OS/2 Warp Frequently Asked Questions List

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Introduction and Credits

OS/2 Warp Frequently Asked Questions List
User's Edition (U.S. English)
Release 3
February 20, 1995
Compiled by Timothy F. Sipples
Copyright (c) 1995 by Timothy F. Sipples
All Rights Reserved.

For changes, suggestions, or additions please mail tsipple@vnet.ibm.com or write:

Timothy F. Sipples
IBM Personal Software
One IBM Plaza (07/SS4)
Chicago, IL  60611
U.S.A.
FAX (312) 245-7624

I Mention of a product does not constitute an endorsement. Customers outside the United States should not necessarily rely on 800 telephone numbers, page numbers, part numbers, or upgrade policies contained in this List. Electronic mail addresses are in Internet form; use addressing appropriate to your mail system. Certain product names, including OS/2, OS/2 Warp, and Windows, are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This List is freely distributable for noncommercial purposes. (For commercial purposes, please contact the author.) If you redistribute the List, please include all the original files. The views expressed in this document are not necessarily those of IBM Corp.

Release Notes

(Text which has been revised or updated since the last release will ordinarily appear in the same color as this sentence and will be enclosed in double braces.) However, due to the magnitude of the changes required for this release of the List, revision marking is not included.

BBS operators and archive maintainers: please retain Versions 2.1E, 2.0L, and 1.9G of this List, the last versions to deal specifically with OS/2 Versions 2.1x, 2.0x, and 1.3x, respectively.

Recent Developments

OS/2 Warp Version 3 is here! Please see (0.4) Special Report on OS/2 Warp for the latest on this exciting new release.

To coincide with the release of OS/2 Warp Version 3, over 40 software developers have announced new software products. Here is a sampling:

   Product
       Description 
   Stacker Version 4 for OS/2
       On-the-fly disk compression 
   Artisoft LANtastic for OS/2
       Peer-to-peer networking 
   DeScribe Version 5 for OS/2
       Word processing/publishing 
   Athena Mesa for OS/2
       Object-oriented spreadsheet 
   AIM/SDS Galactic Civilizations for OS/2
       Action-strategy game 
   Hockware VisPro C/C++ for OS/2
       Rapid building of compiled C/C++ applications 
   IBM Antivirus for OS/2
       DOS/Windows virus detection and elimination 
   IBM OS/2 LAN Server 4
       State-of-the-art network operating system 
   Wolfram Mathematica for OS/2
       Equation solving, mathematical computation 
   Borland C++ Version 2 for OS/2
       C/C++ compiler, including OWL 
   Lotus Smartsuite ValuePak
       Enhancements to application suite 
   Dux SimCity for OS/2
       Urban planning game 

Other vendors expect to ship major new OS/2 Warp applications later this year, including Corel Office (including Corel Draw 6) from Corel Systems, Macromedia's Director (for multimedia presentations), games such as Doom and SimCity 2000, and even the first home "edutainment" CD-ROM title from CBS and IBM.

Independent estimates now put the OS/2 installed base at over eight million users. At the time of this writing, OS/2 Warp ranks as the top selling PC software in the marketplace.

The IBM Independent Vendor League offices have moved. For general information on the IVL, contact Lucy Darbisi at 203-452-7704 or by FAX at 203-268-1075. For product accreditation and support please call Gail Ostrow at 203-384-9996 or FAX 203-368-6379. The Independent Vendor League supports OS/2 Warp consultants, book authors, trainers, and other professionals.

Questions in this Release

(0.4) Special Report on OS/2 Warp

(1.0) Fundamentals

   (1.1) What is OS/2 Warp?
   (1.2) What are the differences between versions?
   (1.3) How good is OS/2 Warp's DOS and Windows compatibility?
   (1.4) Where can I buy OS/2 Warp, and how much does it cost?
   (1.5) Why should I use HPFS? What does it offer me? Does it work with DOS?
   (1.6) Why should I choose OS/2 Warp over its competitors? 

(2.0) Hardware

   (2.1) What hardware do I need to run IBM OS/2 Warp? Do I need a PS/2?
   (2.2) Will OS/2 Warp work with my SuperVGA adapter?
   (2.3) Will OS/2 Warp work with my printer?
   (2.4) Can I use COM3 and COM4 in OS/2 Warp?
   (2.5) Are there any specific hardware recommendations?
   (2.6) Can I use more than 16 MB of RAM?
   (2.7) What device drivers are available that aren't included with OS/2 Warp? 

(3.0) Software

   (3.1) What applications are available for OS/2 Warp?
   (3.2) Where can I obtain OS/2 Warp shareware and freeware?
   (3.3) What are the "must have" shareware and freeware titles?
   (3.4) Is there a Norton Utilities for OS/2 Warp?
   (3.5) I would like to set up an OS/2 Warp BBS. What is available?
   (3.6) What do I need for OS/2 Warp multimedia applications?
   (3.7) Should I worry about viruses when running OS/2 Warp?
   (3.8) What networking products are available for OS/2 Warp?
   (3.9) How do I connect an OS/2 Warp machine into a peer-to-peer network?
   (3.10) What is Extended Services?
   (3.11) How do I connect my OS/2 Warp PC to the Internet?
   (3.12) What backup software is available?
   (3.13) What multiuser extensions and security options are available?
   (3.14) What on-the-fly disk compression software is available?
   (3.15) Are there any dealers that specialize in OS/2 Warp products?
   (3.16) How can I use my scanner with OS/2 Warp? 

(4.0) Installation, Maintenance, and Support

   (4.1) I am having trouble installing OS/2 Warp. What should I do?
   (4.2) I can't install OS/2 Warp from Drive B. What's wrong?
   (4.3) What is the best way to partition my hard disk for OS/2 Warp?
   (4.4) How do I access HPFS partitions on my hard drive without booting from the hard drive? I'm getting error messages now -- how do I "repair" my hard disk?
   (4.5) How can I get answers to my OS/2 Warp questions?
   (4.6) What are CSDs, how do I tell which I have, and where do I get them?
   (4.7) Which online services support OS/2 Warp, and how do I join?
   (4.8) Are there any OS/2 Warp user groups?
   (4.9) What OS/2 Warp books and magazines are available?
   (4.10) How do I report an OS/2 Warp problem to IBM?
   (4.11) What OS/2 Warp BBSes can I dial?
   (4.12) IBM has so many telephone numbers. Which one do I use? 

(5.0) Using OS/2 Warp

   (5.1) I'm a Unix wizard. How do I make OS/2 Warp resemble Unix?
   (5.2) I prefer Windows. How do I make OS/2 Warp resemble Windows (or OS/2 1.3)?
   (5.3) Sometimes OS/2 Warp will freeze when I run an application. What do I do?
   (5.4) How do I start a background process from the OS/2 Warp command line?
   (5.5) How do I add new Adobe Type Manager typefaces?
   (5.6) How do I tweak OS/2 Warp for maximum performance?
   (5.7) How do I measure OS/2 Warp performance and memory usage?
   (5.8) My background bitmap does not display correctly. What's wrong?
   (5.9) How do I boot a real version of DOS from within OS/2 Warp?
   (5.10) Are there any clever tricks that apply to OS/2 Warp?
   (5.11) How do I use REXX? What does it do?
   (5.12) What ANSI escape sequences can be used? 

(6.0) Miscellaneous

   (6.1) What can I do to promote OS/2 Warp?
   (6.2) How can I create INF files?
   (6.3) What is IBM?
   (6.4) What is the MIDI file IBMRALLY that I get with OS/2 Warp's multimedia? 

Special Report on OS/2 Warp

"It's time..." -- Leonard Nimoy


Fundamentals

       (1.1) What is OS/2 Warp?
       (1.2) Differences Between Versions
       (1.3) DOS and Windows Compatibility
       (1.4) Availability and Cost of OS/2 Warp
       (1.5) High Performance File System (HPFS)
       (1.6) Why Choose OS/2 Warp? 

Hardware

       (2.1) Hardware Requirements
       (2.2) SuperVGA Support
       (2.3) Printer Support
       (2.4) COM3 and COM4 Support
       (2.5) Specific Hardware Recommendations
       (2.6) More Than 16 MB RAM
       (2.7) Device Driver List 

Software

       (3.1) Applications
       (3.2) Shareware and Freeware Sources
       (3.3) "Must Have" Shareware and Freeware
       (3.4) Disk Utilities
       (3.5) Running a BBS Under OS/2 Warp
       (3.6) Multimedia (MMPM/2)
       (3.7) Viruses
       (3.8) Networking Products
       (3.9) Peer-to-Peer Networking
       (3.10) Extended Services
       (3.11) Internet Connection
       (3.12) Backup Software
       (3.13) Multiuser Extensions and Security
       (3.14) Disk Compression Software
       (3.15) Dealers Specializing in OS/2 Warp
       (3.16) Image Scanners 

Installation, Maintenance, and Support

       (4.1) Installation
       (4.2) Installing from Drive B
       (4.3) Hard Disk Partitioning
       (4.4) Starting OS/2 Warp from Diskette (and CHKDSK)
       (4.5) Technical Support
       (4.6) Corrective Service Diskettes
       (4.7) Online Services
       (4.8) User Groups
       (4.9) Books and Magazines
       (4.10) Problem Report Form
       (4.11) OS/2 Warp BBSes
       (4.12) IBM Telephone Directory 

Using OS/2 Warp

       (5.1) Making OS/2 Warp Resemble Unix
       (5.2) Making OS/2 Warp Resemble Windows
       (5.3) Recovering from Crashed Sessions
       (5.4) Starting Background Processes
       (5.5) Adobe Type Manager
       (5.6) Performance Tuning
       (5.7) Measuring Performance and Memory Usage
       (5.8) Displaying Background Bitmaps
       (5.9) Specific DOS Sessions
       (5.10) Clever Tricks
       (5.11) REXX
       (5.12) ANSI Escape Sequences 

Miscellaneous

       (6.1) Promoting OS/2 Warp
       (6.2) How to Create INF Files
       (6.3) What is IBM?
       (6.4) IBMRALLY MIDI File 

Glossary of Terms