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SW: First alpha release of the IEEE 1394a - Firewire driver for OS/2 a

06 Aug 2004 13:39:28 -0500


From: os2info_NOSPAM_DESPAM@gmx.net

Today, netlabs.org, the OS/2 User Group Dresden and Alexandr Cherkaev are
releasing the first alpha version of the IEEE 1394a - Firewire driver set
for OS/2 and eComStation.

This version does not yet enable you to use external Firewire hard drive
cases, it will only show if your Firewire controller is supported by this
driver! Install the driver and use the included resource manager to see if
the driver did correctly recognize your Firewire controller!

The driver should work with all Firewire Controllers based on the VIA
Technologies Inc. VT6306 chipset. However, Alexandr did a great job and
enhanced the driver so that it should also work with other OHCI compatible
controllers. We have already successfully tested the driver on the
Firewire controller build into the IBM Thinkpad A30p.

Firewire Support for OS/2 and eComStation is a Netlabs.org project.
Because Firewire support is hardware related, it will also be hosted at
os2warp.be. The Firewire pages at os2warp.be are currently under
construction. Once they are finished, they will allow OS/2 users easy
access to the latest Firewire drivers and support information. We are glad
to work together with os2warp.be, the leading web site dedicated to OS/2,
eComStation and hardware.

URLs:
http://firewire.netlabs.org
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/firewire/fire-a1.zip
http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=firewire
http://warp5.dyndns.org:8080/OS2Dresden/Projekte/Firewire/


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Event: Warpstock 2004 Early Registration

06 Aug 2004 13:02:19 -0500


From: "Writer Guy"

This is a reminder that the early registration pricing for Warpstock 2004
ends in just a few days, on August 15th. We have put together some really
great value this year, and made pricing as flexible as possible. Come for
four days, one day, or something in between.

# Warpstock 4 Day Registration (with both socials): Early: $195, Regular:
$229

# Warpstock 4 Day Registration (social not included): Early: $145,
Regular: $175

# Warpstock Thursday Only (social not included): Early: $60, Regular: $70

# Warpstock Friday Only (social not included): Early: $60, Regular: $70

# Warpstock Saturday Only (social not included): Early: $60, Regular: $70

# Warpstock Sunday Only (social not included): Early: $60, Regular: $70

Finally, for those not purchasing the bundle including the Saturday Night
social, but who want to attend that as well, there is an early price
discount. We also have special pricing for spouses and children for the
social, so you can bring the whole family to this unique, educational and
fun event.

# Saturday Night social (museum dinner) : Early: $60, Regular: $70

This year's Warpstock event will be held at Sheraton Denver Tech Center
Hotel, October 21st thru 24th, 2004. For information on registering for
this year's meeting please see:
<http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/registration.html> To register
online, use our secure Warpstock store:
http://www.bamart.com/Store.asp?m=Warpstockinc&n=9&k=4268&s=Registration

If you would like to receive updates on the progress of this years
Warpstock event you can subscribe to our eNewsletter by sending the
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Net: Article on eCS on a Dell Inspiron!

05 Aug 2004 22:45:35 -0500


From: "Tom Lee Mullins"

Dell Inspiron 8600 OS/2 hardware review - 8/04/04 @ 19:46

http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=33&id=1091641588

BigWarpGuy





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SW: SoX (Sound eXchange) 12.17.4

05 Aug 2004 00:41:05


From: "Mark Dodel"

SoX (also known as Sound eXchange) translates sound files between
different file formats, and optionally applies various sound effects.

Program URL: http://sox.sourceforge.net/
hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/sox-12.17.4.zip
Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=sox-12.17.4

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SW: Top 2.10

05 Aug 2004 00:28:40


From: "Mark Dodel"

Paul Ratcliffe has released a new version of Top.

"TOP, PLIST and PKILL are a collection of programs for monitoring the
system CPU and memory usage and for querying and killing processes. The
program is E-mailware and as such:

USE OF THIS PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK."

That said however, this is a utility I am never without. ;-)

hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/top210.zip
Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=top210

"Version 2.10 03-08-04
Changed to use 32 bit DosQuerySysState() API rather than 16 bit
DosQProcStatus().
Added option to PLIST and TOP to exclude "system" processes.
Addedd parent PID to TOP's Process Details display.
Fixed bugs in TOP to do with display sizes other than 80x25.
Fixed bug where PID 1 is identified as VDM rather than SYSINIT.
Changed TOP's kill keystroke from K to Ctrl-K.
Cosmetic tidying of some columns on the display in TOP and PLIST.
PMEM and OS2MEMU stuff removed as it no longer works on modern kernels."


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SW: Update: New Beta 5 of Serenity Virtual Station for OS/2 and eCS available

04 Aug 2004 20:50:10


From: "Joachim Benjamins"

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:06:43 -0300, Mark Dodel wrote:

>
>For anyone who has purchased the Serenity Virtual Station beta
program,

Mark, interesting update in this regard:

"You are now able to join the beta program and participate in the
development and refinement of this product. Participating will entitle
you to the GA product, once released, for one host platform. The price
for the GA will be $99,- so this will save you $49 right away! The
multi-platform version will be priced at $199,- including all available
hosts. This version will be available to beta-participants for $99,-."

This means that anyone participating in the beta right now, will be
entitled to the full GA product (one host platform only) when released,
at no additional expense.

Info is on: http://www.mensys.net/svista/ and/or
http://www.serenityvirtual.com/beta/

Best regards,


Joachim Benjamins

+------------------------------------------------------------+ |
Mensys BV - eComStation Support Desk |
+------------------------------------------------------------+ | Joachim
Benjamins | Email: joachimDESPAM@mensys.nl | |
Crayenestersingel 65 | Phone: +31-23-5482020 | | 2012 PG
Haarlem | Fax : +31-23-5482030 | | The Netherlands
| www : www.ecomstation.biz |
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SW: New Beta 5 of Serenity Virtual Station for OS/2 and eCS available

04 Aug 2004 20:06:50


From: "Serenity Virtual Station - Announcement List"


For anyone who has purchased the Serenity Virtual Station beta program,

Serenity Systems International is pleased to announce the
availability of a new Beta (5) of the OS/2 and eComStation
host version of Serenity Virtual Station.
You can find more information on the page:

http://www.serenityvirtual.com/beta/

To download, please login at:

http://www.serenityvirtual.com/beta/download.php

============
SViSta/2, beta 5

Legend:
* - new X - Parallels update
! - fix i - information

* Clipboard support;
! Ignore HLT after APP_CMD_API_ACTIVATE;
! Activate main window on startup
! CreateHDD: Don't remove existing image;
* new language: czech
! Trap E eradication
* Using scheduler of host OS
! Updated SVISTA.SYS, SVSNET.SYS, OS selection; PrintCfg; call
KernYield(); X New VM monitor:
X SSE processor extension support
X 3DNow! AMD processor extension support
X Using scheduler of host OS
X Clipboard support restored and extended (available in Windows, Linux
host)
X Fixed reading of compressed HDD images
X Fixed error during Windows Update in guest Windows NT
X Fixed error in interrupt redirect module
X ..
* CreateHDD: quick creation of plain disk image
! CreateHDD: allow input of image size from keyboard;
* Registration page is activated (united with About page)
! Creation of Config notebook is invisible now;
* New utility: HDD_VHD.exe -- allows convert VirtualPC vhd-image to SVISTA
hdd-image; * New utility: cHDD2pHDD.exe -- allows convert Compressed disk
image to Plain image * New utility: PD2HDD.exe -- PhysicalDisk2HDDimage
grabber allows grab physical disk to .hdd image ! GRADD: optimized drawing
24bit->32bit; 256->32bit;
! SVSNET: Don't trap if SVSNET was installed not properly. It should be
installed using MPTS. ! Allow creation & usage of giant hdd images (> 4Gb)
! CD disconnect -> update menu, button

============

For more information, please visit:
http://www.serenityvirtual.com/beta/


Regards,

Serenity Systems International


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SW: OpenWatcom C/C++ 1.3 RC3

04 Aug 2004 08:40:33


From: "Mark Dodel"

OpenWatcom C/C++ 1.3 RC3 is available for download:
http://www.openwatcom.org/ftp/devel/beta/open-watcom-os2-1.3-rc3.exe

"Open Watcom is a joint effort between SciTech Software Inc, SybaseŽ, and
the Open Source development community to maintain and enhance the Sybase
Watcom C/C++ and Fortran compiler products. Plans for Open Watcom include
porting the compiler to the Linux and FreeBSD platforms, as well as
updating the compilers to support the latest C and C++ ANSI standards."

web Site: http://www.openwatcom.org/

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Net: OS2 World.Com Poll & Article update

03 Aug 2004 14:53:35 -0500


From: kimh@-DeSpam-os2world.com

The OS2 World.Com poll has been updated and for the next 15 days we are
asking how much would you pay for an IPnG-stack (single license) if it was
available for OS/2(eComStation)?

The current poll can be found here:
http://scripts.os2world.com/stuffed/

Archived polls can be found here:
http://scripts.os2world.com/stuffed/index.cgi?pkg=poll&action=archived_polls


There has has also been posted an article by Espen Andersen who talks
about if Microsoft of today become the IBM of the late '80s? Espen
Andersen is associate professor with the Department of Strategy at the
Norwegian School of Management BI, and European research director with The
Concours Group.

The article can be found here:
http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=33&id=1091551900


We have also updated the Archive with direct link to the articles posted
in the past.

Articles archive can be found here:
http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=33

Url: http://www.osworld.com

From: Kim Haverblad (kimh@-DeSpam-os2world.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox User Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

03 Aug 2004 08:00:57 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

Just so we are not completely lulled about the lack of exploits on OS/2, I
thought I'd pass on this security alert about Mozilla based browsers that
I saw on Dr. Jerry Pournelle's web site
<http://jerrypournelle.com/view/view320.html#warn> Since it uses
Mozilla's internal programming language this is cross-platform and should
effect the OS/2 versions as well.:

Dear Dr Pournelle,

< http://secunia.com/advisories/12188/ > Here we go again:

"*Description*: A vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla and Mozilla
Firefox, allowing malicious websites to spoof the user interface.

The problem is that Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox don't restrict websites
from including arbitrary, remote XUL (XML User Interface Language) files.
This can be exploited to "hijack" most of the user interface (including
tool bars, SSL certificate dialogs, address bar and more), thereby
controlling almost anything the user sees.

The Mozilla user interface is built using XUL files.

A PoC (Proof of Concept) exploit for Mozilla Firefox has been published.
The PoC spoofs a SSL secured PayPal website.

This has been confirmed using Mozilla 1.7 for Linux, Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
for Linux, Mozilla 1.7.1 for Windows and Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 for
Windows. Prior versions may also be affected.

NOTE: This issue appears to be the same as Mozilla Bug 244965. [Moderator
note: It is actually http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22183 ]

*Solution*: Do not follow links from untrusted sites."

Regards, TC


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SW: Mr. Message (AIM client) 8/1/2004 update

02 Aug 2004 08:39:58 -0500


Forwarded message from Marty on Mon, 2 Aug 2004
05:32:10 UTC Posted on: comp.os.os2.apps

Mr. Message for OS/2 is an instant messenger client which is capable of
communicating over AOL's Instant Messenger network using the OSCAR
protocol (used in the Win32 AIM clients, jBuddy, gAIM, Kopete, ICQ, and
a variety of other clients).

It has been updated with the following changes:
* Added the ability to add buddies to and remove buddies from the
buddy list (changes are not stored on the server).
* Users who send you an instant message who are not on your buddy
list will now be added automatically so you can track their status
and respond to them.
* Local additions to your buddy list are stored in your INI file.
* Added an icon to the executable so it doesn't look like the default
program icon anymore from the WPS.
* Fixed code to ensure that packet sequence numbers are always in the
correct order to avoid disconnects from AOL when multiple threads
are all attempting to send data at the same time.
* Fixed for an extremely unlikely situation which could result in some
buddies not appearing on the buddy list at startup.
* Fixed translation of ", >, etc. at the end of a line
* Fixed to translate outgoing quotes and <>'s so that other IM users
will see them as you do.
* Fixed a potential problem with string length in outgoing instant
messages which could have caused a crash.
* Fixed the code to set an alias from the buddy list popup menu.

You can download it here:
http://mamodeo.dyndns.org/MrMessage_bin_08012004.zip
or with the full source code here:
http://mamodeo.dyndns.org/MrMessage_srcbin_08012004.zip

Please read the README file before running or asking for support. As
always, feedback is appreciated.

--
[Reverse the parts of the e-mail address to reply.]


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SW: Bogofilter 0.92.4, a fast Bayesian spam filter.

01 Aug 2004 17:17:08 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

Bogofilter is a Bayesian spam filter. In its normal mode of operation, it
takes an email message or other text on standard input, does a
statistical check against lists of "good" and "bad" words, and returns a
status code indicating whether or not the message is spam. Bogofilter is
designed with fast algorithms, uses the Berkeley DB for fast startup and
lookups, coded directly in C, and tuned for speed, so it can be used for
production by sites that process a lot of mail.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=bogofilter-0.92.4
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/bogofilter-0.92.4.zip

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SW: Enhanced shutdown helper driver, ver.0.01

01 Aug 2004 17:11:57 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

ESDHLPDD.sys is a simple interface physical device driver (PDD) that can
perform reboot / power-off after system shutdown without any kernel /
subsystem modification. A sample executable, ESD.exe, issues system
shutdown with 3 modes (conventional / reboot / power-off) interactively
(via Presentation Manager) or not (via command line option).

Operating System/Version: OS/2 version 4 or later
Additional requirements: APM revision 1.1 or later for power-off

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=esdhlpdd_v001
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/esdhlpdd_v001.zip

Website: http://www.sys3175.com/~jjsuwa

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SW: daniatapi0317

01 Aug 2004 17:08:41 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

ATAPI filter driver, V0.3.17. Rreplacement for IBMIDECD.FLT,
IBMATAPI.FLT, DaniADsk.FLT and all other ATAPI related filters

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=daniatapi0317
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/daniatapi0317.zip


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SW: danis506r169 on Hobbes

01 Aug 2004 17:03:30 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

IBM1S506 replacement, supports Intel, VIA, Ali, SiS, CMD, Promise, Cyrix,
HPT, AMD, Artop, SMSC, ServerWorks, Opti, Nvidia, NatSemi, SiliconImage,
ITE, and ATI chips, SerialATA, disk capacities up to 2TiB, V1.6.9

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=danis506r169
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/danis506r169.zip

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SW: Shisen-Sho available in German

01 Aug 2004 12:33:01 -0500


Forwarded message from "Daniel F Valot" on
Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:45:59 UTC Posted on: comp.os.os2.games

Hello,

Thanks to Christian H. for his translation of Shisen-Sho in German. A
version of Mahjongg in Italian is under tests, soon available.

--
| Daniel Valot download: http://dvalot.free.fr/
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