PASUG Mtg: Thurs, Nov 18th

[Larry Lavins]

. PHILADELPHIA ALTERNATE SYSTEMS USER GROUP
. http://www.phillyos2.org
The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG) invites
all interested computer users to attend the November meeting.
. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 2004 7:00-10:00PM
Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr,PA

. *** THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th MEETING AGENDA ***
. -- NEW RELEASE: eComStation v.1.2 --

The November meeting presentation by PASUG member Doug Leach will
feature the new release of eComStation 1.2 from Serenity Systems.
We'll quickly go through an installation to a clean partition and
review some of the features and choices. eCS 1.2 is fundamentally
MCP2 with Fixpak 4, plus networking and device driver updates.
Additionally, Serenity has incorporated a new installer which was
easy and trouble-free on Doug's system.

In addition to the base OS, eCS bundles a number of applications
and other software into the installation. These include versions
of the desktop enhancements from XWorkplace and Styler/2 folder,
and title bar enhancements. Although some may see it as eye candy,
the functionality provided by these utilities was enough to give
up almost all of Object Desktop. Also included in the default
install are Mozilla 1.7, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Innotek Runtime
Environment (required for new Mozillas), Innotek Java 1.4.2,
a version of RSJ CD Writer, Macromedia Flash 5 (unfortunately not
Flash 7) and the Escape GL screensaver.

Lastly the eCS Maintenance Tool (MT) is also installed for system
updates. For those who haven't seen it, eCS MT is sort of Windows
Update (without IE of course!) superseding the old WarpUP CD's
formerly created and sold by Indelible Blue. That said, it's also
true that most features included in eCS 1.2 are available from
other sources, including device driver updates and fixpaks if you
have a Software Choice or Passport Advantage subscription. If you
have a system with MCP2 and Fixpack 4 on it, you may not want or
need this upgrade. But for a fresh install, it was found to be
most appealing to have almost everything up to date.

Other November agenda items include announcements, news & new
software releases, Q&A session as time may permit, and possible
50/50 raffle. Soft drinks, pretzels & chips will be available.

MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
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. 7:00 - 7:30 Meeting start, announcements, etc.
. 7:30 - 8:15 Presentation Part 1: eCS 1.2 Installation
. 8:15 - 8:30 Meeting break: refreshments, raffle, etc.
. 8:30 - 9:50 Presentation Part 2: eCS 1.2 features, etc.
. 9:50 Close-down, pack-up & exit building by 10:00pm
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Mark the date and time: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th at 7:00pm.
PASUG meetings are open and free for all users, their guests
and others interested in learning about OS/2, Linux & their
associated technologies. Please try to be on time promptly by
7:00pm to avoid missing earlier parts of the meeting.

ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT
A group dinner party is being planned for December, in lieu of
a regular monthly meeting, similar to the December 2003 event.
Details will be announced in the near future.

. ** WE SUPPORT OPEN STANDARDS **

PASUG meetings are held at the Bryn Mawr Community Center, next
to Ludington Library, at the corner of Lancaster and Bryn Mawr
Avenues, Bryn Mawr, PA. on the 4th Thursdays of Jan to Oct, and
the 3rd Thursdays in Nov and Dec.

Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other
useful information about the PASUG activities may be found on
our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org; or contact U/G Leader
Larry Lavins: lla...@ucwphilly.rr.com, or phone (215) 878-9608.