Irv Spalten BBS Fixpacks

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My list of ID's and places where all FIXES and all OS/2 2.0 related information, including the IBM OS2EWS programs, has grown. The list is attached, please verify for completness and accuracy. If your BBS is NOT on the list, please send desired info to me to include. I have also attached ALL ID's the files are going to. If you do not need this info, or feel it should go to someone else, either are a replacement or as an addition, PLEASE notify me.

BBS List...

IBM Sweden

The BBS is called "IBM PCC"

Phone 46+8-7932200 for dealers
Phone 46+8-7934222 for customers.

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.


ID list that OS/2 2.0 files are shipped too...

 NSCBBS AT DAYVM2     ----   Atlanta NSC BBS
 WIEST AT STUTVM3     ----   Germany BBS
 BRENT AT DALVM41B    ----   IBMLINK OS2 BBS
 DENIS AT CANVM2      ----   Canada BBS
 LEROYJ AT BRUVMIS1   ----   Belgium BBS
 F0068267 AT DCTVM1   ----   ??????? BBS
 JORDAND AT NHBVM7    ----   EMEA Coordinator
 GARDNR AT CROVM3     ----   ??????? BBS
 ROSEB AT WINVMJ      ----   ??????? BBS
 SCOTTA AT SYDVM1     ----   Australian BBS
 JCANTOR AT SYDVM1    ----   Austrailan BBS
 NRT AT WATSON        ----   INTERNET FTP Site
 83816543 AT SPAVM1   ----   ??????? BBS
 JACOBL AT DKIBMVM2   ----   Danish BBS
 BRANDBYE AT DKIBMVM2 ----   Danish BBS
 JJREILL AT RHQVM15   ----   ??????? BBS
 61812124 AT VIEVMA   ----   Austrian BBS
 JIMMY AT STOVM2      ----   Swedish BBS
 ROBBANT AT STOVM2    ----   Swedish BBS

Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL