ANNOUNCEMENT: POSSI MEETING FEBRUARY 12.
At the February meeting of the Phoenix OS/2 Society, we'll celebrate OS/2 and demonstrate how the operating system is successfully running a small business. LUMATURE, in Scottsdale, will open its doors -- including the door to the computer room! See firsthand every aspect of this business runs on networked computers using OS/2.
Lumature, a lighting and furniture store, has been using OS/2 as its only operating system since 1994. Every business function is performed by OS/2 Warp 4 workstations on a network powered by WSeB servers.
When and where: The store is located at 15620 North Scottsdale Rd, north of Greenway, on the west side of the street. Although the LUMATURE showroom closes to the public at 6:00pm, the doors will be open to members of the user group (and operating-system curious visitors!); staff will demonstrate and answer questions.
Want more detail? Hardware and OS/2 software used by Lumature include:
* WISEMANAGER from Serenity Systems, used to remote boot the diskless IBM NetStations from a WSeB RIPL server.
* SMACK! is used to print custom showroom price tags and labels. * CLEARLOOK word processing.
* PMFAX (network version) has been in daily use for many years. * INJOY FIREWALL for Internet access.
* PMMAIL E-mail client.
* INETMAIL E-mail server.
* DOMINO GOwebSERVER run http://www.lumature.com
* SMARTSUITE and STAROFFICE are used to open documents received in almost any format.
* Accounting software is 16-bit DOS, run in a VDM.
* HOUSE/2 home automation software.
Experience how every light fixture, table lamp, and wall light in the showroom is controlled from 'virtual' switches created on showroom workstation screens. Using the HOUSE/2, every display fixture can be turned ON, OFF, or DIMMED from the showroom computers. Every light can be addressed individually or as a member of a group. Using an ELO-TOUCH touchscreen monitor in the showroom (with OS/2 drivers) it is very easy to control the hundreds of light fixtures in the store.
Mark Kerzner, Scottsdale Az
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