From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 00:01:03 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 375 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Friday 21 June 2002 Number 375 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: [os2genau] Melbourne IT scam : Ian Manners" 2 Re: [os2genau] SCitech video driver, changing video card, how ? : Kris Steenhaut 3 Re: [os2genau] os/2 in mount gambier : Leigh Bunting **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 00:41:17 +1000 (EST) From: "Ian Manners" Subject: Re: [os2genau] Melbourne IT scam Hi Voytek >the surcharged invoice was sent by a subsidary of Melbourne IT Even though I use MelbourneIT, it surprises me not, everyones doing it now :-( >I've asked what's the benefit of the higher cost, apparently, you can get a >set of plastic steak knives, or, 5 email addresses, or, redirection, your >choice Ones called "Wholesale", the other is done to keep the wholesalers that use MelbourneIT Happy, stupid isnt it. Cheers Ian B Manners http://www.os2site dot com/ I believe in getting into hot water. It keeps you clean. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 01:46:52 +0200 From: Kris Steenhaut Subject: Re: [os2genau] SCitech video driver, changing video card, how ? Ed Durrant schreef: > I've used the IBM Special Edition for a while now and I can give it that > typical OS2 accalade - it simply works and I have forgotten all about it. Taking the opportunity to bumb in: there is an outcome in the Nürnberg quitting Windows matter: http://www.idg dot net/go.cgi?id=701376 > Germany: > > tto Schily, the German Federal Minister of the Interior, announced last week a deal with IBM to > promote, for the public sector, hardware and software products that support Linux. IBM has > agreed to sell the country products at a discounted rate. IBM said that it will use the version of the > operating system from SuSE Linux, in Nürnberg, Germany. Germany's lower house of Parliament, > the Bundestag, also considered a switch to Linux in October 2001, but managed to work a revised > deal with Microsoft that lowered the cost of its software acquisitions. > Do face it: IBM doesn't promote nor sell OS/2 anymore. (((-: And it occurs to me they are preparing to pull out the plug long before 2006. -- Groeten uit Gent, Kris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 21:35:44 +0830 From: Leigh Bunting Subject: Re: [os2genau] os/2 in mount gambier Rhema FM wrote: > Hey guys - great to see there is a support group in SA. We run OS/2 to > run our on air automation system (it's called startrax) for the radio > station I manage. 4 years it has ran and it has never crashed yet! > Only goes off if there is a blackout. We run 5 OS/2 machines all > networked and our competitor made the bad choice of buying a windows > on-air system 'cos it looks pretty. However it always crashes and they > are constantly off air because it catches virus'. Next time I'm down > maybe I'll try and make one of your meetings. All the bestPeter > WhitingStation Manaher of Rhema FM. Hi Peter, Great to hear from you. Terrific to see that OS/2 is being used to keep you ahead of the opposition. Please do try to make one of our meetings and suggest that if you have an interest in the goings-on of OS/2, subscribe to the mailing list via web page. Our ISP can now add another OS/2 user to the list in SA. (Thanks Ian) Regards, Leigh Bunting Secretary OS/2UGSA [attachments have been removed] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------