OS/2 e-Zine! - Where are we going today?

Where are we going today?

guess my first order of business this month should be to say "goodbye" to OS/2 Computing! Magazine -- but "hello" to 32 Bits Online Magazine. As many of you know, Medullas Publishing announced a short time ago that, after this month (September, 1997), they would cease publishing OS/2 Computing! as an OS/2-only magazine and change the name to the more general, "32 Bits Online Magazine".

In a way, this is sad, because many people felt that OS/2 Computing! was a valuable source of OS/2 information. In the past, other magazines dedicated to OS/2 have chosen to cease publishing and I have been personally disappointed each and every time. One of OS/2 Computing!'s own contributors said it best in that magazine's pages this month:

But nonetheless, we are one of the only remaining OS/2-dedicated magazines, whether on-line or print, and it's sad to see yet another sector of the computer media shift its focus away from OS/2.
- John L. Berger

But, on the brighter side of things, Medullas has not chosen to cease publication, and they have not chosen to forsake OS/2. While they may have expanded their focus, as John says, they still remain firmly committed to OS/2, according to editor and publisher, Ronny Ko, and as OS/2 users, we are all appreciative of that. Medullas plans to continue to review OS/2 products as well as products for other platforms, which they feel will expose a wider audience to OS/2.

Because of OS/2 Computing!'s name change though, I've been receiving many letters asking about Haligonian Media's commitment to OS/2 e-Zine!. So I would like to reassure the entire OS/2 community that Haligonian Media remains completely committed to OS/2. We will continue to publish OS/2 e-Zine! and it will remain, as it has always been, an OS/2-only magazine. And we have lots of great ideas for even more expanded OS/2 coverage in the months to come!

And being an OS/2-only magazine, we're all very excited about a brand new service that OS/2 e-Zine! and the OS/2 Supersite introduced recently: the WarpCast News Service.

I won't go into too much detail here (partly because our Technical Editor, Ryan Dill, has the complete scoop in this month's "News from the OS/2 World"). But do stop by the WarpCast home page and have a look. It is our goal to provide the OS/2 Community with the most timely, comprehensive and unbiased news source in the world and we welcome your suggestions to make sure we succeed.

Finally, in this issue, Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock Systems, wraps up his three part series, OS/2: Past, Present, Future. This last installment is especially thought provoking and is a must read for all OS/2 users who want to know what the future holds for OS/2 and, more importantly, if there is any way we can guide that future.

Brad raises some interesting ideas in his article. He suggests (and I believe, as do many end-users of OS/2) that the time has come for us to take action.

Does OS/2 have a rosy future? Does OS/2 have any future? Only time will tell, but as of today, I can tell you two things with absolute certainty:

Haligonian Media, OS/2 e-Zine! and I all remain firmly committed and as enthusiastic about OS/2 as we have ever been and I believe that OS/2 does have a future.

How about you?