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Edwards, John W. (Elmira, ON, Canada) was a retired educator and was an executive member and negotiator of teachers' federation for many years. He had used and advocated the use of personal computers since 1980 and started using OS/2 with version 2.0 and has not switched back to other operating systems since.
Edwards, John W. (Elmira, ON, Canada) (July 20, 1943  -  March 14, 2025) was a retired educator and was an executive member and negotiator of teachers' federation for many years. He had used and advocated the use of personal computers since 1980 and started using OS/2 with version 2.0 and has not switched back to other operating systems since.


He is a long time member of Kitchener-Waterloo OS/2 Users Group and was the Event Chair for Warpstock 2001 in Toronto. He was on the Board of Directors of Warpstock, Inc. since 2001 until 2025 when he resigned.
He is a long time member of Kitchener-Waterloo OS/2 Users Group and was the Event Chair for Warpstock 2001 in Toronto. He was on the Board of Directors of Warpstock, Inc. since 2001 until Jan 13, 2025 when he resigned.


According to some information, John passed away in Canada, approximately on February 14 of 2025.  
John passed away in Canada, on March 14 of 2025.  


==Presentations==
==Presentations==
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==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.warpdoctor.org/walter/articles/1998/Win95OS2.html Installing Windows 9x and OS/2 on the Same Drive]
* [http://www.warpdoctor.org/walter/articles/1998/Win95OS2.html Installing Windows 9x and OS/2 on the Same Drive]
* [https://www.henrywalser.com/obituaries/John-William-Edwards?obId=43557332 Obituary]


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 15 August 2025

Edwards, John W. (Elmira, ON, Canada) (July 20, 1943 - March 14, 2025) was a retired educator and was an executive member and negotiator of teachers' federation for many years. He had used and advocated the use of personal computers since 1980 and started using OS/2 with version 2.0 and has not switched back to other operating systems since.

He is a long time member of Kitchener-Waterloo OS/2 Users Group and was the Event Chair for Warpstock 2001 in Toronto. He was on the Board of Directors of Warpstock, Inc. since 2001 until Jan 13, 2025 when he resigned.

John passed away in Canada, on March 14 of 2025.

Presentations

WarpStock 2014

  • Opening comments
  • Closing comments and drawing

Warpstock 2001

  • Opening Session
  • Closing Session

Links