UFO: Chapter 2
Get to know and love OS/2!!!
Some fundamental OS/2 concepts | Compiled by Peter Moylan | A must read for all OS/2 users |
OS/2 WARP's Config.sys file Insights] | Written by IBM | A good page on modifying OS/2's Config.sys |
Exploring OS/2 Config.sys file] | By Esther Schindler, PC Magazine March 12, 1996 |
A must read, very informative |
Understanding the OS/2 Config.sys file | By Esther Schindler, PC Magazine May 14, 1996. |
A must read, very informative. |
CONFIG.SYS explanation | By Rick Meigs | A very comprehensive description of the CONFIG.SYS |
OS/2 FAQ | Compiled by Timothy F. Sipples | A good FAQ for OS/2 Warp |
The HPFS FAQ | Compiled by Les Bell and Associates Pty Ltd | Comprehensive info of OS/2's High Performance File System (HPFS) |
Mouse hints and tips] | By IBM | Information on mouse/pointer devices, hints & tips |
Installation and Uninstallation Guide
By Frank McKenney |
Very comprehensive guide on installing OS/2 WARP | |
by Lewis J. Waber , M.D., Ph.D |
Another good installation guide for OS/2 WARP | |
If your CDROM won't work under OS/2, you can still install OS/2 Warp!! | ||
By IBM |
A good page to address many of the technical considerations when migrating to OS/2 V2.x thru Warp V4. | |
Courtesy of PC Lube and Tune |
A guide to help you to connect to the net using OS/2 Warp v3 | |
By John D. Reinhold, OS2 e-Zine! vol 1 no 2 |
Playing games on the internet !! | |
By Sheryl Canter, PC Magazine, Dec 17, 1996 |
A good article on installing both WIN95 and OS/2 WARP on the same computer | |
By Mike Harlan |
If you are crazy about installing all sort of OS for your computer, check out this page! | |
By Heath Phillipi, OS2 e-Zine! vol 1 no 3 |
Ditto as above - | |
By Paulo Mario Moraes, OS2 e-Zine! vol 1 no 7 |
Good article | |
By Judy McDermott |
Very informative help page to get Photoshop running in WinOS2. | |
By Judy McDermott |
Get those windows 3.xx based internet clients to work in WinOS2 |
Software problems With OS/2 WARP?
Rescue a damaged desktop | By Jim Little, OS2 e-Zine! vol 1 no 7 |
Desktop corrupted? Desktop won't startup? Read this well |
Hardware Problems
Tired of resolving hardware problems with OS/2 WARP ? | ||
By Rod Smith |
A summary of information about sound cards for use under OS/2 | |
The Official Unofficial Guide to Using the Creative Labs AWE32, SB32, and SB16 with OS/2 WARP |
A very comprehensive page about Creative Labs sound cards | |
By Julien Pierre |
Get to know the bugs of your sound blaster drivers | |
By Abbotsbury Software Ltd. UK |
Comprehensive page about watching TV right on your OS/2 desktop | |
By Bjoslashn Tore Hoem |
Get your HP scanner to work with OS/2 WARP | |
By R.M. Klippstein |
Installing Deskscan II (ver 2.3.1a) for color scanning with H.P.Scanjet 5p under WINOS2 | |
By Patrick G Horneker |
Get your HP printers to run under OS/2 | |
By Kris Kwilas |
A good tip for all owners of odd cdrom drives | |
By Rod Smith |
Have a new high capacity drive and OS/2 won't recognize it? Read this article first. | |
Maintained by |
A good FAQ on all HP CD writers. | |
Maintained by |
Another good FAQ for CD-changers. | |
A good FAQ for all removable drives under OS/2 (cover Syquest and Zip drives) | ||
By Chris Wenham, OS2 e-Zine! vol 1 no 12 |
Short article on zip drives | |
Has a section on formatting Zip disks for HPFS | ||
A comprehensive page for Iomega Zip drive and OS/2 | ||
By Rich Steiner |
WinModem does not work with OS/2? Find out why. | |
By IBM |
The place to visit if you are not sure that your hardware is compatible with OS/2 WARP | |
Calculators, PDAs and OS/2 WARP | ||
By Darrell Spice Jr. |
If you have an Apple Newton and OS/2 WARP, chances are that you need to see this page. | |
By 3COM Corporation |
If you have the USR palmpilot PDA, then this is a must see!! | |
By Columbia University |
If you have the HP48 calculator, then you might want to take a look at this software | |
By Holger Veit |
Go get the most functional HP48 emulator on the net ! |
Guide | |
---|---|
The Warp Pharmacy | The first place to visit when your OS/2 system is sick |
IBM Personal Software Services | Provides technical information and assistance for OS/2 Warp |
Solutions From The Net
Solutions From the NET | |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n7/answers.html">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n7</a> |
- How can I get rid of the "Drive B" icon? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n8/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n8</a> |
- "Dial Other Internet Provider" does not set my modem to 115,200 when it initializes |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n9/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n9</a> |
- Should I buy a Canon BJC 210 printer to use under OS/2 Warp? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n10/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n10</a> |
- My URL folder has a bunch of plain text data files in it instead of URL objects. |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n11/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n11</a> |
- Whenever I dial into my local ISP, I get strange errors reporting "invalid fcs" or something. |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n12/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n12</a> |
- Can you recommend a pen/tablet that will run under OS/2? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n13/answers.html">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n13</a> |
- How do I change the fonts used in Netscape/2? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n14/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v1 n14</a> |
- How I can get a Java enabled browser for OS/2? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n1/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n1</a> |
- Where can I find out what each of the programs In the c:\tcpip\bin directory does? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n2/answers.htm">Answers fom. OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n2</a> |
- Is there a way to back up the appointment book that comes with IBM Works without backing up the entire IBM Works suite or the whole disk? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n3/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n3</a> |
- When I right-click an object and select "Create another" from the pop-up menu, I see multiple choices of "Folder", "New folder", etc., up to nine times for the same choice. |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n5/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n5</a> |
- How do I use Netscape 2.02 for OS/2 to access webpage requiring a minimum of Netscape v3.0 (or Internet Explorer v3.0) to view |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n6/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n6</a> |
- Is there any way to make FaxWorks Lite automatically start in "answer all calls" mode? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n7/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n7</a> |
- When IBM Works was installed, the program defaults to use the "X:\BONUSPAK\IBMWORKS\DATA" path for its data. How do I change that. |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n8/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n8</a> |
- Is there a way to see how much storage space the Warp CD player uses for storage of CD titles and play lists? And if so, is there any way to edit that file to remove CD titles that I do not currently have? |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n9/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n9</a> |
- How to automatically back up critical data on the hard drive to reduce the frequency of making offline backups. |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n10/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n10 </a> |
- How do I delete templates? They just won't go away! |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v2n12/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v2 n12</a> |
- In the dozen or so installs I have done, OS/2 always "greys out" the checkbox for XMS (it is checked, though). |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://www.os2ezine.com/v3n06/answers.htm">Answers from OS/2 e-Zine! v3 n5</a> |
- I purchased a new hard drive and I'm having difficulty getting it working right with OS/2 |
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011006182007/http://os2.ami.com.au/os2/OS2/TCPIP/">Solutions from the net regarding internet and networking problems under OS/2</a> |
- compiled by John Summerfield |
OS/2 Warp Device Drivers and Updates
OS/2 Warp Device Drivers and Updates | ||
Maintained by Indelible Blue |
A very convenient site for you to download all the updates for OS/2. Must see!! | |
Maintained by IBM |
The most comprehensive site to get new OS/2 drivers for your hardware devices | |
Maintained by IBM |
The master list from IBM to upgrading your OS/2 WARP. Very comprehensive. | |
Maintained by Team OS/2 Cincinnati Users Group |
The master list of all FREE updates to OS/2 Warp. | |
Maintained by Lori Martin |
Contains an OS/2 Resource Library Index | |
By Thomas Chamberlain |
Good explanation of OS/2 FixPak | |
Maintained by Frank McKenney |
A very comprehensive guide to applying FixPak to OS/2 | |
Maintained by Epson Germany |
Custom drivers from Epson Germany. This site is in German. | |
By Solution Technology |
Has OS/2 Twain device drivers for scanners | |
Maintained by Rod Smith |
A very convenient place to find your sound card drivers for OS/2 |