer network or BBS and would 
like to be placed on the initial distribution list, please contact 
the publisher.

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