Irv Spalten BBS Fixpacks 2

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 * List of WORLDWIDE BBS's all IBM OS/2 2.0 files are shipped to.

Files include FIXES, Service Packs, informational Data, and Announcements

Date of issue, 01/05/93 05:00 PM

CompuServe -

4 forums, G to individual ones after connecting to CIS OS2USER   - General User area OS2SUPPORT - OS/2 2.0 Support Forum OS2DF1    - OS/2 2.0 Developer Forum #1 OS2DF2    - OS/2 2.0 Developer Forum #2

IBM Sweden

The BBS is called "IBM PCC" Phone: 46+8-7932200 Dealers Phone: 46+8-7934222 Customers Lines: 10 Lines Speed: 1200-14400 Connection rate (V.32 and MNP) 10 USR DS 14400 modems Avail: 24 Hours / 7 days

IBM Austria

IBM Bulletin Board System Austria: Phone: 043-222-21145-6600 Speed: 9600 Lines: 8 (due to driver problems currently 2 active) Avail: 24 h/ 7 days

IBM Germany

IBM Bulletin Board System Germany Fidonet : 2:241/7411.0@FIDONET Phone  : 049-711-785-7777

Canadian Sofware Support Center, specializing in OS/2 and OS/2 support. The numbers for the BBS(s) are: Vancouver - 604-664-6464 Toronto  - 416-946-4244 or 4255 Montreal - 514-938-3122

Danish IBM BBS. The BBS is open for end-users as well as dealers and IBMers. Facts: Name: IBM OS/2 BBS Phone: + 45 42 88 72 22 Lines: 3 lines Speed: 9600 (V32 and MNP) Avail: 24 hours/day all week. Location: Lyngby, Denmark

International BBS name :   The IBM Belgium BBS In country BBS name   :    End-User Node. Location: IBM Belgium s.a. J.F.Kennedylaan 2, B-1831 Diegem. Voice number :             32-2-718.43.33 or 32-2-718.48.06 Modem number :             32-2-725.60.10 8 lines, up to 9600 bps, 8,n,1, V32 24/24 No MNP4 no MNP4. BBS is free and open to any user able to use a modem. End-User Node is "Customer needs" oriented not only OS/2 2.0, this means I have more than 20 areas like OS/2 1.3, PS/1 PS/2 hardware, Networking BBS software is customized Maximus/2 8 times. Fido connection in progress using Binkleyterm. Menus and help files are available in English, French and Dutch. Data are "as is". End-User Node distributes files/information and allows end user message exchange for "users helping users" facility. Name: IBM OS/2 Bulletin Board System Accessed via the IBM Information Network. For most of the U.S. this is        a local or 800 phone number. For information on registration, charges and how to access the OS/2 BBS, call 1-800-547-1283 (voice). OS/2 BBS Sydney Australia This BBS also supports the Australia/New Zealand Developers Assistance Program. 8 lines, running from 300 - 14400 bps. phone number is 61 - 2 - 241 2466. Also on Fidonet, 3:712/353, phone 61 - 2 - 241 2708. Available for Crash Mail 24 hours a day. IBM National Support Center BBS, located in Atlanta GA. Sysops are Tony Reed and Wyn Easton. Phone numbers 1-404-835-6600 => First available modem 1-404-835-6296 => First available Hayes Ultra 1-404-835-5300 => First available USR V.32bis with ASL 1-404-835-5578 => First available IBM 7855 model 10 Currently have 40 public phone lines and take over 60,000 calls/month. EMEA OS/2 Developers Assistance Program Location: EPSC Basingstoke, UK                                                 Phone: 44 (0)256 336991 Speed: 14,400 Lines: 10 Avail: 24 h/ 365 days Name : Point Service PS D�veloppeurs ( French DAP ) Contact for information on registration and charge : JP RAMBAUD   tel 33-1-48154660 B ROUYRRE       33-1-48154658 Modem number:33-1-43050303 8 lines up to 14400bps v22, v22b, v32, v32b Location : POINT SERVICE PS Dpt 0238 SUPPORT DEVELOPPEURS OS/2 93881 NOISY LE GRAND CEDEX IBM OS/2 Bulletin Board System ( Finland ) Phone: +358-0-480 422 Speed: 9600, 8, n, 1 Avail: 24 hours/day

Bulletin Board System IBM OS/2 ( Spain ) Phone: 34 1 397 55 80 34 1 397 55 81       34 1 397 58 73        34 1 397 59 63 Speed: 9600, 8, n, 1

INTERNET Anonymous FTP Site software.watson.ibm.com IP address is 129.34.139.5. IBM OS/2 Netherlands BBS Phone: 020 - 6974757, 31-206974757 outside the Netherlands Speed: 14,400 Lines: 8 Available to end users, IBM Dealers, and IBM employees

IBM UK

The BBS is called "IBM OS/2 BBS"

Available free (apart from cost of call) to anyone. Phone: 0256-336655 Where: Basingstoke, Hampshire Lines: 20 Lines Speed: 300-12000 Avail: 24 Hours / 7 days / 365 days (hence "336655") S/W: Maximus/2 SysOp: Andy Wilders, Personal Systems Tech Suppt. -and Laurie Rose, Personal Systems Tech Suppt.

Topics covered:
 * Announcement Letters (PLET)
 * All OS/2 related topics devided into 20+ areas
 * Large Shareware library
 * 'Fix' area for download
 * Upload area

South Africa BBS - available to end users, dealers and internal. Name : ISM - IBM OS/2 BBS Phone : 27.11.224.2001 (4 Lines) Speed : 9600 (V32 and MNP) Avail : 24 hours/day - 7 days a week Location: ISM Building, Johannesburg, South Africa OS/2 BBS in Norway telephone number 47-2-999450.

OS/2 BBS in Switzerland Name: Hitline Communications SYSOP: Ueli Maurer. Address: Unterdorfstr. 7. 5212 Hausen / Switzerland. Phone: 0041 56 321800 (14 Lines US Robotics, V.32bis/V.42bis, 14'400 kbs ISDN : 0041 56 320580 (Solis-Card) Software: PC-Board

IBM OS/2 BBS - SINGAPORE
 * BBS NO: 65-2277827
 * BINKLEYTERM/2: 65-2277809
 * NO OF LINES: 3
 * SYSTEM OPERATOR: FRANCIS TAY
 * FIDONET NODE ADDRESS: 6:600/82