VOICE Newsletter 04/2004

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March 06

OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 4.05, Release 4

http://www.innotek.de/products/acrobatos2/

The InnoTek OS/2 Platform Enablement Kit for Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 ("OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader") is a software package designed to address the needs of enterprises still running the IBM OS/2 platform while requiring access to the latest PDF electronic document technology from Adobe Systems.

The OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader consists of an integrated toolset to allow deploying the original Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 and future versions (once supported by InnoTek with the OS/2 Kit) for the Microsoft Windows platform on the OS/2 platform.

2004-03-02

OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 4.05 Release 4 available.
To download, click on the following link:
OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 4.05 R4 (8MB)
http://download.innotek.de/acrobatos2/4.05R4/OS2KitAcrobatReader405R4.exe

March 06

SmartCache development suspended

According to a message posted on the SmartCache home page, Radim Kolar has suddenly suspended development of SmartCache because of what he terms "a major security problem" having to do with SmartCache's use of the standard localhost IP number, 127.0.0.1.

SmartCache is a web page-caching program written in Java which runs well under OS/2.

For more information, see: http://scache.sf.net

March 06

LimeWire version 3.8.6 (req: Java 1.4)

With Innotek's Java 1.4.2_02 installed, the latest version of the Gnutella client Limewire (3.8.6) runs fine under OS/2. This version offers considerable peformance enhancements over the 2.8.5 version (which only requires Java 1.1.7) currently on Hobbes. However, on my system, it works best with the "ultrapeer" capability switched OFF.

For further info: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/home.shtml

Download:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=limewire

Innotek's Java (required):http://www.innotek.de/products/javaos2

March 05

Warpstock Wants to Know.....

In the course of Warpstock's decision to hold an event this year, we want to ask for discussion of the following premise:

Would you be willing to pay up to $500 extra to sit in on a two day class? [Class would be the Thursday and Friday PRIOR to Warpstock.]

And what subjects would you be willing to pay to learn for $500?

Do you have anyone in particular that you think is qualified to teach the classes you want?

Now, Warpstock is not saying that the class fee would be $500, it could be less, it could be more and we are talking about a single course not one day of this class and one day of that class. We might be able to find two single day topics that could be ala carte, but you would have to tell us which ones you were attending in advance. But we are trying to determine honest interest from the community as to the possibility of have some additional for pay classes PRIOR to Warpstock's standard weekend. To do this, we HAVE to pay the teachers of these classes, the rooms and possibly box lunch for everyone attending. We believe based on other corporate teaching rates, that at $500 were charged we could find and pay teachers for classes as small as 10 students. (Don't ask me about what if there was more students, right now I'm only thinking of 10 as a minium to cover costs and pay a normal teaching fee.)

Email your opinion to Warpstock-corp@yahoogroups.com if you don't want to discuss it in pubic or visit the Warpstock-public forum on Yahoo Groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warpstock-public/

I and the Warpstock BOD look forward to your suggestions and comments.

Stan Sidlov
Director/Treasurer
Warpstock, Inc

March 05

ZOC 4.14 for OS/2

http://www.emtec.com/zoc/index.html

ZOC A Powerful Terminal Emulator and Telnet/SSH Client for Power Users! Our telnet client and terminal emulator ZOC will connect you to hosts and mainframes via telnet, secure shell (ssh/ssh2), modem, serial cable or isdn.

Make use of ZOC's well designed emulations. Use it's logging and automation features to get work done faster and with less effort.

Key features:
VT220, Linux, 3270, 5250
Multi session support
Scripting and automation
High configurability

ZOC V4.14 English for OS/2
Download zoc414_os2_english.zip (1.3 MB).
ftp://ftp.us.emtec.com/zoc/zoc414_os2_english.zip
View version history (recent changes).
ftp://ftp.us.emtec.com/zoc/zoc414_changes.txt

[28.09.03] OS2-REL: VERSION 4.14

------------------------------------------------------------------
[16.02.04] NEW: keyboard-interactive authentication supported for SSH2
[16.02.04] NEW: ssh-rsa hostkey-auth supported for SSH2 (cisco routers)
[14.01.04] VER: version 4.13 [non public]
[12.10.03] FIX: file transfer crashed on very long file names
[12.10.03] FIX: Rexx crashed on huuge ZocWrite output
[09.10.03] FIX: Rexx GetFileNames did not use provided default path
[08.01.04] FIX: possible loss of phone book entries in concurrent access
[05.01.04] FIX: disable Alt-X (End Program) when running REXX
[12.12.03] FIX: SSH crashed when a large language proposal was received
[10.11.03] FIX: auto download option was broken for the kermit protocol
[10.10.03] FIX: kermit bug in packet size handshaking fixed

March 04

DVDdao version 0.0.2

An OS/2 port of DVDdao version 0.0.2 has been released (3/4/2004). This is a tool for writing DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM discs.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dvddao

March 03

Update: OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 5.1

This acrobat requires the newly released runtime:
2004-03-01 InnoTek Runtime for OS/2 1.06 (Build 12)
http://download.innotek.de/innowin/106b12/InnoTekRuntime_106b12.exe

March 02

OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 5.1

http://www.innotek.de/products/acrobatos2/acrobatos2general_beta_e.html

"The InnoTek OS/2 Platform Enablement Kit for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 ("OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader") is a software package designed to address the needs of enterprises still running the IBM OS/2 platform while requiring access to the latest PDF electronic document technology from Adobe Systems.

The OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader consists of an integrated toolset to allow deploying the original Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 and future versions (once supported by InnoTek with the OS/2 Kit) for the Microsoft Windows platform on the OS/2 platform.

2004-03-02

OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 5.1 Preview 1 available.
To download, click on the following link:
OS/2 Kit for Acrobat Reader 5.1 Preview 1 (15MB)"
http://download.innotek.de/acrobatos2/5.1Preview1/OS2KitAcrobatReader51Preview1.exe

From the Readme:

6. Known Problems / Restrictions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

- The Acrobat Reader Update facility has been disabled.
- Acrobat does not remember the last directory used in the
file dialog. (identical behaviour compared to Windows)

7. List of Changes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2004-03-02: Preview 1 (Build 29)

- initial distribution

March 02

z! has been updated (2/26/2004)

http://dink.org/z/

z! has been updated (2/26/2004) to "test 11". This is a textmode MP3 player, that can handle ogg, streaming audio (Shoutcast), and has normalize support. There is also a FAQ. http://dink.org/z/zmsgbase.html?read=A4E7P6Y7K5

March 02

An OS/2 port of dvddao version 0.0.1

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dvddao

An OS/2 port of dvddao version 0.0.1 has been released (2/29/2004). This is a tool for writing DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM discs.

March 02

Smart Cache version 0.91

http://scache.sourceforge.net/

Smart Cache version 0.91 has been released (2/26/2004). It is is a full-featured proxy caching server with some features for increasing privacy and offline web browsing. It is a Java based replacement for badly designed browser's cache. This version supports SSL and HTTP/1.1. Main features are: URL filter (no adv. banners), download files in background for later browsing, cookies filter, caching of 'noncachable' pages, multiple logs, can fake Referer, User-Agent and Cookie headers, fast operation, very configurable garbage collection, cached data can be shared between OS/2, Linux and Windows. It can also be used for web forwarding or transparent proxy.

March 02

wxWidgets (formerly wxWindows) version 2.5.1

http://www.wxwindows.org/

wxWidgets (formerly wxWindows) version 2.5.1 has been released (2/24/2004). This is a sophisticated cross-platform C++ framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where possible) the native controls. The OS/2 port is now part of the official release.

March 02

Update: OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 for OS/2 Beta 3

OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 Beta 3 won't install over the old version. And the old "setup.exe" would not run due to the expired license.

Solution: Wipe out files in the \program subdirectory.

[Moderator note: According to the readme this new beta is set to expire April 30th, 2004.]

http://www.innotek.de/products/openofficeos2/beta/

"OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 for OS/2

A joint effort between Serenity Systems and InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH

Note: OpenOffice.org for OS/2 Java support requires a new release of InnoTek OS/2 Kit for Java which is not available yet. Please do not enable the Java integration!"

To try out the beta, you have to download and install three products:

* InnoTek Font Engine for OS/2 Version 2.30 Preview 5 or later
http://www.innotek.de/products/ft2lib

* InnoTek Runtime for OS/2 1.06 or later
http://www.innotek.de/products/innowin

* OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 for OS/2 Beta 3 (65MB)
http://download.innotek.de/openofficeos2/Beta3/OpenOfficeOS2Beta3.exe

2002-03-01: OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 Beta 3 (Build 24)

- fixed several installation problems

- display drive letter holding the temp directory in case there is not enough disk space

- changed branding to "OpenOffice.org"

March 02

Audacity "cross platform?" audio editor released

Just saw this on /.
Apparently this is a popular sound/music editor in to OSS world. Nothing for OS/2, but there's Linux/*nix, Mac and Win versions, which shows it's pretty cross platform. There was someone working on an OS/2 sound editor a couple years ago, but that seemed to have died. Most people I know of still use the old 16bit CoolEdit if they want to do this stuff in OS/2. Looks like a great opportunity for anyone looking for a project. It's built on the wxWidgets windowing library.

From Slashdot:
http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/04/03/02/0842229.shtml mbrubeck writes "After almost two years of development, the free cross-platform sound editor Audacity has released a new stable version for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Audacity 1.2 has major improvements including professional-quality dithering and resampling, and new pitch- and speed-changing effects. Our previous stable release was announced on Slashdot in June 2002. More recently, Audacity was presented at this year's CodeCon in San Francisco."

Url: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

March 01

JAPETUS version 0.95

GalCivTM.INF version 0.95 is my English hypertext file in the native INF format, offering a list of all technology for brilliant games - Galactic Civilizations GOLD. GalCivTM.INF is Freeware !

New features:
+ Much new important information (World Civilizations)
+ Simple Calculator (Some useful tools)

See -- http://www.os2ecs.net/CTIA2.shtml#APP

Url: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=galcivtm

March 01

OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 for OS/2 Beta 3

http://www.innotek.de/products/openofficeos2/beta/

"OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 for OS/2

A joint effort between Serenity Systems and InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH

OpenOffice.org for OS/2 is a port of the well known product to the eComStation and OS/2 Warp platforms with special support for InnoTek's font engine for OS/2.

Note: OpenOffice.org for OS/2 Java support requires a new release of InnoTek OS/2 Kit for Java which is not available yet. Please do not enable the Java integration!"

Change list from the Readme
http://www.innotek.de/products/openofficeos2/beta/ooos2readme_e.html

7. List of Changes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2002-03-01: OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 Beta 3 (Build 24)

- fixed several installation problems

- display drive letter holding the temp directory in case there is not enough disk space

- changed branding to "OpenOffice.org"

March 01

New Soundcard Site available

Hi All, Good news! Just been advised that there is a new OS/2-eCS Soundcard site available at:

http://www.os2usr.org/os2sound.html [initial work by Alex Taylor]

March 01

OS2 World Poll: When would you like to see the next Convenience Pack?

The large poll at OS2 World.Com has been updated and this month we ask when you would like to see the next Convenience Pack from IBM.

To participate, please visit following url:

http://scripts.os2world.com/stuffed/index.cgi

February 29

Clipview 2.8

Clipview 2.8 is available for download at hobbes:

Hobbes Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=clipvw28.zip
Download: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/clipvw28.zip

"Clipview - multiple text clipboards

Four clipboard utilities.
clipprint - one click printing of clipboard
clipview - multiple text clipboards with printing, editing, saveing and reuse.
clippipe - clipboard to STDOUT
clipeclip - STDOUT to clipboard"

February 29

FAST Editor Lite is updated to version 0.2.27

Webpage: http://es.os2.ru/

"FED is VIO mode programmers editor. It's fast, small in size and flexible.

A lot of useful macro already present in default configuration file and you may add your own written either in simple built-in or REXX language.

NOTE: FED version 0.2.27 contains automatic completion of the typed text feature. This feature is experimental and is off by default. In configuration file provided with FED switching autocompletion on/off is assigned to F4 key and selection of the next substitution is assigned to Ctrl+S key. Autocompletion does not work if current highlighting mode is set to No highlighting

FAST Editor Lite is distributed as open source project under BSD-like license."

February 29

DaniS506 Release 1.6.8

DaniS506 Release 1.6.8 is available for download at hobbes.

"IBM1S506 replacement, supports Intel, VIA, Ali, SiS, CMD, Promise, Cyrix, HPT, AMD, Artop, SMSC, ServerWorks, Opti, Nvidia, NatSemi, SiliconImage, ITE, and ATI chips, SerialATA, disk capacities up to 2TiB, V1.6.8"

Hobbes Search:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=danis506r168.zip
Download: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/danis506r168.zip

DaniS506 is an IBM1S506 replacement, supports Intel, VIA, Ali, SiS, CMD, Promise, Cyrix, HPT, AMD, Artop, SMSC, ServerWorks, Opti, Nvidia, NatSemi, SiliconImage, ITE, and ATI chips, SerialATA, disk capacities up to 2TiB,.

February 29

Security/2 SSES-alpha-0.2.3

Download: ftp://ftp.os2.kiev.ua/sses/sses-alpha-0.2.3.zip

From Changelog:

0.2.3

Added /no16bitcontrol switch to sses.sys.
Changed home directory for root user created by installation utility from x:\ to x:\OS2, where x - the boot drive.
Fixed small bugs in shpm.exe and shpm2.exe.
Added wkill.dll - Watchcat plugin to DosUserKillProcess.
Added DosUserQuerySessMan to Security/2 API.
Added -m switch to su.exe.
Added /q switch to sses.sys
Added -q switch to ssesctl.exe
Modified Installation section of readme to reflect the current situation.

"Security/2 is a multi-user system for OS/2. It provides controlled access to files, drives, drivers and other OS/2 stuff, based on access control list for each user. Security/2 has modular structure and can be easily (i hope ;)) extended and provides a API for developers to enable their applications be multi-user."

Web site: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/sses.php
Support forum: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/forum.list.php?f=5

February 29

Comtarsia Logon Client 2003 and Comtarsia SignOn Gate 2003

The well known products "Servolution Logon Client" and "Servolution SyncPacket" have renamed to "Comtarsia Logon Client 2003" and "Comtarsia SignOn Gate 2003" and are now available as build 3.1.19.4 of the Logon Client and build 1.1.9.4 of the SignOn Gate.

Product feature overview:
- Complete integration of Windows clients into OS/2 or LDAP networks (W2K, XP, WTS and Citrix, Linux is coming soon)
- Optimized OS/2 logon with NB/TCP (very fast logon and reduction of OS/2 Server sessions, Network trace function ? very helpful for trouble shooting, and much more)
- Integration of Windows 2000, Active Directory, Samba, Linux, Unix and Domino resources into OS/2 managed network
- Access to Windows domain ressources without the workstation Join to the Domain is also possible.
- SignOn Agents for NT 4.0, W2k, ADS Linux-Samba are available
- Password synchronization with RACF, LDAP, OS/2, NT4.0, Active Directory and Samba
- Soft and comfortable migration of workstations and servers without interruption of productivity and a clean and secure way to synchronize and migrate passwords and user accounts from OS/2 to ADS
- Migration of OS/2 resources to Windows, Linux, Unix, Samba, etc.
- Migration of OS/2 user management to LDAP/RACF/Domino/ADS...

More information and download of a trial version at:
http://www.warpstock.org

February 29

OS/2 Support for Gigabit Ethernet: update

e) OS/2 Support for Gigabit Ethernet: update

In addition to the chipsets we listed in our previous NewsFlash (Intel, Broadcom and RT8169), there are several other Gigabit and Fast Ethernet chipsets supported by a single driver ("GenMAC") that automatically detects the chipset in use.

Currently, the following Gigabit Ethernet chipsets are supported
- 3Com 3C940 (3COM 3C2000) 10/100/1000 Ethernet (rev 12) [Marvell Gbit Core IP]
- Syskonnect (Schneider & Koch) SK98xx [Marvell Gbit Core IP]
- National Semiconductor NS-DP83820 Gigabit (DP83820/1 10/100/1000 Mb/s PCI Ethernet NIC)
- Realtek 8169s/8110s

Furthermore, the following Fast Ethernet chipsets are supported:
- 3Com 3C90x? PCI (3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller)
- 3Com 3C90xC M-PCI (3C555 Laptop Hurricane)
- 3Com 3C90xC M-PCI (3C556 10/100 Fast Ethernet MiniPCI Adapter)
- 3Com 3C90xC M-PCI (3CN3AC1556B MiniPCI 10/100 Ethernet (+Modem56k))
- 3Com 3C90xC PCI (3C905C-TX Fast EtherLink for PC Management NIC)
- nVidia nForce Ethernet (nForce MCP Networking Adapter)
- nVidia nForce2 Ethernet (nForce MCP2 Networking Adapter)
- nVidia nForce3 Ethernet (nForce MCP3 Networking Controller)
- SiS 900 Fast Ethernet/Home Networking Ctrlr

See all the details at http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=genmac

If you have a business need to run any other Gigabit Ethernet Adapter on the OS/2 platform, please let us know.

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