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The OS/2 Magazine was launched by Ted Bahr (the other founder of BZ Media and SD Times) in December 1993. Miller Freeman, the publishing company, pulled the plug in January 1997. | The OS/2 Magazine was launched by Ted Bahr (the other founder of BZ Media and SD Times) in December 1993. Miller Freeman, the publishing company, pulled the plug in January 1997. | ||
==Issues== | |||
===Volume 1 - 1993/94=== | |||
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| | |No.1 - Dec 1993 | ||
OS/2 Ready for Prime Time [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V1N01_OS2Mag_12-Dec_1993/] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N1-Dec-1993.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:9 - [[Alan Zeichick]]: ''Perspectives: Welcome to OS/2 Magazine'' | |||
:11 - [[Dick Conklin]]: '''Industry News: Hot Off The Press'' | |||
:21 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: OS/2, a Status Report'' | |||
:25 - [[Brian Proffit]]: ''Test Drives: Words and Pictures'' (Word Perfect 5.2 for OS/2, Ultimedia Builder/2) | |||
:32 - Brian Proffit: ''Why OS/2 2.1?'' | |||
:44 - [[David Moskowitz]]: ''While You Wait'' | |||
:52 - Robert B. Chapman: ''How to Benchmark OS/2'' | |||
:59 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Getting the Big Picture under OS/2'' | |||
:64 - [[Esther Schindler]]: ''Organize Your Life'' | |||
:77 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: First Steps'' | |||
:83 - Matt Trask: ''Migration Path: Desktop Envy'' | |||
:96 - [[David E. Reich]]: ''Tips & Tricks: Questions and Answers'' | |||
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| | |No.2 - Feb 1994 | ||
Netware made Easy | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N2-Feb-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Can Groupware be Shrink-Wrapped?'' | |||
:21 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Basic and Telecom'' | |||
:30 - Bob Panza: ''NetWare Made Easy'' | |||
| | :44 - Lenny Bailes: ''Customizing Your OS/2 Desktop'' | ||
:52 - Robert B. Chapman: ''Downsizing OS/2'' | |||
:59 - Esther Schindler: ''Faxing from OS/2'' | |||
:71 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: More REXX Basics'' | |||
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| | |No.3 - Mar 1994 | ||
Laptops and Notebooks [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_03-Mar_1994/] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N3-Mar-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Driving Miss Video'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: IBM Beta Testing Update'' | |||
:13 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: What does 32-Bits Buy?'' | |||
| | :15 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Integration and Compression'' | ||
:28 - Eric Pinnell: ''OS/2 for Windows'' | |||
:36 - Fabian Pascal: ''OS/2 on a Laptop'' | |||
:49 - John E. Johnston: ''Communications Manager/2'' | |||
:54 - Dwight Cornwell: ''What's the Best Word Processor?'' | |||
:67 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: Programming with Functions'' | |||
:69 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: Reach Out and Meet Someone'' | |||
:71 - Matt Trask: ''Migration Path: OS/2 Meets Pen Computing'' | |||
:76 - David E. Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: News you can Use'' | |||
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| | |No.4 - Apr 1994 | ||
New Chips for Old [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_04-April_1994] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N4-Apr-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Learning from Apple'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: New Releases'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Big Iron on the Desktop'' | |||
| | :19 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Viruses and CD-ROMs'' | ||
:24 - Matt Trask: ''New Chips for Old'' | |||
:32 - Jeff Duntemann: ''Moving into a Non-Intel Future'' | |||
:38 - Brian Proffit: ''Moving to a 32-Bit World'' | |||
:43 - Lenny Bailes: ''Desktop Tuning Tips'' | |||
:50 - Esther Schindler: ''The Esther Utilities'' | |||
:61 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: REXX Program Structure'' | |||
:71 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: OS/2 BBSs'' | |||
:76 - David E. Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: The Polite Way to Interrupt'' | |||
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| | |No.5 - May 1994 | ||
Databases and OS/2 | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N5-May-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Who Needs OS/2, Anyway?'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: IBM Squashes 500+ Bugs'' | |||
:13 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Where Should You Keep Your Data?'' | |||
| | :17 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Take This Job and Crunch It'' | ||
:24 - Ellen Snell Adams: ''Batten Down the Hatches'' | |||
:30 - Timothy F. Sipples: ''Presenting On-line Information'' | |||
:41 - Bob Panza: ''NetWare Fine Tuning'' | |||
:47 - Rick Meigs: ''Mysteris of config.sys'' | |||
:55 - Esther Schindler: ''Safety in Numbers'' | |||
:60 - David Stodder, Annalisa Chamberlain: ''Buyer's Guide: Database Management Software'' | |||
:73 - ''Just Announced'' | |||
:77 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: Variables aren't Enough'' | |||
:79 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: On-line Services Provide Information and Support'' | |||
:84 - David E. Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Software Problems with Hardware'' | |||
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| | |No.6 - Jun 1994 | ||
Networks in a Nutshell [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_06-June_1994] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N6-Jun-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Networks, Programming, On-Line Services'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: OS/2 vs. Windows 3.11'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Driving the Information Superhighway?'' | |||
:19 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: IBM CAD/3X 3.02'' | |||
:24 - Ken Mackin: ''Networking in a Nutshell'' | |||
:30 - Rick Cook: ''X Windows on the Desktop'' | |||
:41 - Bob Panza: ''NetWare Tuning with ODI'' | |||
:47 - Brian Johnson: ''Building a Customized VDM'' | |||
:53 - Craig Bobchin: ''A Tale of Five Databases'' | |||
:71 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: Recursion'' | |||
:74 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: Gigabytes of Software'' | |||
:77 - Mark J. Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Understanding the config.sys file'' | |||
:84 - David E. Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Seamless Windows, Novell, CD-ROMs'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.7 - Jul 1994 | ||
Secret Tools [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_07-July_1994/] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N7-Jul-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: United We Stand, Divided We Fall'' | |||
:13 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: New Drivers for Old Problems'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: What is Office Automation now?'' | |||
| | :19 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: QwikSwitch 32 and AMOS'' | ||
:22 - Steve Gallagher: ''A Secret Guide to the Enhanced Editor'' | |||
:30 - Esther Schindler: ''Driver Downloads Made Simple'' | |||
:39 - Rob Coventry: ''Making it Up in Volume'' | |||
:46 - Bob Panza: ''Tuning NetWare, Part III'' | |||
:53 - Charles Bermant: ''Voodoo Secrets'' | |||
:55 - ''Just Announced'' | |||
:59 - Alex Lane: ''The REXX Column: Never Completely Helpless'' | |||
:62 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: Learning more about OS/2'' | |||
:72 - Mark Minasi: ''Under the Hood: How config.sys helps OS/2 control hardware'' | |||
:78 - David Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: PCMCIA drivers, Extended Attributes, Novell and More...'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.8 - Aug 1994 | ||
Multimedia Primer [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_08-Aug_1994] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N8-Aug-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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! | :7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Go, Team, Go!'' | ||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline 0S/2: OS/2 vs. Windows 3.11'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Selecting the Right Stuff'' | |||
:19 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: 4OS2, Chron, and Recognita Plus'' | |||
:24 - Steve Levenson: ''An OS/2 Multimedia Primer'' | |||
:33 - Eric Pinnell: ''At Your Command'' | |||
:39 - Esther Schindler: ''To Preload, or Not to Preload'' | |||
:41 - Lenny Bailes: ''Configuration Made Simple'' | |||
:48 - Larry O'Brien: ''The Right Tool for the Right Job'' | |||
:57 - Esther Schindler: ''Balancing the Books'' | |||
:67 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: Need Help? Here's Where to Go'' | |||
:71 - Mark Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Config.sys Odds and Ends'' | |||
:75 - David Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Those Darned Extra desktops'' | |||
:80 - Stan Kelly-Bootle: ''End Notes: Books for the Baffled'' | |||
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| | |No.9 - Sep 1994 | ||
76 Tips [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_09-Sep_1994] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N9-Sep-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: The 15-Minute CD-ROM'' | |||
:13 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline: OS/2: This Time it’s Personal'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: The Objectification of Nearly Everything'' | |||
| | :18 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drive: Raiding WordPerfect'' | ||
:24 - Alexander Antoniades: ''76 Tips: Get Your Shortcuts Here!'' | |||
:37 - Lindon DeCarmo: ''Audio Demystified'' | |||
:42 - Brian Proffit: ''REXX Goes GUI'' | |||
:53 - Dick Goran: ''The REXX Column: Creating Objects'' | |||
:59 - Dick Conklin: ''Where are the drivers?'' | |||
:63 - Mark Minasi: ''Under the Hood: DOS under 0S/2: How does it Work?'' | |||
:67 - David Reich: ''The Left-handed Mouse'' | |||
:72 - Stan Kelly-Bottle: ''End Notes: Unleashing OS/2'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.10 - Oct 1994 | ||
Roll-Your-Own CD-ROM [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_10-Oct_1994/] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N10-Oct-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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! | :7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Evaluating an Operating System'' | ||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline: OS/2: IBM Shows Parts of the Future'' | |||
:13 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Multimedia Comes of Age'' | |||
:17 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Skyscraping a Space Map'' | |||
:22 - Guy Wright: ''Rolling your Own CD-ROM'' | |||
:32 - Alan Zeichick: ''The Editors’ Choice'' | |||
:39 - Scott Vouri: ''OS/2 vs. Advanced Graphics'' | |||
:42 - Esther Schindler: ''The Graham Utilities'' | |||
:49 - Dick Goran: ''The REXX Column: Parsing and Templates'' | |||
:55 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: What's in a Name?'' | |||
:59 - Mark Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Any Port in a Storm'' | |||
:63 - David Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Win-OS/2 Without ATM'' | |||
:69 - William F. Zachmann: ''The View from Canopus: Success (Finally!) for OS/2?'' | |||
:72 - Stan Kelly-Bottle: ''End Notes: Beti BAT*'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.11 - Nov 1994 | ||
Cruising the Internet [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_11-Nov_1994/] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N11-Nov-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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! | :7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: OS/2 !! SYS01475 OS/2 !! SYS02027'' | ||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline: OS/2: IBM Warps Through The Beta Cycle'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Changing the Relationships'' | |||
:19 - William F. Zachmann: ''The View from Canopus: The Impact of the Microsoft Consent Decree'' | |||
:23 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Securely Linked Word Processing'' | |||
:30 - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: ''Cruising the Internet'' | |||
:38 - Robert Orfali, Dan Harkey: ''Opening Up OpenDoc'' | |||
:44 - Lenny Bailes: ''Preserving your Desktop'' | |||
:53 - Dick Goran: ''The REXX Column: Calling All Signals'' | |||
:59 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: Faster Chips Were Made for OS/2'' | |||
:62 - Mark Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Understanding DOS Settings'' | |||
:67 - David Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Inner Workings of the Workplace Shell'' | |||
:72 - Stan Kelly-Bottle: ''End Notes: Workplace Power!'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No. 12 - Dec 1994 | ||
Get Inside Your PC [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/OS2Mag_12-Dec_1994] | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N12-Dec-1994.jpg|250px]] | |||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: The Name Game'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline: OS/2: Mo' Beta Blues'' | |||
:15 - Amy D. Wohl: ''The Big Picture: Advances in Technology'' | |||
| | :17 - William F. Zachmann: ''The View from Canopus: Survival? Or Victory?'' | ||
:21 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Captured Viruses'' | |||
:26 - David Moskowitz: ''Faster, Better, Neater'' | |||
:36 - Eric Pinnell: ''Game-playing with OS/2'' | |||
:45 - Brian Johnson: ''Object-Oriented Productivity'' | |||
:53 - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: ''OS/2 Calling'' | |||
:67 - Dick Goran: ''The REXX Column: Programming Arrays'' | |||
:70 - Dick Conklin: ''Information Center: A Brief History'' | |||
:73 - Mark Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Being Sensitive About Being Idle'' | |||
:75 - David Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Ready on the Launch Pad'' | |||
:80 - Stan Kelly-Bottle: ''End Notes: Moving Up...'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Volume 2 - 1995=== | |||
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| | |No.1 - 1995 | ||
| | First Look. OS/2 Warp 3 [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V2N01_OS2Mag_Jan_1995/] | ||
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:7 - Perspectives | |||
:9 - Letters | |||
:11 - Dateline: OS/2 | |||
:15 - The Big Picture | |||
:17 - The View from Canopus | |||
:21 - Test Drives | |||
:24 - Inside 08/2 Warp 3.0 | |||
:33 - Breaking the 80/20 Rule with CID | |||
:38 - RAIDing OS/2 | |||
:44 - Tape Backup Under OS/2 | |||
:51 - Just Announced | |||
:55 - The REXX Column | |||
:59 - Information Center | |||
:62 - Under the Hood | |||
:67 - Tips & Tricks | |||
:72 - End Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.2 - 1995 | ||
OS/2 Warp 3.0: The Next Generation [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V2N02_OS2Mag_Feb_1995/] | |||
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:7 - Perspectives | |||
:9 - Letters | |||
:11 - Dateline: OS/2 | |||
:13 - The Big Picture Amy Woh] looks at OS/2 Warp 3.0, and discusses its impact on IBM’s major corporate customers. | |||
:15 - The View from Canopus | |||
:17 - Test Drive | |||
:22 - OS/2 Warp 3.0: The Next Generation | |||
:40 - Practicing Safe REXX | |||
:49 - How Fast is Fast? | |||
:55 - Just Announced | |||
:57 - The REXX Column | |||
:61 - Information Center | |||
:66 - Under the Hood | |||
:68 - Tips & Tricks | |||
:72 - End Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.3 - 1995 | ||
| | OS/2 Warp On The Go [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V2N03_OS2Mag_Mar_1995/] | ||
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:30 - David Moskowitz, Alan Zeichick: ''OS/2 Warp on the Go'' | |||
:38 - Bob Panza: ''Inside TCP/IP for OS/2'' | |||
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| | |No.4 - Apr 1995<br />High-Res Graphics [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V2N04_OS2Mag_Apr_1995/] | ||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Deep Blue'' | |||
:23 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Building PL/I'' | |||
:28 - Lenny Bailes: ''High-Resolution Graphics'' | |||
:36 - Don Harkey; Robert Orfali: ''Close Encounters with SOM'' | |||
:45 - Kathy Ivens: ''A New OS/2 Spreadsheet'' | |||
:49 - Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols: ''Best of the Best'' | |||
:53 - Dick Goran: ''REXX Column: REXX Components'' | |||
:61 - Mark J. Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Exploring Program Objects'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |No.5 - May 1995<br />The Mosaic Warps [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V2N05_OS2Mag_May_1995/] | ||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Outside Track'' | |||
:26 - Hal Berghel: ''WebExplorer Meets Cyberspace'' | |||
:37 - Lou Miranda: ''Exploring IBM Works'' | |||
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| | |No.6 - Jun 1995<br />OS/2 Games | ||
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* Perspectives: Best Case, Worst Case | * Perspectives: Best Case, Worst Case | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* End Notes: Dumbth Rules OK? | * End Notes: Dumbth Rules OK? | ||
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| | |No.7 - Jul 1995<br /> | ||
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| | |No.8 - Aug 1995<br />OS/2 Multimedia Today | ||
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* Perspectives: Worlds in Collision | * Perspectives: Worlds in Collision | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* End Notes: In The Good Book | * End Notes: In The Good Book | ||
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| | |No.9 - 1995 | ||
103 Tricks | |||
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| | |No.10 - 1995 | ||
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| | |No.11 - 1995 | ||
| | Working Together with Notes Express | ||
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|No.12 - 1995 | |||
Office Applications | |||
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|} | |} | ||
===Volume 3 - 1996=== | |||
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| | |No.1 - Jan 1996<br />Programmer's Toolbox [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N01_OS2Mag_Jan_1996/] | ||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: One Vision'' | |||
:9 - ''Letters'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: The Future of OS/2: Technology & Marketing'' | |||
:13 - ''Just Announced'' | |||
:17 - David E. Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: Risks, Drivers and Mystery Bars'' | |||
:22 - Merrill Callaway: ''REXX Interprocess Control'' | |||
:28 - Scot A. C. Gould: ''All the Threads, All the Time'' | |||
:37 - Dean Roddey: ''Debugging: Debugging from the Inside Out'' | |||
:42 - Fabrizio Aversa: ''Moving to OOUI'' | |||
:49 - Dick Goran: ''The REXX Column: Making REXX Look Pretty'' | |||
:54 - Mark Benge, Matt Smith: ''GUI Corner: A ROP in the Park'' | |||
:60 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Communicating by Phone and Mail'' | |||
:63 - Wayne Rash, Jr.: ''The Network Connection: Making Network Connections for Real'' | |||
:68 - Mark J. Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Examining OS/2's Multitasking Structure'' | |||
:70 - Bob Angell: ''Data at Ease (DataEase 5.0 for OS/2)'' | |||
:73 - Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols: ''Peer Review (OS/2 Warp Connect vs. LANtastic)'' | |||
:76 - Alan Zeichick: ''IBM Dictionary of Computing on Disk'' | |||
:80 - Stan Kelly-Bootle: ''End Notes: The OS/2 Warp Survival Kit'' | |||
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| | |No.2 - Feb 1996<br />Fax Facts [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N02_OS2Mag_Feb_1996/] | ||
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:7 - Alan Zeichick: ''Perspectives: Straight Answers'' | |||
:8 - ''Letters'' | |||
:11 - Alexander Antoniades: ''Dateline OS/2: IBM Lays Out the Next Year'' | |||
:13 - ''Just Announced'' | |||
:16 - David E. Reich: ''Tips & Tricks: The Subtle Intricacies'' | |||
:20 - Paul Penrod: ''The Facts of Fax'' | |||
:26 - Max Eidswick, Sandy Eidswick: ''Everything you always wanted to know about HPFS...'' | |||
:34 - David E. Reich: ''Introducing the Developer API extensions'' | |||
:42 - Rick Goran: ''The REXX Column: Tips and Tricks from Another Source'' | |||
:46 - Roger Sessions: ''The World of Objects: littleDogs, Polymorphism, and Frameworks'' | |||
:51 - Mark Benge, Matt Smith: ''GUI Corner: A Lesson in Iconography'' | |||
:55 - Guy Scharf: ''OS/2 Toolbox: Product Update'' | |||
:59 - Brian Proffit: ''Test Drives: Online Newspapers and the IBM PC'' | |||
:62 - Esther Schindler: ''Making Cents: Three Personal Accounting Aplications'' | |||
:69 - Christine White: ''Enhancing the Workplace Shell'' | |||
:75 - Wayne Rash, Jr.: ''The Network Connection: OS/2 Warp as a Communications Center'' | |||
:77 - Mark J. Minasi: ''Under the Hood: Juggling Methods: How Multitasking Works'' | |||
:80 - Stan Kelly-Bootle: ''End Notes: Real World Client/Server'' | |||
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| | |No.3 - Mar 1996<br />From Mainframe to OS/2 [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N03_OS2Mag_Mar_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: Road Kill | * Perspectives: Road Kill | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* End Notes: Son et Lumiére | * End Notes: Son et Lumiére | ||
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| | |No.4 - Apr 1996<br />Lotus Notes [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N04_OS2Mag_Apr_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: Life and Hope | * Perspectives: Life and Hope | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* End Notes: Surviving the Next Big One | * End Notes: Surviving the Next Big One | ||
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| | |No.5 - May 1996<br />Build it Rebuild it [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N05_OS2Mag_May_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: No More War | * Perspectives: No More War | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* End Notes: Déjà Vu Yet Again? | * End Notes: Déjà Vu Yet Again? | ||
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| | |No.6 - Jun 1996<br />Ready for Prime Time? [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N06_OS2Mag_Jun_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: The Software Company | * Perspectives: The Software Company | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* OS/2 Developer - APL2: A Programming Language | * OS/2 Developer - APL2: A Programming Language | ||
* OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: Your Dog on Java. Any Questions? | * OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: Your Dog on Java. Any Questions? | ||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: Everything's Under Controls | * OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: Everything's Under Controls ([https://github.com/OS2World/DEV-SAMPLES-ctrl1 Source Code]) | ||
* OS/2 Developer - OS/2 Toolbox: Guidelines for Programming | * OS/2 Developer - OS/2 Toolbox: Guidelines for Programming | ||
* Test Drives: Concise File Exit | * Test Drives: Concise File Exit | ||
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* End Notes: Brush Up Your C++ | * End Notes: Brush Up Your C++ | ||
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| | |No.7 - Jul 1996<br />Smart Buys [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N07_OS2Mag_Jul_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: Random Interchange | * Perspectives: Random Interchange | ||
* Letters | * Letters | ||
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* End Notes: Choose Your Linguistic Weapons | * End Notes: Choose Your Linguistic Weapons | ||
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| | |Supplement - Buyers' Guide, 1996 [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3BY_OS2Mag_BuyersGuide_1996] | ||
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| | |No.8 - Aug 1996<br />Local Network, Global Network [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N08_OS2Mag_Aug_1996/] | ||
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* | | | ||
* Perspectives: Zippin' Along | |||
* Letters | |||
* Dateline OS/2: Doing Business | |||
* Just Announced | |||
* Tips & Tricks: Updates and New Stuff | |||
* Feature: Network Meets Internet | |||
* Feature: Exploring Internet Relay Chat | |||
* OS/2 Developer - TCP/IP: Connecting to OS/2 Sockets | |||
* OS/2 Developer - Events in REXX: Event Programming in REXX | |||
* OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: SOM 3.0: Lost in the Garden | |||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: It's All In The Presentation | |||
* OS/2 Developer - OS/2 Toolbox: MKS Source Integrity 7.1c | |||
* Test Drives: Seagate Expert Professional | |||
* The REXX Column: Potpourri of REXX Items | |||
* Review: Scanning in OS/2 | |||
* End Notes: Programming the OS/2 Warp PM | |||
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| | |No.9 - Sep 1996<br />Java Made Easy [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N09_OS2Mag_Sep_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: The Sky is Falling | |||
* Letters | |||
* Dateline OS/2: Trickle-Down Announcements | |||
* Just Announced | |||
* Tips & Tricks: os2init, vw32s.sys, Multiple Settings, and More | |||
* Feature: Java Meets REXX | |||
* Feature: Giving Operating Systems the Boot | |||
* OS/2 Developer - DIVE: Better Graphics Through DIVE | |||
* OS/2 Developer - DirectToSOM: Going DirectToSOM with C++ | |||
* OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: A Kilometer Is Not a Kilometer | |||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: Caching In | |||
* The REXX Column: Info-ZIP's UnZip REXX Interface | |||
* Test Drives: Back Desk Management | |||
* Review: The Net's in the Mail | |||
* End Notes: Java Brew-Ha-Ha | |||
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| | |No.10 - Oct 1996<br />Merlin [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N10_OS2Mag_Oct_1996/] | ||
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* | | | ||
* Perspectives: Post Merlin | |||
* Letters | |||
* Dateline OS/2: Bad News, Good News, and No News | |||
* Just Announced | |||
* Tips & Tricks: Timed Execution, Removing Switch List, and More | |||
* Feature: Merlin Means Magic | |||
* Feature: All the News That Fits | |||
* OS/2 Developer - Migration: Migrating to VisualAge C++ | |||
* OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: Ten Rules for Distributed Object Systems | |||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: A Picture: Perfect Control | |||
* OS/2 Developer - OS/2 Toolbox: TSEJr 4.0 and Memory Management Using SPM/2 | |||
* Test Drives: Pro Crunch Motion JView Pro 1,0a, NeuralCrunch/2 2.06, QuickMotion 1.0) | |||
* The REXX Column: Customising Your Latest OS/2 Install | |||
* Review: Double-Barreled OS/2 | |||
* Review: DiagSoft's QAPlus/2 | |||
* End Notes: This LAN is My LAN, This LAN is Your LAN | |||
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| | |No.11 - Nov 1996<br />Multimedia under OS/2 Warp 4.0 [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N11_OS2Mag_Nov_1996/] | ||
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* Perspectives: Exemplary Experiences | |||
* Letters | |||
* Dateline OS/2: Ahead of the Curve | |||
* OS/2 Casebook: The OS/2 Biz: Turning a Page | |||
| | * Just Announced | ||
* | * Tips & Tricks: LaunchPads, Startup Order, WM_QUIT, and More | ||
* Feature: Doing Multimedia | |||
* Feature: The Warp Protocols | |||
* OS/2 Developer - Audio/Video: Multimedia Meets REXX | |||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: A Picture Perfect Control: The Sequel | |||
* Test Drives: Anti Work (AntiVirus 2.5 and ColorWorks 2.0) | |||
* The REXX Column: Happenings | |||
* Review: A Telecommunications Roundup | |||
* End Notes: Don't Write Off the Big Blue Dinosaurs | |||
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|No.12 - Dec 1996<br />From DOS To OS/2 Warp [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V3N12_OS2Mag_Dec_1996/] | |||
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* Perspectives: The Java Launch | |||
* Letters | |||
* Dateline OS/2: Connect the World | |||
* OS/2 Casebook: Molding a Design | |||
* Just Announced | |||
* Tips & Tricks: Dual Boot, .ini Files, Java on Merlin, and More | |||
* Feature: Exploiting the DOS/Windows Session | |||
* Feature: Learning Merlin with WarpGuide | |||
* OS/2 Developer - OpenDoc: OpenDoc Support in VisualAge for Basic | |||
* OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: Dynamic Frameworks | |||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: A Picture Perfect Control: The Finale | |||
* OS/2 Developer - OS/2 Toolbox: MQSeries for OS/2: Building the Dream Machine | |||
* Test Drives: Graphic Stream (PhotoGraphics 1.0, ZipStream 1.20, CryptStream 1.20, and ZipStream Secure 1.20) | |||
* The REXX Column: REXX on OS/2 Warp 4.0 | |||
* Review: The Backup Solution | |||
* End Notes: The Levelization of the Playing Field | |||
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=== | ===Volume 4 - 1997=== | ||
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|No.1 - Jan 1997<br />Critically Acclaimed: The Case for OS/2 Warp [https://archive.org/details/OS2Mag/V4N01_OS2Mag_Jan_1997/] | |||
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* Perspectives: Changing Dynamics | |||
* Letters | |||
* Dateline OS/2: Signs of The Times | |||
* Casebook OS/2: The OS/2 Biz: What Color is Your OS? | |||
* Just Announced | |||
* Tips & Tricks: DD Packs, Desktop Settings, and More | |||
* Feature: Critically Acclaimed: The Case for OS/2 Warp | |||
* Feature: The Scanning Story | |||
* OS/2 Developer - Game Design: Advanced Game Design with OS/2 | |||
* OS/2 Developer - Object REXX: Scripting Object REXX Agents | |||
* OS/2 Developer - GUI Corner: Java Alive! | |||
* OS/2 Developer - The World of Objects: The Year of the Net Wars | |||
* Test Drives: A Final Salute | |||
* The REXX Column: Identifying Places and Things | |||
* Review: R:Base 5.5 and R:Web | |||
* Review: Waterloo Maple V | |||
* End Notes: Calling All OS/2 Administrators | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Publisher== | ==Publisher== | ||
* Miller Freeman | * Miller Freeman | ||
[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] |
Latest revision as of 02:27, 21 May 2025
The OS/2 Magazine was launched by Ted Bahr (the other founder of BZ Media and SD Times) in December 1993. Miller Freeman, the publishing company, pulled the plug in January 1997.
Issues
Volume 1 - 1993/94
Number | Contents |
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No.1 - Dec 1993
OS/2 Ready for Prime Time [1] |
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No.2 - Feb 1994
Netware made Easy |
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No.3 - Mar 1994
Laptops and Notebooks [2] |
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No.4 - Apr 1994
New Chips for Old [3] |
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No.5 - May 1994
Databases and OS/2 |
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No.6 - Jun 1994
Networks in a Nutshell [4] |
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No.7 - Jul 1994
Secret Tools [5] |
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No.8 - Aug 1994
Multimedia Primer [6] |
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No.9 - Sep 1994
76 Tips [7] |
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No.10 - Oct 1994
Roll-Your-Own CD-ROM [8] |
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No.11 - Nov 1994
Cruising the Internet [9] |
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No. 12 - Dec 1994
Get Inside Your PC [10] |
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Volume 2 - 1995
Number | Contents |
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No.1 - 1995
First Look. OS/2 Warp 3 [11]
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No.2 - 1995
OS/2 Warp 3.0: The Next Generation [12]
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No.3 - 1995
OS/2 Warp On The Go [13]
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No.4 - Apr 1995 High-Res Graphics [14] |
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No.5 - May 1995 The Mosaic Warps [15] |
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No.6 - Jun 1995 OS/2 Games |
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No.7 - Jul 1995
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No.8 - Aug 1995 OS/2 Multimedia Today |
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No.9 - 1995 | |
No.10 - 1995 | |
No.11 - 1995 | |
No.12 - 1995 |
Volume 3 - 1996
Issue | Content |
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No.1 - Jan 1996 Programmer's Toolbox [16] |
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No.2 - Feb 1996 Fax Facts [17] |
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No.3 - Mar 1996 From Mainframe to OS/2 [18] |
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No.4 - Apr 1996 Lotus Notes [19] |
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No.5 - May 1996 Build it Rebuild it [20] |
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No.6 - Jun 1996 Ready for Prime Time? [21] |
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No.7 - Jul 1996 Smart Buys [22] |
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Supplement - Buyers' Guide, 1996 [23] | |
No.8 - Aug 1996 Local Network, Global Network [24] |
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No.9 - Sep 1996 Java Made Easy [25] |
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No.10 - Oct 1996 Merlin [26] |
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No.11 - Nov 1996 Multimedia under OS/2 Warp 4.0 [27] |
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No.12 - Dec 1996 From DOS To OS/2 Warp [28] |
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Volume 4 - 1997
Number | Content |
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No.1 - Jan 1997 Critically Acclaimed: The Case for OS/2 Warp [29] |
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Publisher
- Miller Freeman