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June 09

New release of MyVolDep. Freeware, of course.

MyVolDep is a VIO stock manager, but it's only available in german. Others may use it, too, but currently I don't plan to translate it. Sorry.

Requires MySQL db-server and WGet ... see readmes for more details.

Check http://tam.belchenstuermer.de, section 'Software' to download it.

June 09

A New Web Ring for eComstation!! Not Yahoo Affiliated!

Hi there! I have just finished setting up a new WebRing for eComstation Web sites, and the great part is, it's not under Yahoo control, I can set any part of the ring to what ever the members prefer! No more of the Yahoo WebRing nav bar stuff.

So if you want to join a Ring that allows more freedom, jump to http://ering.truwarp.com

June 09

eComStation - Buy It? Or Skip It?

A new review of eComStation 1.0 GA (General Availability), as demonstrated by Kim Cheung at the last Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) meeting, is online at

http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2001/scoug006.ecs.html

The article is in three sections. The first section covers the actual eCS demonstration, the second discusses the five alternatives to eCS, and the third looks at how eCS is designed to make it easier for OS/2 users to migrate to Windows.

June 08

Warpmedia tp6

WarpMedia tp6 released.

New in this update:
- TP#1x05 required TCPIP32.DLL by accident.
- ID3 info and filename is now shown in the scroll text.
- Seeking in fullscreen mode: Press the 'p' key to show the current position. Select position to seek to with Left/Right, and press 'p' again to seek to that position.
ftp://ftp.sdg.os2.nu/pub/warpmedia/testcase/wmed_tp1x06.zip
ftp://anduin.net/pub/warpmedia/testcase/wmed_tp1x06.zip
ftp://ftp.sdg.os2.nu/pub/warpmedia/wmsdk.zip
ftp://anduin.net/pub/warpmedia/wmsdk.zip

June 08

eCS Users Get RSJ CD Writer Trial and Promotional Pricing

You will find more detail in the news portion of http://www.ecomstation.com .. but the short story is .. RSJ is providing Serenity Systems with a trial version of the CD Writer for OS/2. The trial software runs for 30 days ... and here's the cool part. After the 30 days, users will still be able to burn "eCS Demo CDs" for their use. *And*, RSJ is providing eCS users with promotional pricing until October 1!
Regards,
Bob St.John

June 07

RexxMail updated

Build 20010607.210412 of RexxMail is now available from: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/rexxmail_20010607_210412.zip

The updated RexxMail information files are available from: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/rxmlinfo.zip

For information on RexxMail, including on-line browsing of the information and readme.txt files, see:http://www.degeus.com/rexx/rexxmail_english.html

View the RexxMail readme.txt file at: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/rexxmail_readme_txt.html

From the RexxMail readme.txt file:

RexxMail is an e-mail client program that uses the facilities offered by the OS/2 Workplace Shell (WPS) to the full. RexxMail itself is a Classic REXX program that runs invisibly (i.e. minimized) in OS/2 VIO sessions. It works by using a number of program objects that call the program (RexxMail.CMD) with various switches. Associations between these program objects and mail message files enable RexxMail to perform its tasks using the WPS, which is still the best GUI around, bar none.
2001-06-07 = Update: build 20010607.210412.
- Added '/Attach' switch: Use 'RexxMail /Attach ' to create a new outgoing mail message in the 'Out' folder with attached to it.
- Added '/AttachHere' switch: Use 'RexxMail /AttachHere ' to create a new outgoing mail message in the folder containing with attached to it.
- Added '/User' switch: Use 'RexxMail /User ' to specify the current user name, overriding any OS/2 environment value.
- Added '/SettingsFile' switch: Use 'RexxMail /SettingsFile ' to specify a settings text file, overriding the default ('settings.txt' in the current user's 'Configuration' folder).
- Removed '=' from '/POP3Password' switch; it now uses a normal blank space instead, just like the other switches.
- RexxMail now accepts multiple command switches; commands will be executed in the order given, except for '/POP3Password', '/SettingsFile', and '/User', which are processed first.
- Help routine now uses the external 'more' command.
- Added help topic texts for command-line switches.
- Address export now uses external info file, 'addimpex.txt'.
- All user-accessed message headers are now indented.
- Changed install program to prevent erroneous installation of user folders in program root directory.
- Changed install program to give the user the option of overwriting various program components.
- Improved rendering of original address strings in headers.
- Added file specification parameters to the '/export' and '/import' switches.
- Moved 'Temp' directory from RexxMail program directory to user's main mail directory to prevent file conflicts with multi-user set-ups.
- Removed 'CleanUpTemp' setting; RexxMail always cleans up the current user's 'Temp' directory every time the user's main folder is opened on the desktop.
- Added REXX utilities library level check -- RexxMail needs level 2.00 to work.

Regards,

Marcus de Geus
--
marcus@degeus.com
http://www.degeus.com

June 07

WarpMedia Technology Preview #1x05

1. Requirements

wmed_tp1.zip

2. New in this update:
- XCenter Widget plugin DLL
- AVI and MPEG-1 video seeking
- AVI and MPEG stream info (pretty limited still)
- \PIPE\WarpMedia - commands undocumented :> It can only handle one connection at a time, in this release. The XCenter Widget connects to it.
- WarpAMP skin now uses the LC_CNT_TrackTimeRemaining
- LC_CNT_TrackTimeRemaining
- New default skin: iMSkin2
- ID3v1 tag reading for MPEG-1 audio.
- Remember the playlist queue position from previous session.
- When having Styler/2 installed, with its full window drag feature, the main window would start to move when you interacted with the skin controls.
- Maximizing the DIVE window should now put it on top of applications such as WarpCenter, XCenter, etc.
- Fixed drag ~drop to shaped skins

Skins can be found at:
tp://ftp.sdg.os2.nu/pub/warpmedia/skins/
ftp://anduin.net/pub/warpmedia/skins/

3. Installation of the XCenter Widget plugin

Put WMXCW.DLL in your XWorkplace\plugins\xcenter directory and restart XCenter. The widget requires WarpMedia.exe to be running for it to actually do something useful.

For more information about XWorkplace and XCenter, go to http://www.xworkplace.org/

4. Previous updates:
- Skin MetaControl (see rt.h)
- Load default skin menu item
- Default skin is now remembered
- PM lockup issue resolved
- A way to make a shaped skin compatible with all colour depths (see rt.h)
- Load media menu item and LoadMedia skin control (see rt.h)
- Drag ~drop to main ~DIVE windows
- Shaped skin optimization
- Some other minor fixes

15/16/24bpp support added to fullscreen/MGL ~DIVE.
WarpMedia.exe - Use parameter /nofs if you experience a PM lockup when starting WarpMedia.exe.
- Some versions of RC created unloadable skins.
AVIDLL.dll - A few crashes fixed.
WMMPEG1.dll - If you had problems with SYS3176, get WMMPEG1-486.zip.

Get it at:
ftp://ftp.sdg.os2.nu/pub/warpmedia/testcase/wmed_tp1x05.zip
ftp://anduin.net/pub/warpmedia/testcase/wmed_tp1x05.zip

June 07

New eComstation Based Web Ring

I just wanted to offer to all webmasters interested, the chance to join a webring that has just started, based on linking eComstation and OS/2 warp sites. Granted, there's always been the Warped WebRing, but I thought I would offer this as an alternative to the Yahoo site.

http://ering.truwarp.com

Thanks for your time!

June 07

Task killer for xCenter

Just uploaded a simple task killer for xCenter (xWorkPlace). Its modelled after the KILLFEATUREENABLED feature in WarpCenter.

Its a early alpha version but I will welcome comments. (wxtaska1.zip)

-> Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=/pub/incoming/wxtaska1.zip

June 06

CrossTec announces the release of NetOp for OS/2 v6.5

New version offers continued remote support and platform migration options for mission critical OS/2 applications

BOCA RATON, Fla.-- CrossTec Corporation (www.CrossTecCorp.com) announced the release of NetOp for OS/2 v6.5. The new version matches much of the look and functionality of the award-winning NetOp Remote Control for Windows-based computers, including advanced security and file transfer options. Developed by Copenhagen, Denmark based Danware Data A/S, NetOp for OS/2 provides users with fast, secure and stable cross pl

Besides an updated user Interface, designed to look more like the NetOp for Windows Host screen, NetOp for OS/2 includes a new File Manager. According to Soren Andersen, VP of Sales and Marketing with Danware, ôThe NetOp Remote Control File Manager has won numerous awards for speed and features. We took most of that functionality and added it into the new OS/2 version so our corporate customers could easily synchro

NetOp for OS/2 also includes TCP support for connecting to remote PCs over the TCP/IP device protocol. By using this dynamic TCP NetOp protocol instead of NetOpÆs default UDP setting, users are able to connect directly to a NetOp Host, which adds speed and may enable users to more easily connect through firewalls. Also added to NetOp for OS/2 is the ability for remote users to send a request help message via networ

Besides enhancements to the NetOp for OS/2 Guest and Host modules, the NetOp for OS/2 Gateway Server and Access Security Server products have been updated as well. The OS/2 Gateway now permits out-going NetOp calls from NetOp Windows users. The NetOp Gateway acts as a secure inbound and outbound software router and firewall for NetOp traffic. The OS/2 Gateway now also enables a request help message from remote NetO Developed by Danware Data A/S as a network support tool in 1987, NetOp continues to win awards for its speed, security and stability. NetOp for OS/2 is available in combined guest/host packages starting at $295. Reseller and enterprise site-license pricing is also available. NetOp products, along with personalized pre and post sale support are available in North America from CrossTec or authorized NetOp resellers.
For more information on NetOp for OS/2 visit:
http://www.crossteccorp.com/netopremote/os2.htm

June 06

PMJobWorks

English translation of announcement:

PMJobWorks v0.5 - the batch folder for os/2.

The first public beta is available for Download. PMJobworks is a WPS Tool that facilitates the handling of batch jobs. German and English readme. Freeware.

http://www.subsys.de/download/pmjw05.zip

June 06

Memsize updated

The latest build of Memsize, June 2001, is now available at:

http://people.mw.mediaone.net/rpapo/beta.html

Changes since Sept 2000:
(1) When the log file grows too large, back it up and reset it.
(2) Fixed error in displaying numbers over 2^32.

This program provides a digital clock (with date), the elapsed time since your system's last restart, the amount of free virtual memory, the current swap-file size, the maximum amount the swap-file can still grow, the current CPU load (%), the number of active tasks and the amount of disk space free on each of your hard disks. Each figure is updated once per second, or at whatever interval from one to thirty seconds that you wish. Removable disk drives (including CDs) are not supported at this time.

Fully translated to Catalan, Chinese (BIG5), Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Freeware, source code included.

June 06

DirDiff v1.04 is available

Wolfram Schmid (w.schmid@ws-it.de) updated DirDiff, a directory compare program for OS/2.

DirDiff compares all files in two sub-directorys or two whole directory trees and locates which files have been modified, which files have been created and which files have been deleted. DirDiff is a useful tool primarily for software developers and it is Freeware.
New in this release:
- Visibility of the include and exclude filters can be toggeld on and off
Features of DirDiff:
- Compares files in 2 different sub-directorys
- Searches also in whole directory trees
- Spec of filters for file names and directorys
- Spec of exclude filters for files and directorys
- Spec of pathes and filter at the command prompt
- Deletion of files direct in the result list
- Different action for files of the result list. Eg. 'opening of PMdiff', 'call of the cmd line' or 'opening of the WPS folder'. - User configurable action
- Stores all program settings, window size and position

http://www.ws-it.de/en/product/ddiff

June 06

CVS 1.11

There is new updated full-pack CVS on hobbes ver 1.11 Search for CVS and get it from Incoming directory

[Moderator's note: CVS is Concurrent Versions System - Used for maintaining/logging the changes between one programming source code version and another.]

June 06

OS/2 and USB Site Updated

There have been some little updates on the OS/2 and USB Site:
- I had updated the Drivers area. Now it is pointing to the ecomstation Drives Download area. - There had been added some USB CD-RW that are suposed to work with OS/2. - Added a link to the ecomstation Drivers.
- Added the Philips 330 USB speakers thanks to Gabriele Gamba. - Added the Epson Stylus Color 860 thanks to David Iniesta.

I'm also looking if there is any USB ISDN or DSL Modems working under OS/2. If you know some please let me know which one is and the issues about it.

http://www.os2world.com/usb

June 05

New CD-DVD Mailing List

The OS/2 Warp/eCS CD ~DVD discussion group welcomes calm discussions about the hardware, software and procedures used to read and write data, music and video to CD's and DVD's under OS/2 Warp and eCS. Anyone interested is welcome to join by sending a blank email to: WarpCD-DVD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

You will receive a confirmation email to which you must reply to complete your subscription.

Ralph Cohen

June 05

OS/2.cz is back!

I am happy that I can say our server is on-line again! We are sorry for the troubles caused you and we would like to invite you to http://www.os2.cz!

We are working hard on new projects as for example:
- Wallpaper Collection
- New PM132 Skins Collection
- New e-cards/2
- XML/2 - All about XML and OS/2
- Games section
- etc.

There is interview with Samuel Audet - author of PM123 player!

I am also happy that I can announce the winner of our last contest for our OS/2.cz CD! Congratulation for Atul Birta!

So, our server is waiting for you...

Yours faithfully,

Filip Molcan

June 05

Snes Release 9 core 1.37 available

OS/2 port of SNES9x (Super Nintendo emulator). SNES9x core version is 1.37. OS/2 interface code is release 9. Includes support for windowed AND full screen operation.

There are AMD and Intel Pentium optimized Versions available at:

http://emuos2.netlabs.org/

June 05

OS/2 Emulation Site Updated

There had been some little updates at the OS/2 Emulation Site.
- Gameboy emulator was removed from the Request Area, and added a request of an Atari 800 system. - Mame-Run beta 8a had been set at the Frontends area.
- Added Snes9x release 9 with new core (ver 1.37)

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

June 05

JustStyle v1.1 released (many features added; don't requires java 2 any more).

JustStyle CSS Editor is a tool, that helps you to create and to manage level 1 style sheets.

All generic values for properties are presented in combo boxes and special dialogs, so you don't need to remember them.

JustStyle have many futures, such as attaching a CSS document to a HTML document, inserting a CSS document into a HTML document. JustStyle provides easy importing CSS from HTML documents (you just open a HTML document as if it is a CSS document).

Written entirely in Java(TM) with a Swing GUI, JustStyle works on different platforms, such as Windows, OS/2, Linux, Mac OS and others. Minimal required Java 1.1.3 was released for most of popular operation systems. And Swing GUI ensures comfortable work for users on all platforms.

http://juststyle.mastak.com

June 05

June 2001 "Warped Perspective" at OS/2 HQ

The June 2001 edition of "The Warped Perspective" at http://www.os2hq.com/ examines Microsoft's claims of "scaleability" and compares the MS view versus IBM and the OS/2 view.

June 04

Configtool Database updated

The Database for Configtool has been updated to 1246 entries

ConfigTool is CONFIG.SYS editor with searchable database which explains the entries, sort and checking routines, boot/recovery options and suggestions for optimization. Language: English, Croatian, French, German, Swedish

to download go to:

http://www.os2world.com/goran/index.htm

June 04

ZxMail Server Errata

Sorry i made 2 mistake in the previous release [Concerning the new release of ZxMail] it is version 0.9.4 and I had forgotten to mention where it could obtained.

You can download it from http://www.zeryx.com and go the download page

sorry for the error

June 04

WarpCD-Copy RC #1
WarpCD-Copy 2.0 Release Candidate #1 is now available.
WarpCD-Copy is a CD audio grabber program with a PM interface and built-in MP3 encoder.

http://www.asua.org.pl/projects/wcdda

June 04

Website of PTime, DirDiff and TxtSplit has moved

The Homepage for the OS/2 programms PTime/2, DirDiff and TxtSplit has moved to the new address http://www.ws-it.de/en/

June 03

WarpStock Europe 2000 videos

New WarpStock Europe 2000 videos have been published on the web server of the Hungarian Team OS/2. Enjoy!

http://os2.rulez.org/main/zsoltvideo/

June 03

WarpIN and XWorkplace 0.9.12 have been released

1. WarpIN V0.9.12 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.

V0.9.12 fixes some very annoying bugs. If you had problems with WarpIN crashing with certain archives, you might want to try this new version. Some other things have also been reworked.

2. XWorkplace V0.9.12 is out also.

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

For details, please refer to the download address below.

V0.9.12 fixes quite a number of bugs. In addition, folder sorting has mostly been rewritten, a new "Battery" widget has been added, file types import/export was added, folder default views can now be set globally, and some other new features were added too.

To install XWorkplace, you need WarpIN V0.9.9 or higher.

To get the new WarpIN and XWorkplace, please go to:

http://www.xworkplace.org

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

We have created four mailing lists at groups.yahoo.com:
-- warpin-user
-- warpin-dev
-- xworkplace-user
-- xworkplace-dev

for WarpIn and XWorkplace users and developers, respectively.

Have fun!

Ulrich Moeller

June 03

The Bay Area OS/2 Page

The Bay Area OS/2 Site is Live again. The Server had to be relocated as problems persisted with the previous facility.

Thanks to all those who wrote in about the site.

I have been told that some are having problems with the name resolv. Please use the ip address listed below if you can't reach the site.
http://www.trss.net/os2.html
http://24.176.7.21/os2.html

June 03

GSView 4.0 released

GSview is a graphical interface for Ghostscript under MS-Windows or OS/2. Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript page description language used by laser printers. For documents following the Adobe PostScriptDocument Structuring Conventions, GSview allows selected pages to be viewed or printed. GSview requires AFPL Ghostscript 7.00-7.99.

Features include:
Display and print PostScript and PDF files.
View pages in arbitrary order (Next, Previous, Goto).
Page size and Orientation are automatically selected from DSC comments or can be selected using the menu.
Print selected pages using Ghostscript.
Convert pages to bitmap, PDF or PostScript.
Selectable display resolution, depth, alpha.
Single button zoom.
Extract selected pages to another file.
Copy display bitmap to clipboard.
Save clipboard bitmap as BMP file.
Add bitmap or user preview to EPS file (Interchange, TIFF or Windows Metafile)
Graphically select and show bounding box for EPS file.
Extract bitmap preview or PostScript from DOS EPS file.
Extract text or search for text.
Can read gzip and bzip2 compressed PostScript and PDF files.
On-line help.
Win32, OS/2 and Linux/X11 executables. Older versions support Win16.
Can be run directly off a CD-ROM.
English, German, French, Italian and Spanish languages.
Per user initialisation files for Windows.
Includes setup program.
Free (Aladdin Free Public Licence).
Works with AFPL Ghostscript 7.00 - 7.99 (GSview checks the Ghostscript version number).

Changes in version 4.0:
Uses new Ghostscript API on Windows, OS/2 and Linux.
pstoedit for OS/2.
Bug fixes:
Anti-aliased display is now the default.
File | Convert now processes only the requested pages.
See gvcnews.txt in the GSview sources for more detailed change notes.

GSview was written by Russell Lang at Ghostgum Software Pty Ltd.

GSview 4.0 should be used with AFPL Ghostscript 7.00 or later. See the release announcement

ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/ghostgum/gsv40os2.zip

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