IBM Upgrade Plans for OS/400

IBM has announced forthcoming upgrades to its AS/400 operating system (OS/400). Version 3 Release 2 for CICS processors is slated for release early this summer, while Version 3 Release 7 for RISC processors is expected sometime in the fall of 1996. Among the new features expected for these releases is a 5250 HTML Gateway (i.e. to run AS/400 code over the Internet), and the ability to run Lotus cc:mail over your AS/400 network.

Thanks Linda!

Our hats are off to President Linda Johnstone for her dedication to the TUG membership by helping make this the most successful year yet for the Toronto Users Group!

If Computer Manufacturers Made Toasters

• If Hewlett-Packard made toasters, you'd get the Reverse Polish Toaster, which would take in toast and give you regular bread.
• Does DEC still make toasters? They made good toasters in the 80's, didn't they?
• If Sun made toasters you'd put in bread and the toaster would make a good cuppa java.
• If Thinking Machines made toasters, you'd be able to toast 64,000 pieces of toast at the same time.
• If Xerox made toasters, you'd toast bread on one or two sides, and the toaster would jam your bread for you. The company would sell two toasters and then sell the rights to NeXT, which would sell twelve, but they would look really cool.
• If IBM made toasters, you'd get a big iron, not a toaster. Bread would be submitted by users for overnight toasting. Toasting would consist of laying the iron on top of the bread, crushing and burning it, but IBM would claim that that's what the market really wanted. IBM would claim a worldwide market for five, maybe six toasters. IBM wouldn't call the resulting product toast, but would invent a new term, to differentiate it from the rest of the toaster industry.
• If Microsoft made toasters, Microsoft would purchase most of the world's bakeries, rename all bread Microsoft Bread, and slice it so it would work only with Microsoft Toasters. The company would trademark Bread, Toast, and Toasters, and would sue Toastmasters. Microsoft Toaster95 would weigh 1,500 pounds, consume most household electricity and kitchen space, and would secretly interrogate other kitchen appliances to determine their manufacturers. Microsoft would claim that its toaster was the first to let you control how light or dark the bread is toasted. Everyone would hate Microsoft Toasters, but you would buy them nonetheless because most of their friends do.

TEC Winners

During TUG's Technical Education Conference this spring at the Colony Hotel, a number of door prizes were given away at the Vendor Showcase. The lucky winner of a deluxe weekend for two at Niagra-on-the-Lake (donated by TUG), was Mr. Gerald Costanck from Ontario Store Fixtures Inc. Mr. Tony Calderaro from Lazorrato Wholesale Grocers won the Blue Jay tickets donated by R.Y.E. Enterprises. A complete set of golf clubs compliments of Able One Computers, was won by Mr. Vince Nardangcli from QUNO.

Able-One Draw

Here is the complete list of winners from the Able-One draw held at the Technical Education Conference:

First Prize: Golf Clubs - Vince Nardangelli

Second Prize: Lexmark Printer - Dave McLaughlan

Third Prize: Golf Sweater - Phil Mawby

Fourth Prize: Golf Sweater - Michelle Muir

Fifth Prize: Golf Sweater - Lyle Kittmer

Sixth Prize: Golf Sweater - Gord Thompson

Seventh Prize: Golf Sweater - Christine Lam

Eighth Prize: Golf Sweater - Carmalita Cruz

Ninth Prize: Golf Sweater - Tom Zamara

Tenth Prize: Golf Sweater - Don Kawagveli

Eleventh Prize: Golf Sweater - Lindsay Phillips

Twelfth Prize: Golf Sweater - Daniel Barrios

Thirteenth Prize: Golf Sweater - Anson Au

Fourteenth Prize: Golf Sweater - Samer Andary

Fifteenth Prize: Golf Sweater - E. Hachey

Sixteenth Prize: Golf Hat - Toby Yost

Seventeenth Prize: Golf Hat - Tom Rondeau

Eighteenth Prize: Golf Umbrella - Sheri Rowe

Nineteenth Prize: Golf Travel Bag - Larry Santor

Twentieth Prize: Golf Sweatshirt - Wilson Chan

Tipton Handouts

At the recent Technical Education Conference, there were a number of requests for a handout from Bob Tipton, our keynote speaker on day one. His topic was "Conquering the Abyss of Change". These handouts will be available at our next MOM (Meeting of Members).

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