[Announce] PASUG Mtg: Thu, May 27th

[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 May meeting.
.            THURSDAY, MAY 27th, 2004  7:00-10:00PM
.  Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr,PA
  
.              ***  MAY 27th MEETING AGENDA  ***
.              --  CREATING DVD's UNDER OS/2  --                                           
 
At the May 27th meeting, PASUG member Vadim Kavalerov will show
how to create DVDs under OS/2 using recent software releases.
  
Availability of inexpensive DVD recorders and recordable media
has made them an attractive option for creating backup copies
or exchanging data in the range of 5-10 GBytes and beyond.
  
Currently, there are two software options available: DVD/UDF
File System Driver v.2.1.3 from IBM Software Choice; and RSJ
CD Writer v.5.04 from RSJ Software GmbH.
  
Vadim will review several common DVD formats: DVD-RW, DVD+RW
and DVD-RAM (without a cartridge, Type 2 or Type 4 disks).
He'll also demonstrate how to use both of these two software
packages to create data DVDs under OS/2.
 
Another area of practical interest that will be discussed is the
compatibility of the recorded formats under different operating
systems. Disks recorded with the latest DVD/UDF driver provide
support for Unicode and long file names, files up to 4 GBytes,
and can be read on Windows XP without additional software. But
some Unix and older Windows systems may require a UDF driver.
  
Other agenda items include announcements, news & new software
releases, Q&A session, and 50/50 raffle. You may also enjoy
fresh hot pizza, delivered to our meeting at the break period,
if enough attendees so desire.
  
MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.  7:00 - 7:30   Meeting start, announcements, etc.
.  7:30 - 8:00   General Q&A Session
.  8:00 - 8:20   Meeting Break: Pizza, Raffle, etc.
.  8:20 - 9:50   Demo: Creation of DVDs under OS/2
.  9:50 -10:00   Close-down, pack-up & exit building
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Mark the date and time: THURSDAY, MAY 27th at 7:00pm. PASUG
meetings are open and free for all users, their guests and
others interested in learning about OS/2, Linux & associated
technologies. Please try to be on time promptly by 7:00pm to
avoid missing earlier parts of the meeting.
  
.          **   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: llavins at earthlink.net, or phone (215) 878-9608.
 
Larry Lavins <llavins at earthlink.net>
Leader, Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group