Where to buy OS/2 Software
Version 1.0

by
Brad Wardell
Stardock Systems, Inc.

Are you an OS/2 ISV looking for places to carry your brand new OS/2 app?  
Are you an OS/2 user that want to know where to get commercial OS/2 software?

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS FILE ANYWHERE YOU CAN.  OS/2 users everywhere should
be able to find software conveniently!

Here is the list of known stores or mail order houses that carry OS/2 software.  
If you would like us to add a particular reseller to the list, drop a line to 
SDSANG@ibm.net. 

A list of distributors is also included.

RESELLERS/RETAILERS
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UNITED STATES
Comment: per capita, the US is not the most pro-OS/2 country but
definitely has the largest overall market.

Indelible Blue
1-800-776-8284
Comment: They know the OS/2 market.  If there is an OS/2 app,
they have it. The world-wide market leader for reselling OS/2
software.

APS Technology
1-800-418-6392
Comment: First really large reseller to get behind OS/2 in a big
way.  They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and ready to
take your order.

J3 Computer Technologies
909-985-6780
Comment: Smaller selection but sometimes have the best prices.

Kiyo Design
410-280-1942
Email: Hamasaki@capaccess.org
Comments: This is one of the few OS/2-ONLY stores in the world.
If you live in their area you should contact them.  They have
great pricing, OS/2 hardware and more.

CompUSA
1-800-CompUSA
Comment: While they may not always be good at restocking
their inventory, they do carry OS/2 software and often
times at pricing below mail order surprisingly.
WWW: www.compusa.com

MicroCenter
Comment: This superstore is really super.  They have a
wide selection of OS/2 software at great prices and they
are very pro-OS/2

CosmOS/2
1-602-864-7616
Comment: Another great OS/2 only store.  The storeowner
is very pro-active in the market and a reliable source
for any product.  If you live in the Arizona area, stop
by.  

OS+ Resource
1-800-804-8588
Email: OSPlus@Netcom.com
Comment: One of the rising stars in the fast growing 
OS/2 reseller market.  They are quickly becoming a major
force in the reseller market with consistant advertising
in OS/2 Magazine.  They also have very competitive pricing.


CANADA
Comment: Canada has a huge OS/2 user base per capita but
not many OS/2 resellers.  However, there are two that I
know of: one on the west and one on the east.

Below Zero
Comment:
I don't have their phone number but they maintain a
very good web site.  They made it big in the OS/2 market
a couple years ago by being one of the first to carry
Borland C++

House of Technology
Comment: Not just a reseller but a distributor in Canada.
416-620-7970

Doppler Computers, Vancouver, BC
604-875-0261
Comment: Has a decent selection.

AUSTRALIA
Comment: There are a few Australian resellers but we
don't know who they all are.  

Frankson Information Management
+61-2-9988-3081
Comment: Not a reseller but a distributor really but
a good place to get information on OS/2 software and
find out a local store near you.  They are also known
as "Stardock downunder" as they work more closely with
Stardock than ANY distributor in the world (including
USA).

Multitasking Consulting:
Comment: I don't have their phone number but they do
sell OS/2 software.



GERMANY
Comment: The 2nd largest market for OS/2 and the largest
per capita.  Stardock made a native German version of
Object Desktop because of the huge German market. Home
of Vobis, probably the largest OS/2 preloader in the world.

NOVAStar:
+08-21-44-44-976
Comment: One of the most successful resellers/distributors
in Germany. 

EDV Beratung
+49-6183-9165-0
Comment: Richard Clement's company has quickly risen to
be a major force in the OS/2 reseller market.  

Softworld
Comment: One of the major advertisers in OS/2 Inside,
the premiere OS/2 publication in Germany.  This magazine
is so good that Stardock occasionally translates it to
English for reading purposes.


THE NETHERLANDS
Comment: While it may be a small country, its residents 
definitely seem to know a good OS when they see one.  
The Netherland's main reseller MenSys has sold a lot of
OS/2 software.

MenSys
+31-23-547-08-37
Comment: A major distributor/reseller in The Netherlands.


GREAT BRITAIN
Comment: Home of Escom which preloads Object Desktop.

OneStop Softawre (in Bristol)
0117-985-3370
Comment: Truly a onestop store for OS/2 apps in Britain.


JAPAN:
Comment: Japan is a very large OS/2 market as well.  The
#4 country in the world for Stardock as far as sales volumes
go.

ASR:
Comment: I don't have their phone number presently but they
do sell a lot of OS/2 softawre including Galactic Civilizations
and Object Desktop Japanese Version (the manual is in Japanese).




DISTRIBUTORS

Let's say you want to carry OS/2 software or you want to 
let your local store where they can get OS/2 software.  Here
are some phone numbers:

UNITED STATES:
Blue Orchards
1-800-777-7704

AUSTRALIA:
Frankson Information Management

CANADA:
House of Technology

GERMANY:
NovaStar

NETHERLANDS:
MenSys


The most up to date version of this list is located on 
Stardock's world wide web page:

http://oeonline.com/~stardock

Web links to most of these resellers are also available
there.