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May 24

May OS/2 eZine is Out

Special Announcement: The OS/2 eZine is looking for a new Editor in Chief. If you are interested in the position, please email the editor.

Read the May issue now at http://www.os2ezine.com

IN THIS ISSUE:
IN THIS ISSUE:
From The Editor
Robert Basler - Help Wanted, Editor in Chief, no pay, decent benefits - apply within...
Reviews
Mechanical CAD for OS/2
Isaac Leung looks at BlueCad and Cadvance.
Preview: QueenCy
Isaac Leung previews a new paint program.
Articles
OS/2 is Boring, Jubilee XXL Edition, Number 10
Bas Heijermans looks at a solution for keeping time.
The Art Department
Cool desktops for you.
Forums
Ask John & Rob John Bijnens and Robert Basler answer your OS/2 questions in this ongoin
forum.
May Forums
Questions for the authors? Disagree with us? Take it to the forums.
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Robert Basler
Editor in Chief, OS/2 eZine

May 24

eBayWatch/2 ver 1.09j

Hello All,

eBayWatch/2 is an auction management tool for OS/2 users. It works solely with the eBay auction site. It is meant to aid the user in searching for, monitoring and bidding on auction items. eBayWatch/2 is copyright freeware.
Required -
1) partition with long filename support (hpfs/jfs)
2) rexxutil.dll and rxsock.dll in libpath
3) must start from its work directory, or a program object which sets the work directory

I have uploaded ver 1.09j to - http://www.eclipse.net/~knkrchnr

This is a change for eBay changes that result in garbage in the "Seller" field, and the failure to update the "Bid Items" page when refreshing.

As always, if you find anything strange or broken, please let me know.
Thanks,
Ken

May 23

InnoTek Font Engine for OS/2

URL: http://www.innotek.de/products/ft2lib/ft2libgeneral_e.html

The InnoTek Font Engine for OS/2 (powered by Freetype 2) is a port of the Freetype 2 font engine to the OS/2 Warp platform which provides a tight integration with the OS/2 graphics subsystem. It is designed to be able to replace the OS/2 font rendering subsystem for selected (tested) applications.

The benefits of the Freetype library compared to the default OS/2 font engine can be summarized as follows:
* greatly improved font rendering quality for both TrueType and Adobe Type 1 outline fonts
* 8-bit (256 color) anti-aliasing for smoother font display
* better support for displaying Unicode font data
* more accurate character spacing
* enhanced APIs going beyond the capabilities of the OS/2 graphics subsystem (such as glyph outline query support)

Currently, InnoTek supports the use of the InnoTek Font Engine for OS/2 with the Mozilla and IBM Web Browser for OS/2 products. The font rendering quality improvements achieved by using InnoTek's font engine with the Mozilla are so remarkable that every user will immediately enjoy the benefits of using the product.

2003-05-23
OS/2 Kit for OS/2 Technoloy Preview 1 available.
To download, click on one of the following link:
InnoTek_FT2LIB_TP1.zip (330KB),

May 23

New WarpVision GUI wvgui20030523

URL: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/wv.php

"The goal of the WarpVision project is to create an OS/2 multimedia player that supports the latest formats, as well as the latest hardware features."

Latest changes:

PLEASE! Remove VIDEO2.INI first!
23.05.2003
Added font selection for subtitles
Fixed sliders in setting window in 800x600 mode
22.05.2003
GUIENG: fixed font selection for running text (see note in skin\def.skn)
Fixed transparncy in sliders in 64k color modes (looks like bug in WinDrawBitmap())
21.05.2003
Added jpeg codec.
Fixed % sign in OSD
Fixed wrong aspect in some cases
Fixed move to last saved pos in DVD's
CDROM anti-stop feature didn't worked on SCSI cdrom's with adaptec (sic!)
20.05.2003
Fixed RealMedia files (.RM) with audio only streams
19.05.2003
Fixed 3175 when adding to playlist unchecked file
Added ASUS V1 video codec

Download: http://www.laemmlin.net/mirror/wvgui/wvgui20030523.zip

May 21

eComStation 1.1 released

Serenity Systems announces the release of eComStation 1.1 products. The new product branding includes the separation of OS platform component from some of the applications which had been included in eComStation 1.0. Users may now select from eComStation Entry, the OS platform component, and the eComStation Application Pack. The multiprocessor support is available as an optional feature as well, and a server edition based on Warp Server for e-business is also available.

User's getting their first glimpse of eComStation Entry are impressed with enhancements to the CD installation program which makes eComStation a better fit for today's "non-legacy" hardware systems. The installation program use IBM CID technology to create a response file, which makes the first installation easier for users; and the file can be shared, re-used, and even edited for subsequent installation events. eComStation 1.1 Entry includes additional Internet connection support, enhanced UI with integration of XWP features, and even support to read NTFS partitions.

eComStation 1.1 provides users with a low cost package which includes the most up to date distribution of IBM OS/2 4.52. Serenity Systems has a track record of delivering product enhancemens throught its web site. Now, it has released a significant update which existing OS/2 and eComStation users are sure to enjoy, and new users will find to be friendly, easy to install and to use, with the industry's most powerful UI, delivering leading price performance, reliability, stability, and scalability.

Promotional pricing for existing eComStation users is available until June 15.

Url: http://www.ecomstation.com/dl.php?do=get&file=ecs11

May 21

OS/2 Java Corner updated!

http://home.hccnet.nl/rjj.troost/japp4os2.htm

Thanks to numerous contributions from visitors it now contains well over 160 entries, each with its version no., the Java version required, a short description and its url, sorted in the categories:
- Java for OS/2 and eCS
- FAQs, tutorials and books
- Java resources and software sites
- Communication
- Development
- Games
- Graphic and image
- Multimedia
- Scientific
- Various

All applications have been reported to run well with IBM Java 1.1.8, 1.3.x or 1.4.x for OS/2 and eComStation. For your convenience, all new entries are in bold and red.

Please feel free to send me your additions, corrections, wishes or other comments!

Kind regards,
--
Roger Troost
Polarbar / eComStation

May 21

CADH: A great Ctrl-Alt-Del handler by V. Kannegieser

"Process Commander" and some similar process-manipulators are not working so well with the later versions of OS/2 and eCS, so I was really happy to discover that Veit Kannegieser's utility CADH is working like a charm. I have tested it with eCS 1.1, and so far it has handled with grace all the (few) mishaps I have experienced. This tiny little program is now also available as WPI package, so it's installed in a matter of seconds and a reboot.

It's available at Hobbes, right now at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cadh.zip. Thanks to Veit K. for this gem!

Url: http://www-user.tu-cottbus.de/~kannegv/

May 20

C-Media 8738 PCI sound card under OS/2

In the United States, if you have a local OfficeMax store, they currently have a 4 Channel sound card for free after $15.00 instant savings +$15.00 mail-in rebate. This is a Mad Dog Multimedia Prowler 4.1 DSP 4 channel PCI sound card http://www.mdmm.com. This card has a C-Media 8738 chipset which is supported by a driver on hobbes - http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/sound/cmedia019.zip

The same deal is also on their website - http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expansionOID=-536879914&prodBlockOID=537079875 Though you would have to pay shipping unless your total order is $50 or more and you are in an area serviced by them. I don't think they will ship outside the US, but can't find that specified on their website.

This chipset is also supported by the UniAud driver, (a free version is available on hobbes). I have tried it under eCS 1.03 with the cmedia019 driver and it works fine at least for system sounds. I can't remove Digital Audio from the installed builtin Crystal chipset and assign it to the C-Media card via Multimedia Setup notebook. So I haven't been able to check the sound quality playing waves with z!, but the price is certainly worth the effort of trying.

May 20

Mozilla Firebird 0.6 (formerly Phoenix) is available for download

Posted on news://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2

Mozilla Firebird 0.6 http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firebird/release-notes.html (formerly Phoenix) is available for download. The OS/2 version is available as a Zipfile http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firebird/releases/0.6/contrib/MozillaFirebird-0.6-os2.zip

Mike Kaply

May 20

Golden Code releases J2SE 1.4.1 for OS/2, Beta 2

May 19, 2003 - Golden Code Development today announced it has begun shipping to select customers the Beta 2 version of its Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition release 1.4.1 port to OS/2.

A native port of Sun's HotSpot(TM) JVM technology to OS/2, the Golden Code JVM remains the only licensed and certified, Java Compatible(TM) environment for J2SE release 1.4.1, available for OS/2.

See our full press release for additional details - follow the link off the Golden Code home page http://www.goldencode.com

May 19

JUNE 2003 OS/2 CONNECT NEWSLETTER

PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA (May 19, 2003) - M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) today announced the release of the June issue of OS/2 CONNECT, a freeware newsletter distributed through the various computer networks and bulletin boards.
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 CON0603.ZIP. The newsletter includes the following sections:
Title & Publisher
What's New in this Issue?
Sound Off!
Editorial Page (Warpstock, OS/2 World Awards & Miscellaneous) 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
OS/2 WORLD (Mirror site in Europe)
http://www.os2world.com/connect/
Yahoo! OS/2 CONNECT Discussion Group in the "Files" section (for members only):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/os2conect/files/con0603.ZIP
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."

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"

May 19

PM Downloader v0.8.4 is out.

PM Downloader is an interactive multithreaded network retriever for OS/2 Presentation Manager which supports HTTP and FTP protocols for downloading files.

Url: http://eros2.by.ru/pmdownloader_en.shtml

May 19

OS/2 and USB Site Updated again

I just get inspired again this weekend and re-updated the site. Here are the list of changes.
On the Cameras area there had been added:
# Vivitar Vivicam 3610
On the Storage area:
# Elta 8418 FD USB-Flash Disk 128 MB
# Pocki-Drive 128 MB
# Sweex Compact Flash card reader
# Sony MiniDisk Player
On the Mouse/Keyboard area
# IBM Optical ScrollPoint Pro Mouse -- USB & PS/2
# Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse Special Edition
# Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse
# Logitech Cordless Destop Comfort Keyboard
Visit
http://www.os2world.com/usb

Keep in mind the mirror site http://www.ecomstation.it/usb

May 19

VIVITAR VIVICAM 3610

This Digital Camera works well with the USB MSD.

May 19

Jonas Buys - USB and OS/2 Part 2 Article

Jonas Buys has released his article on the IBM OS/2 Warp USB Ethernet Driver. http://www.jonasbuys.easynet.be/os2/hardware/usb2.htm

You can get the PDF file with extra documentation on the IBM USB Ethernet Driver from: http://www.jonasbuys.easynet.be/os2/hardware/usbethernet.pdf or http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=usbethernet.pdf

You can visit Jonas Buys web site for his OS/2-eCS hardware compatibility list: http://www.os2warp.be

May 18

OS/2 and USB Site Updated
There had been more updates on the OS/2 and USB site:
As you can see I'm using a new Web Page Design and I had added the DESPAM word on evey email (just following the example from my friends at OS2Voice Newsletter).
On the Cameras area there had been added:
# PRAKTICA DCZ 2.2 S
# Nikon CoolPix 885
On the Modem Area:
# 3COM OfficeConnect 56k business modem (model #3CP3294)
On the Scanners area:
# Epson Perfection 1660 USB
# Added the list of USB scanners from Tame/2 list
On the Storage area:
#CastleWood ORB 2.2GB removable media drive
#CompUSA Compact Flash USB Card Reader

USB Cards from Jonas Buys OS/2 Hardware Compatibility had been added to the Cards area.

Also added the newer Amouse driver on the drivers page.
Thanks for everyones feedback.
Keep sending me new stuff that works on OS/2 and eCS !!

Url: http://www.os2world.com/usb

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