SCOUG OS/2 For You - August 1998

On the web, content is king. Far more important than glitzy graphics, content makes people come back again and again.

Let's see how this month's chosen web sites measure up:

Ratings			Info
Content	Links	Glitz	Type	Site (url) and Comments
A	A+	A-	OS/2	OS/2 Links (http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5423/). Did you like Fantasia? Want to be blasted by OS/2 links? Do you like psychotic art? Click here.
B+	C+	B-	User group	VOICE Newsletters (http://www.os2voice.org/newsletters.html). Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education has some excellent tips and articles.
B	C-	B	OS/2	The Aurora FAQ (http://www.algonet.se/~d103862/warpx/faq/aurora.htm). Aurora is the next release of OS/2 Warp Server.  Care to see what's in it?
A	F	D+	PostScript	Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/). PostScript on your non-PostScript printer, and it's free.
B+	F	B+	Software	REM Publications (http://www.horgen.net/rem/software/). OS/2 software for the Internet.  Binary newsreader and HTTP-reader, TCP/IP port scanner, more.
A	B-	B-	Programming	Port I/O and Data Acquisition under OS/2 (http://avenger.mri.psu.edu/os2page.html). Sample code for simple I/O device drivers.
A-	B-	B-	OS/2	Arkay's OS/2 Support Page (http://www.webtrek.com/~richard/OS2/). Among other things, this site explains how to set up RealAudio 3.0 with OS/2 and Netscape.
A	F	B-	Benchmarks	OS/2 Performance (http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/performance/). OS/2, Java and Warp Server.  Benchmarks and programming tips for best performance.  Comparisons to NT.
A	C+	D	OS/2	Warp 4 Tuning Tips (http://www.ee.newcastle.edu.au/users/staff/peter/os2/tuning.html). From Australia, an OS/2 hotbed, comes Peter Moylan's tuneup tips.  And see his Recommended OS/2 Freeware.
D	A+	B+	Links	OS/2 Switchboard (http://home.worldonline.nl/~jhockx/). Mesmerize yourself with the 658 OS/2 links on this site.