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Net: SVISTA reviewed on OSNews and /.ed :-)

17 Apr 2004 16:38:27 -0500


From: "Ian Manners"

Review Of Serenity Virtual Station on OSNews:
< http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6742 > and lots of comments on
Slashdot about it:
< http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/17/1435205&mode=thread&tid=185&tid=190 >


Cheers
Ian Manners
http://www.os2site.com/

Stay back! I have a modem and I know how to use it!!!!





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SW: SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 PERSONAL EDITION

17 Apr 2004 15:29:56 -0500


From: "Kendall Bennett"


----------------------------------
SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2
Personal Edition BETA
----------------------------------


What is the Personal Edition?
-----------------------------

SciTech Software, Inc. is proud to announce the availability of our new
web site for dynamically generating Personal Edition versions of SciTech
SNAP Graphics. Personal Editions are licensed for non-commercial use, and
are locked down to a single graphics chipset as part of the dynamic
building process on the web site.

To use the Personal Edition log into the new web site (URL listed below)
and register an account. Once you have an account listed, you can select
your Operating System (presently Linux and OS/2 are supported), your
graphics card manufacturer and your graphics chipset. Once you have
validated your account via email, you can then log in and start
generating custom builds of SciTech SNAP Graphics.

Note that the Personal Edition versions of SciTech SNAP Graphics have no
timeout period, but are not licensed for commercial use. Commercial users
should continue to use the full version available for download from our
web site.


Where can I download it?
------------------------

In order to download the personal edition of SciTech SNAP Graphics for
OS/2, you must sign up and create an account on our web site using the
following URL:

http://my.scitechsoft.com

For the duration of the beta period this web site is password protected,
so you will need to use the following userid and password to gain access
to the site:

User Id: mybeta
Password: lassen


About SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2
------------------------------------

SciTech SNAP Graphics provides high performance graphics accelerator
access across a wide range of modern graphics hardware and operating
systems. The core technology is our SciTech SNAP Graphics Architecture,
which is a cross platform device driver technology enabling the use of
the same device drivers in all versions of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Sharing
the drivers between platforms improves the quality and performance of
device drivers for all supported operating systems.


Support
-------

If you wish to discuss the Personal Edition and any problems you might
have with the new web site, please use the SciTech newsgroups at:

news://news.scitechsoft.com/scitech.snap.graphics.os2


---
Kendall Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
SciTech Software, Inc.
Phone: (530) 894 8400
http://www.scitechsoft.com

~ SciTech SNAP - The future of device driver technology! ~


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SW: Innotek's GCC runtime library has been updated to libc-0.5.1

15 Apr 2004 10:06:58 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

From the Warpzilla website: < http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/ >

# April 14, 2004 Innotek's GCC runtime library has been updated to
libc-0.5.1, which fixes incorrect time display during daylight savings
time and prevents crashes in panacea.dat.

Innotek web site:
< http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html >
Download: < http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc-0.5.1.exe >

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eCS: SVISTA/eCS howto - draft document posted

14 Apr 2004 17:34:39 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

From the SVISTA support forum
< http://www.serenityvirtual.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1395 >

SVISTA/eCS howto - draft document posted
< http://www.serenityvirtual.com/support.php?url=content/howto/svista_on_ecs.html >

By popular demand a short document is posted that explains the
installation and use of SVISTA/eCS:

Installing and using SVISTA on eComStation or OS/2


Regards,


__________________
Joachim Benjamins



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SW: NetGrab Open Sourced

14 Apr 2004 09:52:22 -0500


From: martinDESPAM@os2world.com

Netgrab 1.0 had been released as open source under the GNU GPL License.

You can get the binaries and source at hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=netgrab

Special thanks to Stephen Loomis for turning it open.

"Netgrab 1.0 (1997-06-12) Netgrab is a full featured command line client
mainly for use in batch file programming. It incoprorates FINGER, FTP,
GOPHER, HTTP, NNTP, POPMAIL, and TIME clients in one program. Released
under the GNU GPL License. Includes Source Code."


From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@os2world.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: Michael Bock's CD Player Open Sourced

14 Apr 2004 06:38:33 -0500


From: MartinDESPAM@os2world.com

Michael Bock's CD Player version 1.01 had been released as Open Source
under the GNU GPL License

get it at hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=cdplayer

Special Thanks to Michael Bock for turning their software Open Source.

From: Martin Iturbide (MartinDESPAM@os2world.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: BIEW version 5.6.1

13 Apr 2004 22:08:55 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

BIEW version 5.6.1 has been released (3/31/2004). BIEW is a multiplatform
portable viewer of binary files with built-in editor in binary,
hexadecimal and disassembler modes. It uses native Intel syntax for
disassembly, and support for MZ, NE, PE, NLM, coff32, elf partial - a.out,
LE, LX, and PharLap.

Web site: < http://biew.sourceforge.net/ >

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Mag: OS/2 e-Zine April and May Issues

13 Apr 2004 21:50:57 -0500


From: os2editorDESPAM@yahoo.ca

To our loyal readers!

The April issue of OS/2 e-zine may be delayed, since we don't have quite
enough articles to go to press at this time.

The May issue may also be off schedule, as I will be moving 1500km away to
a new city, and I'm not sure when I'll be back on-line.

Thanks for your understanding. Don't be worried, OS/2 e-Zine isn't going
anywhere! I still have plenty of articles that need to be written! Please
keep sending me the articles though, I should still be able to receive,
edit and format.

Url:

From: Isaac Leung (os2editorDESPAM@yahoo.ca)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: Moneydance 2004

13 Apr 2004 21:26:56 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

Moneydance 2004 has been released (4/2/2004). It is a personal finance
manager written completely in Java. It includes transaction
auto-completion, graphing, reporting, a reconciliation tool, running
cleared vs uncleared balances, transaction sorting, double-entry, multiple
currencies, multiple accounts and much more.

Web Site: < http://moneydance.com/ >



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SW: Limewire version 3.8.10

13 Apr 2004 20:58:37 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

Limewire version 3.8.10 has been released (4/5/2004). This Java program
enables individuals to search for and share computer files with anyone on
the Internet, and is compatible with the Gnutella file-sharing protocol.

Web site: < http://www.limewire.com/ >

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SW: NetBeans 3.6 RC3

13 Apr 2004 20:08:18 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

NetBeans 3.6 RC3 is now available (4/5/2004) for download. NetBeans
Developer is a Java IDE written in pure java. The IDE is based on JFC, and
uses it's full feature-set. Full support of JavaBeans, use the BeanWizard
to generate your own beans in minutes. Integrated full-featured text
editor, debugger, compiler, pluggable Look & Feel, and Form Editor with
advanced layout manager support.

Web site: < http://www.netbeans.org/ >

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SW: ExpEmu version 1.00

13 Apr 2004 19:53:15 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

ExpEmu version 1.00 has been released (4/6/2004). This Explorer "Emulator"
works as a pass-thru program that redirects EXPLORER.EXE calls to
MOZILLA.EXE, so that Java programs which rely on the existence of
explorer.exe will work in OS/2.

Hobbes Search: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=expemu >
Hobbes:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/www/util/expemu100.zip >


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SW: up2tbflt breaks the 502 GB dasd limit.

13 Apr 2004 19:34:43 -0500


From: Gankov on Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:38:37 UTC
Posted on: comp.os.os2.bugs

As for the huge disks, with capacity more then 502 GB:
Here is
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=up2tbflt >
FLT that solves that limit. New limit is 2 Terrabytes :)

Tested with external SCSI raid with ~570 GB capacity.

"Currently OS/2 DASD subsystem doesn't support disks with capacity more
than 502 Gb. DaniS506.ADD, the great driver by Daniela Engert
( http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=danis506), may be used for
huge IDE/ATA drives to avoid 502 Gb size limitation. But there is no
solution for large SCSI RAID devices.

up2TB.flt driver allows to use in OS/2 hard disks of any types with
capacity up to 2 Terabytes (actually up to 2032 Gb). This is not real disk
controller driver, but so-called filter driver, that works with native
hardware .ADD driver. up2TB.flt simply alters CHS disk geometry
information passed to system (actually to OS2DASD.DMD) so the whole disk
capacity may be successfully used in OS/2.

Currently only non-removable HDDs are supported."

Alex G.


---END FORWARDED MESSAGE---

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Net: Inquirer article "Structural Failures of Windows", interesting references to OS/2.

13 Apr 2004 18:21:50 -0500


From: chrisDESPAM@slave.plus.com

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15305

The Inquirer has an interesting article entitled "The Structural Failures
of Windows".

It covers some of history back when IBM and Microsoft were working
together.

Noteable quotes from the article:-

"OS/2 was envisioned as the OS that could take advantage of multi-tasking
and multi-threading to unite the worlds of Microsoft and IBM and Intel.
This marriage didn't last very long, but it produced OS/2 which for all of
its madness, was unbelievably reliable."


cheers
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SW: TripleA version 0.3.4

13 Apr 2004 17:38:11 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

TripleA version 0.3.4 has been released (4/6/2004). This is a clone of the
Axis and Allies boardgame, which requires Java 1.4. It supports network
play, alternative rule sets, and is easy to customize.

Web site: < http://triplea.sourceforge.net/ >



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SW: ProcMan beta 4

13 Apr 2004 17:02:14 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

ProcMan beta 4 has been released (4/6/2004). This is a process manager /
killer, similar in purpose to WatchCat.

Hobbes Search: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=pmb4 > Hobbes:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/process/pmb4.zip >

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SW: Troggan's JCalendar version 0.76

13 Apr 2004 16:35:27 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

Troggan's JCalendar version 0.76 has been released (4/11/2004). This is a
Java JCalendar library.

Web site:
< http://www.tafferkakao.net/wannawork/main/index.php?Page=projects/jcalendar/news >


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SW: MultiZilla 1.6.3.1c

13 Apr 2004 16:21:57 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumours" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

MultiZilla 1.6.3.1c has been released (4/7/2004). This is an extension
that adds more features to the tabbed interface in Mozilla.

web site: < http://multizilla.mozdev.org/ >

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SW: Download Machine version 0.20

13 Apr 2004 16:01:09 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

Download Machine version 0.20 has been released (4/9/2004). This Java
progam is a batch download tool with resume support for HTTP and FTP.

Web site: < http://dmachine.sourceforge.net/ >


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SW: JamochaMUD beta 13

13 Apr 2004 15:26:01 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

JamochaMUD beta 13 has been updated (4/10/2004). This is an open-source
Java MUCK/MUD client.

Web site: < http://jamochamud.anecho.mb.ca/ >


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SW: New OS/2 game - Mars!

13 Apr 2004 12:05:19 -0500


From: "Eugene Gorbunoff"

New OS/2 game - Mars!

Join Warped world now! Here is a new game dedicated to mars invaders. (We
can't retell the plot of game.. this is an incoherent story about green
aliens and their damned ships).

Mars! game may be used by small children or real alien-hunters.

Screenshot: http://ecomstation.ru/pic/news/mars1.png
URL: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=mars

Other products of eCo Software:
http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/index.php?action=ga ====
---
eCo Software, http://www.eComStation.ru
Eugene Gorbunoff, egDESPAM@eComStation.ru




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SW: NewView version 2.14.37

12 Apr 2004 21:11:33 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

NewView version 2.14.37 has been released (4/10/2004). NewView is a
rewrite of OS/2's View.exe. It reads INF and HLP files. Improvements
include a new UI, remember size/position, select and copy from the window,
and more.

Hobbes Search: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=NewView >
Hobbes Incoming: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/newview2_14_37.zip >

V2.14.37
- Fixed problems with own help file.

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SW: GNU Make version 3.81 beta1

12 Apr 2004 20:48:53 -0500


From: "OS/2 Warp News and Rumors" < http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ >

GNU Make version 3.81 beta1 has been ported (4/11/2004) to OS/2. This is
an essential tool for developing and/or porting open source programs.

< http://www.unixos2.org/sw/pub/binary/make/ >


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SW: PMVNC 1.0 released

12 Apr 2004 20:41:00 -0500


From: "OS/2 World" < http://www.os2world.com >

PMVNC 1.0 is available for download and also its source code.

Visit the page at: http://eros2.by.ru/pmvnc_en.shtml

"What is VNC ?

VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is remote control software
which allows you to view and interact with one computer (the "server")
using a simple program (the "viewer") on another computer anywhere on the
Internet. The two computers don't even have to be the same type, so for
example you can use VNC to view an office Linux machine on your Windows PC
at home. VNC is freely and publicly available and is in widespread active
use by millions throughout industry, academia and privately. "

Posted by: martini

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SW: German help for NewView

12 Apr 2004 14:22:37 -0500


From: christian.henneckeDESPAM@os2voice.org

Christian Hennecke has translated NewView's online help to German. NewView
is a replacement viewer for OS/2 online help documents with many
extensions to the standard view.exe.

The translated document is made available as a separate package for now,
as Aaron Lawrence won't be able to work on NewView over the following
weeks, but will be integrated into the main package later.

Url:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=newview2_14_37_help_german

From: Christian Hennecke (christian.henneckeDESPAM@os2voice.org)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/aform/aform.cgi


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SW: lSwitcher 2.7 released

12 Apr 2004 11:07:50 -0500


From: "avl111"

Version 2.70 of lSwitcher has finally been released. You can download it
from < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/lsw270.zip > The package includes
English, Czech, Spanish, and Russian resources. Program source code is
also available at
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/lsw270src.zip > . Eventually the files
will be in http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps.

lSwitcher is a task switcher for OS/2 and eCS. The program adds new
features to Presentation Manager Alt-Tab switcher, extends the Alt-Tab
switching capability to OS/2 and DOS full-screen sessions, and adds a
convenient and feature-rich "Taskbar" to PM Desktop. The package also
includes an XWorkplace XCenter widget with the similar functionality.

CHANGES
=======

V 2.7

- New look!
- Second consecutive switching to Desktop restores all windows to the
states they had before they were minimized or hidden by switching to
Desktop.
- Holding Shift or Ctrl key while clicking on Desktop button in the task
bar
opens a list of all switch list items or running processes,
respectively,
similarly to WarpCenter/eComCenter.
- Popup window accepts scroll messages, e.g. from mouse wheel.
- Popup window and bubble colors and fonts can be changed by drag and
drop.
- Taskbar button grouping.
- lSwitcher is XPager-aware, task bar is always shown in the current
virtual
desktop.
- Some other new program options, changes and bug fixes.


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SW: Stephen's PM Radio Open Sourced

12 Apr 2004 09:57:20 -0500


From: martinDESPAM@os2world.com

Stephen's PM Radio and its source code are available for download at
hobbes:

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

"Stephen's PM Radio 1.1 (28-Oct-1996) Control Reveal and Aims Labs ISA FM
Radio card - Now released as Open Source under the GNU GPL LIcense. The
Source code is included."

Thanks to Stephen Loomis for turning it Open Source.


From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@os2world.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: Identd 2.1 Open Sourced

12 Apr 2004 08:18:15 -0500


From: martinDESPAM@os2world.com

Identd 2.1 and its source code are available for download at hobbes:

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

"IDENTD is an open source daemon which implements the TCP/IP proposed
standard IDENT user identification protocol. Identd operates by looking
up specific TCP/IP connections and returning the user name of the
process owning the connection. Release under GNU GPL, source code
included."

Thanks to Stephen Loomis for turning it Open Source.


From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@os2world.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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Net: OS/2 Wireless Users & NetWare Users lists back up!

11 Apr 2004 13:38:51 -0500


From: lgrosenthalDESPAM@2rosenthals.com

After several months of technical difficulties, the OS/2 Wireless Users
and the OS/2 NetWare Users mailing lists hosted at 2rosenthals.com are now
back up and running. My sincere apologies to all who actively (and some
not so actively, but important nonetheless!) participate in these lists
for the extended period of downtime.

The OS/2 Wireless Users list is for discussion of wireless networking
(802.11x, IrDA, Bluetooth, etc.) and related networking protocols &
technologies (TCP/IP, IPX, routing, etc.) in an OS/2 environment (or
connectivity between OS/2 and other operating systems).

To subscribe to this list, send a message to steward@DESPAM2rosenthals.com
with the command "subscribe os2-wireless_users" in the body (omit the
quotes & obviously remove the DESPAM from the address).

Web archives of this list are available at
http://www2.2rosenthals.com:81/lists/os2-wireless_users.

The OS/2 NetWare Users list is for discussion of OS/2 clients and their
use within Novell NetWare networks. Valid topics include administering
NetWare servers from OS/2, client connectivity issues, file & print
concerns, and related Novell technologies (BorderManager, GroupWise, etc.)
and how these impact upon OS/2 clients.

To subscribe to this list, send a message to steward@DESPAM2rosenthals.com
with the command "subscribe os2-netware_users" in the body (omit the
quotes & obviously remove the DESPAM from the address).

Web archives of this list are available at
http://www2.2rosenthals.com:81/lists/os2-netware_users.


Url: www.2rosenthals.com

From: Lewis Rosenthal (lgrosenthaDESPAMl@2rosenthals.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: IPSpeed 1.02 released as Open Source

11 Apr 2004 13:12:01 -0500


From: martinDESPAM@os2world.com

The binaries and source code (in C languange) are available for download
at hobbes. The program is available under the GNU GPL license.

Check it at
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=ipspeed

IPSpeed is not currently supported by its author anymore but he agreed to
turn it open source.

Special thanks to the IPSpeed author, Michael Bock, for turning it open
source. has released as open source


"IPSpeed is a small PM-application to measure the speed of your TCP/IP
connection."

Url: hobbes.nmsu.edu

From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@os2world.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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