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May 20

ConfigTool is freeware CONFIG.SYS editor with searchable database which explains the entries, sort and checking routines.

CFGTOOL.DAT database is based on OS2CFG11.DAT for ConfigInfo 4.0 by Rick Meigs. All entries from the CM2CFG.DAT for ConfigMaint/2 are also included, as some of the howto.dat.

New in version 0.91:
- bitmaps for the Toolbars,
- CONFIG.SYS sorting routines,
- new entries in ConfigTool database,
- ConfigTool manual - CFGTOOL.INF
- ConfigTool database in INF format (CFGDAT.INF),
- export entries from ConfigTool database to text and html

To download ConfigTool 0.91, visit:

http://redrival.com/os2util/index.htm

Send your comments and suggestions:
- about program to Goran Ivankovic: duga1@pu.tel.hr
- about database to Klaus Staedtler: stadt@ibm.net

May 20

IBM has fixed the black icon problems in GRADD drivers. This affected programs like FTP Browser (and apparently Impos/2). You can get the fix here:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4warp/english-us/xr_m013/impos2.zip

May 20

Matrox has released an updated BIOS for G200 and G400 cards:

http://www.matrox.com/mga/drivers/bios/home2.htm

System Utilities version 1.09.001.

This release contains updated BIOSes for G200 and G400 as well as updated utilities. This release is for G200 and G400 only.
This utility contains the following: (BIOSes that have changed are highlighted **)
**MGA G200 PCI BIOS version 2.7.20 899-27A
**MGA G200 AGP BIOS version 2.7.23 900-27A
MGA G200 TVO AGP BIOS version 2.7.16 900-27TV
MGA G200 TVO PCI BIOS version 2.7.16 899-27TV
**MGA G200 MMS BIOS version 2.7.23 900-27A
**MGA G400 BIOS version 1.6.25 897-16A
MGA G400 TVO BIOS version 1.6.13 897-16TV

Utilities:
**Progbios ver 2.08.000d
PCISPY ver 1.19s
Makedisk.exe DI8.exe
UBiosDos.exe ver 1.1
**UBiosWin.exe ver 1.10
**PBIOSWin.exe ver 1.3

Changes in this release:

BIN Files
- Bug fix where some systems may not restart properly.

Progbios
- Changed way the Backup.bin is created
- Fix bug where Progbios will crash when a Meteor (Imaging) and a MGI board is installed in the same system

May 20

Xact is a highly developed specialized program for presenting different types of data in graphic form. The integrated vector graphics editor allows you to to add objects and captions for illustrations and descriptive texts. Xact works in an object-oriented manner: The charts themselves are made up of (vector) graphics objects, settings are entered in the context menus.

here is the email from Scilab:

Dear customer,

We just released version 7 of Xact and XactPro in English language with an English manual. Many of you have been waiting for a long time for a current English version of Xact - the last English version released was 3.2. As a registered user you might be interested in updating the Xact version you are working with. Sure you want to know more about the features and handling of version 7. Just have a look on our home page http://www.scilab.de and download the English demo!

For details on ordering please read the attached zipped PDF-file.

Sincerely,

Michael Prall
(SciLab GmbH)

May 19

IBM to Deliver Java 2 Standard Edition 1.3 Support on Nine Operating Platforms

http://www.developer.ibm.com/java/j2/

IBM's new family of Java** 2 Standard Edition 1.3 implementations will span nine operating system platforms -- Windows**, Linux, AIX*, OS/390*, OS/400*, and OS/2*, and three operating platforms for Intel 64-bit hardware architecture. All of the new Java Virtual Machines are compatible with the Java 1.3 specification.

May 19

I have noted that the driver software for Eicon DIVA ISDN cards has been updated. Below is info from the readme:

Additional Installation Info for Eicon DIVA Client cards under OS/2

Version 6.03e

The Protocol driver can now be loaded for PCMCIA cards (DIVA/PCM and DIVA Pro PC- Card) without the need that the PCMCIA adapter must be plugged during the boot process. This is achieved by the new command line parameter "-f<C|M>".

The parameter "-fC" sets up the driver to support a DIVA Pro PC-Card, whereas the parameter "-fM" sets up the driver to support the DIVA/PCM adapter. The driver is then prepared to initialise the appropriate card if it is plugged after the initialisation process of the protocol driver.

If one of the two PCMCIA card types is plugged during the initialisation process, the "force" parameter is left unrecognized. This parameter is case insensitive.

Eicon is at:

http://www.eicon.com/

May 19

Postgres SQL server 7.0 RC5 is now available on Hobbes. You can find it at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/postgres7.0.0-server-bin_os2.zip

and eventually at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/database/postgres7.0.0-server-bin_os2.zip

You can also download it from:

http://venuto.monrif.net

Postgres SQL server 7.0RC5 "Multiuser Edition" is optimized with Pentium code, more stable, etc.

May 18

New PMNapster 1.2 Beta 2 available at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/napster_12_beta2_r1.zip

It will eventually move to:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/misc/napster_12_beta2_r1.zip

Beta 2 Status:

- Added Bookmark to files;
- Corrected Close function of Search window;
- Improvised performance in Library;
- Shared verify valid files;
- Corrected Firewall/NAT support, causing hang in Uploading files to users;
- Other corrections...

Please, update your PMNapster version to Beta 2.

PMNapster is an OS/2 client for the popular "Napster" program which allows users to share MP3 files with others who are online. PMNapster Beta version work with MPTS 8610 or newer only.

May 18

Papyrus 8 English version for OS/2 is out and we just evaluated it on Warp 4.5 and rated it. We are just publishing a review about this test on our web site at:

http://macarlo.com

Papyrus is a native OS/2 word processor.

May 18

An item I wasn't sure got noticed... IBM recently added the Warp-Tech announcement to their list of news items on the main OS/2 page:

http://www-4.ibm.com/software/os/warp/

The Warp-Tech announcement itself is here:

http://www-4.ibm.com/software/os/warp/possi.html

A little late, but it's much appreciated. Hopefully they will post about Warpstock as well (and hopefully a little earlier than 2 weeks notice.)

May 18

This is to announce the availability of RexxAutoStart Version 1.60. This release includes the following new features and bugfixes over the last published version 1.50:
- Removed any requirement for Object Rexx and/or RxExtras. - Added the install.exe to build and open the RexxAutoStart folder - Added RexxAutoStart Utility - Added Warp Server for e-Business support - RexxAutoStart no longer generates a REXX script for each execution. Objects in the startup folder are opened directly by RexxAutoStart. - The standalone installation (AutoStrt.CMD) supports all the same options as RexxAutoStart - Added /L, log information to a log file - Added /I, install/modify RexxAutoStart - Added /U, uninstall RexxAutoStart - Added /C, create a folder on the desktop

RexxAutoStart Version 1.60 is available at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/rxast160.zip

and later probably at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps/rxast160.zip

For those of you, who do not know what RexxAutoStart is: This program is a workaround for timing problems that lead to a WPS hang upon startup on certain OS/2 versions and fixlevels. Additionally it gives you a limited possibility to control the order of automatically started programs upon bootup and means to make any folder your startup folder.

RexxAutoStart is FREE software under the GNU GPL. Source code for RexxAutoStart is included. Source code for (discontinued) GUI front end upon request.

Development of RexxAutoStart 1.60 was (almost) completely done by Chuck McCinnis, who I would like to say many, many thanks for your efforts.

May 18

Version 3.0 of SmartBar is available.

SmartBar is an OS/2 PM tool for monitoring various system activities. It offers simple functions, like displaying the time or the number of running processes and also advanced features like support for power management or E-Mail. The Look and Feel is customizable and you can change the colors. More information is available from my homepage (screen shots):

English

http://www.crosswinds.net/~os2athome/SmartBar/indexe.html

German

http://www.crosswinds.net/~os2athome/SmartBar/index.html

or from the homepage of the author:

http://AlessandroRossi.freeweb.org

You can download SmartBar from Hobbes:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/smbar30.zip

It will later be at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps/smbar30.zip

May 17

Okay, after a long rest, I finally added some update to ThermoProtect to bring the version number up to 1.33 (Okay, so I don't like to jump up from version to version... :) )

This new version includes some (IMO) neat features that are not seen anywhere else. :)

The following is the stuff from Enviro.HST... :)

*Now ThermoProtect will show thermal sensor #2 and #3 with slightly better detail, as it now increments in steps of 0.5C instead of 1.0C. Both I/O core and the shell are modified to add this feature.

@Voltage output to both named pipes and file will have fixed decimal point, it will show 3 digits after the decimal point, regardless if the last one or two digits are zero or not. This makes the named pipe output seems neater.

*Due to the last Peltier/Water Cooling disaster that I have here. (The SETI@Home ran out of things to do, and the Peltier/Water Cooling managed to lower the CPU's temperature below freezing point. When SETI@Home finally got something to do, it melted the ice formed on the CPU, which then caused a short... Good thing that it does not appear to have done real damage.) I decided that I need to have a small program that can create CPU load to heat up the CPU to prevent the CPU going below a pre-defined temperature limit. Thus Temperature Watch function was created. It runs a small timed loop that does intensive float point and integer calculation, which will heat up the CPU quite nicely.

*EnvSetup.exe now have 2 pages for the main menu, because there's too much feature to fit in one page. :)

Now ready for download from my site:

http://www.pcenduser.com

(Just follow the link to ThermoProtect.)

And it has already been uploaded to Hobbes, however, I would recommend downloading from my page if possible, because I would like to see how many people are interested in ThermoProtect, and click the banner on the page while you are there.

May 17
Contact: Tom Brawn, RexxLA,
webmaster@rexxla.org, 1-919-254-8301 office
Contact: Craig Greenwood, WarpTech 2000,
captain@warptech.org, 1-480-968-8625 office

The three-day Rexx Symposium and the three-day WarpTech 2000 OS/2 conference are scheduled for the same week at the same facility, and guests of either have free access to the other's sessions on Friday May 26.

Rexx is a well-known highly regarded programming language. OS/2 users have a keen interest in Rexx and OS/2 programs often allow for the execution of Rexx add-ons or extensions.

Mike Cowlishaw, the creator of Rexx, will speak at a joint session on Friday May 26. Cowlishaw's presentation is open to guests of either conference.

"The Rexx Symposium runs Wednesday to Friday, and WarpTech runs Friday to Sunday" says Chip Davis, President of The Rexx Language Association which is hosting The Rexx Symposium. "Rexx users are interested in OS/2, and OS/2 users are interested in Rexx."

The ANSI Standard Committee for Rexx will meet in conjunction with The Rexx Symposium.

"We chose the same week and the same resort hotel so that one plane fare and one hotel booking will let you attend both" adds Bill Schindler of the WarpTech 2000 OS/2 show and co-author of a book on Rexx. "And Friday is a complimentary day for guests - if you've registered for one conference you can attend Friday sessions at the other."

More information on the three-day Rexx Symposium is at

http://www.rexxla.org

and information on the three-day WarpTech 2000 OS/2 conference is at

http://www.warptech.org

The Rexx Symposium is in its 11th year and runs May 24-26. WarpTech 2000 runs May 26-28.

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The Rexx Symposium and WarpTech 2000 are both three-day technical conferences taking place May 24-28 at a pristine 463-acre desert resort in the beautiful Southwest. Come to Phoenix, Arizona USA for three full days of Rexx and three full days of OS/2.

Visit the Rexx Symposium web site at:

http://www.rexxla.org

Visit the WarpTech web site at:

http://www.WarpTech.org

The Rexx Symposium is hosted by The Rexx Language Association.

WarpTech 2000 is hosted by the Phoenix OS/2 Society, Inc.

May 17

Visualizer is a flexible data presentation and data management application and is particularly strong in its support for DB2. The new version of Visualizer v5.6 supports DB2/2 UDB version 6 and all previous versions of DB2/2. Components of Visualizer include Query, Chart, Report, Statistics, and Application Development.

Visualizer is available in two versions, ASTRAC Visualiser Professional Edition v5.6, and ASTRAC Visualiser Personal Edition v5.6. It is available in three languages, English, German, and Japanese. The Professional Edition can be obtained, now, from ASTRAC or from one of ASTRAC's Resellers. The Personal Edition will be available for download from BMT Micro next Monday 22 May.

http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/astracvispe.html

For information on function, support, and prices please browse the Visualizer section of the ASTRAC web site. Eg. release documentation ..

http://www.astrac.com/VIS/DOCS/DOCS.HTM

Visualizer fact sheet ..

http://www.astrac.com/COMPANY/NEWSLTRS/VISFAQ4A.PDF

May 17

Since our announcement on the 15th we have updated the PillarSoft website with downloads of the new version of WarpZip v3.0. We have also included one of the other archiving formats we have been working on. WarpZip will now search for, list, view, extract and do "near seamless" installations from Zip, Arj, Rar, Lzh, Tgz, Gz and OS/2 "packed" file formats.

We have zipped the new format archives all together (in their original form) into one large archive to make it easier for users to find each of them. This archive should also make it easier to install support for each of the new formats by allowing you to open it and drag the four new unarchiver binaries into the WarpZip directory.

The archive (for the unarchiver binaries) is rather large right now (1 meg) but we will pare the size of it down as we find the legal means of distributing the binaries only with WarpZip. Some of them are freeware but we will err on the side of caution until we are sure of the distribution status and rules for each format.

We have also updated the PillarSoft Suite with the new version of WarpZip as well as updating the drop dead dates in the four or five apps that use it.

We won't go into the feature list here but invite you to take a look at our website for more information. As has been the case from it's first release... there is no charge for this update to WarpZip.

We will be offering special pricing at WarpTech on all of our software as well as an online discount of the PillarSoft Suite (99 USD) for the duration of WarpTech. [Please allow extra time to get keys delivered as we will be on the road and internet access may be spotty.]

The support for new formats in WarpZip has been a long time coming and we hope it makes WarpZip your "one stop shop" for dealing with all of your archives.

Downloads and more information:

PillarSoft:

http://www.pillarsoft.net

WarpZip:

http://www.pillarsoft.net/warpzip.html

PillarSoft Suite:

http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html

May 17

CompuServe« Computing Forums Now FREE

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ. - (May 2, 2000) - Creative Systems Programming Corporation is pleased to announce that their computing forums are now publicly available to all users on the World Wide Web absolutely free of any charges. CompuServe is making a radical departure from the previously closed systems employed to build and manage some of the most successful online communities for more than two decades

All of the Creative Systems forums, including the Linux Forum, the Emerging Technology Forum, the IBM Forum, the Lotus Forum and the Unix Forum are now available to anyone with an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) screen name. This free access also includes CompuServe Instant Messenger (CSIM), Netscape AOL Instant Messenger, CompuServe and AOL accounts. Now, in addition to the 2.5 million members of CompuServe, the Creative Systems Forums are available to the 22 million members of AOL as well as the 40 million holders of no-charge Instant Messenger accounts.

"This is a very exciting time for us. Now, for the very first time, all of our forums are available to everyone," said Larry B. Finkelstein, president of Creative Systems Programming Corporation. "We've got some great people that are willing to share their knowledge and experience with all participants. These communities are one of the best kept secrets on the web, and now they're open to everyone that wants to join. "

"It's like having your own personal consultants that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with expertise in every area imaginable," said Julia Partridge, the manager of the IBM Forum.

The Linux Forum http://go.compuserve.com/linuxforum?LOC=US The Linux Forum is a community of Linux enthusiasts and others that are evaluating Linux as an alternative to Windows. While our earliest members are highly technical, leading edge and early adopters, many business professionals and mainstream computer users are joining us as Linux makes the transition to the desktop and moves away from its current stronghold as a server platform.

The Emerging Technology Forum http://go.compuserve.com/emergingtechnology?LOC=US The Emerging Technology Forum members discuss new and emerging technologies, providing a useful and meaningful context for anyone interested in exploring how specific technologies can change and enhance their personal and professional lives.

The IBM Forum http://go.compuserve.com/ibmforum?LOC=US The IBM Forum grew out of the ThinkPad and OS/2 communities and has been expanded to include all software and hardware products from IBM. It's the largest virtual IBM User Group in the world, with members sharing their expertise in setting up and maintaining IBM systems, including desktop, midrange, mainframe, mobile and personal systems.

The Lotus Forum http://go.compuserve.com/lotusforum?LOC=US The Lotus Forum provides free Lotus product technical support to end users, developers and administrators. With a special emphasis on Lotus Notes, Domino and SmartSuite, members of the L-Team are available to assist with any technical or "how to" questions.

The Unix Forum http://go.compuserve.com/unixforum?LOC=US The Unix Forum is one of the oldest Unix communities on the web, and is frequented by members with an interest in the UNIX operating system in all of its forms. This includes particular vendors' flavors of the operating system, including SCO and Sun, as well as clones such as Linux and BSD.

Founded in 1984 and a privately-held company, Creative Systems Programming Corporation is a CompuServe Business Partner and full service consulting firm, providing knowledge and community management services to an international clientele.

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CompuServe and Forum are registered trademarks of CompuServe Interactive Services, a division of AOL, Inc.

Creative Systems Programming Corporation
Post Office Box 961 - Mount Laurel, NJ - 08054-0961
Phone: (856) 234- 1500 - Fax: (856) 234-1920 - Internet: info@cspcorp.com

May 16

The Ham/2, OS/2 for Amateur Radio page has been updated. A Page for listing Radio Amateurs who use OS/2 has been added and a new program: MorsePractice by Martin A. Minow, K6MAM is now listed. This program is written in JAVA and a script for starting it under OS/2 along with a Desktop icon are available at the web site.

HAM/2 is located at:

http://www.lks.net/~davidson

May 16

Contact: Craig Greenwood captain@warptech.org

1-480-968-8625 office

Two powerful Indelible Blue OS/2 systems are on their way to WarpTech's Silent Auction.

"We'll have them on demonstration in two of the seminar rooms," says WarpTech's Esther Schindler. "The presenters will get to use them, and we'll have a silent auction so the machines will go straight to OS/2-loving homes and offices."

Indelible Blue's James North is working closely with WarpTech to specify the machines. Each will be preloaded with Warp 4 and will have all Fixpaks applied through WarpUp, the Indelible Blue Fixpak Installation product.

Object Desktop, Performance Plus and KopyKat will also be on the machines since they are included in Indelible Blue's Standard Preloads.

And Lotus SmartSuite 1.5 will be installed as soon as the computer systems arrive at WarpTech. "I have the SmartSuite copies right here, ready to go onto the machines" says Esther.

Indelible Blue is known for its support of OS/2 and the quality of its OS/2 Preload systems

"We'll do an immediate upgrade if you need more power" adds James. "You'll be happy with any of these machines."

Craig Greenwood, WarpTech's Captain, explains how the Silent Auction works: "Take a look at the machines, spend a little time with the preloaded SmartSuite and other software, and decide what you're willing to spend. Then stop at the Silent Auction booth and leave your name and bid. You might go home with a new OS/2 network-ready machine."

OS/2 preloaded Indelible Blue systems are waiting for you. At WarpTech!

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WarpTech 2000 is a 3-day OS/2 technical conference taking place May 26-28 at a pristine 463-acre desert resort in the beautiful Southwest. Come to Phoenix, Arizona USA for three full days of OS/2 -- the biggest OS/2 conference ever held.

Visit the WarpTech web site at:

http://www.WarpTech.org

To volunteer or just to watch the goings-on, subscribe to the WarpTech 2000 planning list by sending mail to steward@bitranch.com with the following text in the body (not subject!) of the message: subscribe w2k

Hosted by the Phoenix OS/2 Society, Inc.

May 16

We have also updated the PillarSoft Suite with the new version of WarpZip as well as updating the drop dead dates in the four or five apps that use it.

The support for new formats in WarpZip has been a long time coming and we hope it makes WarpZip your "one stop shop" for dealing with all of your archives.

Downloads and more information:

PillarSoft:

http://www.pillarsoft.net

WarpZip:

http://www.pillarsoft.net/warpzip.html

PillarSoft Suite:

http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html

May 16

Contact: Steve Schiffman, SCOUG President

steve@scoug.com (714) 531-0376 any time

You'll be at WarpTech. And the Southern California OS/2 User Group has a special event planned for you on WarpTech's Saturday night.

At 6:15 p.m., join the rest of the rowdy WarpTech gang for a trip to a Wild West Rodeo at Rawhide Western Town. You'll be transported into a timeless, lawless, computerless era of gunfights, bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf and team roping, plus the antics of the Wild West Rodeo Clown.

A real western dinner from the chuck wagon will be yours, complete with Bar-B-Que Sandwich, salty chips and the "hardest" soft drink of your choice.

There's western shopping too, plus the additional sights of Rawhide Western Town. Plan for an entire evening of Old West fun, and the bus will have you back at The Wigwam at 11 p.m.

$20 for the evening, and that includes dinner and transportation. Bring your Stetson, your spurs and your gold nuggets for a rootin' tootin' wild west shootin' time at the SCOUG-WarpTech Wild West Rodeo.

Your advance sign-up (you don't have to pay yet, we just need to reserve your seat) is needed NOW. Lasso seats for yourself and your family members with a quick click to the SCOUG Rodeo sign-up web page at:

http://www.scoug.com/rodeo.html

For additional information about the WarpTech - SCOUG Wild West Rodeo, contact SCOUG President Steve Schiffman ,(steve@scoug.com (714) 531-0376).

The SCOUG - WarpTech Wild West Rodeo Evening is hosted by The Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG).

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Visit the WarpTech web site at:

http://www.WarpTech.org

Hosted by the Phoenix OS/2 Society, Inc.

May 16

The 16 May 2000 issue of OS/2 eZine is now up and running! We've moved to a new layout, so not all the bells and whistles (discussion forums, archives, etc.) are available at the moment.

In the latest issue of OS/2 eZine:

- CD Burning for the Masses
- a review of Papyrus 8
- configuring email filters to filter out spam
- an overview of the problems associated with FixPak 13

May 16

CERT has issued an advisory regarding the improper validadion of SSL sessions by Netscape Versions prior to 4.72. The text is at:

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-05.html

I tested it on my machine with the latest drop of Netscape 4.6.1 with 128 bit encryption and it presented the flaw. The same test on a 40 bit encryption version of Communicator did not present the error.

In order to check if your version presents the problem follow the steps:

1 - Add the following line to your hosts. file: 204.198.134.88 www.verisign.com
2 - Close all Netscape sessions
3 - Open netscape and access https://www.verisign.com. This will show a screen with a warning. This is the expected behaviour.
4 - Access https://www.thawte.com. Netscape will access the page normally since the IP address you added to your hosts. file is theirs.
5 - Access https://www.verisign.com once more. If your copy of Netscape has the bug, it will load Thawte's page as if it were Verisign's and with no error messages.

Apparently the 40 bit encryption version of Communicator for OS/2 does not have the flaw, although further tests would have to be done in order to prove this.

May 16

An IBM official has admitted there is a "problem" in TCP/IP that is affecting InJoy (and possibly other programs), and that they are currently working on it. For the complete USENET post see:

http://os2.about.com/compute/os2/library/blnews.htm

May 15

A major revision is about to take place...

Just in time for WarpTech...

WarpZip does it again!

AND THE BIG NEWS IS

WarpZip takes a major step forward in version 3.0 and will arrive just in time for WarpTech. We have added support to open, extract and view files contained in RAR, ARJ and LHA (LZH) archives. Support has also been added to perform directory, directory tree or even complete partition searches for each of these formats as well.

This is the latest and, what we hope will be, the most functional archiver solution ever produced for the OS/2 family of operating systems. We had originally planned to get this update out in February but over the past few months we have had our share of delays. One thing remains certain... we have never stopped working for the platform.

WARPZIP OVERVIEW

WarpZip is the latest in ZIP, RAR, ARJ, LZH and OS/2 "Packed" file management. Beneath WarpZip's stunning interface you will find some revolutionary and powerful functions that will save both time and effort and boost your productivity.

The integration of a directory tree as part of the interface makes unarchiving complete archives or just selected file(s) from an archive to any directory as simple as a 3 inch drag and drop, to ANYWHERE on your drives. If you don't have the directory you want, create it! You can also open any folder from the directory tree for drag and drop operations. Drag files into or out of archives. Delete any directory or even complete directory trees from WarpZip!

Double clicking any "install.exe" entry in an archive automatically opens the archive and starts the installation executable. When you're finished, just click the "Clean up" button and WarpZip will not only delete the mess but destroy all the temporary objects that were created in the process!

DOWNLOAD PREPROCESSOR

No more manually selecting a directory when downloading from NS. WarpZip's Download PreProcessor allows your browsing sessions to sport one click downloads that obey your every whim. It will selectively move your downloaded zip files to any directory you choose, test them for integrity, virus test them and queue them up for later review by WarpZip. All this is handled seamlessly in the background while you spend your online time making your browser session count. When you're offline, WarpZip will be waiting with the list of files you've downloaded. It will automatically load them in it's queue on startup and present you with any test results you may have requested.

PACKED FILES?

OS/2 Packed file extensions can have "_" or "@" or no extension at all. So how do you locate them? Better yet, how do you locate and see what files are archived inside of them? We are unaware of any software that will help you find those almost unrecognizable OS/2 packed files except WarpZip. Of course, dragging a file out of them or viewing them is as easy as working with a ZIP, RAR, ARJ or LZH archive.

SEARCH FACILITIES

WarpZip will search a directory, directory tree, hard disk or CD for ZIP, RAR, ARJ and LZH archives as well as OS/2 packed files. It will add or delete files from archives, view files in archives or you can test run them (to do an installation, for example) and let WarpZip clean up after you. You can test zip files or run virus scans, view bitmaps, grep, build self extractors, copy, move, rename, delete... well... you get the picture...

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

Downloads and information are obtained from our website at:

http://www.pillarsoft.net/warpzip.html

WarpZip licenses are available at BMT Micro ($29) http://www.bmtmicro.com

We will also be offering the PillarSoft Suite at a discount during WarpTech. The PillarSoft Suite will be available for only $99 at WarpTech. If you can't make it to WarpTech, you can still take part in the discount through the PillarSoft Suite website at:

http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html

The special pricing will start when I leave town... :-)

May 15

Window On WarpTech

The Weekly WarpTech 2000 Report

From the desk of Craig Greenwood, WarpTech Captain

We have loads of extracurricular fun planned for your three days at WarpTech.

First of all, the daily luncheon (free with most WarpTech registrations) is the time the daily door prizes will be given away. Lunch is the big socializing hour of the day, the time when you get a chance to relax a bit and make new friends -- and maybe win a prize.

Saturday afternoon at 4:30 is Warped Jeopardy! from Sundial Systems. This live multimedia event puts you in a Hollywood game show atmosphere where a panel of OS/2 experts try to be first to come up with the proper question that matches the host's OS/2 answer. Prizes for lucky contestants, plenty of chances to match wits with those "experts" on the stage, and lots of OS/2 nostalgia.

And Saturday evening from 6:15 to 11:00 is the SCOUG - WarpTech OS/2 Rodeo at Rawhide Western Town. This is a special sign-up event, so take a look at

http://www.scoug.com/rodeo.html for more details.

Of course, you still get the main event -- three days of OS/2 technical presentations (almost 50 sessions to choose from) on a wide variety of topics. They're all listed at

http://www.warptech.org/WTSessions.html

Have you registered yet? You won't have to stand in the Registration line if you're pre-registered -- just pick up your badge at the Pre-Registered window. Here's the WarpTech Registration form:

http://www.warptech.org/WTRegForm.html

Still need a hotel room? Stay at the WarpTech convention resort site and save almost 50% on your room. See

http://www.warptech.org/WTWigwam.html

Travel arrangements aren't yet made? Here's the WarpTech Travel page:

http://www.warptech.org/WTTravel.html

We'll see you for three full days of OS/2 -- Friday to Sunday, May 26-28 -- at WarpTech 2000!

- Captain Craig captain@warptech.org

May 15

The May issue of the VOICE Newsletter is now online at http://www.os2voice.org/. The Newsletter is available as online HTML, downloadable HTML http://www.os2voice.org/files/vnl0500h.zip and downloadable OS/2 INF format http://www.os2voice.org/files/vnl0500i.zip

In this month's issue you will find:

The Editor of VOICE speaks out: The IBM Two Step
MindTerm 1.2 SSH Client Review, By: Alex Taylor
TeXnical stuff for OS/2 - First steps, By: Stefan Schwarzer
The Borland/Inprise "Dance of Death", By: Tom Nadeau
RealPlayer7 and Odin, By: Mark Dodel
View from the End (User): The Search for Quality Audio in OS/2, By: Don K. Eitner
And of course letters, addendums, Tips and the compiled monthly OS/2 news!

The VOICE Editors would like to thank everyone who made the May VOICE Newsletter possible.

If you need to find something in a back issue of the VOICE Newsletter, the Newsletter Master Index and Search Function is now online. You can directly access this at http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/vnlindex.html or from a link on the General Newsletter page - http://www.os2voice.org/newsletters.html

For those who may be thinking about doing an article for the Newsletter, we have added a page with Guidelines for Article Submissions to the VOICE Newsletter - http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL05400H/vnewsfs.htm

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