From comp.chem.msu.su!f118.n5020!f400.n5020!f144.n5020!f251.n5020!f8.n5100!f2.n51!not-for-mail Mon Apr 24 13:55:22 1995 Path: comp.chem.msu.su!f118.n5020!f400.n5020!f144.n5020!f251.n5020!f8.n5100!f2.n51!not-for-mail Newsgroups: fido7.su.os2 Distribution: fido7 X-Comment-To: All From: Harry Bush Date: Fri, 21 Apr 95 01:29:04 +0400 Subject: (1/2) Team OS/2 Message-ID: <798431406@f2.n51.z2.ftn> Organization: Harry Bush [Team OS/2 Latvia] Harry@castle.riga.lv X-UUCP-From: Team OS/2 Newsletter available as file X-FTN-AREA: SU.OS2 X-FTN-MSGID: 2:51/2 2f9718ae X-FTN-TID: FastEcho 1.42.b8 14000 X-FTN-Tearline: GoldEd/2 2.50.A0208+ X-FTN-Origin: Harry Bush [Team OS/2 Latvia] Harry@castle.riga.lv (2:51/2) X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 50/316 319 332 502 520 51/0 2 7 8 999 450/35 451/1 461/21 464/200 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 466/10 469/999 471/100 4615/4 4625/1 5000/31 5010/21 5020/26 30 32 35 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5020/41 52 62 68 69 114 116 118 144 157 200 204 214 242 246 251 252 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5020/269 292 334 345 400 463 603 5026/3 5028/3 5030/48 5049/1 5050/9 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5051/15 5054/10 5057/1 5077/3 5078/15 5080/22 5083/3 5090/3 5100/5 6 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5100/8 12 13 17 29 49 51 X-FTN-PATH: 51/2 5100/8 5020/251 144 400 X-FTN-PATH: 5020/118 Lines: 123 TNEW09.ZIP 240553 10-29-94 12:48p What is Team OS/2? Team OS/2 is like an electronic user group: it consists of people around the world who are OS/2 enthusiasts and are voluntarily and actively sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with others. They work to promote the use and availability of OS/2 wherever they can. But unlike a user group, there is very little organizational structure. As groups of Teamers come together though, they often start to form formal or informal groups so they can provide their own support network to work more effectively with IBM, vendors, user groups, and others. Being part of Team OS/2 is a state of mind. Team members are those who see that something needs to be done, and they figure out a way to do it. Some have started OS/2 BBS's to provide support for local OS/2 users. Others see that help is needed for local retailers to help them feel more confident in offering OS/2 to their customers. Membership in Team OS/2 is self-determined. You are a part of Team OS/2 (if you wish) if you consider that you are actively doing something to help support OS2 and OS/2 users and your efforts are beyond the expectations of your job. Team OS/2 is not owned or run by IBM. In fact, most Team OS/2 members are not IBM employees. Those Teamers who do happen to work for IBM generally use their own time to help others and promote the use of OS/2 and OS/2 applications just as other Teamers do. Although we at Team OS/2 Support in IBM PSP do maintain a Team OS/2 member list and put out this newsletter, we do these as services to Teamers worldwide. Being on the list is NOT a requirement to be part of Team OS/2. But it does help Teamers find other local members when looking for help, and provide a way to recognize the efforts of so many people in helping to promote OS/2. See Appendix B for information on how to get on the Team OS/2 member list. How can I join Team OS/2? The IBM Team OS/2 Support group keeps a database of members as a service to Team OS/2 members world-wide. We then sort and upload them to the electronic networks so that you can find each other. For this database, please send the following information to one of the addresses given in Appendix A: 1. Your Name 2. Mailing address (only the city, state, and country will be published) May we release your address to vendors who wish to do mailings to Team OS/2 members? (Yes or no) 3. Userids and networks 4. Optional: you can include a short (1-2 line) description to be included with your name. Sometimes software developers like to mention which products they've written or BBS operators include how to reach their BBS. 5. For our private records (these will NOT be published), please also include your phone number (home/work), Fax, etc. Also please let us know what you've been doing to help promote the use of OS/2. How do I contact IBM Team OS/2 Support IBM PSP Grass-Roots Marketing supports Team OS/2 and other activities. The people involved are: Vicci Conway Vicci is in Boca Raton, Florida. Her primary job is BBS coordination, coverage thereof, and communications for IBM PSP. Her secondary responsibility is helping with Team OS/2 support. Part of her Team OS/2 support is being the editor of this newsletter. She also works with vendors to provide them with the Team OS/2 mailing list and coordinates the Team OS/2 Reception at Fall Comdex. In addition, any vendor wishing to get their press releases distributed electronically should contact her as well. Note: Vicci is relocating to Austin, TX the middle of October. All mail addresses will remain the same. Janet Gobeille Janet is in Austin, Texas. She works to define and coordinate world-wide Team OS/2 support for IBM PSP. If you have a problem with IBM Team OS/2 support, call her. She also works to provide international support and coordination for Team OS/2, and maintains the databases used to support Team OS/2. Anita Venable Anita works with Janet in Austin. She handles the and day-to-day support for Team OS/2 including shipping, database updates, and responding to phone, fax, and email inquiries. When you send a note to either TEAMOS2@VNET.IBM.COM. Anita is usually the person who will read and answer it. User Group Relations: Gene Barlow, and Bill Wyatt form our PSP User Group Relations team. See Appendix F for more info on IBM PSP User Group Support. From comp.chem.msu.su!f118.n5020!f400.n5020!f144.n5020!f251.n5020!f8.n5100!f2.n51!not-for-mail Mon Apr 24 13:55:41 1995 Path: comp.chem.msu.su!f118.n5020!f400.n5020!f144.n5020!f251.n5020!f8.n5100!f2.n51!not-for-mail Newsgroups: fido7.su.os2 Distribution: fido7 X-Comment-To: All From: Harry Bush Date: Fri, 21 Apr 95 01:29:38 +0400 Subject: (2/2) Team OS/2 Message-ID: <798431433@f2.n51.z2.ftn> Organization: Harry Bush [Team OS/2 Latvia] Harry@castle.riga.lv X-FTN-AREA: SU.OS2 X-FTN-MSGID: 2:51/2 2f9718c9 X-FTN-TID: FastEcho 1.42.b8 14000 X-FTN-Tearline: GoldEd/2 2.50.A0208+ X-FTN-Origin: Harry Bush [Team OS/2 Latvia] Harry@castle.riga.lv (2:51/2) X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 50/316 319 332 502 520 51/0 2 7 8 999 450/35 451/1 461/21 464/200 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 466/10 469/999 471/100 4615/4 4625/1 5000/31 5010/21 5020/26 30 32 35 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5020/41 52 62 68 69 114 116 118 144 157 200 204 214 242 246 251 252 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5020/269 292 334 345 400 463 603 5026/3 5028/3 5030/48 5049/1 5050/9 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5051/15 5054/10 5057/1 5077/3 5078/15 5080/22 5083/3 5090/3 5100/5 6 X-FTN-SEEN-BY: 5100/8 12 13 17 29 49 51 X-FTN-PATH: 51/2 5100/8 5020/251 144 400 X-FTN-PATH: 5020/118 Lines: 138 You can contact Team OS/2 Support via the Internet address given below from most electronic networks. If necessary, contact us via fax or telephone, but electronic mail is definitely preferred. Internet (Team OS/2 Support): teamos2@vnet.ibm.com Internet (Team OS/2 Newsletter): teamnews@vnet.ibm.com Internet (BBS support): vicci@vnet.ibm.com Internet (PC User Group Support): ibmpcug@vnet.ibm.com IBM (internal) (Team OS/2 Support): TEAMOS2 at AUSVM1 IBM (internal) (Team OS/2 Newsletter): TEAMNEWS at AUSVM1 IBM (internal) (BBS Support): VICCI at AUSVM1 IBM (internal) (IBM PC User Groups): IBMPCUG at AUSVM1 You can also contact us at any of the following addresses and request that your note be forwarded to the correct person: CompuServe: Vicci Conway at 76711,1123 Fidonet: Janet Gobeille at 1:382/902 IBMMAIL: Janet Gobeille at USIB45RN at IBMMAIL OS/2 BBS: Vicci Conway at USIB55J9 at IBMMAIL Fax: Send your request to Janet Gobeille, Team OS/2 Support, at (512) 823-3252 Mail: Janet Gobeille IBM PSP - Bldg 808 Internal Zip 2996 11400 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78758 USA Telephone: Anita Venable, Team OS/2 Support, at (512) 823-1682 If you have problems reaching Team OS/2 Support, contact Janet Gobeille at (512) 823-3247. Team OS/2 Activities support by IBM This section contains information on specific activities and events where IBM PSP is actively supporting Team OS/2. However, if you are looking for support that doesn't fall within one of the following categories, please contact us to discuss. At this time, major activities that are supported include: 1. Support for public OS/2 demos (including those at stores or universities) 2. Support for local OS/2 resellers If you're planning to do a demo for a group of people or for a public event, please contact IBM Team OS/2 Support. Examples of supported demos include public demos at universities, PC fairs, hamfests, shopping center malls, or OS/2 days at local retailers. We would like to know: o Where the demo will be done (name of school, store, etc.) o Date and location of scheduled event (city, state, country) o Number of Teamers involved in doing or supporting the demo o Number of people expected to attend and see your demo o If this is a public demo at a software retail store, also send the number of store clerks expected to be working during your demo. o Your name, shipping address, and telephone number We would like to help with a 'Team OS/2 demo pack' with some things to support your demo and to give away during it. Since the contents will vary according to the event, we'll discuss what this will consist of after receiving your request. (Note: this 'demo pack' is not intended for user group meetings.) Then after your event, we would like a report on it including, but not limited to: o Names and addresses of all the Teamers involved in the activity o Pictures, Pictures, Pictures. Please take pictures of the Teamers in this activitiy, and send them to us with your report. We would like to include your pictures in future newsletters. o Number of people who saw your demo or tried OS/2 during that time. o How did it go? Tell us what went well, what didn't, what advice you'd have for others doing this? Also, what suggestions do you have for our Team OS/2 support in the future. If you have a local retail store that is selling OS/2, we encourage you to 'Adopt a Store'. Meet the employees, answer their questions on OS/2, encourage them to stock it, visit them on a regular basis if you can. If you adopt a store that is carrying OS/2 but doesn't have any OS/2 marketing 'support' (such as demo disks, z-cards, etc.), please contact us with the following information: o Name and address of store o Name of the store manager o Does the store have a demo OS/2 system (or will they?) We'll send you a 'Team OS/2 Store Pack' for you to give to them. This contains: OS/2 'Z-cards' (flyer with OS/2 information) OS/2 demo disks OS/2 post-its and pens for store employees A 'monitor topper' if they are running OS/2 Catalogs from sources of OS/2 merchandise Note: at this time we are only prepared to offer this support within the US. However, if there are Teamers outside the US who are seriously interested in requesting one of these packs, please EMAIL or FAX your inquiry to us as given in Appendix A and we'll see what we can arrange.