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October 24, 1998 Source: Tom Stevic (stevic@ibm.net)

From the WinCast TV OS/2 mail list:

Hello,

When I set up this list I promised that traffic would be light, but maybe I've been a little too quiet. I apologize for not making regular progress reports, but I can assure we are making headway with our OS/2 TV card drivers.

We have successfully extended IBM's GRADD architecture to allow our TV cards to DMA video directly into VGA memory. This was probably the most technically challenging part of the project. What this means is that video can be blitted directly into the VGA memory space without any processor intervention. This allows us to display a 640 X 480 video image at 30 frames per second with very little CPU utilization.

The drivers also work quite well with VGA's that don't support GRADD. In this case the CPU is responsible for moving the video across the PCI bus. If you have any class of Pentium Processor on your motherboard you should be able to view video, but at a reduced frame rate on slower machines.

While the "technically challenging" part of the job is basically done, some of the more mundane yet important parts of the driver are still being worked on. Hauppauge's latest TV cards use three different (but closely related) video decoder chips, numerous sound processors and about twelve different tuners to support a worldwide market. The task of detecting the hardware on a particular TV card, then programming that hardware to operate in a particular country is not simple. Video formats, crystal frequencies and tuning standards all need to be programmed. Sometimes I wish we were in the audio business, after all, sound is sound :-) We are working closely with Abbotsbury Software to ensure this gets done in a timely manner. Our goal is to support as many Hauppauge cards as possible with minimal user setup required.

In my previous posting I mentioned that many OS/2 drivers lack the "polish" and support of Windows drivers. Our driver is in that state now. It is time for us to take the next step if we want to. The driver currently supports only a limited subset of the Hauppauge cards capabilities. We have a driver that is useful for OEM applications that don't require a tuner, sound support or easy setup. This is a dangerous situation for those of us who use OS/2 at home and want to use the Hauppauge card for TV and video capture. We could stop development at this point and fund the work that has already been done through OEM sales to customers who have badging, medical imaging or security applications. Of course the drivers would be freely available to non commercial, individual users (that's probably everyone on this list).

I didn't start this project for commercial users. My intent from the start was to bring something to the OS/2 home user, and partially fund it through commercial licenses. In order to fund the final stage of this project, Hauppauge is prepared to produce a CD that will sell for $30. I've started work on this:

WarpTV - IBM's TV application - I have permission to distribute IBM's WarpTV on our CD. IBM was very generous and requires we pay only a small royalty. While I have not tested the application with the current driver set, IBM and Abbotsbury are prepared to work together to ensure compatibility. This is very good news. I would hate to have to fund the development of a TV application. Thank you IBM UK!!!

GRADD Drivers - I have no commitment from IBM Austin yet, but we should be able to put the driver set on our CD.

Latest Fix Packs - Again, no commitment form IBM yet, but I'm talking with them about it.

CUSeeMe/2 - I've been in contact with the author and pending the resolution of a few technical issues we should be able to put this shareware on the CD. As with all shareware, we will only distribute it, it's up to you to register it.

StWTV - Stefan Milcke's TV Application - I've been in contact with Stefan. The WinCast driver doesn't support many of the features he needs at this time (tuner support is not fully implemented), but we hope to add all the functionality his TV application requires. I think we will be able to put his shareware on our CD.

MainActor/2 - This video editing package is a great way to have fun with the Hauppauge WinCast cards. I've contacted them and they are happy to have us distribute their latest version. Again, it will be up to you to register it.

With the exception of IBM's WarpTV application, everything on the CD is being given to Hauppauge for free. This means that all proceeds from the CD will go directly towards TV card driver development for OS/2. Once I have a final list of what we can put on the CD I'll take an informal poll of the folks on this list to determine if we should proceed.

Before I go, I'd like to thank Mr. Tim Snape of Abbotsbury software. He has taken every opportunity to add functionality to the Hauppauge TV card drivers on his own time. I would also like to thank the Network Computing (formerly PSP) people at IBM's Austin facility for hosting Tim and I in August and allowing us access to their technical staff. IBM UK for allowing us to distribute their WarpTV application. And finally, once again to Paul Hethmon for hosting this list. (Inet.Mail Internet Mail Server http://www.hethmon.com)

That's all folks,

John Rodriguez
Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc.
email: warptv@erols.com


October 24, 1998

File Browser Beta 3 is now available at:
http://www.datacomm.ch/~cbratschi/fbrowser/fbrowser.zip

What is FileBrowser?

File Browser is a file manager with enhanced capabilities:
- File manager
- Web browser
- File viewer (graphics, Netscape plug-ins)
- WPS support
and several other features

What's new in Beta 3?

- Cache bugs fixed
- Full Netscape plug-in support (Navigator 2.02 and Communicator 4.04)
- Many other improvements

Screenshots:

Main window:
http://www.datacomm.ch/~cbratschi/fbrowser/fbrowser.gif
Acrobat plug-in:
http://www.datacomm.ch/~cbratschi/fbrowser/acrobat.gif
Directory settings:
http://www.datacomm.ch/~cbratschi/fbrowser/dirset.gif

The final version will be Shareware. This beta version works until 11/15/1998.

The File Browser home page is at:
http://www.datacomm.ch/~cbratschi/


October 24, 1998

NFTP v1.40 has been released. This is a multi-platform (OS/2, BeOS, Unix, Win32) text mode FTP client. New in this version:

You can download a copy from http://www.ayukov.com/nftp/index.html


October 24, 1998

Data Representations has released Simplicity for Java 1.1 beta 1a at:
http://www.datarepresentations.com

Simplicity for Java was demonstrated at Warpstock 98 and was a real show stopper.

WHAT'S NEW

The following is a list of major new features and improvements in the Simplicity for Java 1.1 beta 1a.

  1. Swing Support - Each of the Swing components have been added to the Object Palette. Custom property pages have been designed to accompany each of these parts. In addition, custom data model editors have been provided for several of the components. (Note: The icons on the palette for the new Swing components are temporary. New icons are being created)
  2. JavaBeans Support - The composer now generates custom property pages for any beans which are imported into the IDE. The JavaBean import dialog has also been improved to let users select beans from a tree diagram of their classpath. (A sample bean is being provided to experiment with. This bean is datarep.beans.Knob, located under the Project directory. It implements a simple 'volume' knob.)
  3. Java Source Editor - The editor has been enhanced in several ways.
    1. Unlimited Undo/Redo
    2. Search and Replace
    3. Sourcerer's Apprentice - Type Ctrl-A after the name of any variable to see a list of all methods and fields.
  4. Compiler error message handling - When compiling .java source files in the IDE, any error messages sent to the Java console can be double clicked to jump to that line in the source file.
  5. Right-click any component to see a menu containing the reverse-order component heirarchy, from that component to the underlying Window.
  6. Ctrl-click the Sourcerer button to insert generated code at the cursor, rather than append to the bottom of the code area.
  7. Multiple Image Directories - The image choice fields are being replaced with a button which launches a dialog from which images can be chosen. Any IDE groups containing image extensions (*.gif, *.jpg, etc...) will be added to this dialog. Images can also be cropped and scaled here.

October 23, 1998

The RSU installation program has been updated to version 1.81, although the Software Updates page does not link to it, and there is no version history listed.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/rsu/rsuinst.181

rsuinst is the program started by your browser when you apply OS/2 fixpacks over the web.


October 23, 1998

The long-awaited OS/2 version of MainActor/2 v2 just entered into a public beta. MainActor/2 v2 features a complete new program, called MainActor/2 Sequencer, a timeline based full-featured video sequencer with hundreds of video transitions, video effects and video paths.

The package also consists of the v1.x components of MainActor/2, namely MainActor/2 VideoEditor and MainView/2 which feature a new DIVE Subsystem to resolve some video driver conflicts in the playback engine.

The public beta version can be downloaded from MainConcept's web site at:
http://www.mainconcept.com


October 23, 1998

The BlueCAD utilities home page has some new additions. Well worth checking out!
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/4320/bluecad.html


October 23, 1998

Adaptec has released new (10/21/98) drivers for their 78xx chipsets:
ftp://ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/os2/

This driver is version 2.3, the recently released IBM version is 2.11. The last version from Adaptec caused problems with RSJ CD Writer; hopefully, that has been fixed.


October 23, 1998

IBM has a special opportunity (as they say) for ISVs. Join IBM's Visual Age Object Connection Partners in Development Program and you can qualify to receive at no charge:

There are no membership fees. To qualify you must be a commercial ISV that creates products for sale.

Obtain a form from the Solution Developer Program (SDP) by asking about Visual Age Objection Connection Partners in Development program or by sending email to objconn@us.ibm.com. To get the materials more quickly, specify that you want them faxed rather than mailed, include your organization's name, your name and fax number. When completed, fax the form to 919-254-0472.

For more information visit:
http://www.developer.ibm.com/welcome

[VA Java Enterprise contains:
DB2 v5 Personal Edition - OS/2, Win3.1, Win95, WinNT
DB2 v5 Software Developer's Kit
DB2 v5 Universal Database Extenders
Net.Data for OS/2, AIX, Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX and SCO
Visual Age Object Connection Partners CD version 2.0
Visual Age for Java Team Server
Visual Age for Java Enterprise v2.0 for OS/2, NT, Win9x]


October 23, 1998

Yuri Dario has at last released the OS/2 port of SANE 0.74:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/4320/sane2.html

New in this release:


October 23, 1998 Source: Frank De Waelle (fdw@csi.be)

Hi,

We are currently developping a password synchroniser. It's main function would be to forward the password changes on the OS/2 DC to other OS/2 DC's and (!!) other platforms (such as NT, RACF, DB2/2...). No changes required to the client side. So far it is looking good, a prototype is running.

We would like to have some input from you all. What are you interested in? Which functions would you like to see? Where would you use this?

The packaging is not decided yet.

If you have something to say : AccMon@ibm.net

It all started with an NET.ACC Monitor...:-)


October 23, 1998

=== BEGIN IACT ANNOUNCEMENT===

From: Diane Gartner, IACT Co-ord., at dgwhiz@earthling.net
Date: October 23rd, 1998
Subject: IACTion Project 2 -- IACT's "Testimonial Project"

TO: Consumers, programmers, business owners, users of *all* platforms and common computer technologies & services.

If you use prefer to use one of the many platforms not made by Microsoft, such as OS/2, Linux, Unix, NetWare, BeOS, MacOS, BSD, EPOC, etc. -- or if you simply wish to enjoy free, open access to the Internet and new satellite technologies -- then IACTion Project 2 needs your support now! This is IACT's "Testimonial Project," expanding upon our first IACTion Letter project back in May '98, which had brought strong responses from the wider community of computer users. Among those responses were some impressive testimonials from people who have been personally and professionally affected by the Microsoft monopoly.

Even with government lawsuits against Microsoft, that company's monopoly still is threatening our basic rights to choose and use technology. Just as Microsoft is entering different, new sectors of the technology market and using several tactics, it makes sense for a grass-roots organization such as IACT to take several different steps toward winning our fight in the "court of public opinion."

As members of that public, IACT will be posting a new collection of testimonials, contributed by ordinary consumers, business owners, programmers and computer users, and offered as evidence that nearly all of us are affected on a daily basis by the Microsoft monopoly. If you yourself have been restricted by a "Microsoft-only" type of bias or requirement, then here's your chance to give testimony.

To get the essential details such as What, When and Where you may contribute to IACTion Project 2, please visit the `Connections` section of our website at:
http://pages.cthome.net/iact/iact-tell.html

and be sure to share that URL, along with this announcement, with your friends and colleagues.

Diane Gartner
Co-ordinator,
International Alliance for Compatible Technology
http://pages.cthome.net/iact/


October 23, 1998

Master of the Empire preordering begins now! Product GA: November 1 1998

Preorder price $20.00 + s/h. Master of the Empire is shipped on a CD.
ScreenShots : http://www.physics.purdue.edu/~crh/MOTE
Ordering Page : https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order1271.html

Description:

Master of the Empire is a game of conquest, economic struggles, and resource control. The random world generator provides an infinite number of worlds to conquer. Your objective is to brutally exterminate all opposition to your regime and unite the world under your banner! To accomplish this you must destroy or control all of the cities on the planet.

There are many ways to achieve this, through deceptive military tactics or even economic strangleholds on your enemies are possible! Master of the Empire also provides the ability to load in custom built worlds as well as full blown campaigns. Campaigns are a series of linked battles, that could take place on the same world or on foreign planets!

Features:

How do I order Master of the Empire for OS/2?
Goto BMT Micros secure web site and order it from there.
Ordering Page : https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order1271.html


October 22, 1998

From Yahoo news - http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/981022/cij.html

'Gerstner, in his fifth year at the helm of the world's largest computer maker and one of the main companies to popularize the PC, made the comments in an interview Thursday with cable television network CNBC.

``The era of the PC is over,'' Gerstner said.

In its place will be a new model of so-called network computing. While PCs will still sit on nearly every desk, the programs, data and other information will reside on powerful computer servers linked by networks. Coupled with the proliferation of the Internet, this new model will allow small companies to function as bigger companies with deeper pockets, and allow large companies to push further into international markets, Gerstner said.'

'Gerstner, though far from a technologist, brought to IBM a maniacal focus on its customers -- something the executive said IBM lacked.

``We had to focus this company maniacally on the customer,'' Gerstner said. ``We eliminated a lot of the internal focus.'''


October 22, 1998 Source: Ulrich Moeller (ulrich.moeller@rz.hu-berlin.de)

XFolder V0.81 beta is out. The new version is available at:
http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444vnd/os2.htm

For those who are not familiar with XFolder yet: XFolder is a collection of WPS replacement classes, adding a number of those features to your desktop which you've always missed (I hope).

Since V0.80, XFolder is freeware under the GPL. That means:

!!! The full source code is now available. !!!

National Language Support for Japanese is already finished. Dutch, Italian, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish have been announced to me to be in the works. Please check my homepage frequently to see the currently available NLS packages.

Note however that this is (still) a BETA VERSION. I am releasing this version into the public to get feedback; for the previous version (V0.80), I was drowning in bug reports, but apparently this version is running much better.

--> In a word: Make a WPS backup before installing.

On my homepage, I am now maintaining a public bug list so you can see what's running well and what's not. Please read this before installing or contacting me. Thanks.

Main XFolder features are:

And dozens of little enhancements which cannot all be listed here.

New with V0.81:

Thanks to everyone who has supported me in the past. XFolder wouldn't be what it is today without your help.


October 22, 1998 Source: Thom Davis (ccompute@neo.lrun.com)

Centari Computers is proud to annouce that we have our winners for the 40x Cd-rom Drive and other prizes.

They are:
1st Place: Kenneth Kuttner
2nd Place: William Rushmore
3rd Place: John Stewart

Gentlemen, if you haven't checked you E-Mail, HURRY UP! :)

I want to thank everyone who stopped by and entered the contest. I was impressed with the response that we received and have decide that we will try to conduct another contest before Christmas, so keep an eye on the site and if you need 100% OS/2 Hardware, think CENTARI COMPUTERS!


October 21, 1998

OS/2 Headquarters now has a short summary of the highly-successful Warpstock '98 meeting in Chicago. The Warpstock people are already looking for bids for WS99 and WS2000.

OS/2 Headquarters can be found at http://www.os2hq.com


October 21, 1998 Source: Alessandro Cantatore (alexcant@tin.it)

I'm uploading a first beta of Batch Editor to Hobbes
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/baed001.zip

the definitive path will probably be:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu//pub/os2/apps/editors/baed001.zip

Batch Editor is a small multithreaded PM application which allows to find and replace a list of strings in one or more files. You can use it to edit text files or binary files. Replacing paths references in the system files and application INI files you can use it to update them when you move an application to a different path. You can even use it on your system files, when moving your OS/2 installation to a different drive/partition, by replacing all the partition letter occurrences.

Please report any bugs, problems, wanted features to my email address:
alexcant@tin.it
alexcant@pandora.it

My homepage (I'll update it soon):
http://acsoft.ghostbbs.ml.org


October 21, 1998 Source: Mikael Schorling (mikael.schorling@ssk.se)

I just found out that a new MPTS (Converged stack WR08610) is available at:
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08610_conv/

"The new MPTS FixPak 8610 is a upgrade for all previous MPTS-Releases (including Warp 3 Connect, Warp 4 and TCP/IP 4.1). It upgrades the TCP/IP Stack from v4.0x (16Bit) to v4.20 (32Bit)."

--Jens Wiessner (Jens.Wiessner@rfi.de)


October 21, 1998 Source: Don Eitner, VOICE Secretary (secretary@os2voice.org)

The Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education has posted nearly 100 pictures taken at Warpstock '98 to its website at http://www.os2voice.org/. Remember great times, see yourself, and if you weren't able to attend, see what you missed!


October 21, 1998 Source: David Ameiss (dameiss@mcs.net)

Following my Warpstock Session, "Setting Up a SOHO Network", a number of people requested that the presentation be put online somewhere. The presentation is now available at:
http://www.mcs.net/~dameiss/OS2Networking/SOHO.html


October 21, 1998
New Java Technology on IBM's AlphaWorks:
P3P parser
http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/P3P

Platforms: OS/2, Windows 95 and NT

P3P parser is a P3P protocol parser and constructor written in 100% pure Java. The package (com.ibm.p3p) contains classes and methods for parsing, generating, manipulating and evaluating P3P proposals and responses. It also contains a parser and evaluator for "A P3P Preference Exchange Language" (APPEL).

RuleBasedNumberFormat
http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/RBNF

Platforms: All Java Enabled Plaform

RuleBasedNumberFormat was originally written to provide an internationalizable way of writing out numeric values in words. Different languages vary considerably in how they express numbers. Traditionally, applications that needed to spell out numeric quantities in words simply had a function that did this, and this function had to be rewritten for each language the program was localized for. RuleBasedNumberFormat provides a way to put number-spellout descriptions into resources, saving you from having to recompile your program for each localized version. We provide number-spellout rules for several common languages.

StringSearch
http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/StringSearch

Platforms: All Java Enabled Platforms

Sorting and searching non-English text presents number of challenges that many English speakers are not even aware of. The primary source of difficulty is accents, which have very different meanings in different languages, and sometimes even within the same language. There are other problems as well. Fast, table-based search algorithms must be adapted for use with Java's large, Unicode character set. Some languages have multi-character sequences that sort as if they were one character. And so on.

StringSearch solves these problems so you don't have to think about them. It will do the right thing for any locale or collation sequence that you specify.

New JavaBeans on IBM's AlphaWorks
JHelper
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/alphaBeans/

Platforms: All Java Enabled Platforms

The main purpose of JHelper is to create and display help systems as well as tool-tips (hints) for Java applications/applets, including the ability to display help index and contents if they have been created.

Updated Technology on IBM's AlphaWorks
Install Toolkit for Java
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/formula/InstallToolkit

Platforms: AIX, Linux, Solaris, OS/2, Windows 95, Windows NT

Install Toolkit for Java is a program for writing install programs for Java or non-Java programs (including OS/2, AIX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows NT/95 programs). Since Install Toolkit for Java is written in Java, it can be run on any platform and operating system that supports Java. This portability provides a simpler installation and distribution process.

Changes incorporated in Install Toolkit for Java:
Added and enhanced privileges on Unix-based platforms, new installation code for ITJ, now any user on Win32, OS2 and Linux can install codes. Also, fixed bugs and enhanced double-byte language support for Win NT.

IRC Client for Java
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/formula/IRC

Platforms: All Java Enabled Platforms

IRC Client for Java is an enhanced, Java-based IRC client that provides a rich set of features for Web sites and Web users. In addition to the Java applet, a full Java application version of the IRC Client for Java is now available. This version provides full DCC support, transcript saving and logging, and parameter saving. Developers can add new features to the application using Java.

Changes incorporated in IRC Client for Java v1.38:

New version 1.38 with Display URL in the popup menu, use of ini file format for the settings for multiple servers, and a new moderation control feature.



October 21, 1998 Source: John Hong (jdc0014@infonet.st-johns.nf.ca)

Anyone using the OMNI printer driver (updated one) should check their job properties, the Color Dither option in particular. Looks like IBM has added three new Dither modes (CMYK Difussion, HSV Diffusion, and HSV Bidiffusion). I saw those new modes offered in OMNI's Canon BJC-4200 driver. NOTE to Canon 4000-series users, don't use CMYK...this series of Canon printers are RGB. ;-)


October 21, 1998 Source: Walter Metcalf (os2.guide@miningco.com)

This week's issue of Focus on OS/2 is now online. This week is your turn to talk to me! Tell me what you think of the job I've done with Focus on OS/2 in the past 5 months, and what I could do better. This week's feature is a questionnaire, designed with lots of space for comments, so you can tell me exactly what you think.

In addition there is a hot new item about OS/2 Warp Server for e-business (formerly Aurora). IBM actually wants to make a client version! (At least the OS/2 product team does.) See the features available and tell them how much you'd be willing to pay for them at http://os2.miningco.com/library/blnewsflashes.htm.

You can read all this material and more (and download it if you like) at http://os2.miningco.com.


October 20, 1998 Source: Steve Wendt (stevew@hartnell.cc.ca.us)

A bunch of stuff I posted on my web page:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/

that you may have missed. Sorry it's all lumped together, there was a lot of stuff updated in the last few days.

The freeware Apache web server for OS/2 1.33 has been released (10/19/98); it can be downloaded direct from Apache.
http://apache.org/dist/binaries/os2/

Modular Dreams has released (10/19/98) Synapse, "a collection of networking software designed to extend the built-in TCP/IP features of your computer." It includes a port redirector, and a port-independent file transfer.
http://www.marauder3.com/synapse.html

Version 1.01 of a graphical frontend for the MP3 encoder Bladeenc for OS/2 is now (10/19/98) available for download from Hobbes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=front

Java Pilot Desktop, a JAVA program for interfacing with the PalmPilot, has been updated (10/18/98) to version 0.85. It includes an addressbook, todo list, memo pad, expense management, and a datebook.
http://www.ctag.de/projects/jpd/

The BitchX IRC client and PM interface have been updated (10/18/98). Some of the features of PMBitchX include: multiwindows, resizable windows, fonts configurable on the fly, scriptable pulldown menus, and full BitchX script compatibility. The web page has not yet been updated, you can find the files on Hobbes.
http://www.bitchx.com/pm/
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=bx75p2

BladeEnc, an MPEG encoder, has been updated (10/18/98) to version 0.72a. It requires EMX.
http://home8.swipnet.se/~w-82625/

Version 1.07 of a new TV application for the Wincast/TV GRADD driver is available (10/18/98) for download from Hobbes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=yadtv

AICQ, Another ICQ clone, has been updated (10/17/98) to version 0.05. This command line program has Win1251<->CP866 recoding, and implements version 2 of the ICQ protocol. It can also be downloaded from Hobbes.
ftp://ftp.intsys.ru/pub/aicq/
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=aicq

Dialog Enhancer has new beta (10/16/98) versions of the data file (build 5.10b) and installer (build 1.85b). New with this release is support for Communicator 4.04 and ZOC 3.08. Dialog Enhancer changes a lot of the (ugly) Warp dialog boxes, such as the Open/Save dialog box, with ones that are better laid-out and more aesthetically pleasing.
http://www-student.lboro.ac.uk/~mcrsc/ostrans.html

WarpZip version 2.0 has been released (10/16/98). Find the full details on the PillarSoft web page. WarpZip is similar in function to WinZip, the popular Windows program for manipulating Zip archives.
http://fm-net.com/pillarsoft/warpzip.html

POV-Ray 3.1a has been ported (10/16/98) to OS/2 from MS-DOS sources, and can be downloaded from Hobbes. For more information, and sample scenes, see the POV Ray website.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=pov3
http://www.povray.org/

CFM TWAIN version 5.10 is now available. This software adds support for many scanners to OS/2, in programs like PMView.
http://www.cfm.de/f_products_start.htm

StWTV, a TV-Application for the WinTV/PCI card, has been updated (10/14/98) to version 1.04B. It uses the driver from Abbotsbury Software, which was recently updated (9/17/98) to version 1.020R. StWTV features: User defined station-buttons, free definable priority of the blitting thread, record and playback short movies, and a Rexx API.
http://home.t-online.de/home/stefan.milcke/stwtv_en.htm
http://www.wdi.co.uk/OS2TV/download.htm

An updated version of the FREE config.sys tool, ConfigInfo, is now (10/11/98) available for download from Hobbes. It's the 'old' Configinfo 4.0 with an updated Dat-file that contains all the new information for Warp 4 and Fixes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=cfginfo

InCharge, the Financial Management System, has been updated (10/10/98) to version 1.02.46.
http://rampages.onramp.net/~landeck/

Micq is a text-based ICQ client, ported to OS/2 from Linux. It has just been updated (10/9/98), and is available for download from Hobbes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=micq

xBaseJ, an xBase database engine written entirely in Java, has been updated (10/3/98) to version 1.7.2.
http://www.americancoders.com/xBaseJ.html

RSJ CD Writer, the powerful CD mastering software, has been updated (10/2/98) to version 2.71.
http://www.rsj.de/stage/en/cd_os2.htm


October 20, 1998 Source: Jongjin Choi (jjchoi@sisun.comtec.co.kr)

Indelible Blue Online is now colleting inputs from OS/2 users about 'OS/2 Aurora Client pack'.

The cost, quantity of order and primary purpose of 'OS/2 Aurora Client Pack' are the survey issue.

The link to the survey is on the Indelible Blue home page:
http://www.indelible-blue.com/


October 20, 1998 Source: Wayne Swanson (psoft@tech-center.com)

WarpZip is now out of beta and online with version 2.0.

WarpZip is the latest in Zip and OS/2 "Packed" file management. Beneath WarpZip's stunning interface you will find some revolutionary and powerful functions that will save both time and effort and boost your productivity. WarpZip comes fully functional for your evaluation. The installation program lets you decide where files go and writes it's own uninstallation script for you at that time. It will not leave files behind after an uninstall unless you want it to.

WarpZip's price structure will be changing as the special beta pricing is now over. Those who had registered WarpZip during the beta at the special pricing will continue to be fully registered for the GA version as well.

The new WarpZip v2.0 is available for download and evaluation at:
Hobbes: ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/warpzip.zip
PillarSoft: http://fm-net.com/pillarsoft/pub//warpzip.zip
BMT Micro: ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/warpzip.zip

More information is available at the PillarSoft website:
http://fm-net.com/pillarsoft


October 20, 1998 Source: WarpCast

ThermoProtect V1.03 is a (FREE) hardware monitoring utility that is designed to support Winbond W83781D and LM78 (LM78 support is not quite there yet, but it will be in V1.04). It use those chip to monitor system's temperature, voltage, and fan speed.

This is the first program I know of that supports Winbond's W83781D chip (IMHO, it is superior to LM78, AFAIK, cheaper as well... :) ) under OS/2 Because if there are program supporting W83781D under OS/2, I won't bother to program this thing... ;P

You can now download them from Hobbes' incoming directory, and it should later be moved to \pub\os2\util\system directory of Hobbes.

Have fun.

MODERATOR'S NOTE: The file name of this utility is tp-103.zip

Hobbes can be found at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu


October 20, 1998

Netlabs just released an update to gimp/2 ver 1.02 as well as a new filter (lighting effects)...
http://www.netlabs.org/gimp


October 20, 1998 Source: Joachim Scholtysik (J.Scholtysik@t-online.de)

There is a new graphical frontend for use with the MP3 encoder port Bladeenc for OS/2, originally developed for Win32. The Frontend resides at Hobbes in pub/incoming and later in pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/util. It's postcardware. The encoder Bladeenc for OS/2, ported by Mikael Kjellstrom, resides at http://bladeenc.home.ml.org. It's freeware.


October 20, 1998 Source: Adrian Gschwend (ktk@netlabs.org)

Marty today released a i486-version of MAME for OS/2, this should improve the speed for all those of you which don't want to use the Pentium optimized version of MAME for OS/2. You can run up to 800 arcade classics with MAME!

Check the MAME for OS/2 page at http://www.netlabs.org/projects/mame.html

For developers he also released the OS/2 port of SEAL, the Synthetic Audio Library. The Synthetic Audio Library Application Programming Interface (SEAL API) allows your applications to play digital audio waveforms and multichannel music module sequences concurrently.

Check the SEAL for OS/2 page at http://www.netlabs.org/projects/seal.html


October 20, 1998 Source: Martin Alfredsson (mail@jmast.se)

21warp is the name for a campaign to make IBM release a new OS/2 client (warp5).

We take orders for Warp5 and then send them to IBM.

I have created a new logo for the campain that I would like you to place on your page to support our campain and spread the word ! And if you can help in any way, don hesitate to contact me.

The 21warp campaign:
http://www.jmast.se/21warp/ or http://move.to/warp5

Logotype with linking information:
http://www.jmast.se/21warp/21wlogo.zip or http://move.to/warp5/21wlogo.zip

Please help me to give you what you want !


October 20, 1998

OS/2 TCP/IP v4.0 stack has been updated to inetver 4.02w on IBM's testcase (not validated yet, use it at your own risk):
ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/ps/fromibm/tcpip/402w/latest40.exe


October 20, 1998

New files on the OS/2 DDPAK:

- new Adaptec 7800 Family Manager v3.01 (supports AHA-29xx, 39xx, 49xx, AIC-78xx)
---> 7800FAM.EXE

- new printer drivers (OMNI 30.569, PCL3/5)

- new IDEDASD package featuring IBM1S506.ADD build 10.012 as of 13-oct-98.
---> IDEDASD.EXE

- new wheel-mouse drivers as of 30-sep-98
---> SCROLLMS.EXE

All those files available from:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/os2ddpak


October 20, 1998 Source: Adrian Suri (asuri@vpub.powernet.co.uk)

TarGzipPm has been updated to version 1.3 (It appears that 1.2C introuced some a new bug which meant that while files would list, they could not unpack.)

New Features

The file has been uploaded to:
Ftp Leo, Hobbes and http://tsikora.tiac.net/ (incoming)

though you can also get it from my site:
http://users.powernet.co.uk/vpub

and go to the projects section.

The next version will have multi-language support.


October 20, 1998

The latest version of Warp Server - codenamed Aurora has been renamed. Its new name is OS/2 Warp Server for e-business. More details, including a product overview and white papers are at:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/products/aurora/index.html


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