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This page contains descriptions of companies, products, and services which we use and recommend to others. Web site links are provided wherever possible. This information will be updated on a continuing basis. Please let us know about any links you find that are no longer valid.

We've also included miscellaneous Web sites and resources we find helpful. No claim of an unbiased opinion is intended or implied. Listings are presented in alphabetic sequence. Descriptions may have been taken from the respective subject's Web pages or other publicly disseminated material.

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Best Power designs, manufactures, markets, and services power protection products for business and industry, from individual PCs to LANs, WANs, and global communications networks. They maintain sales and service offices across the globe, and manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DPT - Distributed Processing Technology

We fully concur with the following quote from John (Johnny) Cardosi, DPT's Vice President of Distribution Sales and marketing:

"Performance is the issue in today's computer systems. Everyone wants the fastest processor, the fastest CD-rom drive, the quickest hard disk. That's where DPT can really help -- DPT is the leader in SCSI performance technology, offering the best in high-performance SCSI Host Adapters, caching technology and RAID products for your systems.
We're sure that once you try DPT you'll find that there is no turning back. You'll get the performance, upgradability and features you want, all at a price that will please your wallet."

Ever Onward OS/2 Campaign

InnoVal Systems Solutions recently published an editorial response to a Tibbetts and Bernstein column entitled "A Sad Farewell to OS/2." This column appeared in the April 1, 1996, issue of Information Week. The number of letters of support for Innoval's response was overwhelming. They have posted a sample of the letters they have received so that you can get an idea.

Indelible Blue

Your Single Source for OS/2 Warp and OS/2 applications.

Micro Solutions, Inc.

Micro Solutions, Inc. is the industry leader in mass storage parallel port products, and was recently issued U.S. Patent numbers 5,335,338 and 5,390,321 for this technology. Backpack is the family name which is shared by all of Micro Solutions, Inc. external parallel port drives. Backpacks are available in QIC-80 Travan tape backup, hard drive and diskette drive models.

Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS

Home of the world's largest collection of OS/2 Shareware and Freeware Programs and Information

A McKinley Group "4-Star" site

Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS makes available over 13,000 files and over 3.3 gigabytes of OS/2 shareware and freeware programs and information. The BBS offers public access via telnet and web pages, and web access to the OS/2 file collection for subscribers.

Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS is available to the Internet via a high speed T1 line, as well as via 28.8k bps modems on the public telephone network.

Six and 12 month subscriptions are available. Full details are available both on the web site and on the BBS. The BBS is completely supported by its subscribers, and does not receive any corporate or advertising support.

Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS also offers online shareware registration and commercial software purchase. Also, a related company -- Norloff Internet Services, offers Internet access accounts.

REXX Related Sites

The following sites provide useful REXX information. Links are checked periodically; however, no assurance is implied of their validity. The accuracy and the content is the responsibility of the information provider.

The Rexx Language Association	The Rexx Language Association (RexxLA) is an independent organization dedicated to promoting the use of the Rexx programming language. Learn more about RexxLA on our About RexxLA page.
Mike Cowlishaw's repository	The Father of REXX
Quercus Systems	REXXLIB & Personal REXX for OS/2, DOS, Windows, & Windows NT.
The Rexx FAQ	The Rexx FAQ was maintained by Eric Giguere of Watcom until July of 1996 when Dave Martin offered to take it over. What you see there is mostly the work of Eric with numerous updates and changes based on reader feedback. With your help and input this FAQ will be updated approximately monthly with new/modified information.
REXX language newsgroup	Here's a resource for you to get all of your REXX questions answered.

Stardock Systems

Stardock Systems is a midwestern software development company that specializes in both custom and commercial software. In 1993, Stardock began its move into the OS/2 software market by developing Galactic Civilizations. Within 6 months after its release, Galactic Civilizations was the top selling OS/2 retail product. There are a number of possible reasons for GalCiv's success. Stardock tapped into pent up gaming demand in the OS/2 community. The GalCiv beta program was very open and produced software that the users wanted. GalCiv exploited OS/2's abilities in a unique way.

With GalCiv's success behind them, Stardock began to leverage its position to move into the applications business. Its first step was to bring out OS/2 Essentials, a mini-application suite for OS/2 that has been hailed as the first truly mass market application for OS/2. Its aggressive pricing strikes a major contrast to the historically high prices OS/2 software has been found at.

Stardock has also released Shipyards, an add on to GalCiv that allows users to design their very own types of star ships. Like OS/2 Essentials, the $20 price tag of Shipyards makes it an attractive purchase.

As OS/2 gained momentum as a desktop operating system, Stardock announced its fall OS/2 product campaign in an effort to bring OS/2 the native applications it feels OS/2 is lacking. There is a press release containing more detailed information on Stardock's Fall OS/2 Campaign.

OS/2 has achieved critical mass. It is time for quality native OS/2 software to become available.