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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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!Number||Contents | !Number||Contents | ||
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|No.1 - Dec 1993 | |No.1 - Dec 1993 | ||
OS/2 Ready for Prime Time | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N1-Dec-1993.jpg|250px]] | [[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 | |No.2 - Feb 1994 | ||
Netware made Easy | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N2-Feb-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[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'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|No.3 - Mar 1994 | |No.3 - Mar 1994 | ||
Laptops and Notebooks | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N3-Mar-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[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 | |No.4 - Apr 1994 | ||
New Chips for Old | |||
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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 | |No.5 - May 1994 | ||
Databases and OS/2 | |||
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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'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|No.6 - Jun 1994 | |No.6 - Jun 1994 | ||
Networks in a Nutshell | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N6-Jun-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[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 | |No.7 - Jul 1994 | ||
Secret Tools | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N7-Jul-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[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'' | |||
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|No.8 - Aug 1994 | |No.8 - Aug 1994 | ||
Multimedia Primer | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N8-Aug-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V1N8-Aug-1994.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|No.9 - Sep 1994 | |No.9 - Sep 1994 | ||
76 Tips | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N9-Sep-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V1N9-Sep-1994.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|No.10 - Oct 1994 | |No.10 - Oct 1994 | ||
Roll-Your-Own CD-ROM | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N10-Oct-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V1N10-Oct-1994.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|No.11 - Nov 1994 | |No.11 - Nov 1994 | ||
Cruising the Internet | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N11-Nov-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V1N11-Nov-1994.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|No. 12 - December 1994 | |No. 12 - December 1994 | ||
Get Inside Your PC | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V1N12-Dec-1994.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V1N12-Dec-1994.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===Volume 2 - 1995=== | |||
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!Number||Contents | !Number||Contents | ||
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|No.1 - 1995 | |No.1 - 1995 | ||
First Look. OS/2 Warp 3 | |||
<br> | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V2N1-Jan-1995.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V2N1-Jan-1995.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|No.2 - 1995 | |No.2 - 1995 | ||
OS/2 Warp 3.0: The Next Generation | |||
<br> | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V2N2-Feb-1995.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V2N2-Feb-1995.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|No.3 - 1995 | |No.3 - 1995 | ||
OS/2 Warp On The Go | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-V2N3-Mar-1995.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V2N3-Mar-1995.jpg|250px]] | ||
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:30 - David Moskowitz, Alan Zeichick: ''OS/2 Warp on the Go'' | |||
:38 - Bob Panza: ''Inside TCP/IP for OS/2'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|No.4 - 1995 | |No.4 - 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'' | |||
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|No.5 - 1995 | |No.5 - 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 | |No.6 - Jun 1995<br />OS/2 Games | ||
[[image:OS2Mag-V2N6-Jun-1995.jpg|250px]] | |||
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* Perspectives: Best Case, Worst Case | * Perspectives: Best Case, Worst Case | ||
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|No.9 - 1995 | |No.9 - 1995 | ||
103 Tricks | |||
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|No.11 - 1995 | |No.11 - 1995 | ||
Working Together with Notes Express | |||
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|No.12 - 1995 | |No.12 - 1995 | ||
Office Applications | |||
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[[image:OS2Mag-V2N12-Dec-1995.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V2N12-Dec-1995.jpg|250px]] | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===Volume 3 - 1996=== | |||
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!Issue||Content | !Issue||Content | ||
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|No.1 - Jan 1996<br />Programmer's Toolbox | |No.1 - Jan 1996<br />Programmer's Toolbox | ||
[[image:OS2Mag-V3-1.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V3-1.jpg|250px]] | ||
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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 | |No.2 - Feb 1996<br />Fax Facts | ||
[[image:OS2Mag-V3-2.jpg|250px]] | [[image:OS2Mag-V3-2.jpg|250px]] | ||
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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 | |No.3 - Mar 1996<br />From Mainframe to OS/2 | ||
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* Review: Indelible Blue's Maxwell | * Review: Indelible Blue's Maxwell | ||
* End Notes: Choose Your Linguistic Weapons | * End Notes: Choose Your Linguistic Weapons | ||
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|Supplement - Buyers' Guide, 1996 | |||
[[image:OS2Mag-Buyers Guide-1996jpg.jpg|250px]] | |||
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|No.8 - Aug 1996<br />Local Network, Global Network | |No.8 - Aug 1996<br />Local Network, Global Network | ||
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===Volume 4 - 1997=== | |||
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|No.1 - Jan 1997<br />Critically Acclaimed: The Case for OS/2 Warp | |No.1 - Jan 1997<br />Critically Acclaimed: The Case for OS/2 Warp | ||
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==Publisher== | ==Publisher== | ||
* Miller Freeman | * Miller Freeman | ||
[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] |
Latest revision as of 16:04, 6 October 2023
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 |
---|---|
No.1 - Dec 1993
OS/2 Ready for Prime Time |
|
No.2 - Feb 1994
Netware made Easy |
|
No.3 - Mar 1994
Laptops and Notebooks |
|
No.4 - Apr 1994
New Chips for Old |
|
No.5 - May 1994
Databases and OS/2 |
|
No.6 - Jun 1994
Networks in a Nutshell |
|
No.7 - Jul 1994
Secret Tools |
|
No.8 - Aug 1994
Multimedia Primer |
|
No.9 - Sep 1994
76 Tips |
|
No.10 - Oct 1994
Roll-Your-Own CD-ROM |
|
No.11 - Nov 1994
Cruising the Internet |
|
No. 12 - December 1994
Get Inside Your PC |
Volume 2 - 1995
Number | Contents |
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No.1 - 1995 | |
No.2 - 1995 | |
No.3 - 1995
OS/2 Warp On The Go |
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No.4 - 1995 |
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No.5 - 1995 |
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No.6 - Jun 1995 OS/2 Games |
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No.7 - 1995 | |
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 |
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No.2 - Feb 1996 Fax Facts |
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No.3 - Mar 1996 From Mainframe to OS/2 |
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No.4 - Apr 1996 Lotus Notes |
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No.5 - May 1996 Build it Rebuild it |
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No.6 - Jun 1996 Ready for Prime Time? |
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No.7 - Jul 1996 Smart Buys |
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Supplement - Buyers' Guide, 1996 | |
No.8 - Aug 1996 Local Network, Global Network |
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No.9 - Sep 1996 Java Made Easy |
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No.10 - Oct 1996 Merlin |
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No.11 - Nov 1996 Multimedia under OS/2 Warp 4.0 |
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No.12 - Dec 1996 From DOS To OS/2 Warp |
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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 |
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Publisher
- Miller Freeman