Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education
ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/pmvw105.zip
Localized versions are also available:
German: ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/pmvw105de.zip
Spanish: ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/pmvw105es.zip
French: ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/pmvw105fr.zip
The following bugs and problems are fixed in PMView 1.05.
1. Transform/Size: The "Keep proportional" setting is ignored for
all the
fixed sizes.
2. Loading, TIFF: TIFF files with right-to-left line orientation are not
correctly rendered.
3. Loading, TIFF: PMView fails to read some variants of TIFF files with
a tiled image layout.
4. File Open/Save dialogs: A file filter such as "*.JPG" excludes files
with multiple dots (e.g. "TEST.JPG-1.JPG").
5. Shift-PgUp/Shift-PgDn/Shift-Home/Shift-End don't work when using the
keys on the numeric keypad and NumLock is off.
6. Installer: When installing PMView, it is now automatically registered
as the default viewer for Warp 4. (It is no longer needed to run
SETDEFV.CMD to do this).
Best regards,
Peter Nielsen
V0.85 is out. Except for new cool WPS boot logos, there's not much new stuff
to it. But I've finally managed to fix those darn status bar crashes that have annoyed
so many people, so you might want to give this a try.
Ulrich Möller (Berlin, Germany)
ulrich.moeller@rz.hu-berlin.de
http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd
Matrox has released a new BIOS as of the 11th of March, 1999
BIOSes that have changed are highlighted MGA G200 PCI BIOS version 2.2.07 899-22
MGA G200 AGP BIOS version 2.2.10 900-22
Mystique G200 TVO AGP BIOS version 2.2.04 900-22TV
Marvel G200 TVO PCI BIOS version 2.2.04 899-22TV
More details at:
http://www.matrox.com/mga/drivers/bios/home2.htm
Download direct from:
ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/unified/bios/setup349.exe
Warpstock, Inc. has arranged to have another batch of Warpstock '98 tee-shirts
made for anyone who wants to order some. The shirts will be identical to the ones
worn by the speakers and staff at Warpstock '98 except for the colors.The shirts
will be offered in purple and ash (gray). The cost will be $20.00 US plus shipping.BMT
Micro has agreed to handle all advance order processing and fulfillment of the tee-shirt
orders for Warpstock, Inc. The final availability of these tee-shirts will be contingent
upon a sufficient number of advance orders.
Please visit http://www.warpstock.org/t_shirts.html
for more information and to link to the BMT Micro pre-order page.
Advance orders will be accepted until April 19, 1999, after which time everyone
that has placed an advance order will be notified of the amount that will be charged
to their credit card or that there were an insufficient number of tee-shirt advance
orders.
Warpstock,Inc.
I've made a new release (0.04) of FTPIFS package. It can be found at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/ftpifs4.zip
now.
What's new in this release (comparing to 0.03):
What is FTPIFS?
FTPIFS is a FTP Client made as OS/2 File System driver. This means that you can
map ftp hosts to drive letters and use your favorite File Manager, Archiver or Backup
software.
Bochs (an IBM 80x86 emulator) is progressing along very quickly, with more features
added in every day. The creator of Bochs, Kevin Lawton, is now adding dynamic translation
into the Bochs cpu core, which should give it over a 10x performance improvement
over the current incarnation.
Bochs/2 for OS/2 Warp, ported by Craig Ballantyne, is also getting additional
features rapidly added to it. I have been speaking with Craig, and he has so far
added direct printer access, floppy access, with more direct hardware access on
the way, such as giving Bochs direct access to the video card. These improvements
along with the dynamic translation, should give OS/2 users the ability to run Windows
95/98 fast enough for some tasks. Craig's web site is located at http://www.guisoft-corp.com.
Bochs is available for many different platforms such as Windows, OS/2, Linux, BeOS,
Macintosh 68k/PPC, and several more ports that have been written since the incarnation
of Bochs. The Bochs homepage is located at http://www.bochs.com.
Mensys released today the newest OS/2 FixPak CD, MB10.
This CD contains the following FixPaks:
FixPak 10 for Warp 4 US
FixPak 9 for Warp 4 Dutch, German, French and UK English
FixPak 40 for Warp 3 US
FixPak 38 for Warp 3 Dutch, German, French and UK English
Furthermore the latest Java 1.1.7 updates (march 3, 1999) and Communicator for
OS/2 are included.
Besides this there is a wealth of information and the latest OS/2 Warp Catalogue
in PDF format included.
Ordering directly via our online shop:
http://shop.mensys.nl/cgi-bin/db2www.exe/mns_art2.d2w/report?catname=MB5
More info: http://www.mensys.nl/mb10.html
After reading my previous announcement about CopyShop, I realized the old url
at www.gate.net/~stidev has the following
notice:
--
STI's web page has changed effective February 10, 1999. The new URL is http://www.stiscan.com
--
Please go to this new URL for updated information about STI Twain and related
products. (It's not simply a new domain that points to the same site, these are
two different web servers, so the content in gate.net is outdated).
Webmasters are also encouraged to change all links to sti twain to http://www.stiscan.com
Trafalgar Business Systems, publishers of the scanning application CopyShop,
moved their WWW pages to their own domain name: http://www.tbsny.com/
CopyShop v2.0 for OS/2 works with HP ScanJet, SJ Plus, II series, 3c, 3p, 4c,
4p, 5p, 6100c scanners (with the bundled drivers) and supports all HP Automatic
document feeders for unattended operation. It is also TWAIN-Enabled for those using
the STI OS/2 Twain drivers from http://www.gate.net/~stidev/
CopyShop supports all printers with OS/2 drivers with extra fast print times
for printers with PCL5 or PCL6 modes
Functions:
Copy Scan & Print
Fax Scan & Fax
File Scan to File
Preview Scan to Screen @ 75 dpi
Final scan Scan to Screen
Print file Print one or more files
Fax file Fax one or more files
Paper size Letter, Legal, A4, B5, Envelopes
PCL5+ mode ON or OFF
2 sides scan ON or OFF
2 sides print ON or OFF
You can find more details about CopyShop for OS/2 at the url:
http://www.tbsny.com/os2/index.htm
You can also download a demo version:
http://www.tbsny.com/os2/download.htm
A new poll (http://www.os2.spb.ru/gbook/ru2survey.html?lang=E)
is being carried out at the Russian Underground/2 site. The subject of this poll
is: "Do you believe that OS/2 needs OpenGL support?" Results of this poll
can be viewed at http://www.os2.spb.ru/gbook/ru2v_res.phtml?lang=E
The first beta of the MGL library for OS/2, DOS, Linux and QNX is now (3/5/99)
available. MGL is a multi-platform graphics library for use in games and other graphics-intensive
apps.
Download it at:
ftp://ftp.scitechsoft.com/devel/beta/
Find more info on MGL here:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/dp_mgl.html
The following TCP/IP FixPak has been released :
FixPak Number: UN00965
Product: TCP/IP for OS/2 V3.5 Apps (Warp Server SMP)
Language: English-US
To access it:
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v3.5os2/un00965/english-us/
Last month IBM made several updates to the OS/2 Device Driver Kit (DDK) site.
This site contains all the information and source code that developers need to create
OS/2 drivers. It is completelly free and anyone can register by pointing your favorite
browser to http://service.software.ibm.com/ddk/
There is source for USB drivers so those brave enough might attempt porting some
linux usb drivers to os/2 for devices not already supported. :-)
Detail of updates:
Printer Device Driver Update (2/2/99)
A refresh of OS/2 printer driver files has been completed. The Omni, Postscript,
and Plotter drivers have been updated. The updates include new device support, defect
fixes, and a compiler upgrade to IBM VisualAge.
An updated build enviroment is required to build this level of the source. Be
sure to download the following files that can be found under Printer Device Drivers
and Test Tools.
Source Code ZIP file
Build Environment ZIP file
Build Tools ZIP file
USB Device Driver Support (2/2/99)
New support for OS/2 USB device drivers has been added. These drivers include
keyboard, mouse, audio, and modem.
Be sure to download the following files that can be found under Input/Output
Device Drivers and Test Tools.
Source Code ZIP file
Build Environment ZIP file
Build Tools ZIP file
Clock Driver Update (2/2/99)
OS/2 Clock device driver files has been updated. This update includes some fixes
and a DOS Year 2000 support change for older systems that multi-boot between OS/2
and DOS.
Be sure to download the following files that can be found under Input/Output
Device Drivers and Test Tools.
Source Code ZIP file
Build Environment ZIP file
Build Tools ZIP file
Asynchronous Communication Driver Update (2/2/99)
The Comm Port device driver files have been updated. This update includes some
fixes and performance improvements.
Be sure to download the following files that can be found under Input/Output
Device Drivers and Test Tools.
Source Code ZIP file
Build Environment ZIP file
Build Tools ZIP file
Pretty Pop Software released The Wall 3.27, today.
The Wall changes background images and/or color at user-set intervals. You can
configure each image file in such as *.BMP/ *.GIF/ *.JPG/ *.TIF/ *.TGA/ *.PCX/ *.DIB
in the Wall. Choose TILE, SIZED or NORMAL during configuration. The Wall writes
an extended attribute for each and displays the .BMP as configured.
Update topics are...
Version 3.27 (11.Mar.1999)
[Bug Fix]
a.Maitained minor inconveniences and designs.
Little update ;-)
You can get a copy from...
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/prettypop/
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qw6k-knst/
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qw6k-knst/software/
This OS/2 application requires Watcom VX-REXX runtime module (VROBJ.DLL).
Network administrator -- full time staff position in Salt Lake City, Utah. OS/2
Warp Server, OS/2 clients. Responsibilities include evaluation and installation
of hardware and software, system maintenance, user training, troubleshooting, etc.
Experience with OS/2 required. Requires good problem solving and communication skills.
Contact Darren Croft at 801-484-8585 x350 or croftd@ibm.net.
Resume and salary expectations may be faxed to 801-484-4440.
PR Newswire #1256
Serenity Systems Offers Free PCs to Participating Businesses
Serenity Systems (http://www.Serenity-Systems.com),
a technology startup in north Texas, has taken the step that everyone knew had to
happen. They are offering "free PCs" to customers who are users of their
services. Recently some organizations have developed programs to give PCs to consumers,
but this seems to be the first national program to provide PCs to businesses. And
the company is not limiting the number of PCs required by participating organizations.
However, a business must sign up for a PC desktop services management contract.
According to Bob St.John, Director of New Business Development with the company,
"People in our industry appreciate that the cost of acquiring a PC is small
compared to the total cost of ownership. That inolves managing users, recovering
from failures, and this year the biggest emphasis is on deploying new software to
users, a very expensive procedure.
"Software deployment is being driven by Y2K concerns, but the fact is software
changes and upgrades have become such a recurring task that there really is no let
up to the problem in sight. And Y2K requires hardware and software which both comply
with Y2K standards. Our services are directed at those Total Cost of Ownership issues.
Frankly, it costs less to provide the PC than to bring the wide range existing systems
a company may have into Y2K compliance."
Serenity Systems provides hardware, software and services directed at managing
any or all tasks associated with business PCs. This is the ultimate step in the
"outsourcing" trend of the '90s which saw companies retaining outside
service organizations to install and manage their internal computing environment.
In addition to Managed PC Client Systems, Serenity Systems is also Computing Telephony
Integration vendor, supplying commercial voice mail and voice response systems.
"Our direction this year is to integrate the business PC and the business
telephone, two business tools you tend to find on every desk, but which tend to
exist as parallel universes. The biggest favor we could do for computers users is
let their phones by managed by the PCs which can provide more function at less cost."
said St.John
FED is a small text mode editor by Sergey I. Yevtushenko. Homepage of product:
http://www.naverex.kiev.ua/~evsi/
Features of FED:
Mensys has placed its catalogue online, for viewing or printing with Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
Check it out at http://www.mensys.nl/pdfcat/OS2CAT.pdf
It has a modest filesize of about 370 kB.
All items found in the catalogue can be ordered online through our Online Shop,
a totally OS/2 based system to be found at:
http://www.mensys.nl/indexuk.html
Announcing TimeKeeper/2!
TimeKeeper/2 is a program that retrieves Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) from
a time server using time protocol RFC868 and compares the results to your system
time and optionally updates your system time if necessary.
TimeKeeper/2 can even be configured to adjust for Daylight Saving Time if you
provide your time zone information in the program settings.
TimeKeeper/2 has a set of predefined NIST (National Institute of Standards and
Technology) servers which are synchronized with an atomic clock. When TimeKeeper/2
is installed, a server is automatically selected for you and may be changed at any
time if you wish to use a different predefined server. If you have a preferred time
server that is not in the preconfigured list there is an option to add servers.
TimeKeeper/2 is ideal for keeping your system time and date as accurate as possible
and makes a nice addition to your Startup folder.
http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/timekeeper2.html
IBM is preparing to announce the availability of Warp server for eBusiness. If
you would like to participate in the announce by providing a quote about your product
and Warp server, please send them directly to me at NICKYH@US.IBM.COM.
We will include your product quote on our web page and/or use it at the announce
this spring. This is a great opportunity to advertise your OS/2 product.
regards,
Nicky Hartless
I happened to pass by the MED Home Page at:
http://www.utopia-planitia.de/indexus.html
and there was MED V1.25 (build Mar 04 1999) for OS/2.
I haven't seen a notice of this anywhere so I'd like to inform you (and OS/2
ers) about it :-)
The OS/2 flavour of Anti-virus which was free to existing users was priced as
a server version if you wanted to buy a copy. This made it way too expensive. Symantec
have seen the light! Check out:
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/filters/bursts/0,3422,2222602,00.html
Positions available in the L.A. area.
Forward resumes to: Two Roads Professional Resources
Attn: Steven Vince
Toll Free: 1-877-427-6237 x 14
Fax: 1-714-901-3814
Email: svince@2roads.com
Job title: OS/2 Admin/Desktop support.
Location: Los Angeles
Number of positions: 15
Duration: 8-10 month project in L.A.
Rate: Determined by experience
Job Description: Looking for OS/2 administrators/PC techs to do various support
work for large installations of OS/2.(desktop support hardware/software installs
etc.) Min 2yrs working with OS/2.
Steven Vince
Two Roads Professional Resources
5122 Bolsa Avenue
Suite 112
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Voice: (714) 901-3804
Fax: (714) 901-3814
Email: svince@2roads.com
CDS has released an upgrade to BackAgain/2 Enterprise and BackAgain/2 Professional
that addresses some of the problems introduced by Warp4 FixPack 10. You can get
the update at http://www.cds-inc.com/
Greetings from Yokohama, Japan.
I have released a new version (beta 0.05) of VNC viewer for OS/2 PM.
This is a bug fixed version of a previous release (beta 0.04). CTL/ALT status
windows (on title-bar) does not work correctly with programs customizing the title-bar
(such as CandyBarZ, Xit!).
You can get the VNC viewer for PM at:
http://www.sra.co.jp/people/akira/os2/index-e.html
or directly,
http://www.sra.co.jp/people/akira/os2/vnc-pm/index.html
VNC is a system to access remote desktops from a local machine. It consists of
a remote server and a local viewer (client). This release is the viewer for OS/2
PM. For more details see:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
Hello.
I needed to display some STL files, but found nothing that would do this in OS/2.
So I built a simple app to solve this.
You can find it on Hobbes in the incoming directory (should move to /pub/os2/apps/graphics/viewers)
as stlview.zip
It is quite rudimentary and not a finished and polished product, but it works.
It is freeware. Feedback is welcome.
For those who don't know, STL files are 3D models made up of triangles.
The fourteenth CSD for The Graham Utilities for OS/2, V2 has been made available.
These CSD's are cumulative, ie you only need to download and keep the last one.
The thirteenth CSD takes The Graham Utilities for OS/2, V2.00 to V2.10.4.
NOTE: The application of this CSD requires a new/updated CSDINST.EXE. This new
CSD program (NewCSD16.Zip, NewCSD32.Zip and NewCSDPP.Zip) can be found at:
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/u-warp.htm
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search.
For those of you bored with distributed.net and RC5, check out http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm
Join over 8000 of your fellow number theory enthusiasts in the search for new
Mersenne primes. The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) harnesses the
power of thousands of small computers like yours to solve the seemingly intractable
problem of finding HUGE prime numbers. GIMPS is dedicated to a rigorous search for
new Mersenne primes. Our goal is to test every Mersenne number with an exponent
less than 20,500,000. This will require billions of computer hours to accomplish.
BTW, there is an OS/2 client available at the site :)
Abbottsbury Software updated their WinCast OS/2 driver for Hauppage WinTV and
Wincast PCI cards to version 1.040M on March 7, 1999:
The download URL is
http://www.wdi.co.uk/os2tv/download.htm
This version fixes problems with the configuration notebook.
A new version of the text-editor Kon is available at:
The version is 1.14 rev. 1077.
What is new in this version is mainly better printer support. Kon can now print
syntax highlighting, use different fonts, print two-column pages and also print
only odd or only even pages to allow double sided printing on a single-sided printer.
Also added in this version are: