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The September edition of "The Warped Perspective" has been posted at
OS/2 Headquarters (http://www.os2hq.com/). This
edition focuses on the ho-hum attitude toward Y2K that is present among most PC
users.
Apparently, there are no working drivers for OS/2 Warp for the Orb Drives at
this time. According to Engineers at Castlewood Systems, they cite problems with
getting the drive to work without locking up using the IBM IDE Drivers that successfully
work with Zip, Syquest and other removable media. The only method they can get it
to work is by using the drive as fixed, non-removable media. Release on the drivers
is currently suspended until they can find a solution to the problem. They currently
have a call or email in to Sam Detweiller in the hopes of finding assistance to
solve their issues.
***NOTE: Though the boxes and the website claim OS/2 Support, at this time, they
are incorrect. Not even beta drivers are available for download at this time.
If anyone has tried an internal IDE drive using IBM's newer ATAPI drivers, or
used the MAC SCSI drive with Warp and found success, I am sure that the team at
Castlewood would be grateful to hear from you... their website is http://www.castlewoodsystems.com/
Serenity Systems International, with its development partner, TouchVoice Incorporated,
is announcing WiseAlert Server. This product surpasses other alert servers in functionality
and messaging capabilities. It is targeted at mission critical application ISVs
and users, as well as consultants and service providers supporting mission critical
applications.
WiseAlert Server monitors mission critical applications, systems, and components
running in a TCP/IP environment, including Windows, OS/2, Linux, Unix, AS/400, RS/6000
-AIX, and MVS. When a failure is reported, a text message and action code are sent
to the user, and possible corrective actions can be taken. WiseAlert can accept
error messages and can query systems to determine if the system is operating properly.
When failures are reported, WiseAlert can spring into action by contacting authorized
personnel and even executing corrective actions.
These messages can be network messages, e.mail, fax including broadcast fax capability,
calling designated parties, providing voice prompts and accepting responses for
execution. For example, WiseAlert can call a user and request a PIN. On receiving
the correct PIN, WiseAlert can use voice prompts to inform the user of the error
condition and can provide possible corrective actions. For example, "... is
reporting a SYS3175 access violation. Press 1 to reboot this system, press 2 to
set off the systems audio alarm", or blinking lights, or some indicator of
which machine is failing, and so forth.
WiseAlert Server may be provided completely as a service, or sold as product
with appropriate installation and customization services. For more information,
contact Serenity Systems as Info@Serenity-Systems.com,
or call Bob St.John at 972 966-8072, ext 101, in US call 888 299-6483, ext 101.
IBM released an update to the IBM1S506 ide driver. This version adds ATA66 support.
http://service.boulder.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/76CF22F6A388FD64872567BA0070F5C2.html
Maybe I'm imagining things, but it appears that Netfinity 5.2 for OS/2 is available
for a free download. At least, parts of it are.
To see what's available, first go to http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/netfinity/,
then click on "Support" at the left, then click on "Downloadable
files" and then "Netfinity Manager". Below, you'll find: "Client
Services for Netfinity Manager for OS/2 version 5.20.1 & 5.20.4" and "Netfinity
Manager for OS/2 (English) version 5.20.4". Click on "OS/2" and you'll
see a bunch of other OS/2 related files.
Netfinity is a family of distributed applications designed to enhance the system
monitoring and management capabilities of a network. The client software is pretty
useful for examine your system (BIOS, peripherals, etc).
This week's edition of Focus on OS/2 is now online.
Special Note: Netlinks section now contains OVER 1000 LINKS! This makes Focus
on OS/2 one of the very largest OS/2 sites on the the 'Net.
Topic: BACKUP: WHY AND HOW? PART 1
Part 1. Are system-wide backups really necessary? How does OS/2 help?
This feature can be accessed at:
http://os2.about.com/library/weekly/aa082599.htm
Over 38 links and several news items have also been added. These can all be read
at:
http://os2.about.com/library/blnews.htm
It's amazing what you can find out by doing a search for "OS/2" on
www.prnewswire.com.
Command Software Systems has an OS/2 version of their anti-virus software. I
don't know how good it is, but you learn more about it and download a demo from
http://www.commandcom.com/html/products/os2.html
One tidbit that suprised me is that CSS now owns the GEAR CD-R recording software
that _used to_ be available for OS/2.
It appears that 3dfx has a new line of cards that includes OS/2 drivers. The
Velocity 100 and Velocity 200 cards support OS/2. See here: http://www.3dfx.com/view.asp?IOID=283
(Note: These appear to be a new line of cards targetted towards business users,
but it may be carry over from when they bought out STB. However, there is a separate
section for STB legacy cards).
World Clock is a configurable clock with Daylight Savings Time, Stopwatch, Alarm
and Program launcher for 1 and 9 cities from 370+ cities in the provided City list.
New in version 0.98: - set TZ variable using city properties.
Features:
- display for each selected city, country, time, date, Universal Time deviation,
Time Zone descriptor
- horizontal or vertical arrangement of selected cities
- minimized or banner view (only cities and time)
- World time, UTC (GMT) and Internet time ("Swatch beat")
- set TZ (Time Zone) environment variable using city properties
- selectable font and fontsize
- Alarm and Program launcher for each city
- stopwatch
- add new cities (e.g your own if not in the list), change properties
- improved Install/UnInstall program
- documentation in INF format.
To download World Clock 0.98, visit :
http://members.tripod.com/~Goran_Ivankovic/
World Clock is Freeware.
"The Warpsite" is now available in ENGLISH, that means:
Menus in ENGLISH
StarOffice-Tips&Tricks in ENGLISH e.g. storing mails in subfolders, Connect
to mySQL with StarOffice etc.
Just have a look under http://www.warpsite.de.
Magician, the awesome Java based access to the OpenGL libraries is back in business
and is still supporting OS/2. Support them by visiting their site and taking a look
at what can be achieved with OpenGL on OS/2.
You can download Magician for OS/2 and also get a copy of Philosophus if you
so desire.
A Swedish version of X-it is/will be available at BMT Micro:
ftp.bmtmicro.com /bmtmicro/xitdesve.zip
Thanks to Bjorn Soderstrom for providing the translation.
X-it is a Desktop enhancer that adds titlebar buttons and clock, mouse and keyboard
shortcuts, mouse snap, and many more features. Available in a dozen languages. For
details:
http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xit/xit.html
IBM has updated the usb audio driver. The new driver is installed using mminstl
and should now work with usb speakers. They have also updated the ide driver and
print drivers.
I have built ApacheSSL basing on Apache 1.3.9 with support of OpenSSL 0.94, JServ
1.0, PHP 3.0.12 (supports MySQL and GD), Cocoon 1.3.1, JSP 1.0b, GSP 0.86 and SSI
1.2. The build contains both SSL version and non-SSL version. I would like to uploaded
it to Hobbes, but someone mailed me that it was illegal to put it there, while the
site is in USA. So i uploaded it to dir /incoming/os2 of ftp.leo.org
instead. Late it would go in dir /pub/comp/os/os2/tcpip/www of LEO.
Under http://www.warpsite.de/en/sides/channel/warp.cdf
the INTERNATIONAL CDF-Channel is now available. If you don't know how to use the
channel, visit http://www.warpsite.de/en/sides/office/cdf.htm
and you will see that all users of StarOffice 5.x can use it (OS/2, SUN solaris
& x86, Win32, Linux).
The channel contents:
Here is an article on Notes 5 client for OS/2. Look it to see what it about.
http://www.os2.ru/pub/082099-Lotus-Eng.shtml
Greetings... i recently send a mail to net computing.de, the makers of AnyJ (100%
pure java GUI development tool) and enquired why they didn't release a OS/2 version
of the prog since it's a 100% pure java build, this is the answer (very good indeed:)
http://www.medidata.de/servlet/FeedbackServlet/?action=writeShowMsg&msgid=00285
Lotus has released today, and made available for download on their notes.net
web site, the GOLD version of Domino server for OS/2.
http://www.notes.net for more information.
Aviar launches "KidStuff for OS/2."
Are you tired of switching to Windows when young children, grandchildren, nieces
or nephews want to play on your computer?
Switch no more!
Aviar has released a native OS/2 suite of "edu-tainment" programs for
children, ages 3 - 7.
"KidStuff for OS/2" combines music, sounds, graphical images and animation
to help your kids learn spelling, math and computer concepts in a pleasant learning
environment.
You can find details, as well as an order form to download, at Aviar's web site.
IMPORTANT: the URL is ***case-sensitive***
http://www.oops-web.com/KS/KStuff.html
or
I just placed Beta 3 of the Lucent Technologies modem driver 5.55 at hobbes:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/ltm_5553.zip
I just released version 2.04 of the LPTool utility, wich has some windowing enhancements,
performance improvements and some fixes in the remote-execution part.
The text-based windowing system implements a command-line with a history buffer
so previous commands can be recalled and edited easily. Also, the output goes to
a large scrollable window so you can page back and forth.
For those of you that don't know LPTool yet, its main purpose is file-transfer
using a standard LapLink parallel cable connection (same cable as LapLink, MS Windows
INTRSRV etc)
It is being used mainly for synchronization of laptops that do not have network
connectivity.
It also supports remote execution of commands over the cable, including redirection
of output. (similar to TCP/IP REXEC)
At the moment, only an OS/2 version exists, so you cannot exchange files with
a Windows or Linux machine.
You can get LPTool from my web-site: http://www.fsys.demon.nl
There is a nice screen-shot with some additional usage information there as well.
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/CWFlash/9908231gad
A German data-processing center for a cooperative network of banks, called GAD,
has ordered 12,500 IBM network stations...[that] will be used with IBM OS/2 Warp
servers...
There is a poll on Wonko.com that asks what your primary OS is.
http://wonko.com/wonkoslice/poll.asp
OS/2 had only 6 votes. :-{
mSQL 2.0.11 build 1 for OS/2 is now ready for download. My homepage has moved,
the new address is:
As usual, look in the software pages.
mSQL is a light weight relational database management system. It is available
on many platforms, OS/2 included.
News:
Known bugs:
Having no time for being funny right now ;-) I'll just want to tell you in the
plain boring way that Gotcha!, the wellknown screencapture program for OS/2 has
just gotten a new release, v1.65
New features:
For more info and download, visit either the homepage
http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/CIP/thielen/gotcha/
or get it from Hobbes
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/incoming
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/graphics/scrncapt
(later)
Volunteer for Warpstock 99 Atlanta!
Warpstock 99 Atlanta, the best Warpstock ever, is only two months away! The Volunteer
Team members are helping anywhere they can to make October 16-17 two unforgettable
days of OS/2 extravaganza for every Warpstock attendee.
While registrations keep coming in and presentations are being scheduled, there
are still a lot of other important things to take care of. This is where the Volunteer
Team comes in. It is our job to handle those many little things that just need to
be done to assure that the Warpstock event runs smooth from start to finish.
Maybe you've already booked your flight to Atlanta, or maybe you won't be able
to attend this years event. In either case you might still be interested to contribute
to the succes of OS/2 and this event. The Volunteer Team gladly excepts your help.
You're welcome, wether you're good with multimedia, graphics, internet or wether
you just have too much of that genuin OS/2 spirit and energy waiting to come out.
Let us know if you think you can be of any help to us. Visit the Warpstock web
site at http://www.warpstock.org/99/volunteer_form.html
or send a message to Luc Van Bogaert luc.vanbogaert@pandora.be.
Serenity Systems International has announced an agreement with the Warped Code
Cellar, publisher of HOUSE/2, Entity Systems Ltd of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Hauppauge
Computer Works, to develop a new OS/2 product for use in businesses.
The new product will use technologies from HOUSE/2 to control electric appliances,
including climate control and motion sensors, using X10 controllers. Entity is developing
security camera monitoring software, which will detect movement in the camera view
and allow users or monitoring agencies to view camera feeds over the network, dailing
in, or over the Internet. This software will be supported by Hauppauge video equipment.
Serenity Systems will market this software as part of the Managed Client network.
The first release will be targeted at consultants supporting small businesses. Future
releases will scale up, supporting larger facilities with a distributed building
automation implementation.
More information is available on the Serenity Systems web site, http://www.serenity-systems.com,
in the Managed Client Product Catalog. The application will be previewed at Warp
Expo West and general availability is planned for Warpstock.
The application will be made available to qualified consultants participating
in the WiseManager Evaluation Program. To inquire contact Bob St.John, 888 299-6483,
ext 101, outside the US, 972 966-8072, ext 101, or email at BStJohn@serenity-systems.com
You can download new bugfixed (and improved) version of my mpg123 0.59r port.
ftp://ftp.os2.spb.ru/incoming/mpg123-0.59r3-os2a.zip
changes:
- fixed bug with -s and -w options;
- enabled http support;
- enabled keyboard control support (limited);
see changes.os2 for more info.
Feel free to send me bugreports.
CDRecord/2 is a port of the free CD recording utility from *nix released under
the GPL.
New with V1.8a24:
-FIFO implemented
-Fixed READCD.EXE
-Fixed a bug in the SCSI-interface causing system hangs
Everybody should upgrade to this version, esp. those who experienced traps or
hangs.
For more information visit:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/5785/cdrecord/cdrecordmain.htm
Pretty Pop Software released Beat/2 2.02, today.
Beat/2 2.02
Beat/2 is Swatch Beat, Internet Time Indicator. Beat is new unit of time means
`No Time Zones' and `No Geographical Borders'. Beat is proposed by Swatch.
Update topics are...
Version 2.02 (28.Aug.1999)
a.Fixed startup problem.
If you have no problem with 2.01, it is not neccessary to download.
You can get a copy from...
Pretty Pop Music and Software
http://prettypop.tsx.org/
Bill Schindler XML Double-Session At Warp Expo West !!
XML is the new, future language of the web, and Warp Expo West presents you with
two XML lectures to put you ahead of the competition and save you hours of study
time.
Bill Schindler is a renowned computer language and compiler code optimization
expert. In these two lectures he will show you what XML can do, discuss the web
applications that XML will allow you to create, and demonstrate how you can write
XML quickly to make your web pages come alive in ways that HTML simply is not capable.
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is dynamic. It allows you to create your own
"tags" so you aren't restricted to the ones defined in some specification.
These new tags are included in your web documents, and the new browsers (he'll present
the OS/2 XML browsers and tools in the lectures) use these tags to put your web
pages on the screen. Sets of predefined XML tags called DTDs are already being created
for your use, including SVG (vector graphics), business-oriented data exchange,
new word processor formats, XSLT (data transformations), RDF (web-based metadata),
even technical arenas such as mathematics and molecule descriptions.
Schindler is well-versed in language development and optimization, and in these
two XML lectures will show and teach you exactly what you need to start writing
XML. "And I'll show real examples," he says, "such as how XML can
give OS/2's drag-and-drop a major increase in intelligence."
In session one, "Why XML Is Important", you'll be given the new goals
that your web pages can now attain by using XML. You'll see how XML can give you
better web pages faster, you'll be given ways to organize your information for better
displays, and you'll get ideas to convince management that you and XML can deliver
a web presence that beats the competition.
In session two, "An Introduction To XML", you'll learn the technical
aspects of coding web pages using XML, what decisions you'll have to make for fast
XML designs, the tricks you'll need for organizing the pages, and how to parse and
validate your XML documents so there won't be surprises later.
Bill Schindler is a well-recognized OS/2 contributor. He's the Editor In Chief
of _Extended Attributes_ (the award-winning OS/2 magazine from POSSI, the Phoenix
OS/2 Society), author of Teach Yourself REXX In 21 Days, programmer of the Smack!
OS/2 labeling program, and has a wide background in compilers and code optimization.
Bill is currently incorporating XML into Smack! as its standard file format.
XML is the future and you _will_ need this information to stay up-to-date as
OS/2 grows. Join us and learn the future -- at Warp Expo West!
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Warp Expo West is free and will be held on September 18 near Disneyland in sunny
Southern California. All the info is at
http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest
Sponsored by The Southern California OS/2 User Group.
People interested in the original ties of OS/2 and NT may wish to read this:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/beta/hall/99Aug04.asp
And their is a slashdot discussion about it at:
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/08/25/124209.shtml
OS/2 Headquarters (http://www.os2hq.com/)
is pleased to announce the "Operation Rock Soup" initiative to promote
OS/2 marketing. The "Rock Soup" article on OS/2 Headquarters details the
elements of Phase I of this campaign. For Phase II, HQ is looking for 50 volunteers
for an educational activity (one per state).
Are you going to Warpstock '99? (If not, why not?) Want some free OS/2 software
in exchange for a few hours of your time?
I am working on a project to have more smaller ISVs and shareware authors represented
at this years show. For the authors that can not make the trip. We are combining
up to four author's applications in one booth. I need some more volunteers to help
demonstrate and show the products.
I am planning on 4 or 5 volunteers per booth,so everyone can get to the presentations
they want to see. In exchange for a couple hours time, the people manning the booth
will get a full registered copy of all the products displayed there.
In most cases this software will be worth an excess of $100.
If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact me directly
at: stevic@ibm.net
This project has no connection to volunteering to help out with Warpstock itself.
It has no connection to Warpstock, Inc, or the Atlanta team. You can do both. Register
to be an official Warpstock volunteer at
(You can get a really nifty shirt that can't be purchased anywhere, plus a lot
of good karma :)
We are trying very hard to reach all of the smaller ISVs and shareware authors
we can, but if you are, or know of one we have not yet contacted, please let me
know.
Thank You and see 'ya all at the show.
Tom Stevic
IBM Bringing Rapid Deployment Team To Warp Expo West
"Pre Execution Services", "Remote Client Connection" Now
On Lecture Schedule
IBM is sending Rapid Deployment Team presence to Warp Expo West.
Dennis Sposato of IBM's Network Computing Software Division will speak on Pre
Execution Services. Sposato is on that division's Rapid Deployment Team, developer
of these new services.
Pre Execution Services allow for Dynamic MAC Addressing (which bypasses the hardware
MAC address), Remotely Controlled Boot Manager, Pre-Execution Logon, Remote Client
Connection (boot from LAN without a NIC BOOT-ROM chip) for WorkSpace On-Demand,
and Personalized Local Data Drive.
This new IBM seminar is in addition to IBM's previously announced lectures by
Steven King, Senior Manager for IBM's Network Computing Software Division. King
will present Services Offerings For The OS/2 Platforms in one session and Warp Server
For e-Business And WorkSpace On-Demand in the other.
OS/2 users should not miss these three IBM presentations. OS/2 is advancing with
new technologies and new services, and you _must_ stay up-to-date as these changes
are made.
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Warp Expo West will be held on September 18 near Disneyland in sunny Southern
California. Admission is free.
All the info is at
http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest
Sponsored by The Southern California OS/2 User Group.
Esther Schindler, Peter Coffee, Alan Zeichick
To Speak At Warp Expo West !!
Three of the most insightful OS/2 minds on the continent are scheduled speakers
at Warp Expo West, and every OS/2 user should attend for this one event alone.
These three OS/2 experts and industry journalists will be onstage together, speaking
their minds, taking questions, hosting a roundtable discussion of IBM's new strength
and growing presence on the corporate desktop -- a presence based on new IBM products
centered around OS/2.
"IBM: The New Strategy To Control The Worldwide Desktop" will combine
the collective knowledge of these three industry stars:
Esther Schindler -- currently Technology Editor at Sm@rt Reseller, the major
channel newsweekly from Ziff-Davis. Previously Senior Contributing Editor at OS/2
Magazine. Writer of OS/2 product reviews for PC Magazine, Computerworld, Computer
Shopper and other publications. Author of ten computer books. Program Chair for
the Phoenix OS/2 Society (POSSI), the world's largest OS/2 user group.
Peter Coffee -- Technology Editor, columnist and internal consultant at industry
giant PC Week. Full-time OS/2 user for many years. First recipient of OS/2 Professional
magazine's annual Media Excellence award. Author of the books How To Program Java
and Peter Coffee Teaches PCs. Author of numerous technical critiques of competing
operating systems, technical analyses and product reviews. PC Week's first Director
of Corporate Labs. Formed PC Week's Corporate Partner advisory panel and serves
there as technical liaison. Regularly featured speaker at industry trade shows and
technical conferences. Appears frequently on ZDTV programs.
Alan Zeichick -- launched OS/2 Magazine (it was his idea) at Miller Freeman in
mid-1993 and was Editor-In-Chief until early 1997. Speaker at many trade shows including
Spring Comdex, Fall Comdex, PC Expo, The OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition, and
the IBM Technical Interchange. Conference Chairman of The OS/2 World Conference
and Exhibition in 1994 and 1995. Designed test laboratories for International Data
Group (IDG). Writer of more than 575 published articles. Currently President of
Camden Associates.
You _will_ learn the future thinking of these OS/2 luminaries when you attend
Warp Expo West!
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Warp Expo West will be held on September 18 near Disneyland in sunny Southern
California. All the info is at
http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest
Sponsored by The Southern California OS/2 User Group.