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Source: IACT (iact@techie.com)
Moderator: Trevor Smith (trevor@haligonian.com)
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To: OS/2 users & developers

Did you happen to catch a recent e-zine posting in the OS/2 and
Windows communities, stating that "OS/2's workplace shell and the
Windows 98/2000 explorer shell are still icon based" and that icons
under the WPS supposedly behave the same as for Windows?

I won't debate the harmful implications of that sales pitch for a
certain Windows desktop enhancer, i.e., that OS/2 presumably would be
no different from or better than Windows, so users may stick with
MSFT and forget about OS/2. :-(

But I will suggest that if you'd like to have the clear,
straightforward facts about the WPS, then check out the OS/2 articles
we've collected at IACT's website. In case you still haven't heard of
us for some odd reason, IACT is a multiplatform group promoting open
standards, user choice and better access to compatible technology. A
large percentage of the developers, users and consultants in IACT use
OS/2 either by itself or alongside another major OS such as Linux,
BSD and DOS. Not surprisingly, many of our commentaries and technical
reports cover OS/2.

I could name them and list our articles' URLs, but here's another
way: just look 'em up at IACT's brand new Search Tool page! You'll
find it at http://www.iact.net/search/Search_Tool.html, and it's been
added to our Site Menu as well. You might enter a magic keyword like
'OS/2' or 'Workplace Shell' or some similar phrase. If you prefer,
look specifically for the sidebar "Benefits of an Object-Oriented
Interface" in IQ Newsletter Issue #6; it might settle any doubts
about the powers & abilities of the WPS to go far beyond those of
mortal Windows.

For another example, Kelly King's "A Journey in Search of a Perfect
OS" in Issue #3 hasn't aged a bit and is a good match if you'd like
to be clear on the difference between OS/2 and Windows. The
relationship between NT and OS/2 is yet another story: look up "The
Big Blue-Redmond Connexion" in Issue #7.

[** Note-- The search page does require a JavaScript-enabled browser.
The script has been tested on Navigator 2.02 and Communicator 4.6x
under Warp v3 & v4, as well as MSIE under Win9x.]

Btw, IACT's old site no longer is being updated. If your website
still refers to an IACT article about OS/2 or other subject, please
update your link to http://www.iact.net/. And if you like a graphical
link, choose from either our 90x30 IACT Button or the 90x95 IACT
Icon, both now with metallic backgrounds matching our Logo [see our
"Team Spirit" page at http://www.iact.net/connexion/team_spirit.html
to get the sample HTML code and the two image files].

As always, IACT's main page offers navigation and info for the entire
site, without any use whatsoever of frames, Java applets, ActiveX, or
MS-Word, Excel and .ASP files :

  IACT's Cover Page
  http://www.iact.net/


Section Pages also make good short links, either alone or in
combination with the Cover Page:

  IACT 24x7 Reports Page
  http://www.iact.net/features/24x7.html

  IACT Quarterly Newsletter Page
  http://www.iact.net/IQN/iq.html

  Our current IQN Issue #8:
  http://www.iact.net/IQN/8.html



       Diane Gartner
       IACT Co-ordinator
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       International Alliance for Compatible Technology
       http://www.iact.net/
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       more open standards, user choice and
       free access to compatible technology


 
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