From: moon!jh@well.sf.ca.us (John Harkin)
Newsgroups: ba.announce
Subject: NBSP November: Mobile Computing and OS/2
Summary: IBM rep speaks on Mobile Computing, and about OS/2.
Keywords: IBM ThinkPad North Bay Systems Professionals
Date: 9 Nov 92 15:30:51 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: North Bay Network, San Rafael, CA USA


                   North Bay Systems Professionals
                       November '92 Newsletter

November:  Mobile Computing, OS/2

For our November meeting, Ron Lappa, a systems engineer for IBM, from
their Oakland office, will describe his company's mobile computing
products and their release of OS/2 2.0.

Mr. Lappa will discuss the portable and pen based IBM products and will
have machines available for hands on evaluation.  He will demo IBM's
answer to pen based computing, the IBM ThinkPad.

The second part of the presentation will deal with release 2.0
of OS/2, IBM's 32-bit multi-tasking desktop operating system. The
system, with an installed base of nearly 1.5 million copies, is a
strong competitor with DOS and Windows. Mr. Lappa will tell us the
changes that have been made in version 2.0 of the system, and what
those changes can mean for users.	

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Meeting Logistics

When:  November 18  (third Wednesday of the month) 
	6 p.m. - Refreshments and Hands On with IBM Pen Tablets
	7 p.m. - Dinner (Look for a special treat this month!)
	8 p.m. - Program 

Where: Commerce Clearing House office, at Northgate in San Rafael.
>From US 101, turn West on Freitas Pkwy. At Northgate, turn Left
(South). Go past the traffic light, to the next Right turn (which has
no lights or signals). That is Thorndale. Go to the CCH office at the
top of the hill. Go to the front steps.

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                      |   Northgate Dr -->|                 ||
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                      |                   |  Freitas Pkwy   ||  |
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                         Las Galinas      |         |       ||
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                                          |Northgate|       ||
                                  CCH     |  Mall   |       ||
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                                Thorndale |         |       ||
                                           \________|       ||
                                        Northgate Dr|       ||
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Cost: $22 if registered by September 16, $25 thereafter. Cash or check
only, please.

To simplify the process, especially for those of you who travel,
register by  phone  at the hot-line number, (415) 721-4409 or use
e-mail to jill@kerner.com. You can pay at the meeting, or mail your
check to our box:  
	NBSP
 	Suite C-129
	929 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. 
	Kentfield, CA 94904

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Holiday Schedule

Don't forget that NBSP is taking a break in December.  The next meeting
is January 20, 1993.  So there won't be another edition of the
newsletter until after the new year starts.

Happy Holidays to you all!

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NBSP

The purpose of NBSP is to provide a convenient forum for systems
professionals living or working in the North Bay to grow professionally
and personally, to benefit from a network of other like professionals,
and to have fun. We invite you to join with us in this purpose.

For more information, call the NBSP Hotline at (415) 721-4409.
	
For dinner reservations, contact Jill Hutchinson (jill@kerner.com),
or leave a message on the NBSP Hotline at (415) 721-4409.

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and phone number to John Harkin (jh@nbn.com). Please indicate a preference
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