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December 15

OS/2 port of the Generic Mapping Tools, V.3.4.

Version 3.4 of Paul Wessell and Walter Smith's Generic Mapping Tools (GMT).
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/gmt3_4.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=gmt3_4.zip

"GMT <http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/> is a free, open source collection of ~60 UNIX tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots through contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views in black and white, gray tone, hachure patterns, and 24-bit color. GMT supports 25 common map projections plus linear, log, and power scaling, and comes with support data such as coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries."

December 15

Contact/2 Demo 2

The second Demo of Contact/2, the new addressmanager application for os/2 and eCs is available.

It includes now an english userinterface and an english guide beside the german interface and guide.

Also registered users can download the latest full-version at the link below.

http://www.subsys.de/contact/contactinfo.htm

December 15

Amouse 2.0 beta updated again

There is a new (13.Dez.2001) beta of Amouse 2.0

The package contains a device driver as well as a application code to support mice with a wheel, e. g.:
Logitech Pilot Mouse+ with serial or PS/2-port
Logitech Mouse Man+
Microsoft Intellimouse
IBM Scrollpoint mouse

http://home.t-online.de/home/klaus.breining/

December 15

Preprocessor for OS/2 helpfiles

This package allows you to easily create powerful OS/2 INF files with only a handfull of commands instead of the complex set of IPF commands. Unlike other packages, HyperText/2 cannot produce Win help files or HTML files, but it is freeware (also unlike other tools) :-)
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/htext102.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=htext102.zip

December 15

Netscape 6.2.1 equivalent

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla0.9.4.1/mozilla-os2-0.9.4.1.zip

This is an OS/2 version of the base for Netscape 6.2.1.

If you want to run a pretty stable build, this is it.

Please report bugs through bugzilla, but also test them on nightlies to see if they are fixed.

I'm mainly looking for OS/2 specific bugs in this build (works on Windows 6.2.1, doesn't work on OS/2)

Thanks
Mike Kaply
IBM

December 15

Protest Politely

"The public comment period in U.S. v. Microsoft has begun."

Good article asking people to send in their protests.

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/3952/1/

December 14

autonic

At boot time detect PCI Network card and autoload it's driver
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/autonic.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=autonic.zip

readme:
in config sys insert a line like this
device=x:\autonic.sys x = boot drive
replace the line of your nic card by this one
device=x:\ibmcom\macs\auto.os2 x = boot drive

on your hardisk or cdrom create directories d:\mptn\auto\xxxx.yyyy where xxxx = pci vendor id and yyyy = pci device id into the directory xxxx.yyyy copy protocol.ini and driver zzzz.os2 for the card

copy pcisnif.exe to x:\os2 x = boot drive
what do autonic.sys
===================

at boot time autnic during the init phase DosExecPgm a program called snifpci.exe yes you can start a program from a device driver at boot time because during init phase of your device driver you are at ring 3 the only problem is that your program must be a 16 bits OS/2 program (no problem with watcom 11C)

The program snifpci scan the pci env using the OEMHLP$ driver so put the driver autonic.sys after the load of the OEMHLP$ driver. When snifpci found a vendor id,device id it looks at x:\ibmcom\auto\ for a directory matching. If matching it copies the x:\ibmcom\auto\xxxx.yyyy\*.ini to x:\ibmcom\protocol.ini and x:\ibmcom\xxxx.yyyy\*.os to x:\ibmcom\macs\auto.os2
x:\ibmcom\8086.7200\protocol.ini
x:\ibmcom\8086.7200\ibmfe.os2
x:\ibmcom\8086.7300\protocol.ini
x:\ibmcom\8086.7300\ibmcndis.os2

etc...

TODO:

1. When booting from cdrom not copy the driver and protocol.ini to the bootdrive (it is in read only) but put it on the ram disk Easy to do because we must just change a 16 bit ring 3 program

2. When no match read the directory \ibmcom\macs\*.nif display the text string for all the card available in the directory and let the user choose the card

EMAIL : serge.sterck@fmsb.be

December 14

FtpServer version 0.92 released

A new version of FtpServer is out now. You can get it from http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/os2/FtpServer.html or from ftp://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/software/ftpser092.zip The main new feature is that this version supports working from behind a firewall.

LIST OF CHANGES
Version 0.92
Added Setup options for working from behind a firewall.
Fixed a bug related to restarting an upload operation.
Added support for files bigger than 2GB (but only for Warp 4.51 or better).
Fixed minor bug: program was turning off the Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock at startup.
Made the big GO button on Setup the default, so that you can select it with the key.
Added some log messages for watchdog timer.
Fixed monitor bug: monitor was crashing if port > 32767.

Peter

December 13

WeirdX 1.3.1 released

JCraft INC has released WeirdX 1.3.1

WeirdX is an X Window System server in pure Java under GNU GPL. It is implemented with JDK 1.1 & Swing 1.1 APIs, so it will run on several platforms. WeirdX handles X window protocol directly, so any proxy programs are not needed on X client side.
Changes since version 1.0.30:
............................
- modified to be free from 'misc/msocket/weirdx-*.*.*-msockets.patch' and deleted 'misc/msocket/weirdx-1.0.26-msockets.patch'.
- fixed a problem in using CapsLock key pointed out by Hans Wolff. - fixed a crash bug in RootlessWM window mode pointed out by Roland Mainz(Roland.Mainz@informatik.med.uni-giessen.de).

http://www.jcraft.com/weirdx/

December 13

SIO2K Version 2.02

Version 2.02 of SIO2K is now available from downloading from http://www.gwinn.com A list of corrections and additions is below.

The combination of a SMsC SuperIO chip on an SMP system could cause a lockup when a port is opened. This problem has been corrected.

SuperIO and UltraIO are motherboard chip sets with serial ports, often with the capability for extented bit rates.

Added support for the following SMsC SuperIO and UltraIO chips with bit rates up to 460800: FDC37N971, FDC37N972, FDC37M70x, FDC37M81x, FDC37N958, FDC37N769, FDC37N3869, LPC47N227, LPC47N252, LPC47N267, LPC47M192, LPC47M14x, LPC47M10x, LPC47S45x, FDC37C67x, FDC37M70x, FDC37B72x, and FDC37B77x.

Added support for up to 921600 bps for the following Winbond SuperIO chips: W83977EF and W83977TF.

YOU MUST add "SuperIO", without the quote marks, to the uart.sys command line to enable the higher bit rates on your computer.

A problem was corrected in sio2k.sys that could cause a trap when exiting from PMLM.

Ray Gwinn

http://www.gwinn.com

December 12

OS/2 Christmas e-cards for FREE!

On OS/2.cz, you can find some Christmas OS/2 e-cards and PF s for the next year... So, you can send these e-cards to your friends... and all is FREE!

http://www.os2.cz/

December 12

German eComStation coming

The German eComStation will go into production in the week from 10-14 december. The product will ship in the last week of December.

Regards/groeten, Menso de Jong

December 12

TiMidity MCD 2.10.4 updated

Darwin O'Connor has updated TiMidity 2.10.4

TiMidity plays MIDI and Module (.MOD) files. It does it in software without depending on any hardware MIDI support your soundcard might have. Sound quaility can be much higher because it limited by your CPU's power and memory rather then your soundcard's power and memory.

Update

Dec 11th, 2001: Another update to TiMidity MCD 2.10.4. Fixes:
Will now work with TIMIDITYDIR to allow the timidity.cfg to be somewhere other then C:\TIMIDITY\.
If the audio device is in use it will now return a proper error message.
Debugging symbols successfully stripped from dll.
Updated documention on the timidity.cfg file.

http://www.reamined.on.ca/doconnor/timidity.html

December 12

MMIOProc Codecs for MP3 and OGG Vorbis

Russell O'Connor has updated the MMIOProc Codec for MP3 to V 0.3 , additionally there is now V 0.1 of the OGG Vorbis codec
Changes from 0.2 to 0.3 :
* Now MP3 waveforms are visible in Audio Editor.
* MMIOM_IDENTIFYFILE does not claim that all data is valid mp3.

With the codecs the OS/2 mulitmedia system is able to play (and convert to WAV) MP3 and OGG Vorbis files without any additional software.

http://www.math.berkeley.edu/~roconnor/MMIOMP3/

December 12

Some cool projects in eComStation.R
eComStation.Ru hosts some cool projects.
Visit our site to get more info.
Contact us if you want to create your own project web-page.
Wacom Graphire tablet OS/2 driver
http://ecomstation.ru/graphire/
QuickChat/2 - chat application for home networks (compatible with Windows quickchat).
http://ecomstation.ru/qc2/
LanScan - is the program for scanning of class C Ethernet network and discovering all working nodes.
http://ecomstation.ru/lanscan/
CommSuite - Communication software for mobile phones.
http://ecomstation.ru/phonesuite/
Tauto AVC Auto Answer - Answering machine for USR Courier modems with AVC firmware.
http://ecomstation.ru/tauto/
ConfigTool - Utility for configuration file (CONFIG.SYS) editing - Translation of text information to russian language.
http://ecomstation.ru/configtool/
MP3 Tagger - Program for editing MP3 tags and creating MP3 lists.
http://ecomstation.ru/tagger/
WarpGoGo - Front-End for Gogo-no-coda MP3-encoder.
http://ecomstation.ru/warpgogo/
Dialer/2 - Voice dialing program.
http://ecomstation.ru/dialer/
Nice - OS/2 interface enhancer.
http://ecomstation.ru/nice/
Escriba-Rus - Translation of Escriba text processor interface and help files to russian language.
http://ecomstation.ru/escriba-rus/
SNPPD - High performance, stable and reliable SNPP server for receiving of pager messages over Internet.
http://ecomstation.ru/snppd/
Netdrive Cipher Plugin - the most secure security solution for OS/2.
http://ecomstation.ru/ndpcrypt/
X-Commander - a file manager, that would allow you to do your everyday work with files and archives faster and easier (copying, deleting, renaming, etc. are available). The interface of the program is easy to tune in.
http://ecomstation.ru/x-commander/
DOS Navigator/2 - OS/2 version of the famous file manager DOS Navigator.
http://ecomstation.ru/dn2/
CoolFM - FM-radio tuner control program for OS/2.
http://ecomstation.ru/coolfm/
ThirdEye - digital camera manipulation program for OS/2.
http://ecomstation.ru/thirdeye/

http://ecomstation.ru

December 11

Spitfire E-mail Address Change

Please send all future e-mail for Spitfire Software (Developer of InCharge Financial Management System for OS/2 and Windows) to landeckb@bellsouth.net. The address landeck@onramp.net is no longer valid. Thank you.

Have a Happy Holiday Season!

December 11

WACOM Graphire Tablet device driver

WACOM Graphire Tablet device dependant OS/2 driver (serial model)

It supports both Graphire pen & mouse and emulates usual 3-button serial mouse.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/graphire08.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=graphire08.zip

December 11

Audio Galaxy Satellite 1.41

AGSatellite/2 is an Audio Galaxy Satellite Agent clone to OS/2 Warp® Operating System with multithreading and support to any languages.

http://planeta.terra.com.br/informatica/os2/agos2/

December 11

Cisco 700 series ISDN router setup utility 0.1.0 (08.04.2001)

Cisco 700 series setup utility 0.1.0 (08.04.2001)

(c) copyrighted FREEWARE under GPL

This program can be used to automatically set time/date in a Cisco 700 series ISDN router plus a few adminstration tasks (save/upload configurations, kill connections, reboot or reset router. Written in VX-REXX. Source included.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cssu010.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=cssu010.zip

December 11

Convert PDF files to text or postscript
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/xpdf-0.93.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=xpdf-0.93.zip

December 11

PR1UTIL 1.6

Paul Ratcliffe has released PR1Util 1.6 a OS/2 REXX library of miscellaneous functions.

http://home.clara.net/orac/os2.htm

December 11

Port of the Linux utility "dmidecode"

dmios2 displays the BIOS desktop management interface control blocks containing info about your hardware
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dmios2.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dmios2.zip

December 10

Java/Download Machine 0.13

Download Machine 0.13 is simple non-graphical, non-interactive tool for batch file downloads with resume support. It is controlled via ASCII formated queue file. DM runs in background and periodically checks queue file for changes. Supports custom Cookie and Referer headers.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dmachine013.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dmachine013.zip

December 10

Smart Cache 0.60. HTTP proxy server.

Smart Cache 0.60. is full-featured proxy caching server with some (now 17) SPECIAL features for faster, increasing privacy and offline web browsing. Good replacement for badly designed browser's cache. This version supports SSL and HTTP/1.1. Main features: URL filter (no adv. banners), download files in background for later browsing, cookies filter, caching of 'noncachable' pages, multiple logs, can fake Referer, User-Agent and Cookie headers, fast operation, very configurable garbage collection, data can be compressed for diskspace saving, regexp support, download machine support, cached data can be shared between OS/2, Linux, MacOs and Windows. Can be also used for web forwarding or transparent proxy. If you have Java 1.1 installed, try it.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/scache060.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=scache060.zip

December 10

VIA AC'97 sound solution problem solver

VIA AC'97 codec sound problem solver pack for OS/2 version 0.9b

(c) 2001 by Vit Timchsihin tivv@ukr.net
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/viasp09c.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=viasp09c.zip

December 10

cdrtools2-1.11a12.zip

enhanced OS/2 port of well known unix cd writing tools
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cdrtools2-1.11a12.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=cdrtools2-1.11a12.zip

December 10

F file manager 4.64 beta released

On December 10th, Duy Nguyen and Michel Normand have released version 4.64 beta of F, the "Swiss army knive" of file managers. F is a freeware text-mode multi-platform application. Supported operating systems are OS/2, AIX, BSD, Linux, and Win32.

F is not only a very configurable file manager, but also offers an FTP/FXP client, an editor with syntax-highlighting, numerous tools for developers, simple e-mail and news clients, as well as small HTTP and FTP servers. F comes with its own FFP (F to F protocol) for file transfers and remote file execution, providing services for remote administration. Note that the interface is keyboard-only.

This new beta version includes important, partially OS/2-related fixes:
- potential file corruption when uploading to an OS/2 FTP server (OS/2's standard FTPD.EXE) by adding 100 bytes - MKD command abnormally sent upon upload to FTP server
- additional file information was not displayed for files linked via Toronto Virtual File System (TVFS)

http://filemanager.free.fr/

December 10

New forum about Mozilla

I'm glad to announce a new forum on OS2.Ru (in english!) about Mozilla for OS/2. This forum will be moderated by Alex Samorukov, our expert in HTML/Web design and Mozilla.

http://os2.ru/forum/list.phtml.en?f=6

December 10

Microsoft private antitrust case: How to submit comments to Judge J. Frederick Motz

The Judge hearing the proposed settlement in the private antitrust case is accepting comments by fax at the number below. Things are moving quite fast, and today would be a good day to comment.

Jamie

Location of settlement documents

http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions152/Microsoft_lidigation/MicrosoftLitigation.htm

Fax number for sending comments to Judge J. Frederick Motz

+410.962.2698

Just a few news articles about the MS private antitrust case.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1007939422909&call_page=TS_Business&call_pageid=968350072197&call_pagepath=Business/News&col=969048863851

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20011209/tc/microsoft_to_amend_schools_settlement_plan_1.html

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/mc/20011207/tc/apple_files_supplemental_brief_in_microsoft_case_1.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5206-2001Dec6.html

http://news.excite.com/news/bw/011206/ca-townsend--townsend

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpmic302490248nov30.story?coll=ny%2Deditorials%2Dheadlines

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nf/20011128/bs/15007_1.html

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/332/business/Tech_giveaway_is_scrutinized+.shtml

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000094704nov28.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dbusiness

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8093709.html

http://dailynews.netscape.com/mynsnews/story.tmpl?table=n&cat=50380&id=200111272157000228356
--
James Love
Consumer Project on Technology
P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036
http://www.cptech.org, love@cptech.org
voice: 1.202.387.8030 fax 1.202.234.5176 mobile 1.202.361.3040

December 10

InJoy PPPoE client disconnnecting problem patch

This program patch the problem that if InJoy is exited without disconnecting and retrying to connect ISP, InJoy or other PPPoE client take a long time to connect PPPoE server. For examples, You can see 'acx concentrator:' in InJoy and encounter 'Time Out' while 'Contact server' progressing in EnterNet300.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/kip.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=kip.zip

December 09

FileCommander 2.20 alpha 11

File Commander Version 2.20 is currently in alpha testing. If you'd like to try out the current alpha code you can download

FC/2 2.20 Alpha http://silk.apana.org.au/pub/fc2/fc2_220alpha.zip FC/W 2.20 Alpha http://silk.apana.org.au/pub/fcw/fcw220alpha.zip

The archive only contains the executable.

December 09

The warped perspective' 12/2001 online

Tom Nadeau's December 'Warped Perspective' is online.

http://www.os2hq.com

December 09

ConfigMaint Database updated

Kai Evrs has updated the ConfigMaint Database. It is now at the same Level as the one used in Configtool

'ConfigMaint/2' is a free PM Config.Sys analyzer / optimizer and is some sort of the sucessor for 'ConfigInfo'.

http://www.s.netic.de/kevers/warp_eng.html

Btw. there is currently a new version of ConfigMaint in Beta Test and will be released soon

December 09

InetPowerServer v0.9.4 (Beta) released!

On Dec 9th 2001, The author Terje Flaarønning released v0.9.4 (Beta) of his full featured Inet server package InetPowerServer (IPS). This new version of IPS has a number of great performance enhancement in the web server component including a dynamic memory document cache. A new problem tracking solution is also in place which automatically logs more information in case it should fail and you need to report a bug. For a full list of changes, check Appendix A in the IPS documentation available from the IPS site.

InetPowerServer will help you provide efficient and stable Inet services for e-mail, file transfers and web contents. IPS provides a common security setup for multiple services, an advanced virtual file system and flexible multi hosting or even multiple site personalities. Many of the recent extensions to the supported protocols (FTP, HTTP, POP3 and SMTP) are also implemented in IPS making it one of the most feature complete Inet serving packages around for any platform.

The IPS Beta Team is still open for anyone to join as long as they have a Yahoo ID! (for access to additional features) and have time to test and report back on most closed releases done within the IPS Beta Team. Inactive users will however be automatically removed from the IPS Beta Team after a while. Join the IPS Beta Team from the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPS-beta page.

Work has begun developing an IMAP component for inclusion into the IPS product to further enhance the e-mail features available to your clients. There is no fixed date for completion of this new component yet, but it will first reach the users of the IPS Beta Team before a public version with IMAP support will be made available.

The official IPS site can be found at http://www.InetPowerServer.com/ from where you can download the latest available version at any time. IPS is high quality software offered to you for free!
Best regards,
Terje Flaarønning – author of InetPowerServer

December 09

InProTrack 1.20 released

Kai Evers has updated InProTrack to Version 1.20

'InProTrack' is short for 'Installed Product Tracker'. The program retrieves the current installed components from syslevel and other system config files and shows the results in a nice looking PM dialog. You can choose between various speed options. Fastest mode is really fast and won't let you have time to do other things while you wait (because you won't have to ;->). Furthermore you can view single SYSLEVEL files.

The following data is shown: All syslevel and gtlevel informations, revision OS (FixPaks), 'real' OS version, additional OS informations revision TCP/IP stack, Rexx (type, version, date) etc.

New:
- GTlevel support extended
- Some startup problems fixed (RexxUtil)
+ More revision infos if MPTS > 5.30
+ Updated OS/2 versions (Warp Server SMP, WSeB, WSOD, CP etc.) - Better behaviour on systems with FixPaks
- Support for newer OS revisions
- Internal changes

http://www.s.netic.de/kevers/warp_eng.html

December 09

ConfigMaint Database updated

Kai Evrs has updated the ConfigMaint Database. It is now at the same Level as the one used in Configtool

'ConfigMaint/2' is a free PM Config.Sys analyzer / optimizer and is some sort of the sucessor for 'ConfigInfo'.

http://www.s.netic.de/kevers/warp_eng.html

Btw. there is currently a new version of ConfigMaint in Beta Test and will be released soon

December 09

Z! the MP3 Player has been updated

Dink has updated Z! the MP3 player
whats new?!
--------------
[dec 08, 2001]
x fix for ir-man w/more than 1 instance of z!
x fixed: didn't show + in the filename
x new: cancels 'w'rite command at the file lister
x added *filesize pipe command
x updated pipe control link
x 'p' fixes when tabbing back to the file lister
x don't clear random/playforever
x added nonblocking gethostbyname()
x fixed: increase input length & add input title field for ctrl-d (in the bookmarks menu) x fixed: 'n' can rename bookmarks
x shift + <- -> increments the volume by 1
x codepage translation for id3, add 'tagcp #' to z.ini, replace # with the codepage to translate from. (ex: 1251 for Russia)
x minor optimizations
x http title synch. fixes from RElf

http://dink.org/z/index.htm

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