From: ekl@kvamdata.no (Eirik Lygre)
Subject: OS/2 2.1 beta program information
Organization: Kvam data as
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:19:54 GMT

The following two articles were on the IBM CFORUMs today. Read them and
enjoy.

Eirik

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         IBM ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE BETA PROGRAM FOR OS/2 2.1

      WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., December 21 . . . IBM Personal Software
 Products today announced an extensive beta release for OS/2* 2.1,
 the company's advanced 32-bit operating system for Intel-based
 personal computers.  The new beta program will include more than
 5,000 user sites, independent software vendors and independent
 hardware manufacturers.
      "Based on the valuable customer feedback we received from
previous beta releases of OS/2, we've decided to continue the
wide availability beta program.  Customer feedback has been a
hallmark of the OS/2 development process," says Lee Reiswig,
president, IBM Personal Software Products division.  "The second
release of our 32-bit operating system shows IBM's commitment and
development strength.  As a result, we are the first Intel-based
operating system developer to deliver the power of 32-bit
software on a wide-scale basis."
     The OS/2 2.1 beta provides support for OS/2, Windows* 3.1 and
DOS applications running concurrently on a single display.
Additional drivers include 256-color XGA and Super Video Graphics
Adapters (SVGA) for brighter and sharper screen displays,
high-speed printers and popular CD-ROM drives.  Other features
include a new high-performance 32-bit graphics engine, a fax
mini-application (applet), support for Advanced Power Management
(APM) to extend the battery life of notebook computers and
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
specifications -- the new standard for credit card-sized hardware
options.  Also included are enhanced enabling code for pen- and
speech-based systems as well as the inclusion of OS/2 multimedia
extensions to improve the use of audio in computers.

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The Press Release was ***NOT*** correct. There is no intention to
have downloading of the beta code on *either* this OS2BBS or CompuServe.
At 29 diskette images, it is not practical to attempt to download this
code.

What the Press Release *should* have said, is that support will be
provided on *both* this OS2BBS and on CompuServe.  One of the things
that I plan to do is to have the forum OS2GRWIN change it's name to
OS2BETA CFORUM to support this shipment of beta code.  This will 'match'
an internal OS2BETA FORUM that we have created for support of IBM'ers
using the beta code.

Frank Andress   BPC Technical Interface Group   Boca Raton Fl.

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