Source: Larry Lavins (llavins@worldnet.att.net)
Moderator: Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@dtcweb.com)
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                 OS/2 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
              PHILADELPHIA AREA COMPUTER SOCIETY
                   http://www.phillyos2.org
  
The OS/2 SIG of the Philadelphia Area Computer Society invites
all interested computer users to attend the October meeting:
  
        WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 1999   7:00 - 10:00 PM
   The Episcopal Academy, 376 N. Latches Lane, Merion, PA
  
         ***   OCTOBER FEATURE PRESENTATION   ***
          --  Remote Boot of Warp 4 via RIPL  --
  
The main feature planned for the October meeting will be a
presentation/demo of Remote Boot of OS/2 Warp 4 by SIG member
Vadim Kavalerov, making use of IBM's RIPL for this purpose.
Comparisons of RIPL (Remote Initial Program Load) with WSOD
(Workspace on Demand) will also be discussed.
  
Dozens of RIPL requesters can share a single hard drive installed
on a server. Switched fast ethernet networks are in general use
which provide wide bandwidth to make RIPL practical. But the main
advantage is simplified system administration. Applications, user
data, or system software updates need be installed only once to
be instantly available to the whole workgroup, on every desktop.
An additional advantage of RIPL systems is high reliability.
  
We'll be showing how to configure a basic Warp 4 RIPL requester
with Warp Server for e-business. A few other ways to manage RIPL
clients with IBM and ISV products will also be discussed. All it
takes to boot Warp 4 is to install a supported network card.
  
SIG member Vadim Kavalerov is an investment analyst working for
a major brokerage firm in the Philadelphia area. He holds a PhD
in physics and has been working in research labs, and has taught
university students since 1984.
  
Other agenda items include SIG business matters, OS/2 news, new
software releases, Q&A session, software raffle, etc. An OS/2
system will be on hand for demos of OS/2, Java, Internet, etc.,
as time permits. Free light refreshments will also be available.
  
Mark the date and time: Wednesday, October 27th, at 7:00pm, to
hear about all the new and exciting developments, or if you have
questions about OS/2 Warp and Java. OS/2 SIG meetings are open
and free for OS/2 users, their guests and all others interested
in learning about OS/2 and associated Java technology.
  
     WE SUPPORT THE JAVA LOBBY:   http://www.javalobby.org
  
Further information, directions to Episcopal Academy, and other
useful information about the OS/2 SIG activities may be found on
our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact SIG Leader
Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609.
  
Larry Lavins  
OS/2 SIG Leader, Philadelphia Area Computer Society




 
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