OS/2 FAQ List: User's Edition (4 Apr 94)
0.9b (c) 1995
Peter Childs
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(0.0) Introduction and Credits
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(0.1) Release Notes
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(0.2) Recent Developments
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(0.3) Questions in this Release
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(0.4) Special Report on OS/2 for Windows
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(1.0) Fundamentals
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(1.1) What is OS/2?
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(1.2) Differences Between Versions
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(1.3) DOS and Windows Compatibility
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(1.4) Availability and Cost of OS/2
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(1.5) High Performance File System (HPFS)
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(1.6) Why Choose OS/2?
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(2.0) Hardware
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(2.1) Hardware Requirements
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(2.2) SuperVGA Support
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(2.3) Printer Support
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(2.4) COM3 and COM4 Support
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(2.5) Specific Hardware Recommendations
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(2.6) More Than 16 MB RAM
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(2.7) Device Driver List
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(3.0) Software
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(3.1) Applications
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(3.2) Shareware and Freeware Sources
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(3.3) "Must Have" Shareware and Freeware
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(3.4) Disk Utilities
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(3.5) Running a BBS Under OS/2
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(3.6) Multimedia (MMPM/2)
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(3.7) Viruses
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(3.8) Networking Products
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(3.9) Peer-to-Peer Networking
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(3.10) Extended Services
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(3.11) Special Software Offers
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(3.12) Backup Software
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(3.13) Multiuser Extensions and Security
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(3.14) Disk Compression Software
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(3.15) Dealers Specializing in OS/2
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(3.16) Image Scanners
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(4.0) Installation, Maintenance, and Support
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(4.1) Installation
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(4.2) Installing from Drive B
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(4.3) Hard Disk Partitioning
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(4.4) Starting OS/2 from Diskette (and CHKDSK)
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(4.5) Technical Support
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(4.6) Corrective Service Diskettes
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(4.7) Online Services
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(4.8) User Groups
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(4.9) Books and Magazines
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(4.10) Problem Report Form
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(4.11) OS/2 BBSes
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(4.12) IBM Telephone Directory
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(5.0) Using OS/2
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(5.1) Making OS/2 Resemble Unix
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(5.2) Making OS/2 Resemble Windows
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(5.3) Recovering from Crashed Sessions
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(5.4) Starting Background Processes
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(5.5) Adobe Type Manager
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(5.6) Performance Tuning
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(5.7) Measuring Performance and Memory Usage
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(5.8) Displaying Background Bitmaps
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(5.9) Specific DOS Sessions
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(5.10) Clever Tricks
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(5.11) REXX
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(5.12) ANSI Escape Sequences
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(6.0) Miscellaneous
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(6.1) Promoting OS/2
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(6.2) How to Create INF Files
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(7.0) Glossary of Terms