OS/2 FAQ List: User's Edition (4 Apr 94)

0.9b (c) 1995 Peter Childs

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