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OS/2 Newsgroups |
After reading the OS/2 FAQ List you may have some unanswered questions. If so, you may post a message to one of the Usenet OS/2 newsgroups (You can use NewsReader/2, part of OS/2 Warp's Internet Connection, to read and post messages in Usenet newsgroups). Note that crossposting (posting the same message to more than one newsgroup) is generally frowned upon because it defeats the purpose of having different newsgroups in the first place — please try to post to just one newsgroup.
These OS/2 newsgroups are available:
- comp.os.os2.setup.misc Discussion of installing and configuring OS/2, and for discussion of hardware/drivers (e.g. SMP boards, BIOS compatibility, mice, etc) not covered by other OS/2 newsgroups.
- comp.os.os2.setup.storage Discussion of storage (drives, tape, CD-ROM) hardware/drivers under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.setup.video Discussion of base video hardware/drivers under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.multimedia Discussion of multimedia-specific (sound cards, TV video, etc) hardware/drivers under OS/2, and running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 multimedia apps/utilities (AVI players, CD-ROM players, etc) under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.comm Discussion of communications (modem, fax) hardware/drivers, and running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 comm apps/utiliities under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.mail-news Discussion of running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 mail and news apps/ utilities under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.networking.www Discussion of running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 World Wide Web (WWW) apps/utilities under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip Discussion of hardware/drivers/software dealing with TCP/IP networks/networking under OS/2 (e.g. configuring SLIP or PPP, running ftp, etc.).
- comp.os.os2.networking.misc Discussion of hardware/drivers/software dealing with other networking.
- comp.os.os2.utilities Discussion of DOS, Windows, and OS/2 general-purpose utilities (e.g. shells, backup, compression, screen savers, INI editors, system resource monitors, etc) under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.apps Discussion of running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 general-purpose apps (e.g. spreadsheets, word-processors, databases, financial, etc) under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.games Discussion of running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 games under OS/2. Also welcome here is discussion of game-related hardware/drivers (e.g. joysticks, steering wheels, etc) under OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.programmer.porting Discussion about portable libraries (e.g. OWL), porting tools (e.g. SMART), and techniques related to porting software to OS/2.
- comp.os.os2.programmer.oop Discussion of system-level Object Oriented Programming (e.g. SOM, DSOM, OpenDoc), including tools and techniques.
- comp.os.os2.programmer.tools Discussion of running DOS, Windows, and OS/2 general-purpose programming tools (e.g. compilers, assemblers, source code revision librarians, linkers, etc).
- comp.os.os2.programmer.misc Discussion of any other OS/2 programming issues.
- comp.os.os2.bugs Discussion of possible bugs (incorrect behaviour) in OS/2 (not drivers, apps, utilities, or beta versions of OS/2), and discussion of Corrective Service Disks, Service Paks, and Fix Paks.
- comp.os.os2.beta Discussion of beta releases of OS/2 (versions of OS/2 that are released for testing purposes by IBM and that you cannot buy in stores). Also for discussion of desired features ("wishlists") you would like to see in future beta versions.
- comp.os.os2.advocacy Debating issues regarding OS/2 versus non-OS/2 operating systems and environments, where anti-OS/2 advocates attack OS/2 on various levels (e.g. OS/2 sales, marketing, features, support, installation, etc), and pro-OS/2 advocates defend OS/2 on those issues.
- comp.os.os2.misc For general OS/2 discussion. Post here *only* if *no* other newsgroup category fits.
- comp.os.os2.marketplace Posting of OS/2-related commercial product/service ads, Wanted and For Sale ads, employment offerings and resumes, and recommendations of excellent deals (e.g. "<company name> is selling <OS/2 product> for <price>!!!").
Please prefix your subject line with the appropriate tag: Use Biz: for commercial ads. Use Wanted: for wanted ads. Use FS: for for-sale ads. Use Trade: for trading ads. Use Offered: for employment offerings. Please also use abbreviations for country and state/province (if applicable), and city or county name. Use Resume: for employment resumes. Use Misc: for anything else. (e.g. ``FS: OS/2 2.1 3.5" '', ``Offered: USA-CA-San Diego Device driver programmer needed'', ``Misc: I saw OS/2 Warp at half price!!!'', ``Biz: FooBlueTwo's mail-order catalog'') comp.org.team-os2 Discussion about Team OS/2, a group of volunteers who demonstrate OS/2 to potential users, and in other ways promote OS/2. Team OS/2 is not part of IBM, nor is it sponsored by IBM.
The following newsgroups contain information about OS/2. These are not discussion groups.
comp.os.os2.announce (moderated) Carries announcements about OS/2 (e.g. new or updated software press releases, user group schedules, WWW and ftp site info, etc). At the beginning of every month, information about this newsgroup is posted in the form of a "Welcome" message — please read it. This newsgroup is moderated — you cannot ask a question here. OS/2-related announcements should be submitted to the address comp-os-os2-announce@uunet.uu.net; the moderator of the group can be reached at address lfirantello@bix.com. Please recommend the name of an OS/2 newsgroup where you would like to have followup discussion. For questions on a particular announcement that you read, contact the submitter — do not contact the moderator. Unfortunately, when posting (as opposed to emailing) a response to a moderated newsgroup many news software send that response to the moderator via e-mail. Please e-mail your response to the submitter — please check the header for a "To:" line and make sure it has the submitter's e-mail address.
You may also be interested in the following newsgroups which cover OS/2 topics with great frequency:
- comp.lang.rexx A general newsgroup covering the REXX programming language. Every copy of OS/2 includes a built-in REXX interpreter.
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