SCOUG OS/2 For You - June 1999

On the web, content is king. Far more important than glitzy graphics, content makes people come back again and again.

Let's see how this month's chosen web sites measure up:

Ratings			Info
Content	Links	Glitz	Type	Site (url) and Comments
A+	B	A+	OS/2	Hobby Computer Club OS/2 User Group (http://www.steensoft.demon.nl/lustrum/html/doc.htm).  The Netherlands and all of Europe is quacking over this fine site.  Screen shots of everything -- click on "Index" for the huge software directory.
A	C+	B+	Win32-OS/2	Project ODIN (Win32-OS/2) (http://www.netlabs.org/odin/).  The Win32-OS/2 project is alive and kickin'.  Runs Win95 on OS/2.
A	C	B-	Database	The mSQL PC Home Page (http://blnet.com/msqlpc/).  A relational database server.  Download it, try it, and please read the docs -- you may need a Warp 4 FixPak.
A	D	A	OS/2	Virusface's HQ (http://www.quasarbbs.com/virusface/Eng/index.html).  This good looking OS/2 page lists Daniele Vistalli's current projects, including a Gifsicle port and a Presentation Manager implementation of the X Window library.
A	D	B	Server	Apache for OS/2 (http://silk.apana.org.au/apache/).  Apache is a very popular HTTP server.  Brian Havard has recompiled it several different ways --- just download the one you want, configure it (read the Apache manuals) and start 'er up.
A	D-	B	Programming	Pentium Computer Group GCC OS/2 (http://goof.com/pcg/os2/).  For programmers.
B+	B-	C+	Software	Chris Wohlgemuth's Homepage (http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/5785/).  Audio-CD-Creator, CDrecord/2, Bubblepad.
B+	C+	B-	Zipadeedoo	Info-ZIP (http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/).  The free and popular zipper/unzipper.  Source code too.
B	B	B-	Internet	The Public DNS Service (http://www.publicdns.org/).  DNS is Domain Name Server, and this site's FAQ has a wealth of info.
B	F	C-	Server	Installing OS/2 Warp Server on OS/2 Warp 4 (http://www.sbt.net.au/sbt/WServeronW4/0000fm.htm).  If you don't want Aurora, there's this alternative.