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Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 23:26:58 PDT
From: "Gary Wong" <wonggd@attglobal.net >
Reply-To: scoug-help@scoug.com
To: "Chapman, Christopher L" <clc3@corp.earthlink.net >
Subject: SCOUG-Help: Re: OS/2 Hardware

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On Sat, 7 Oct 2000 19:04:54 -0700, Chapman, Christopher L wrote:

>I am thinking of using os/2 again. The last time I had os/2 was when warp 3
>was *brand new* technology is chaged since then, so I was wondering if you
>could think of any hardware suggestions, meaning which computer could I go
>out and buy..and it would be os/2 compatible?
>

You wouldn't happen to be the Chris Chapman of Linksys, would you?

Dells (the Optiplex line especially) are for the most part supported. IBM PC300's are supported. Some but not
all Thinkpads are supported.

Go to http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/index.htm, especially if you have a build-your-own
machine. This is where you can find out if there are drivers for the various parts of your PC.

The ones where driver support is critical is:

1) SCSI adapters (if you use SCSI)
2) Video adapters
3) Network adapter (assuming you are on a LAN)
4) Sound card
5) Printer
6) PCMCIA (if you have a laptop)
7) Scanner (if any)

Can you elaborate on what you currently have in the way of a PC/laptop, especially if you know what you
have for the above 7 points? That way I or other SCOUG members may be able to help you.

If you have or are thinking of getting a laptop, another resource is
http://www.os2ss.com/users/DrMartinus/Notebook.htm; this tells you which notebook manufacturers to
consider or avoid. Our secretary, Terry Warren, posted his notes on installing Warp 4 on a Thinkpad A20P
(with a few caveats).

If you are in Southern California, we do have a Help Desk session once a month to help people
install/configure OS/2 on their machines. In the month of October, we have one on Monday, Oct. 23 at the
church where we currently hold our meetings (see http://www.scoug.com/directions.html). Starts at 7 PM.

Starting in November, our Help Desk session is on the 1st Sunday of each month (except in July-September,
when it's the 2nd Sunday; January depends on when New Year's occurs). It's at 2 PM at Chapman
University in Orange, CA (see http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2000/scoug010.helpdesk.html for more details,
including driving directions).

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