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Netscape Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp Preview (7/99)

You can now preview IBM's soon-to-be-released Netscape Communicator 4.61.
Netscape Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp provides the latest web browser support to the OS/2 operating system, and supports the deployment of new Java and Web technologies. This version of Netscape Communicator includes the core components from Netscape Communicator Standard Edition 4.61 for Windows, as well as some OS/2-specific features.

When it is formally released, Netscape Communicator 4.61 will be available for download from Software Choice.

Download Netscape Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp Preview today!

New Features

Components: Navigator (browser), Messenger (e-mail/news), Composer
(HTML editor)
OS/2-specific features include:
Support for OS/2 Warp Developer Toolkit, Java Edition, Version
1.1.7 [1]
Bi-Di enablement
Printer performance enhancements
Java security enhancements
Preview supports English only with 56-bit encryption and 40-bit encryption (for France)
SmartUpdate
HTML 3.2+
Availability on OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp Sever for e-business, OS/2 Warp
Server Version 4.0, OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4.0, OS/2 Warp
Server SMP Feature, and Workspace On-Demand (see the Download and
Install section).
Support for OS/2 Multimedia Plug-ins and selected 16 bit Windows Plug-ins
Navigator enhancements
Smart Browsing: Internet Keywords, What's Related, Netwatch
JavaScript Enhancements (JavaScript 1.3)
NetCenter integration: portal customization
Messenger enhancements
Mail and News combined (new UI)
Address book (new UI)
Pinpoint addressing (mail address completion)
Mail templates
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) folder sharing
Improved search and filters
Multiple forwarding options
Mail autodownload in background
Mail receipt confirmation
Roaming access
Off-line and synchronization support (browser profiles, mail,
address books, corporate directories)
Laptops, PalmPilot, multiple-machine users

Features of Netscape Communicator 4.04 not included in this OS/2 version are Conference, Netcaster, and AOL Instant Messenger. Also not included are components of the Netscape Communicator Professional Edition: Calendar, Auto-Admin, and IBM Host On-Demand. Netscape Communicator 4.61 does not include XML support.

For more information on other IBM Software products, see the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com.

[1] Netscape Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp Preview supports only IBM OS/2 Warp Developer Kit, Java Edition, Version 1.1.7. Previous versions are not supported.

There is an interesting article at the link below about Trumpet Software (http://www.trumpet.com) and their PetrOS operating system which is supposed to run Win32 software. Could this commercial project be of any use to those in the OS/2 community (esp. those interested in Project Odin)?

Check out the article at:

http://www.techweb.com/news/story/TWB19990708S0019

[WarpCast Moderator's Note: Their web site has one of those "we don't intend this to replace other operating systems, only work alongside with them" disclaimers. I wonder, since the OS is theoretically so small, if someone could create a PetrOS/2 session for OS/2? Then we'd have, theoretically, a Win32 emulator for OS/2...]

The first public version of T&V HappyPlayer, an OS/2 television application which works with PCI TV tuner cards, based on Brooktree BT848A or higher chips, is released now. You can download distributive archive from Hobbes:

ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/tvh_100r.zip
(will be moved to /pub/os2/apps/mmedia)

The program is a shareware. Sorry, only PAL/SECAM support yet, no NTSC. T&V HappyPlayer already tested with AIMSlab Video Highway Xtreme, FlyVideo 98 and AVER TVPhone98 cards, but will cover much more hardware.