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UpdCD 2.34 fix has been released
UpdCD 2.34 fix has been released.
Changes:
fix: incorporating mpts fix 8706 might break install (error 1600)
fix: directories should be created using upper case names
fix: npconfig.exe /uninstall might crash if updated cd-rom is not
inserted
fix: pmupdcd.exe might crash if no older version was installed previously
fix: incorrect message number (msg.200 -> msg.0200) was used (wseb)
new: improved warp 3 blue support
new: added partially translated German language file (thanks for
warpbinks)
new: added script (testmsg.cmd) to test translated message files
http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd.htm
What is Your Main Operating System?
Please click here to read the article:
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3775
XWP italian version homepage changed
The new URL for the Italian NLS version of XWorkplace is:
http://www.ecomstation.it/xwp/
The old one on http://www.quasarbbs.net/ is dead; please update your bookmarks.
CADware's BlueCad 1.06 for OS/2
After having read the article about BlueCAD 1.0 in OS/2-ezine http://www.os2ezine.com/20030516/page_2.html I asked CADware about the
chances to to make BlueCAD freely available to the OS/2 community, since
it is no business any more for them and they only offer the latest fix to
level 1.010 in different languages, but not the base product any more
for download.
I was told, that they currently "are building new version of http://www.cadware.it site , and one discussion is whether make BlueCAD
1.0 for OS/2 downloadable for free or not."
So I don't know if it might be helpful for this decision finding process,
if more people are asking for it or or even be contra productive :-\
I was told, that they currently "are building new version of http://www.cadware.it site site, and one discussion is whether make BlueCAD
1.0 for OS/2 downloadable for free or not."
So I don't know if it might be helpful for this decision finding process,
if more people are asking for it or or even be contra productive :-\
It really would be great, if another famous OS/2 softpiece could be saved
from disappearing into the huge black NUL device of economics for ever
and a shame, if exactly this would happen.
I just thought, I let you know.
NewsFlash EWWS - issue May 2003
IBM Enterprise Warp & WorkSpace Services IBM Global Services Central
Region
Dear all,
this is your latest EWWS NewsFlash.
This issue covers:
- a) New release of SNAP se (GM14)
- b) Thinkpad T40 Video workaround
- c) GoldenCode Java 1.41 Beta 2
- d) Innotek Java 1.41 RC 3
- e) Warpstock US announcement
- f) List of Modems for OS/3
- g) Updated LPR driver
- h) Scitech update of SNAP to 2.1.5
- i) New printer drivers from IBM
- j) Innotek FontEngine
- k) JSyncManager 3.0
- l) Apache 2.0.46 for OS/2 released
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
a) New release of SNAP se (GM14)
IBM released an updated version of the SNAP Special Edition. Major
enhancement is the support of the Intel i865 Springdale-G chipset.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
b) Thinkpad T40 Video workaround
As the T40 is meant to be supported with OS/2, here's a little tricks to
make SNAP work better:
> One thing you can try is running "gaoption agpfwrite off" and then
> rebooting - after that, it will probably work correctly. ATI has bugs
> in their AGP FastWrite when using suspend.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
c) GoldenCode Java 1.41 Beta 2
The Golden Code J2SE 1.4.1 for OS/2, Beta 2 release is now available. This
drop includes significantly faster performance and many defect fixes,
including fixes for non-U.S. keyboard processing. This release has been
certified Java Compatible (TM) on both the German NLS edition of OS/2
(MCP2) and the U.S. English edition.
You can download the latest code via your existing FTP account at
ftp.goldencode.com. f you don't have an account information, please
contact info@goldencode.com
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
d) Innotek Java 1.41 RC 3
The OS/2 Kit for Java consists of an integrated toolset to allow deploying
the original Sun Java 2 Standard Edition, Runtime Environment 1.4.1_02 or
the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition 1.4.1_02 on the OS/2 platform. This also
includes future versions of the Sun Java platform, once supported by the
OS/2 Kit for Java
2003-06-10 OS/2 Kit for Java Release Candidate 3 available.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
e) Warpstock US announcement
The Warpstock Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that
Warpstock 2003, the seventh edition of the annual Warpstock event, will be
held near San Francisco, California, October 18th and 19th, 2003 at the
Doubletree Hotel, San Francisco Airport.
We have arranged a special show room rate of $85 per night Single/Double
that will be available for up to 3 days before and 3 days after Warpstock
(based on availability). We will have more information about the San
Francisco area on the web site at http://www.warpstock.org soon.
Registration amounts have been set and are as follows:
Registration: $119
Early Registration: $99
At the Door: $140
One Day: $90
Vendor: $400
And introducing a new way to contribute to the ongoing wonder that is
Warpstock: upporting Memberships for $48. Supporting Members will be
entitled to the same registration package as all other attendees. If it
later appears the Supporting Member can in fact attend, the membership can
be upgraded from "supporting" to "attending" for the difference in cost.
If you are interested in giving a presentation at Warpstock 2003, please
contact our speaker coordinator, Robert Kuropkat robert-kuropkat@attbi.com with a synopsis of your presentation and
any requirements. If you have suggestions for presentations, send them as
well and we will try to find someone knowledgeable on the subject who is
interested.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
f) List of Modems for OS/2
This website covers hundreds of modems with OS/2 support and their proper
settings. We, of course, cannot garantuee for working configurations, but
testing few of them was always successful.
http://www3.telus.net/public/bissett1/Modems.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
g) Updated LPR driver
Streaming Line PRinter (SLPR) is a streaming port driver (SLPR.PDR) used
to connect your computer to a printer or print server via a TCP/IP
connection. The driver uses Line Printer Daemon (LPD) protocol as
specified in RFC 1179. This protocol is an almost universal way to send
print data to printers and servers. It is meant to be used as a
alternative to the \PIPE\LPD0 (henceforth LPD0) port driver which is
shipped with OS/2.
Features include:
* Faster Thruput: Data can be sent to the printer almost as soon as it is
generated as compared to the LPD0 driver which needs to wait until all the
printer job is generated before it is sent.
* Simpler Setup: The LPD0 driver requires a separate program (LPD.EXE) be
up and running before it will work. Since the LPD program is communicating
with the printer directly it has the status - not the spooler.
* Better Error Handling: With LPD0 any problems are reported via LPD
program and not the spooler. With SLPR there is a direct interaction with
the spooler so error recovery is more intelligent.
* User Specified Time-outs: With LPD the default is to wait indefinitely
so out of paper or printer jams are not noticed for a long time. With SLPR
any waits longer than the user specified time-out generates an easy to see
pop-up notification. * More Ports: SLPR can have up to 64.
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/4eddaa42e99c19e186256a700058020a/4aa28e81f2ff3c3187256b20006208dd?OpenDocument
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
h) Scitech update of SNAP to 2.1.5
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
i) New printer drivers from IBM
IBM released a new set of printer drivers:
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/WebCatMod?OpenView&Start=1&Count=300&Expand=3.2#3.2
Printers added to LASERJET support:
Brother HL-5040
Brother HL-5050
Brother HL-5070N
HP LaserJet 2300
HP LaserJet 9000L MFP
OKI B4300
OKI B4300n
OKI B6100n
Printers added to OMNI support:
Canon i550
Canon i850
Okidata ML-420
Okidata ML-421
Printers added to Postscript:
Brother HL-5050 BR-Script3
Brother HL-5070N BR-Script3
HP LaserJet 2300
HP LaserJet 2300L
HP LaserJet 9000L MFP
Kyocera Mita FS-6020
Kyocera Mita FS-C8008N
OKI B4300(PS)
OKI B4300n(PS)
OKI B6100n
Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2350
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
j) Innotek FontEngine
The InnoTek Font Engine for OS/2 (powered by Freetype 2) is a port of the
Freetype 2 font engine to the OS/2 Warp platform which provides a tight
integration with the OS/2 graphics subsystem. It is designed to be able to
replace the OS/2 font rendering subsystem for selected (tested)
applications.
http://www.innotek.de/products/ft2lib/ft2libgeneral_e.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
k) JSyncManager 3.0
The jSyncManager is a open source, Java implementation of a
HotSync-compatible protocol stack, set of data abstraction objects,
development tools, and applications allowing developers and end-users to
synchronize Palm devices with any Java based system.
USERS: Looking for a single data synchronization solution for your
PalmOS-based handhelds that will run on all your organizations systems?
The jSyncManager will run on Linux, OS/2, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris,
MacOS, and any other Java enabled platform.
DEVELOPERS: Want to provide PalmOS-based handheld data synchronization
support to your application? Looking to build your own data
synchronization application based on the jSyncManager engine? Looking to
write a platform-neutral conduit for your databases that will work on any
platform? The jSyncManager can help.
http://jsyncmanager.sourceforge.net/
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
l) Apache 2.0.46 for OS/2 released
The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an
open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and
Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and
extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current
HTTP standards. WebSite http://httpd.apache.org/
http://apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/os2/httpd-2.0.46-os2.zip
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That's it for now. Stay tuned for the next NewsFlash.
Warm regards.
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USB digital camera software
Hi All
I recently uploaded Nicki's USBCamera-To-HardDisk-Thingy V0.3 to hobbes.
In brief, this is an application to access USB Cameras that work as
Removable Mass Storage Devices. This application has a "PreView Images"
option and the capability to extract Exposure Information from some EXIF
format files.
Anyone interested in giving it a try should find it either here:-
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=ncthdt_v03.zip
or here:-
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/graphics/ncthdt_v03.zip
Regards
Pete
new InnoTek Font Engine for OS/2 Technology Preview 2
Theres an update to the AA font lib @
http://www.innotek.de/products/ft2lib/ft2libgeneral_e.html
this new version has several bug fixes and a new feature to not AA render
fonts that are too small (woohoo!).
Printer drivers updated on Software Choice
Omni/LaserJet/PostScript/Plotters printer driver for all language
(Worldwide, Brazilian, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish, French,
Italian, Japanese and Traditional Chines) seems refreshed. All packages
are free to download.
Go to http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/WebCat?OpenView then select
"Print Support" -> "Printer Drivers".
Galactic Civilizations: Post Mortem
"The original Galactic Civilizations attracted a huge cult following on
the OS/2 platform, where its classic turn-based gameplay and
extraordinarily robust AI marked it for greatness...."
Designer Brad Wardell takes us through the development of Galactic
Civilizations noting what went right and what went wrong.
Url: http://www.gamespy.com/articles/may03/galcivpostmortempc/index.shtml
OS/2 Kit for Java Release Candidate 3 available!
InnoTek has updated its OS/2 Kit for Java product to the Release
Candidate 3 (RC3) level. It can be downloaded for free individual use at
http://www.innotek.de/products/javaos2.
Among the many improvements of RC32 are the following highlights:
* updated to the latest 1.4.1_03 level (including Java Web Start
1.2.0_03)
* added disk space check in installer
* increased maximum thread limit and improved out of threads condition
handling
* various bugfixes based on user feedback
For more information on InnoTek OS/2 Kit for Java, please contact InnoTek
at java@innotek.de.
NEPTUNE2 - Biggest INF file upon this planet !!
NEPTUNE2.INF version 1.41 is an English hypertext file in the native INF
format, offering a detailed overview of 1,900 perfect skins for PM123 !!
In practice, it is an accurate catalog of all skins with order numbers
from - 001 to 1,900. NEPTUNE2.INF is a part of the NEPTUNE project, which
contains -- 1,900 skins !
Direct download link (30.01 MB)
http://www.os2ecs.net/neptune/neptune2.zip
See - http://www.os2ecs.net/neptune/downloa4.shtml
See - http://www.os2ecs.net/neptune/skincd4.shtml
JPhotoBrush Pro Image Editing application released
JPhotoBrush Pro , the improved version of JPhotoBrush has been released.
It got some important new features. Check it out at:
http://tanveer.freeservers.com/JPhotoBrushPro.htm
I like the new text feature and the selection tool. That was very much
absent in the earlier version. BTW, It got installation for OS/2 too.
"JPhotoBrush Pro is an Award Winning Multi-Platform Image Editing/
Enhancement/ Retouch Application written in Java providing various
filters, effects and transformation with user friendly interface. "
Warpstock announces EZPay registration payment plan for 2003
Warpstock wants everyone to attend this year's event in San Francisco. So
we are making it even easier for you to do so by giving you the option of
extended payments with our Bank of America Merchant Store. Now, instead of
having to come up with the Early Bird Pricing of $99 on your next credit
card bill, you can split that payment into 4 $25 payments over the next
four months.
People often say that they never manage to put the money away to pay the
Warpstock admission, so now we have a small monthly payment that will get
you into Warpstock for two days of our great presentations. For the simple
fee of $1.00, which covers our additional transaction expenses, you can
spread out the cost of your admission without interest charges on your
VISA or MasterCard. EZ Pay 4 payment plan will be available for the months
of June and July so that we can stop billing you prior to the Xmas
shopping season. A three payment and a two payment plan are also
available. You will receive e-mail notification prior to your being billed
on the first of each month, so please give us your correct and working
e-mail address, so that we can send notifications and acknowledgement of
your purchases.
The Easy Payment Plan is only available to credit card users via our web
site. No fax or snail mail requests for Easy Pay will be accepted.
Register for Warpstock using our EZ Payment Plan -
http://bamart.com/Store.asp?m=Warpstockinc&n=10&k=100757&s=EZ+Pay+Registration
While you are at the Warpstock online store, take a moment to purchase one
of our great golf shirts from last year's event. The shirts are on sale
and summer is coming. Who doesn't need another white or (for the first
time available to the general public) burgundy golf shirt? We've sold out
of our overrun of grey shirts. These 100% cotton shirts are fully sized
and preshrunk. They have the Warpstock 2002 logo proudly embroidered on
the left breast and the Warpstock URL stitched onto the left sleeve cuff.
These have been great wearing shirts and are easy to remove stains from.
We have reduced the pricing on these shirts, because there aren't that
many left and some sizes may be sold out. Get your's while they are
available! We ship via Priority US Mail so that you can have your shirt as
soon as possible. Foreign orders are shipped 'first class letter. Buy a
Warpstock shirt -
http://bamart.com/Store.asp?m=Warpstockinc&n=10&k=72419&s=Merchandise
Warpstock 2003 will be at the Doubletree Airport in San Francisco. You can
place your reservation via the web : Online hotel reservation - https://secure.hilton.com/en/dt/res/choose_dates.jhtml?&hotel=SFOAODT&spec_plan_desc=Warpstock&spec_plan=CDTWRS This link will give you our special rate plan of $85 a night, which will
available for 5 days prior and after Warpstock, so make your plans to
visit San Francisco, the City by the Bay.
Warpstock, Inc., is a North Carolina corporation. The Warpstock annual
conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from
around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More
information is available at the Warpstock web site :
http://www.warpstock.org
New WarpVision GUI 20030610
URL:http://os2.kiev.ua/en/wv.php
"The goal of the WarpVision project is to create an OS/2 multimedia player
that supports the latest formats, as well as the latest hardware
features."
Latest changes:
PLEASE! Remove VIDEO2.INI first!
10.06.2003
Fixed WMA seeking, decoding error. Caused abnormal termination of
media, contains WMA streams
Using CPU ticks instead of HW timer irq0 calls
Added History feature. Contains last 10 loaded media. RMB on Control
window.
Some other small fixes
http://www.laemmlin.net/mirror/wvgui/wvgui20030610.zip
IBM announces software withdrawls - CICS Transaction Server for OS/2, others
Recommend iSource: Help your colleagues stay informed with all of the
latest IBM news. http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=recommend_isource
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Withdrawals
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_ 903107 Software Withdrawal: IBM CICS Transaction Server for OS/2
V4.1 (4.5KB)
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=903-107
_ 903109 Software Withdrawal and Service Discontinuance: IBM
Geographic Facility Information Products -- Replacement
Available (3.2KB)
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=903-109
_ 903119 Withdrawal and Service Discontinuance: Selected Features for
IBM VisualAge Pacbase V2.5 and V3.0: OS/2, VSE/CICS, and
Unisys 2200 Series Repository Platforms -- Replacements
Available (2.2KB)
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=903-119
END
Java Movie Database V1.2 released
We released a new version of our Java Movie Database (JMDB) on 2003-06-08.
Here are the main changes:
=======================
-search in a timeframe (because the database structure has been changed,
you need do a new import)
-heavy update of the movie collections feature (multi lines per entry,
sql statements can have more than one return value, sort by type ) You
have to check your *.def files, because the line 'COLUMN = Rating... ;
String ; ...' previously used "int" as column type and that's an error!
-you can select which files you want to import in the setup
-and other features
For a detailed list of changes look at the homepage (download section).
OS/2-NetWare Users Mailing List is up!
After receiving poositive responses for most of today, the OS/2-NetWare
Users mailing list is now up on my server. Topics of discussion should be
limited to OS/2 clients and their use within Novell NetWare networks.
Valid discussions would therefor 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.
Archives will soon available on the web at:
http://www.2rosenthals.com/lists/os2-netware_users
Please note that as our web server is located on TCP port 81, you may have
difficulty accessing the above link if you are behind a firewall which
blocks HTTP transports on non-standard ports.
To subscribe from this list, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "subscribe
os2-netware_users" in the body (omit the quotes & obviously remove the
DESPAM from the address).
CARAVANINFOSHARE Yahoo Developer-User Group for CARAVAN 3.04 for OS/2, Linux and Windows - On-Line
I am pleased to announce the opening on the CARAVANINFOSHARE yahoo group.
Users and Developers are all welcome.
Join Here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/caravaninfoshare/
"Caravan is a platform for building applications for OS/2, Windows and
Linux."
Download Here: http://www.response4u.com/os2.html
Platforms:
OS/2 i.e eComstation , eComserver.
Linux,
Windows
Current Version: 3.04
I hope this helps everyone in your ventures.
David Del Col
UPS Monitor for OS/2 has ben updated
"UPS Monitor is a utility program to monitor and log power line and
battery status for a large number of Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS).
It shuts down OS/2 or eComStation safely by time or low battery signal.
Fully supports UPS parameter settings, diagnostics and parameter
measurements for models that support these options. Individual program
versions are available and are optimized for each UPS interface type to
keep computer resource usage to a minimum."
URL: http://home.att.net/~ASchw/upsmonitor.html
OS/2-NetWare Users Mailing List
I'd like to see who might be interested in an OS/2-NetWare Users mailing
list. Novell has relegated OS/2 clients to their general newsgroup for
discontinued products, which is completely unfocused. I'm sure that I'm
not the only one of us left in the trenches these days, dealing with OS/2
clients in NetWare environments, particularly under the newer versions of
the NetWare OS. If there is sufficient interest, I'll start a list on my
server. Please contact me directly, and once I get a sufficient sampling
(a small number would do), I'll set up the list.
Lewis
Url: http://www.2rosenthals.com
OS/2 and eCS modem site updated
Url: http://www3.telus.net/public/bissett1/Modems.html
Mike5SKN.INF version 1.41
Mike5SKN.INF version 1.41 is an English hypertext file in the native INF
format, offering a detailed overview of 300 perfect skins for PM123. In
practice, it is an accurate catalog of all skins with order numbers from -
1601 to 1900. Mike5SKN.INF is a part of the NEPTUNE project, which
contains -- 1,900 skins !
New feature:
- REXX program to uninstall MIKE5SKN.INF
Direct download link -- http://www.os2ecs.net/neptune/mike5skn.zip Have a
look at -- http://www.os2ecs.net/neptune/downloa4.shtml
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