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In this issue:
Updates on vendors and presentations
Warp Expo West Logo/Link
Updates on vendors and presentations
We had a great Fourth of July holiday and we're back to work full-time on confirming
vendors and lining up presentations. Plus, a number of OS/2 vendors are close to
confirming and we expect several additional vendor announcements next week.
In the mean time, we can confirm several of the presenters. Lynn Maxson, whose
presentation at the last Warpstock was heavily attended, will be providing an update
and overview on the Warpicity project. Virginia Hetrick will be giving two presentations
- Introduction to Netscape Composer and Best Practices for Maintaining a Web Site.
And, Don Baker will discuss how to get the best results from your inkjet Printer.
Don is the inkjet printer expert whose interview ran last year in OS/2 For You.
Many other topics are in the works, and you'll hear more about them soon. If
you have suggestions, please email them to rollin@scoug.com.
Warp Expo West Logo/Link
Just a quick reminder that we're encouraging web sites to display the Warp Expo
West logo. As you visit your favorite websites, suggesting they display the Warp
Expo West logo will go a long way.
If you have any questions or comments about Warp Expo West, please do not hesitate
to send them to rollin@scoug.com.
Gratefully,
The Warp Expo West Planning Committee
The Warp family of software products is used all over the world. So it's especially
good news that IBM and its partners have steadily improved their national language
capabilities.
For example, if you need to create or view Chinese language documents, there
are some new utilities available which may help: Chinese Editor and ChinER. Both
let you enter Chinese characters from a standard 101-key keyboard (or similar) while
using any version (including the U.S. English version) of OS/2 Warp, Warp Server,
or WorkSpace On-Demand.
Get the details by downloading Chinese Editor and/or ChinER. Visit http://ftp-os2.nmsu.edu
and search on the keyword "Chinese" for links to these utilities.
After 7 months of inactivity someone released another os/2 version of MAME (.35b11)...
it's available from:
http://www.emux.com/cgi-bin/download/emu-download.cgi?/emufiles/mame-os235b11.zip
The last one was 0.34 (quite outdated)...
The official netlabs page is still outdated (don't know why)...
[WarpCast Moderator's Note: From http://www.netlabs.org/projects/mame.html
"M.A.M.E. stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, and currently runs
1000+ classic (and even some not so classic) arcade games!"]
The Notebook/2 Site, which focuses on providing help for notebook users who want
to run OS/2 on their machines, has finally had some major updates. You can view
them under
http://www.os2ss.com/users/DrMartinus/notebook.htm
If you would like to submit info, installation reports etc, please use the forms
on the site. You can also download a text-based form and send it via email from
the form pages. I am sorry that I couldn't reply to all queries which reached me
during the recent weeks, I was simply buried under work after our move from India
back to Germany. I hope to be prompter in the future.
Your support is very much appriciated!
REBOL (http://www.rebol.com/) is a messaging computer language designed for the
Internet. In the words of the authors:
REBOL is a messaging language that provides a broad range of practical solutions
to the daily challenges of Internet computing. While designed to be simple and productive
for novices, the language extends a new dimension of power to even the most seasoned
of professionals. REBOL offers a significant new approach to the seamless exchange
and interpretation of network-based information over a wide variety of computing
platforms.
OS/2 is listed as one of the supported platforms (http://www.rebol.com/platforms.html),
but the OS/2 version is not yet available. It's been listed as "pending"
for a long time now, apparently because of lack of demand. (Not surprising, since
they never bothered to tell any OS/2 users about it).
The language looks very cool and could be very useful. If you'd like to see the
developers put more effort into the OS/2 port, then please email them at feedback@rebol.com.
OS/2 Network Consultant
Golden Code Development is a specialized consulting company based in the Atlanta,
GA area. Golden Code is an IBM Business Partner Company that designs and develops
highly managed, low cost-of-ownership computer systems. Our clients are mostly large
(Fortune 100) corporations deploying standardized systems across a large number
of sites or networks. In particular, they specialize in systems that leverage the
OS/2 operating system and its related technologies. Golden Code is growing and is
hiring OS/2 professionals to meet the technology needs of our clients.
The OS/2 Network Consultant's position entails designing and prototyping solutions,
evaluating and certifying new hardware and software. The consultant will implement
and integrate diverse technologies into a complete solution that is ready for deployment;
will design and test processes and tools for deploying these technology solutions;
and will troubleshoot system and network problems as a part of managing and maintaining
these solutions over time for our clients.
A qualified candidate for this position should have 3-5 years experience in advanced
support and systems programming for the OS/2 operating system, and should be a skilled
REXX programmer. Experience programming to OS/2 in C/C++, particularly to the control
program API, is desirable as well. Finally, the right candidate should have 2-3
years experience in advanced support and systems programming for the OS/2 Warp Server
or the IBM LAN Server product family.
If you are an OS/2 professional and want to be with an established leader in
the OS/2 marketplace, contact us:
Golden Code Development
c/o Choice Consulting Groupe
678-223-9000 ph.
678-223-9001 fax
choice@mindspring.com
Choice Consulting Group has been retained by Golden Code Development to manage
the initial stages of the hiring process for this position; it is not an agency.
If you respond to this posting you will be considered for this position only.
The Wimbledon Website was a great success according to the story at http://www-5.ibm.com/uk/
If you take a look at http://www.wimbledon.org/info/ibmtechnology/itguide.
html , you will see that key applications were running on OS/2 Warp.
From the Southern California OS/2 User Group:
The July "Webfoot, The Duck" OS/2 column is now online at
http://www.scoug.com/os24u/1999/scoug907.2.webfoot.html
This month, Webfoot covers:
Each monthly "Webfoot, The Duck" column includes:
Sponsored by the Southern California OS/2 User Group (http://www.scoug.com).
MPTS FixPak WR08620 is back on IBM's FTP site:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08620/
There is a file there called NSLOOKUP.TXT, that has instructions for making sure
NSLOOKUP.EXE doesn't get screwed up.
VOLUME 4 - OS/2 WARP FM '99 - InfoFlash 4
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm
News You Can Use about OS/2 Warp ...
A Preview of Coming Attractions.
You OS/2 Java(tm)** junkies can now preview IBM's soon to be released OS/2 Warp
Developer Kit, Java Technology Edition, Version 1.1.8. This version is the latest
in a line of stable, high performance, compatible Java platforms for OS/2. You noticed
the word 'Preview', right? Well that means that while it is not yet ready for running
critical applications, the version 1.1.8 preview is available to you today for early
testing.
We have taken selected functions from Sun's Java 2 technology and added them
to our already robust version 1.1.7 of the OS/2 Developer Kit. You can now begin
evaluating some of the Java 2 functions as you think about migration of your Java
applications to the Java 2 platform. The new OS/2 Warp Runtime Environment, Java(TM)
2 Technology Edition, version 1.1.8 will include IBM's implementation of the Java
COMM API for OS/2, and Swing. We have also taken the following selected functions
from Java 2: Java 2 security classes & Remote Method Invocation over IIOP (RMI/IIOP).
FLASH! ... The WarpFM Web Page Remodeling is now Completed!
As reported in the last issue, our crack web team has been remodeling the WarpFM
site. That work is now complete, and InfoFlashes are much easier to find. Try it
... you'll like it! http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm/
This week's edition of Focus on OS/2 is now online.
Topic: Review of The Hacker Card--a new technology offering tight low-cost security
for PC's. See if it's for you.
The feature can be accessed at:
http://os2.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm
In addition, there are over almost 20 new links, including IBM's important announcements
concerning Warp 3 and Warp Connect plus several reviews on IBM's new Warp Server
for e-Business.
ADSL from SouthWestern Bell works just fine too. The only configuration required
was turning on DHCP just as Andy Willis (abwillis@geocities.com) reported for USWest.
The NIC card supplied (Kingston KNE30) came with OS/2 Drivers. The only configuration
required was setting up DHCP on the Lan Adapter connected to the ADSL Modem. While
Southwest Bell does not list OS/2 as a supported OS they did not spurn me either
when I signed up for the Service.
Opera is a web browser that is in the process of being ported to many platforms,
via its "Project Magic" initiative (see http://www.opera.com/alt_os.html).
The OS/2 port has been on-again, off-again for well over a year. On July 5th, Opera
posted this update:
Negotiations went well and the leader of the teams submits his first update as
follows:
"We hope to get the Windows Source code this week, then we will use our
Odin32-APIs on OS/2 to do a quick port. Our first goal is to fix the missing items
in Odin32 that we can port the binary version of Opera for Windows to OS/2, then
we have everything we need to recompile the Windows source on OS/2 with just a few
changes. OS/2 specific enhancements will also be included in the future. http://www.netlabs.org/odin/"
So it looks like we're not any closer to an OS/2 port, but it does mean that
Project Odin (aka Win32-OS/2) is more important than ever.
Contact: Rollin White (Rollin@scoug.com)
1-562-596-5121 office
Wednesday, July 7, 1999 Press Release - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
________________________________________
SCOUG Approves Additional Funds To Expand Warp Expo West
The Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) Board Of Directors has approved
additional funding for Warp Expo West.
"The interest we've received in this, our third annual OS/2 event, is outstanding,"
said Terry Warren, President of SCOUG. "We now have to meet that interest with
a bigger show."
And Vice President Paul Wirtz had this additional comment: "There's clearly
a need for OS/2 information in both the marketplace and in the home. The response
we've had confirms this."
"We asked for additional funding after carefully reviewing our plans,"
explained Rollin White, head of the Warp Expo West planning committee. "With
the increased number of guests and vendors that we'll have this year, expanding
the Expo was absolutely necessary."
"Everywhere we turn, there's more and more interest in OS/2 as people realize
that they made their platform decisions based on misleading information" concluded
Terry Warren. "Warp Expo West represents a new beginning for OS/2, and SCOUG
is proud to do its share for the OS/2 community."
The Warp Expo West web pages begin at http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/
Sponsored by The Southern California OS/2 User Group.
For anyone who is using an application that uses the RTMIDI system beware!! If
you have installed FixPack 11 or above then you've inadvertently installed a buggy
version of MIDI.SYS and your RTMIDI applications will probably no longer work correctly.
You can fix this one of two ways:
This is to announce that the latest version of MIDI Station Sequencer is now
available! This is the last beta before the products goes GA. There are many new
features, improvements and fixes in this version.
MIDI Station Sequencer features:
And there are many, many others. In short the most advanced Digital Audio/MIDI
sequencer for OS/2!!
You can read more information and download the beta at:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/6780
I aked Haarvard Nord from Troll (http://www.troll.no)
if it is possible to port the QT class library to OS/2, his answer:
"We would need to sell around 250 Qt Professional licenses for OS/2 to cover
development costs, marketing and general expenses related to this. I think this
would be very difficult, because the OS/2 development community is much smaller
than for e.g. Linux, Windows or Macintosh."
One professional license cost $1,550. I cannot say anything about the quality
of QT, developers told me that it is great.
The question is: is there a demand for the OS/2 community? If you need QT, write
to qt@buntspecht.de, with your address and
number of licenses (please be serious). We (TeamOS/2 Deutschland eV, http://www.teamdv.de)
collect this and will contact Troll.
[WarpCast Moderator's Note: Qt is a cross-platform GUI programming library.]
The previously announced release of MPTS fixpack WR08620 was accurate for only
one day <g>!
See: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08620/WR08620.TXT
===========================================================
WR08620 was available on July 1 and removed the next day when questions arose about
NSLOOKUP.EXE. As soon as these questions are answered the fixpak will again become
available.
===========================================================
On July 2nd, Crystal Space 0.13r012 was released, and apparently (although I
haven't verified this myself) it compiles for OS/2. A screenshot of the OS/2 version
is available at:
http://crystal.linuxgames.com/scrshots/csos2.jpg
A description from the webpage:
Crystal Space is a free (LGPL) and portable 3D engine written in C++. It supports
true 6DOF, colored lights, mipmapping, portals, mirrors, alpha transparency, reflecting
surfaces, 3D sprites, scripting, 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit display support, Direct3D
hardware acceleration on Windows, Glide and OpenGL hardware acceleration on Windows
and Linux.
Crystal Space currently compiles and runs on Linux, general Unix, Windows, Windows
NT, OS/2, BeOS, NextStep, OpenStep, Rhapsody, DOS, Amiga, and Macintosh. It can
optionally use Direct3D (Windows), GGI (Linux), Allegro (DOS), X11 (Unix/Linux)
and SVGALIB (Linux). It can also optionally use assembler routines (GCC/DJGPP, Visual
C++ and Intel only currently) and MMX if the processor supports it.
I just wanted to put out a blurb of support for a company that while it does
not directly support OS/2 does not spurn it either. I have ADSL from USWEST and
while OS/2 is in their list of OS's, they do not send instructions for it. The only
configuration needed is to turn on DHCP. Everything else is in the cisco router.
Their system is such that any os that has dhcp will be able to use it. They did
however send the necessary OS/2 drivers for the NIC card
This Mailing List is available to all users who want information about OS/2,
users who have used it, and users who need help or wish to help others concerning
OS/2.
To subscribe to the mailing list, send a message to steward@dgs.qc.ca.
You may ignore the subject line, but in the body of the message place "Subscribe
Warp" without the quotes, and End on the next line. The End command is read
by the server, to inform it to stop processing the rest of your email as commands.
You can also receive a digest, sent every night at 00:05 Eastern Time. Send a
message to steward@dgs.qc.ca Once again, ignore the subject, and in the body of
the message write the words "Subscribe Warp-digest" without the quotes
and End on the next line. The End command will tell the server to stop processing
your mail at that point.
Some month ago 32BitsOnline.com made an interview with me regarding our new EverBlue
Project (a port of XLib to OS/2 PM). Now, the article is finaly online, even if
it is already out of date regarding some statements.
I think it is important that they published an OS/2 article in 32BitsOnline,
I hope this will not be the last one. You can find it at http://www.32bitsonline.com
(they made a nice image on top of the page) or directly at http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/199907/everblue&page=1
BTW: The Win32-OS/2 Project got a new name, it is now known as Project Odin and
the webpages are located at http://www.netlabs.org/odin/.
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The OS/2 OpenSource Project:
http://www.netlabs.org
We just completed a new Search Engine at http://www.canadaseek.com.
Those that have OS/2 web sites are more than welcome to add in their web pages.
If you have any questions about this site please feel free to e-mail the webmaster
at webmaster@canadaseek.com.
I received this from Dick Kurtz at IBM:
==================BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE==================
XR_W041 will be the publicly available Warp 3 fixpak. Like Fp11, it has had most
of the device drivers removed. It will apply to Warp Server and Warp Server SMPO
only.
XR_R041 is identical to XR_W041 except it will be a controlled release fixpak
that will apply to all versions of Warp 3. This will be available to customers who
call service and are give the correct userid/password to use to gain access from
the testcase server in Boulder. This is being done because all versions of Warp
3 except Server and Server SMP have been dropped from support. Customers will need
a service offering of some kind (Service extension or TCO) to continue to receive
support for those products so it seemed logical to no longer support them with free
fixpaks.
Remember, I'm just the messenger!!!
==================END FORWARDED MESSAGE===================
Hi,
http://rover.wiesbaden.netsurf.de/~meile/los2cl.html
The LOS2CL has been updated.
Thank you for your help to improve the LOS2CL
John Wubbel Consultancy would like to announce the completion of a new application
called TeleDoc. The application is a small add-on program to complement the Pediatric
History and Physical Profile software. TeleDoc is a telephone documentation interface
for databasing inbound and outbound calls. Important data and conversational information
can be saved to the pediatric database and may become a permanent part of the patient
Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
TeleDoc is written in Java utilizing JDBC to connect to the IBM DB2 pediatric
database. The program is separately installable and runs standalone. Included is
a tool to create 2 tables in the database required by the application for managing
large call volumes throughout the day. The time and date is automatically supplied
in the appropriate fields for documenting the call. Also, the database timestamps
each record. The program comes with print capability so the record can be quickly
printed in a short report form.
Personnel using this program may include receptionists, administrators, nursing
and laboratory staff, and doctors. Whenever a verbal communication by telephone
such as specific instructions from the doctor are given to patients or a patient
is calling in a problem, the user interface assists the medical staff in capturing
and saving crucial information with the patient's EMR. For more information, please
visit our web site at URL:
http://www.PediatricNetwork.com
John Wubbel Consultancy has licensed the Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology,
Fourth Edition from the American Medical Association. Otherwise known as ("CPT"),
the terminology is a coding work of nomenclature and five-digit codes for reporting
of physician services. The Pediatric History and Physical Profile Program, Version
5.0 will incorporate the CPT into the program and database for the purpose of documenting
patient encounters.
The Pediatric program is a clinical application designed to run on OS/2 and uses
IBM DB2. With this licensing agreement, version 5.0 with CPT will be available in
the United States and its territories and Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
Given this additional implementation and function, practice managers and doctors
will be able to generate bills and insurance claims for electronic processing, as
well as reports for government agencies. CPT Coding can be captured during each
patient examination and recorded in the database for a wide array of back office
requirements. General availability is projected to be October 1, 1999. For more
information, please visit our web site at URL:
http://www.PediatricNetwork.com
I have made a few updates to my Cable Modems and OS/2 Warp 4 website at:
http://members.home.net/bhubley/cableintro.html
Updates include a link to IBM's Device Driver repository for LAN Adapter Support,
as well as a link to "printer friendly" pages of my site.
InfoWorld features a rather negative review of OS/2 Warp Server for e-business.
The main point of critic seems to be the "outdated user interface", though.
url: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/990705pios2.xml
