Lake County Team OS/2 Info Page

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Hello and welcome to the Lake County Team OS/2 Site. Whether your using OS/2 now or are just curious this site will provide contacts and links that will help to answer your questions about OS/2. This site is for everyone, beginner or expert. There are no dumb questions, and feedback is encouraged (Press the red "Feedback" button on any page to get to the feedback page).

• About OS/2 Warp
• About OS/2 Warp Server
• About Team OS/2
• About Lake County Team OS/2
• About the Author of this site.

About OS/2 Warp

OS/2 Warp is an advanced, 32-bit operating system that runs on Intel/AMD/Cyrix computer systems (that's ordinary PC's folks, not Macintosh) and also runs legacy DOS and Microsoft Windows 3.1 sofware. It does not run Windows 95-only software or Windows NT 4.0 software (there may be a solution using Citrix's WinFrame) but will run some Win32s software (usually marked as "Runs on Windows 3.x and Ready for Windows 95").

OS/2 is part of IBM's family of operating systems and is used by most of the larger corporations and bank systems worldwide for their mission-critical applications because of it's reliability and security features. You'll find it running Bank ATM machines, unattended Information Kiosks in major cites and airports, Government Servers and Workstations, Internet and Intranet Servers, and Manufacturing Robot systems among others. Some of us run it at home too .

It is ideal for small and medium-sized businesses because once it is running you'll not need to "fool with" it again (unlike Windows) - like the Enegizer Bunny "It just keeps going and going". It will run all of your "legacy" apps from your old DOS (or Windows) computers and is a "Better DOS than DOS" and a "Better Windows than Windows". If one of your programs is ill-behaved (the dreaded Windows GPF) it will not crash the system or lose your precious business data. I've had OS/2 LAN Server running for 3 months before I took it down to clean out the accumulated dust - unlike Windows NT Server which crashes regularly 2 or 3 times a week and Windows 3.1/95 at 2 to 3 times a day.

All versions of OS/2 Warp include a "Bonus Pak" CD-ROM with sample applications and the "Internet Access Kit" to allow you to connect to the Internet right out of the box - Warp was the first operating system to include this type of application suite in the basic package - and you don't need to buy a "Plus Pak" (like with windows) to get the full Internet Suite. The IAK can be used with other ISP's besides IBM's Avantis and it has a "Software Updates" icon that will work from any provider to get automatic upgrades to the IAK. How's that for "User Friendly".

• The OS/2 Awareness Page: Why OS/2 is your best bet for a desktop operating system.
• FAQ: Should I Buy OS/2 Warp?
• Visit the OS/2 Warp Home Page for all the information about IBM's OS/2 Warp Version 4 product.
• Peter Moylan's Warp 4 Tuning Tips
• Warp 4 Installation Notes on the Web (Through the kind assistance of Kevin Royalty and the generosity of the Cincinnatti Team OS/2 User Group.)

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About OS/2 Warp Server

IBM's OS/2 Warp Server combines both Warp and IBM's LAN Server products into one and is the perfect solution for any SMB LAN (that's "Windows" networking folks) including Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups. OS/2 Warp Sever also integrates well with Novell networks and adds many new features to them. It has a full TCP/IP connection suite for Intranet/Internet use and you can even hook up macintoshes to it. There may be a solution available for serving Windows 95 applications on Warp Server also (see Warp section above).

Please read the section on Warp above and then visit the OS/2 Warp Server Home Page for all the information about IBM's OS/2 Warp Server product.

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About Team OS/2

"Team OS/2 is a highly informal organisation dedicated to telling the world about the advantages of Operating System/2 (OS/2), an advanced operating system for personal computers. Faced with a large amount of ignorance and misinformation about OS/2, Teamers respond by demonstrating the operating system to others, and educating them about its strengths and weaknesses. Teamers are all volunteers with a genuine enthusiasm for OS/2 that translates into a wish to spread that enthusiasm to others."

--Taken from the Team OS/2 FAQ.

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About Lake County Team OS/2

Lake County Team OS/2 is an informal group of OS/2 users and evangelists living or working in Lake County, California. We support OS/2 and the goals of Team OS/2 (see the "About Team OS/2" section). If you need help with OS/2 you can contact Peter Conrad Cumminsky at (707) 987-9484 or e-mail me at peterconrad@bigfoot.com.

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About the Author

Peter Conrad Cumminsky, consultant, ASEE, CET, Team OS/2
Resonable Rates, Initial Consultation (up to one hour) Free.
peterconrad@bigfoot.com or visit my home page at: www.angelfire.com/biz/taming/.

Background:
I am recently retired from a full-time position as Manager of one of Lake County's largest Computer Services departments. Among my skills are System Administration, Network Administration, System Integration, Computer Systems Technician, Desktop Publishing, Senior Programmer (several languages), Project Director, Web Publishing, Technical Manual Writer/Editor and Graphics Creation. I have been in Who's Who in Computing (1989 and 1990) and have been in the Computing field since 1978 working with microcomputers and UNIX workstations. Let me help you get the most from your computers.

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