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MIDI Station Sequencer Beta 2 is now available!!
MIDI Station Sequencer is the most advanced MIDI and now Digital Audio sequencer
available for the OS/2 platform! Some of the new features available are:
1) New audio track - gives you the capability of graphically sequencing audio
events (wave files). Full drag'n drop implementation.
2) Audio wave editor - Full editing capabilities - cut, copy, paste, delete,
delay, echo, stretch along with many others!!
3) Now allows you to save any editing done to wave files right in your sequence!!
4) In the final version audio recording will be enabled allowing you to do hard
disk recording!
5) All outstanding playback issues have been resolved also!!
Other features include:
Many people in the past had problems using this program because of the incompatibility
of their sound cards. Well if that is the case with you then you should try out
Theta Band's Multimedia Package. Among other things it includes an updated and much
improved MPU-401 driver that fixes many of the problems people were having. Even
Soundblaster cards can work with this driver!!! So if you're really interested in
MIDI and OS/2 and you couldn't use this product before definitely take a look at
Theta Band's web site:
http://www.thetaband.com You'll be glad
you did.
You can download the beta version AND see some screen shots at the MIDI Station
home page: http://www.MIDIStation.cei.nu
Christopher Hodges
Author of MIDI Station Sequencer
[...]More than 30,000 OS/2 users have asked IBM Corp. to update the operating
system with device drivers that support peripherals like graphics cards, DVD drives
and digital cameras. [..]
Please see:
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990511.pios2users.htm
and: http://www.teamdv.de
[Note: This is a followup to the pre-shipping announcement to let everyone know
the Supersite CD Vol. II is in stock and shipping]
BMT Micro is proud to announce the release of our 2nd OS/2 Supersite CD, the
world's largest and most up to date collection of OS/2 software on CD-Rom media.
This CD is the largest and most recent collection of OS/2 freeware, shareware,
commercial demos available. This is not your regular shareware collection - The
new OS/2 Supersite CD is a 4 CD set containing over 2 gigabytes of programs (more
than 5000 files) and was recently mastered on March 22nd. As always, each disc can
be navigated with a web browser allowing you to easily navigate through the various
categories. We're satisfied that there is no better value OS/2 CD software collection
available anywhere at any price.
For pricing and other commercial information please visit:
I'd like to announce the release of ServerConfig/2 version 0.9
ServerConfig/2 is a PM configuration util for Apache and the InetPowerServer/2.
It also allows you to remote configure any unix/linux Apache. It includes a daemon
that can be compiled under any gcc and thus allows ServerConfig/2 to receive and
save configurations remotely, all from OS/2 :)
IPS is now fully supported. Services and users can be changed via individual
containers per service/user. Also comments and extra lines are not lost.
Now with new warp4-look.
homepage:
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~dm898/sc/
Every Monday and Thursday, I'll be reporting on OS/2-related items for sale on
http://www.ebay.com and the comp.os.os2.marketplace
newsgroup. Even if you're not thinking about buying anything OS/2 related, you might
find something that catches your interested. Just search with the keyword "OS/2"
and you'll find everything.
As always, there are copies of OS/2 2.x, Warp 3, and Warp 4 available for sale.
These items make great gifts for your Windows-using friends!
I think I've created a monster. The number of OS/2-related items for sale on
eBay has exploded. I can't keep up with all of them, so I'll restrict myself to
the more interesting items
For programmers, there are four copies of Borland C++ 1.5 available. Someone's
also selling a collection of books including "Writing VX/REXX programs"
and "Teach Yourself REXX in 21 Days". Both of these are rare finds.
For the OS/2 gamer, someone is selling Galactic Civilizations 2 and the IBM OS/2
Warp Family FunPak.
There is also a training course (videos and workbooks) on OS/2 2.0. And I forgot
to mention last time that someone was selling a 3.5" diskette box with OS/2
logos on it, as well as an OS/2 label/hat pin. Both are very cool collectibles.
Speaking of collectibles, you'll also find Microsoft Word for OS/2. It's supposedly
just like Word for Windows 2.0.
On comp.os.os2.marketplace, you'll find Power Translator Pro Spanish.
Those of you looking to sell your OS/2 related stuff, I strongly recommend you
put it on eBay and post an announcement on comp.os.os2.marketplace. If you include
the word "OS/2" in the title of your description, I'll see it and include
it in the next report.
36,484 wishes for new OS/2 device drivers.
http://www.teamdv.de/statistik2.html
[WarpCast Moderator's Note: Although this page is available only in German, one
need not be able to read it to glean information from it.]
Not exactly news, but it is now offical I guess. Official Announcements are at
http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/usalets&parms=H_999-128
For Warp 3 and http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=999-123
for Warp 3 Connect.
"Effective August 11, 1999, IBM will withdraw from marketing the OS/2ÿWarp
Connect products listed in the Withdrawn Products section, licensed under the IBM
International Program License Agreement. After that date, you can no longer obtain
these programs directly from IBM. You can obtain these programs on an as-available
basis through IBM authorized remarketers.
Effective August 11, 2000, IBM will withdraw from marketing the programs listed
in the Withdrawn Licenses and Documentation section.
The support materials listed in the Withdrawn Support Materials section will
be withdrawn.
Passport Advantage part numbers to be withdrawn are listed in the Withdrawn Passport
Advantage section.
Replacement Product Information: This program was replaced by OS/2 Warp 4. For
details, refer to Software Announcement 296-375 , dated September 24, 1996."
I've uploaded an updated and bugfixed version of my little ReplText/2 utility
(repltext.zip) to Hobbes (in incoming, to replace the earlier version, dated 10-Feb-99,
in /pub/os2/util/misc).
The web page is http://home.ivm.de/~schroeder/os2.
The RoboticsMessenger/2 has been released in Version 0.75 Together with the RoboticsMessenger/2
you can control the 'self mode' of the USRobotics Message Modems (Plus and Pro).
New in this version: easier handling, all Raw G3 faxes and GSM-Sound files are now
converted by 'one button' to MultipageTIFF and WAV. Each converted fax can now selected
by 'click' for viewing and printing. The RoboticsMessenger uses parts of the fax103
programs developed by Dr.Pollack and is available for free under romes075.zip at
http://www.buntspecht.de/romes/ (German
INF file) and on hobbes (for the moment in /incoming with English INF).
I got bored over easter and happened to have my thinkpad with me (and even better
it decided to start!).
So, I've knocked off an OS/2 version of the Windows app, South Park Speaks. It
even comes with source code.
Please see http://www.warpspeed.com.au
and select the miscellaneous link and select just what you need.
Most importantly, Enjoy!
-Chris
CAD/Off is a small utility that disables the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys for rebooting
and enables them again after system shutdown allowing to reboot the system then.
CAD/Off is freeware.
The only difference to 1.00 is that I polished the sourcecode and included it
in the distribution. As I have not written this program for me I have no intention
to work on it any further, so if you are interested ...
You may find more information at:
http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/CIP/thielen/cadoff/
Many will remember Soundstudio from Ceres Software.
The Programmer will release the Sourcecode if we find enough Programmers to take
care of the code.
If you are interested, please contact me. soundstudio@buntspecht.de
[WarpCast Moderator's Note: Ceres SoundStudio was/is a hard disk recording program
for OS/2 (and other platforms). Ceres Software has apparently orphaned this project,
and all that remains is a 30 day demo.]
The SFX Installer has been released for general usage.
The SFX Installer offers the first one file archive/installation tool widely
available on the OS/2 platform. It marries the installation tool for your software
and it's own setup tools into one friendly package for point and click installation
setups that are personalized for your software. SFX allows you to build an archive
in standard or self-extracting format, with or without the installer.
There are no cryptic scripts to learn to write other than any setupstrings you
need to place folders and icons on the desktop. The installation setup tool allows
you to point and click a complete setup. When you are satisfied with how the archive
should be setup you can save all the information and recall it when needed. SFX
will save and retrieve as many setups as you have disk space for and will help the
author of multiple programs to keep them organized. It can also be used as a general
zip file distribution builder as well.
The SFX Installer includes several novel details for the software distributer
including:
1) Dll and help file placement (and tracking) into existing LIBPATH and SET HELP
directories so your user may avoid adding to these paths and also avoid rebooting
before usage.
2) An uninstallation script is written at install time specific to the users
installation that will, track all files your program has installed and remove any
WPS objects created at installation time. This uninstall script can be modified
if needed via a plugin.
3) Authors can make use of Plugin scripts to overcome any installation limitations
that your installations need to perform. (examples included)
Although the installer is distributed as shareware, we invite freeware authors
to use the installer free of charge as a small token of appreciation for their selfless
work. Please read the license for more details.
More information and downloads are available at:
Point your browser to http://www.phxsoft.com
You will find there a free command line utility, along with C source, for shutting
down when you are not in the WPS.
The Netlabs page has been updated. There is a downloadable preview of the Shockwave
Flash plugin for OS/2. From the README:
Flash/2 Plugin for Communicator/2
This is just a preview !!
the list of things that don't work is enormous so please don't bug me with that
1. It will surely crash your browser. (paid no attention to cleaning up yet)
2. Graphics are out of position due to wrong window handle.
place the npswf2.dll in your plugin directory and restart your browser. look
at about:plugins to see if its installed, if so surf away !
The file is available from their homepage at:
Pretty Pop Software released Jasmine 2.80, today. Jasmine is the ftp front-end
using the OS/2 WARP part for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for the maintainance of
your webpages. And Jasmine can copy local files to a destination directory with
same functions of FTP Mode. Jasmine will only put/copy the files and directories
which are changed from the last put/copy. You can also select if you want to put/copy
this time such automatically selected files and folders. You may record the logs
of uploaded files by either daily or monthly, too. And you can remove remote files
that uploaded/copied and managed by Jasmine.
Update topics are...
Version 2.80 (08.May.1998)
a.Add `Retry Failed File at Next Time' function.
b.Add `Remember Upload Status' function.
c.Add `Disable Sound During Sequential Running'function.
d.Other minor parts are also modified.
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).
Pretty Pop Software released The Wall 3.30, 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 3.30 (08.May.99)
[New Function/Change Specifications]
a.Add `External Image Viewer' function.
[Bug Fix]
a.Maitained minor inconveniences and designs.
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).
Kyle Markley was nice enough to post how OS/2 users could utilize the Linux version
of Sun's HotJava 3.0 browser under OS/2. I figured I'd use his advice and create
a more "OS/2 Friendly" package. I just uploaded hjb30os2.zip to http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/
incoming directory. The proposed final destination is /pub/os2/apps/internet/www/browser/
Unzip the package preserving the directory structure and execute the HotJava.CMD
REXX program to launch. You will need the JDK 1.1.6 or higher.
I discovered that there is OS/2 version of music recognition program.
This Program tries to convert musical piece to score. It converts WAVE file to
MIDI file, which contains notes. A sophisticated algorithm is used to recognize
notes. Implementing such an algorithm is a very difficult task, so this Program
works rather imperfectly.
The web page www.chat.ru/~andreenk/
is in Russian, but documentation exists in English.
Direct URL to download -
http://www.chat.ru/~andreenk/download/recogo20.exe