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SNES9x is an emulator for Nintendo's 16 bit home gaming console, the Super Nintendo. It featured sequels to most of the games that the 8 bit Nintendo made famous, as well as having some new gems of its own. Through the magic of Scitech's Multiplatform Graphics Library (MGL), this gaming experience can now be brought natively to OS/2 users.

The OS/2 port of SNES9x has been updated with the latest changes from the official source tree bringing the core up to revision 1.32 (the former release was based on version 1.29 of the code).

Here's what's new and different:
* Core update fixed bugs in several games (Battletoads is one of them)
* Now using an assembly SPC700 core (faster!)
* Completely reworked frameskip algorithm (faster for machines that required frameskipping)

Requirements:
* SDDHELP.SYS build 113 or higher (included)
* DART support
* EMX .9d runtime libraries

The EmuOS/2 web page is currently still down, but I didn't let that postpone the release. You can grab this version from Hobbes at the following link:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/snes9x_132_os2_r4.zip

And after it is moved out of /pub/incoming, you can find it here:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/emulator/snes9x_132_os2_r4.zip

Please read the included ReadMe.OS2 file thoroughly. Send comments and bug reports to mamedev@stny.rr.com, and look for a release of MGL MAME for OS/2 soon!

There is a fresh set of Java 118 files issued on Oct. 12. 2000 on:

ftp://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/118

Runtime
Samples
Toolkit

New CDR/RW Wizard 0.9.93 version available. It's split into four (4) WarpIN (.WPI) packages. See the readme file for more info.

http://www.quasarbbs.com/rocco

At least they mentioned OS/2 as one of the operating systems StarOffice ran under:

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0%2C1199%2CNAV47_STO52434%2C00.html

OS2 World.Com together with Warpstock Europe 2000 is proud to announce the winners in each category:

Best Supporting Company:

SciTech Software (for Display Doctor)

Best Event of the Year:

Warpstock Europe 2000

Honor Award to Individuals:

Daniela Engert (for her work with DANI-drivers)

Best OS/2 Site of the Year:

OS2.org

Best Commercial Software of the Year:

SciTech Display Doctor

Best Individual Software of the Year:

PMView 2000 (by Peter Nielsen)

The OS2 World.Com award is a cooperation event betwen OS2 World.Com and Warpstock Europe 2000. We also want to give our biggest thanks to the companies that sponsored this event. Sponsors for OS2 Award 2000 was: IBM Svenska AB, SciTech Software, Inc., Keller Group, SnowStorm Software, Stardock Corporation, Inc., The GhostBoat BBS, Cristie Data Products, PillarSoft and RSJ Software.

http://www.os2world.com/award.shtml

The binaries for Apache 1.3.14 for OS/2 were compiled by Brian Havard <bjh@apache.org> on a K6-2/450 platform running OS/2 v4 using EMX gcc version 0.9d. You can get them at:

http://httpd.apache.org/dist/binaries/os2/apache_1.3.14-os2.zip

I have uploaded to Hobbes a note describing how to get the Netgear PS105 print server to work with OS/2. Many print servers do not claim OS/2 support, however with a little knowledge most will work perfectly well. It is now at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/netgear.zip

The file should end up in:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/info/tips/netgear.zip

I've finally brought up my new site for all OS/2 users that consider themselves "home users" at:

http://www.duo2.com

The site goes over topics that are important to people that like games and news you can use with OS/2 and the new eComStation. There are several links and a growing section of games for OS/2 (DOS, OS/2, JAVA, and XFREE86). I'm also working on a section for programs in OS/2 which has pictures and ratings. I'm taking over some program development for a program called

OS/2 Gamers' Guide

This is THE utility for running DOS games, and in my opinion should be the first thing you get before trying to run DOS games. It uses a relational database to store information on almost every DOS game around, and that information includes:Game Icon, Game Settings, Notes on how the game runs under OS/2, Maker of the Game, General game information, including FAQs in some cases, and Game executable and parameter information.

Check out the site out... I'm sure you'll want to bookmark it. I'll be working on it non stop. So Email me if you have suggestions.

Craig Miller
http://www.duo2.com
An OS/2 Site

Corporate America could save $50 Billion each year by upgrading to OS/2 Warp and using HPFS, according to this month's "Warped Perspective" article at OS/2 Headquarters:

http://www.os2hq.com/

PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA (October 16, 2000) - M. Bryce ~Associates (MBA)today announced the release of the November issue of OS/2 CONNECT,a freeware newsletter distributed through the various computer networks and bulletin boards.

OS/2 CONNECT is THE authoritative source for contact information in the universe of IBM's OS/2 32-bit operating system.

The newsletter is implemented as a web page at:

http://www.os2ss.com/connect/

Its HTML files are also available for downloading and viewing locally. The file is named CON11000.ZIP. The newsletter includes the following sections:

Title ~Publisher
What's New in this Issue?
Sound Off!
Editorial Page
World Reports (Scandinavia)
News ~Press Releases
Graphic of the Month
Calendar of Events
Bulletin Boards
Internet Addresses ~Locations
Telephone ~Fax Numbers
Team OS/2
OS/2 User Groups
Who's Who of OS/2
Publications
- Books
- Periodicals
- Videos
OS/2 Tips, Tricks ~Keys
Products ~Services

A 1README.TXT file is attached to the .ZIP file explaining how to install and view the newsletter using standard web browsers, such as the Netscape Navigator.

OS/2 CONNECT is distributed electronically to the following:

1. On the Internet:

World Wide Web:

OS/2 CONNECT home page (HTML)
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/

- the zipped HTML files for downloading can be found at:
http://www.os2ss.com/connect/purpose.htm

IN AUSTRALIA - SBT Internet Systems Pty. Ltd.
http://www.sbt.net.au/connect/

IN BRAZIL
http://macarlo.com/

IN DENMARK:
http://www.zitech.dk/userwebs/ericjohs/

FTP Site: hobbes.nmsu.edu
(/pub/os2/info/newsltr/connect) or (/pub/incoming)

2. Commercial Networks:

America Online

In the OS/2 Forum (Ctrl+K, "os2"), under "OS/2 News Magazines."

NOTE: You can also access our Web site through AOL's "OS/2 on the 'Net" section in the OS/2 Forum; select "OS/2 Publications Websites."

3. Bulletin Boards:

The 42nd Street BBS (Northern Ireland, UK) +44-(0)1247-270883
IBM OS/2 BBS Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia) +386-61-1253464
The Lighthouse OS/2 Support BBS/HUGO (Netherlands) +31-183-402427
Me2BBS London (London, UK) +44-208-442-8560
NightCall (Odense, Denmark) +45-6312-1074

The OS/2 CONNECT HTML files may be distributed free of charge.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Tim Bryce
Editor, OS/2 CONNECT
M. Bryce ~Associates (MBA)
a division of M&JB Investment Company (M&JB)
3310 U.S. Alt. 19
P.O. Box 1637
Palm Harbor, FL 34682-1637
United States
Tel: 727/786-4567
Fax: 727/786-4765
E-Mail: timb001@attglobal.net
WWW: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
MBA: Developers of the "PRIDE" Information Factory(R) ~Batch Manager
Since 1971: "Software for the finest computer - the Mind"

I have placed a curve fitting program on Hobbes.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/new/parambspline2_0.zip

The program will eventually be at:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/analysis/parambspline2_0.zip

ParamBSpline2: A program to generate a smooth curve from sequential points in n-dimensional data. It can be used to:

Smooth a set of data
Insert additional points between existing points
Reduce the number of data points
Obtain estimates at fixed intervals
Obtain estimates at specified points.

This is a program of use to scientists, engineers and others who must modeldata. The program does not suffer from the most common limitations of curve fitting programs. For example:

The data values do not need to satisfy a monotonicity requirement. In other words a given X may have more than one Y value. See the illustration in the zip file. The closeness of fit is controllable several ways. Ouput spacing is flexible. The program is operating system independent. It uses only ANSII standard REXX.

Documentation in OS/2 and .html formats are provided. The highly commented and the source code is included in the package.

Dated October 9th, there's a new JFS fix available, this one includes a nes UJFS.DLL.

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4.5warp/jfs1009.zip

Update CD 1.0, which was introduced at WarpStock Europe 2000 has been made available on the internet. This version updates the syslevel files, fixes the PEER icon installation problem and enables you to install third-party products (DANI IDE, FAT32, SDD drivers, etc.) with Warp.

Update CD can be used to integrate IBM fixes and updates with your original Warp 4 CD-ROM creating an updated Warp client.

http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd.htm
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=updcd10.zip

Hello I picked this out of a newsgroup. Did not see any mention of it.

Subject: Re: ASPI Router
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 22:24:07 +0100
From: Paul Ratcliffe
Reply-To: aspirout@orac.clara.co.uk

> Any chance of you taking over ASPIROUT.SYS and allow it
> work in a
> multi-processing
> environment? The original developer has now ceased OS/2
> development.

I have rewritten it from scratch based on Daniel's original code. Beta 1 is available for anybody who wants to test it. This is a version which should still work with all existing software. Future versions will hopefully allow multilpe processes to access the driver simultaneously. Feedback please to aspirout@orac.clara.co.uk.

http://home.clara.net/orac/files/os2/Aspirb1.zip

The CVSROOT Variable for Netlabs project DDK2 and Warpdriver are wrong. Here is the good one:

set HOME=\netlabs.src

set
CVSROOT=:pserver:guest@www.netlabs.org:d:/ne tlabs.src/ddk2

f:\cvs\cvs login

f:\cvs\cvs -z3 co .

At the password prompt enter readonly hope that they update the web page.

IBM has updated the online driver pak. There are many new drivers and updated drivers. E.g. all printer drivers have been updated (for several languages) and there are also new printers. The Thinkpad TP21 is now supported too. Check it out.

http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/

I have placed the final version of Digitize2 in Hobbes. In a little while I will get the source code up there also.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/graphics/scan/Digitize3_20.zip

It will eventually get to leo, when it comes up again. The program now does everything I hoped to achieve when I started. If there is something else that someone wants we will have to discuss it. Again, I thank those who helped test it and gave feed back.

This release incorporates smoothing and resampling based on parametric bsplines. It also uses the SFX installer.

Digitize2 lets you digitize and measure distances from an image using your mouse. You can zoom in and pan around the expanded image. I use it to convert old technical data published in journals to a digital form as well as digitize maps. The output is ASCII. A DXF and IDRISI export facility is also provided.

Digitize2 addresses the special problems inherent in this type of work. First, it is rather easy to scan the printed material, but getting it aligned accurately is a nuisance. Second, many scanners and certainly most zerographic reproductions are not uniformly scaled. Therefore, Digitize2 by default corrects for rotated images and it does a linear correction for scale distortions. Digitize2 allows the user to also edit the image. This will be done automatically during digitizing or optionally using the various paint tools available. This can greatly simplify keeping track of progress when working on complex imagery. Finally, you can move digitized points, link to existing lines and generate smoothed lines using a very powerful bspline algorithm.

There's a new (August 17 2000) version of the CSF install tool.

Get it here :

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixtool/english-us/

>From the .txt file :

| Changes Made in Version 1.43
| - Added support for applying Warp Server for e-business and Base | Device Driver FixPaks using FPINST.CMD
| - Fixed a code problem dealing with resources inside the FixTool. | This resource problem could make the FixTool hang under certain | circumstances and make application of a FixPak difficult to | complete.
| - Fixed a problem with DBCS FixPak installations on Warp Server | for e-business SMP machines.

I was looking through IBM's FTP Server, Service Boulder and found a new(er) version of "IBM Special Edition, SciTech Display Doctor for OS/2, Version 7.0.3" dated 21-AUG-2000..

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/os2ddpak/sddse703.exe

Text from "version.txt":
SciTech Display Doctor for OS/2
Version 7.0.3
IBM Special Edition

I didn't know this had been released...

WV/2 (WVHTML/2) project refreshed:

WVpm (PM frontend for WVhtml) 0.6 is released. Also we create small archive with Xfree/GTK libraries, required for our doc2rtf utility. If you're not Xfree/2 user but You want to use doc2rtf You can get this archive from our WWW site:

http://os2.ru/projects/wvhtml/index.phtml.en

There is a new Java2 1.3 build on Software Choice dated October 11, 2000.

http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/catalog.htm

A subscription to Software Choice is required to download it.

ConfigTool is CONFIG.SYS editor with searchable database which explains the entries, sort and checking routines, boot/recovery options and suggestions for optimization.

New in version 0.97:

- Swedish language added
- Partition move preparation
- internal corrections and fixes
- expanded Cfgtool.dat (1017 entries)
- expanded and corrected Cfgtool.chk

To download ConfigTool 0.97, visit:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cfgtool097.zip

Later moved to:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/config/cfgtool097.zip

Home page: http://redrival.com/os2util/index.htm

Unit Converter is freeware calculator and PM utility which enables "on-the-fly" unit conversions. User can add, change or delete groups and units, conversion factors and prefixes.

Language support:
English, Croatian, German, Swedish.

New in version 0.95:
- Convert all source to all target units in the group and save output to text or html file.
- Swap source and target unit.
- Input value, conversion factor and offset can be number, expression or program's built-in, Rexx and external functions.
- Constants.
- New units.

Note: in this version of Unit Converter, French lanugage support and Swedish manual are missing, but they will be added soon.

To download Unit Converter 0.95, visit:

http://redrival.com/os2util/index.htm

TEAM OS/2 Russia brings you an OS/2 Port of modlogan-0.5.4, which is a powerful log files analizer derived from webalizer.

ModLogAn is a modular logfile analyzer that combines speed with flexibility. It parses the logfiles generated by Apache and friends (common/combined), MSIIS 5.0, Wu-FTP/ProFTP, Squid, and RealServer, and provides all the well-known statistics and some very specialized statistics like pages that were indexed by a robot, bookmarked pages, cache hit ratio, and many more. Stats for non-web logfiles (hicom116, elmeg, isdnlog) can also be created.

You can download it from:

http://teamos2.ru/files/modlogan-0.5.4-emx.zip (~220Kb)

Two of the largest and oldest Internet Relay Chat channels devoted to OS/2 have merged! In an effort to bolster the presence of an OS/2 support community on IRC, The Undernet and EFnet #OS/2 channels have joined forces. If you're looking for an informal, polite atmosphere to discuss OS/2, stop by our channels. We would also like to enourage old regulars to come visit.

Please visit our web page at:

http://www.os2irc.com

for more information about our channels. Both channels are managed under the rules that have successfully governed the Undernet #OS/2 channel for over five years.

Related sources of information:

For information about the Undernet IRC network, and information on connecting to servers, visit their website at:

http://www.undernet.org

Similar information about EFnet (Eris Free Network), may be found on their website at:

http://www.efnet.org

If you are unfamiliar with the available OS/2 IRC clients, Judy McDermott has compiled an excellent summary of what's available:

http://www.gt-online.com/~bri/irc_clients.html

Timur Tabi has compiled a listing of other IRC channels related to OS/2, which may be found at:

http://tabi.org/timur/irc.html

TEAM OS/2 brings you an OS/2 Port of giflib-4.1.0 tools, which is a set of command line utilites dealing with GIF images.

To find out what are these utilities is for, examine doc/index.html file with your favorite web browser. or see online copy at:

http://teamos2.ru/files/giflib-4.1.0-emx/

List of exe files you can see here:

http://teamos2.ru/files/giflib-4.1.0-emx/exe.files.list.txt

You can download this set of utilites from:

http://teamos2.ru/files/giflib-4.1.0-emx.zip (~270Kb)

PMNapster 2.5 Release 1 available in Hobbes incoming. This version replace PMNapster 2.0 Beta X.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/misc/pmnapster25r1.zip

Updates:

- New Config window layout;
- Unified Firewall Sender/File Server windows;
- Central file transfer center (Download/Upload)
- Show/Hide master Download Window;
- Auto-build server list;
- Added option "Remove download item when retrying";
- New manual Refresh function in Library;
- Save LOG/Debug Mode option implemented.

Update your PMNapster to new level to refresh Napster API, internal functions, new windows layout and bug corrections.

The source code for Star Office "6.0" is now available from:

http://www.openoffice.org

Currently, the web page and all the servers are overloaded.

According to some Sun employees, Sun never updated the OS/2 portions of the source code past 5.1a, but they are supposedly still in 6.0. The problem is finding a compiler that will compile under OS/2. Rumor has it that Sun tried to compile the code with VAC 4.0, but couldn't get it to work.

On the Online Device Driver Pak is a updated Version of IDEDASD:

http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/48469408F8C38A91872567830050C06A.html

There is a team of FreeBSD developers currently working on HPUFS - High Performance Universal File System. This team has expressed a wish to have some OS/2 developers with them, to develop a OS/2 version of the filesystem in parallel with the FreeBSD version. The "Universal" part of the name reflects this - the filesystem is designed to be multi-platform, and has VERY many nice features both for this use and other things. From what I've seen, it's a very unique thing, taking the best from JFS, HPFS, and certain other unix filesystems, plus adding some never-seen-before things.

I therefore ask: Are there anyone reading this who would be interested in contributing?

If so, contact me at: ltning@anduin.net

This is an OS/2 port of curl-7.3

Curl is a tool for getting a file using URL syntax.

It supports HTTP, FTP, DICT, TELNET, HTTPS(*), LDAP(*), FILE and GOPHER as well as HTTP-post, HTTP-put, cookies, FTP upload, passwords, portnumbers and proxies.

(*) - These features are not supported by this port yet.

You can download it from:

http://teamos2.ru/files/curl-7.3-emx.zip (~230Kb)

Thomas Hoffman has released a 2. Testversion of pstoedit 3.21.

pstoedit translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/1958/pstoedit/

Russian Team OS/2 are glad to announce WvHTML 0.6.0.1 and Doc2rtf 1.0 as a parts of our WvHTML/2 project by Igor Saveliev.

WvHTML 0.6.0.1 is a re-released WvHTML 0.6.0 with fixed bug in PNG graphics and GUI frontend WVPM (by Sergey Posokhov). WvHTML 0.6.0.1 support all Microsoft Word (2/6/95/97/2000) formats! WVPM can work as a DOC viewer with wvhtml ans Netscape 4.xx.

DOC2RTF is a text-mode utility with command line interface for Word 2/6/95/97/2000 to RTF format conversion. We took out source code for doc2rtf from AbiWord project.

http://os2.ru/projects/wvhtml/index.phtml.en

LBMix was updated to version 0.05. A lot of configurable user interface enhancements were added. Some bugs were fixes. The set of pipe mixer API backends now also includes support for ESS ISA cards, SB16/32/AWE and SB Pro compatible cards.

For more information and download please visit:

http://www.podolsk.ru/~boga/OS2Programs.html

LBMix is a universal mixer for IOCTL90 Mixer API implemented in Crystal Semiconductor drivers and SB Live! beta drivers. It should work with any audio driver implementing this API as well. Also supports pipe mixer API - the easiest way to create your own mixer. Pipe mixer backends for mode 2 Crystal codecs, SB16/32/AWE, ESS ISA and SB Pro compatible cards are included.

LBMix waDue to the kindly help of all beta testers who sent me error reports and screenshots now I update my project up to ver. 0.65.

Main fixes and updates are:
- Added: "About" window now inform users about a step of investigation process (a 1st step to logging system)
- More accurate CPU speed identification
- New algorithm for Video adapter and video RAM size identification. Note: if SysInfo/2 dispalyed your Video adapter as "(Chip: )" please send me feedback and a screenshot
- OS/2 version and FixPak level determination algorithm corrected And many other corrections and bugfixes.

To see a list of all errors and bugs that were corrected in SysInfo/2 ver. 0.65, please, visit this page:

http://os2.ru/projects/sysinfo/verlisteng.shtml

SysInfo/2 ver. 0.65 is available to download from Hobbes and from SysInfo/2 project home page.

http://os2.ru/projects/sysinfo/indexeng.shtml
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=sysinfo065.zip
http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/cgi-bin/search?query=sysinfo065.zip

Version 1.0 Build 1.0.0.3 of the Servolution NT/W2k Logon Client for OS/2 LAN Server is available for download.

http://www.pcservices.at/servolution

I had updated the OS/2 Emulation Site with the next news:

- KEGS (an Apple II Emulator) had been updated by Christian Hennecke to version 0.60
- Darrel Spice had updated Master Gear/2 to version 1.3.0.
- Darrel Spice had also changed the Master Gear/2 Web site to:

http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/mastergear.htm

- Also Darrel is going to update Stella/2 soon, and Its going to make a new emulator release for OS/2... wait for it.

If there are any programmers interested in porting any kind of emulator to OS/2 you can visit the "Request" Area of the site. There are a lot of ideas of what to port. Many people had request for an Atari ST emulator for example.

If you have any other OS/2 Emulator request let me know so I can add it my web site.

thanks

Martin Iturbide
http://www.os2world.com/emulator

Just in time for Warpstock Europe, WarpIN and XWorkplace have both been updated to V0.9.5. Both updates are mostly for bugfixing.

1. WarpIN V0.9.5 has been released.

WarpIN is intended to become the new universal OS/2 installer. It is becoming more and more popular among OS/2 developers because of its flexibility and ease of use. It has full system configuration (CONFIG.SYS, WPS classes, WPS objects) and can fully undo all the changes to your system again. This is mainly a maintenance release.

2. XWorkplace V0.9.5 is out also.

XWorkplace is the most feature-rich freeware Workplace Shell enhancer on the planet, and even better, it is open source. XWorkplace is the successor to my popular XFolder utility and has become a Netlabs project.

In addition to the well-known WPS enhancements added by XFolder already, we now have a trash can, more CONFIG.SYS settings, most of the features of WarpEnhancer, mouse-button-3 scrolling, improved WPS notebook settings pages, a much better "WPS Class List", full sound schemes support in the "Sound" object, and much more.

This new version finally attempts to fix the problems with XShutdown and INI files. Besides, object hotkeys should work now.

To install XWorkplace, I recommend using the latest WarpIN also.

See my home page for detailed information and download addresses:

http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd/os2.htm

WarpIN and XWorkplace are Netlabs projects, released under the GNU General Public Licence. The source code is available on the Netlabs CVS server. See www.netlabs.org/nosa and my home page for details.

We have created four mailing lists at http://www.egroups.com

-- warpin-user
-- warpin-dev
-- xworkplace-user
-- xworkplace-dev

for WarpIn and XWorkplace users and developers, respectively.

We are grateful for feedback on these mailing lists.

Note: If you have linked to the above address of my home page, please update your links to point to xworkplace.netlabs.org and warpin.netlabs.org instead, because my home page will change in the near future.

Have fun!

Ulrich Moeller

PS: If you want to learn more about WPS programming, come to Warpstock Europe. I'll be doing a presentation about WPS and especially XWorkplace programming.