Technical Support
How can I get answers to my OS/2 questions?
If your question is not answered in this List, post a note to the appropriate
Usenet conference:
Newsgroup
comp.os.os2.advocacy
deals with opinions and
speculation
comp.os.os2.announce
carries important OS/2
announcements
comp.os.os2.apps
carries discussions related
to finding or using any application running under OS/2
comp.os.os2.beta
explores beta releases of
OS/2
comp.os.os2.bugs
discusses possible bugs found
in released versions of the operating system
comp.os.os2.games
covers all question about
OS/2 games
comp.os.os2.misc
is for any other OS/2-related
discussion
comp.os.os2.multimedia
fosters conversation
about OS/2 multimedia (including MMPM/2),
comp.os.os2.networking
looks at general networking
issues
comp.os.os2.networking.misc
miscellaneous discussions
about networking
comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip
comp.os.os2.programmer.misc
addresses anything
else related to OS/2 programming
comp.os.os2.programmer.oop
covers object-oriented
programming discussions
comp.os.os2.programmer.porting
helps programmers
move applications over to OS/2 from other operating systems and environments
comp.os.os2.programmer.tools
covers tools for
OS/2 application developing
comp.os.os2.setup
REPLACED BY comp.os.os2.setup.misc
comp.os.os2.comm
Modem/Fax hardware/drivers/apps/utils
under OS/2
comp.os.os2.mail-news
Mail and news apps/utils
(on- & offline) under OS/2
comp.os.os2.marketplace
forsale/wanted; shopping;
commercial ads; job postings
comp.os.os2.networking.www
World Wide Web (WWW)
apps/utils under OS/2
comp.os.os2.setup.misc
Installing/configuring
OS/2; Misc hardware/drivers
comp.os.os2.setup.video
Base video hardware/drivers
under OS/2
comp.os.os2.setup.storage
Disk/Tape/CD-ROM
hardware/drivers under OS/2
comp.os.os2.utilities
General-purpose utils
(shells/backup/compression/etc)
comp.os.os2.ver1x
comp.lang.rexx
discusses REXX programming
These groups are also watched closely by OS/2 experts from IBM.
A LISTSERVer distributes its own OS/2 conference by mail; send a single
line message with the word HELP to listserv@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be for full
instructions; or send the same message to listserv@frors12.circe.fr for
information on an unedited mailing list. To subscribe to the Multimedia
Presentation Manager/2, send a single line message with the phrase SUBSCRIBE
MMOS2-L (Your Name) to mail-server@knex.via.mind.org.
Your local FidoNet BBS may carry OS/2 echo conferences and/or OS2NET. If
not, ask your system operator to join them. CompuServe (FIND OS/2) and
Prodigy are also excellent resources.
The IBM PC Co. BBS's (modem 404-835-6600) message areas,
product database, and PS/2 Assistant file(s) are invaluable resources. Information
on the new OS/2 BBS is included in the OS/2 2.0 package. In the United States
IBM has toll free technical support (phone 800-237-5511), an OS/2 Hotline
(general information, orders, upgrades, phone 800-3-IBM-OS2; ask about OS/2
videotapes, T-shirts, and other accessories), the HelpWare Center (phone
800-PS2-2227), a software order line (phone 800-IBM-CALL), two FAX information
services (phone 800-IBM-4FAX and/or 800-IBM-3395), and an educational inquiries
line (phone 800-222-7257). In Canada phone IBM Personal Systems Software
at 800-465-1234.
Any of the regular DOS or Windows resources (e.g. books, magazines, shareware/freeware
sources) will be useful since both environments come with OS/2 2.0.
(taken from OS/2 General FAQ) RelatedInformation :
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