SCOUG OS/2 For You - May 1999

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.org (http://en.os2.org/).  Nice site!  Pay attention, webmeisters everywhere, this one's got look and feel.  And check out the IndOS/2 link.
A	A	B+	OS/2	GlassMan (http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/7567/software/index.html).  For starters, look at the screenshot for his "Remake of SourceCalc 1.0" (it's on the Software page).  And then there's his "Character Map/2".  All free.  Lots of links, too:  selection #5 from the left sidebar.
A	B-	A-	Software	Sundial Systems (http://www.sundialsystems.com/).  A completely new web site, a brand new OS/2 product ("Rover Pack"), and The Duck is taking a DBExpert class . . .
A	B	B-	OS/2	OS/2 Headquarters (http://www.os2hq.com/).  New look and good info, though the OS/2 Mascot finalists don't include the obvious winner.  But all is saved --- Webfoot gets a mention on the "OS/2 Users" page.
A	B-	B-	CONFIG.SYS	Homepage of the OS/2 Config.sys file (http://www.online.de/home/os2/).  Ever used Tyra/2?  It's a great little utility.  Now, Oliver Poggensee has something more --- a dedicated web site with beaucoup info.
B+	B+	B	Sound	The Ultimate Sound Page (http://wvnvaxa.wvnet.edu/~hrieke/US.html).  While not quite up-to-date, there's a wealth of information here for those who seek listening nirvana.
A	D-	B-	Cable Modem	Cable Modem OS/2 (http://sprk.com/blackdeath/cablemodem.html).  Step-by-step install, includes installing cable modem on a LAN machine.
B	C+	B-	JavaScript	JavaScript Resources (http://www.essex1.com/people/timothy/js-resou.htm).  For the HTML crowd.  Since JavaScript sometimes bombs Netscape 2.02 (this particular page seems safe but 2.02 didn't display it properly), you may want to first download 4.04 . . .
A	B-	B+	SCSI	The SCSI Trade Organization (http://www.scsita.org/).  Got the what's-this-SCSI blues?  Specs, links, connectors and the SCSI Harbor Project.
A+	B-	B	SCSI	T10 (http://www.symbios.com/t10/).  They're super techies, they're more than SCSI, they're watched over by ANSI, they understand Low Voltage Differential.