abh0@GTE.COM (Andrew Hudson) (06/09/90)
A week or two ago I mentioned posting some information sources for people like you and me who are getting into Windows at the 3.0 stage. There are already groups, archives, and BBS' established to deal with the dangerous beauty that is MSW 3.0. This list is pretty paltry, I will not be able to continue this effort as I will be off the net within a day or two. Hopefully some benevolent person can take this list and nourish it and post it bi-weekly. I imagine this group will be growing pretty rapidly, I've heard the figure of 500,000 copies of MSW 3.0 sold to date. Enough blather here's the stuff. Look for MSW products from North Coast Software late this Fall. - Andrew Hudson North Coast Software Internet: umich.something 35.8.2.1 Massive amounts of compressed everything for MSW, mostly 2.2 stuff. grape.clarkson.edu lots of MSW stuff Online Services: Compuserve 800-848-8199 614-457-0802 fee: $12.50/hour@2400 baud shareware, demos, MS Systems Journal listings, online tips. type GO MSAPP GEnie 800-638-9636 $18/hour day, $10/hour offhours@2400 baud shareware, MS roundtable, IBM roundtable type COMPUTING, PRODUCT SUPPORT then MICROSOFT BusinessBBS 213-477-2707 (human) 213-477-0408 (bbs) fee: $30/10 hours shareware, games, demos, utilities, conferences, WPMA-Windows & Presentation Manager Assoc., online product registration type Go WINDOWS 2400 baud, N-8-1-F ComOne 415-284-9151 (bbs) shareware, games, demos, MS Systems Journal, tips, select FILES, then MSJ FILES MSW is scattered through various bins Computer Connection 804-491--2874 (bbs) fee: $25/year shareware, demos, conference, tips type M for MSW exec PC 414-789-4200 414-789-4210 (bbs) fee: $20/3 months shareware, demos, drivers, type files, MAHONEY COLLECTION, S,S, WINDOW LinchPin 617-742-9194 (bbs) shareware, tips type LOCATE A FILE, GO TO MISC FILES 300 or 9600 baud, N-8-1-F MIDWEST FOG, IOWA BBS 515-964-7937 (bbs) shareware, tips, utilities, comm 1200, N-8-1-F PDS SIG 617-742-9194 (bbs) fee: $25 shareware, conference, tips 1200, N-8-1-F RAMNet 212-889-6431 212-889-6438 (bbs) MSW Journal 2400,N-8-1-F Shareware Connection 415-686-6489 (bbs) shareware, tips, utilities 2400,N-8-1-F Other: WPMA, Windows and Presentation Manager Assoc. 1521 N. Glenville P.O.Box 851385 Richardson, TX 75085-13855 214-234-8857 (human) 214-234-2410 (fax) fee: $50 for newletter and bbs National Windows Users Group Network P.O. Box 1967 Media, PA 19063 215-565-1861 (human) fee: $49.95 for various resources Boston Computer Society 617-367-8080 (human) 617-227-7986 (bbs) fee: $35/year (well worth it!) online catalog of MSW & PM software MISC The Microsoft Windows hotline: 800-323-3577 (after September 15 call 800-426-9400) Recommended Literature (recommended by MS): Windows 3.0 Companion, Lorenz, O'Mara, $28 ToolBook Companion, Pierce, $25 Running Windows, 2nd Ed., Andrew & Stinson, $28 Programming Windows, 2nd Ed., Petzold***, $30 Windows: Programmer's Problem Solver, Wilton, $25 MIcrosoft Windows Guide to Programming, $30 MSW Programmer's reference, $40 MSW Programming Tools, $25 All the above are available through MS Press at 800-677-7737. Windows 3 Made Easy, Sheldon, $20, 800-227-0900 Windows Programming: An Introduction, Murray & Pappas, $29, 800-227-0900 Mastering Windows 3.0, Cowart, $25, 800-227-2346 Up and Running With Windows 3.0, Wentges, $10, 800-227-2346 THe Windows Shoppers Guide, $18/issue, $46/year, 800-669-5612 Please note that a number of these books will not be available until July or even later. I haven't had the time to enter in all of this information, I suggest that interested parties contact Microsoft for the Reference Materials List from which some material was taken.